Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management
Weed competition is the major biological stress affecting cassava production in smallholder farms in West and Central Africa, where yields are low compared with those in Asia and Latin America. Options for improved weed management are crucial in increasing productivity. Selected pre- and post-emerge...
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| author | Ekeleme, F. Dixon, A. Atser, G. Hauser, S. Chikoye, David Korie, S. Olojede, A.O. Agada, M. Olorunmaiye, P. |
| author_browse | Agada, M. Atser, G. Chikoye, David Dixon, A. Ekeleme, F. Hauser, S. Korie, S. Olojede, A.O. Olorunmaiye, P. |
| author_facet | Ekeleme, F. Dixon, A. Atser, G. Hauser, S. Chikoye, David Korie, S. Olojede, A.O. Agada, M. Olorunmaiye, P. |
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| description | Weed competition is the major biological stress affecting cassava production in smallholder farms in West and Central Africa, where yields are low compared with those in Asia and Latin America. Options for improved weed management are crucial in increasing productivity. Selected pre- and post-emergence herbicides, integrated with appropriate tillage and plant spacing, were tested in 96 sites in four locations in Nigeria, 24 in 2016 and 72 in 2017. Trials were split plots with six pre-emergence herbicides and no post-emergence treatment as main plots. Subplot treatments were four post-emergence herbicides, weeding with a motorized rotary weeder, short- and long-handled hoes, and no post-emergence weed control, i.e., regardless of pre-emergence treatments. Indaziflam-based treatments, irrespective of post-emergence treatment, and flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone applied pre-emergence followed by one weeding with a long-handled hoe provided >80% control of major broadleaf and grass weeds. Compared with herbicide use, farmer control practices (53%) were not efficient in controlling weeds. The highest root yield was produced where (1) s-metolachlor was combined with atrazine, and one weeding with a long-handled hoe or clethodim with lactofen, and (2) indaziflam + isoxaflutole was combined with glyphosate. An increase in root yield from 3.41 to 14.2 t ha-1 and from 3.0 to 11.99 t ha-1 was obtained where herbicides were used compared with farmers’ practice and manual hoe weeding. Our results showed that integrating good agronomic practices with safe and effective use of appropriate herbicides can result in root yield >20 t ha−1. i.e., twice the national average root yield of 8–12 t ha−1, with >50% net profit. The use of appropriate herbicides can reduce the amount of manual labor required and improve livelihoods, specifically for women and children. Smallholder cassava farmers would require continuous training on the safe use and handling of herbicides to improve efficiency and prevent adverse effects on humans and the environment. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1151312025-12-08T09:54:28Z Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management Ekeleme, F. Dixon, A. Atser, G. Hauser, S. Chikoye, David Korie, S. Olojede, A.O. Agada, M. Olorunmaiye, P. cassava on-farm research herbicides weeding yields profit nigeria Weed competition is the major biological stress affecting cassava production in smallholder farms in West and Central Africa, where yields are low compared with those in Asia and Latin America. Options for improved weed management are crucial in increasing productivity. Selected pre- and post-emergence herbicides, integrated with appropriate tillage and plant spacing, were tested in 96 sites in four locations in Nigeria, 24 in 2016 and 72 in 2017. Trials were split plots with six pre-emergence herbicides and no post-emergence treatment as main plots. Subplot treatments were four post-emergence herbicides, weeding with a motorized rotary weeder, short- and long-handled hoes, and no post-emergence weed control, i.e., regardless of pre-emergence treatments. Indaziflam-based treatments, irrespective of post-emergence treatment, and flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone applied pre-emergence followed by one weeding with a long-handled hoe provided >80% control of major broadleaf and grass weeds. Compared with herbicide use, farmer control practices (53%) were not efficient in controlling weeds. The highest root yield was produced where (1) s-metolachlor was combined with atrazine, and one weeding with a long-handled hoe or clethodim with lactofen, and (2) indaziflam + isoxaflutole was combined with glyphosate. An increase in root yield from 3.41 to 14.2 t ha-1 and from 3.0 to 11.99 t ha-1 was obtained where herbicides were used compared with farmers’ practice and manual hoe weeding. Our results showed that integrating good agronomic practices with safe and effective use of appropriate herbicides can result in root yield >20 t ha−1. i.e., twice the national average root yield of 8–12 t ha−1, with >50% net profit. The use of appropriate herbicides can reduce the amount of manual labor required and improve livelihoods, specifically for women and children. Smallholder cassava farmers would require continuous training on the safe use and handling of herbicides to improve efficiency and prevent adverse effects on humans and the environment. 2021-12 2021-09-23T15:18:01Z 2021-09-23T15:18:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115131 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Ekeleme, F., Dixon, A., Atser, G., Hauser, S., Chikoye, D., Korie, S., ... & Olorunmaiye, P.M. (2021). Increasing cassava root yield on farmers' fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management. Crop Protection, 150, 105810: 1-12. |
| spellingShingle | cassava on-farm research herbicides weeding yields profit nigeria Ekeleme, F. Dixon, A. Atser, G. Hauser, S. Chikoye, David Korie, S. Olojede, A.O. Agada, M. Olorunmaiye, P. Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title | Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title_full | Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title_fullStr | Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title_short | Increasing cassava root yield on farmers’ fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| title_sort | increasing cassava root yield on farmers fields in nigeria through appropriate weed management |
| topic | cassava on-farm research herbicides weeding yields profit nigeria |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115131 |
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