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Speargrass, Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeuschel, is a serious weed, threatening crop productivity in smallholder farms in West Africa. Since the use of more effective practices such as deep tillage and chemical control is beyond the means of resource-poor farmers who carry out most agricultural ac...


Akobundu, I.O.Udensi, U.E.Chikoye, D.[Mucuna spp. suppresses speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) and increases maize yield]Mucuna spp. suppresses speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) and increases maize yield

The critical period of weed interference was investigated from 1982–1985 In two local cassava cultivars in Cameroon. Unweeded plots had more than 90% losses and were infested by birds and rodents which caused much damage to the fresh storage roots. One weeding round was not an effective treatment...


Ambe, J.T.Agboola, A.A.Hahn, S.K.[Studies of weeding frequency in cassava in cameroon]Studies of weeding frequency in cassava in cameroon

The persistence of Mucuna biomass was observed in three sites in the Benin Republic during the dry season of 1997-98. At Parakou, in the southern Guinea savanna agroecological zone of northern Benin, Mucuna dry matter (DM) decreased at a rate of approximately 0.2t/ha/month. At the onset of the ne...


Carsky, R.Eteka, A.[Persistence of Mucuna pruriens biomass during the dry season along an agroecological transect in Benin]Persistence of Mucuna pruriens biomass during the dry season along an agroecological transect in Benin
Ezumah, H.C.Lawson, T.L.Federer, W.T.Awa, N.E.[Importance and sustainability of root cropsbased systems in subSaharan Africa]Importance and sustainability of root cropsbased systems in subSaharan Africa

The use of agroforestry systems in which pruning from trees is used to mulch the companion crops is an important area of research in the tropics. However, previous studies mostly evaluated the contribution of mulch to soil improvement and rarely examined the effect of mulch on weeds. Field experi...


Kamara, A.Y.Akobundu, I.O.Jutzi, S.C.[Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria]Selective control of weeds in an arable crop by mulches from some multipurpose trees in southwestern Nigeria

Data from the derived savanna zone in southern Benin indicated that some intensive cropping systems (maize/Cajanus and maize/Mucuna relays; maize/cotton with Senna siamea hedgerows) returned about 12 Mg DM ha-1 year-1 of plant biomass to the soil. This compared favorably with the 8 Mg DM ha-1 yea...


Diels, J.Lyasse, O.Sanginga, N.Vanlauwe, BernardAihou, K.Iwuafor, E.N.O.Merckx, R.Deckers, J.[Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna]Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna
Autor: Singh, B.B.

Two parasitic flowering plants, Striga gesnerioides (Wild.) Vatke and Alectra vogelii (Benth.), cause substantial yield reduction in cowpea in the dry savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Alectra is more prevalent in the northern Guinea savanna and southern Sudan savanna of West Africa, as well as in ...


Singh, B.B.[Breeding cowpea varieties for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii]Breeding cowpea varieties for resistance to Striga gesnerioides and Alectra vogelii

Populations of plant parasitic nematodes and their effects on symbiotic nitrogen (N) fixation in herbaceous legumes and on some selected characteristics of other plant species associated with such cover crops were studied. Two legume species [mucuna, Mucuna pruriens (L) DC. var. utilis (Wright) B...


Sanginga, P.Vanlauwe, BernardMerckx, R.Ibewiro, B.[Influence of phytoparasitic nematodes on symbiotic N2 fixation in tropical herbaceous legume cover crops]Influence of phytoparasitic nematodes on symbiotic N2 fixation in tropical herbaceous legume cover crops

The influence of weeds community composition and dynamics on groundnuts intercropped with cassava was assessed in three different short fallow management systems, in the Forest Margins Benchmark Area of southern Cameroon (Central Africa). Fallow management intensities, indicated through differi...


Ngobo, M.Weise, S.F.Mc Donald, M.[Influence of fallow landuse intensity on weed dynamics and crop yield in southern Cameroon]Influence of fallow landuse intensity on weed dynamics and crop yield in southern Cameroon

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