Search Results - "Benin"

Maternal anaemia at delivery and haemoglobin evolution in children during their first 18 months of life using latent class analysis by Koura, Kobto G., Ouédraogo, Smaïla, Cottrell, Gilles, Le Port, Agnès, Massougbodji, Achille, Garcia, André

“…Method A prospective study of children from birth to 18 months of life was conducted in a rural setting in Tori-Bossito, Benin. The main outcome measure was the haemoglobin levels repeatedly measured at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months. …”
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Honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine sub- Saharan African countries by Nganso, B.T., Ayalew, W., Wubie, A.J., Assefa, F., Belayhun, L., Ndungu, N.N., Toroitich, D., Otieno-Ayayo, Z.N., Wambua, M.B., Oyieyo, Y.O., Elie, N., Sikirou, R., Idrissou, S.B., Mwiza, W., Turner, S., Bobadoye, B.O., Fameni, S.T., Gaboe, S., Agbodzavu, M.K., Mafwila, P., Tasse Taboue, G.C., Emily, K., Henri, T.Z.E., Niassey, S., Fonkou, S.N., Pirk, C.W.W., Gray, A., Brodschneider, R., Soroker, V., Subramanian, S.

“…This study reports for the first-time managed honey bee colony loss rates and associated risk factors during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries, namely Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Benin, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. …”
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Regional Needs Assessment for Mainstreaming Climate Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services into Universities’ Curricula in West Africa by Amponsah, William, Sawaneh, Mamma, Idrissou, Mouhamed, Hounkpe, Jean, Oluleye, Ayodeji, Kone, Daouda, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…This study conducted a regional needs assessment in capacity building for the development of curricula or training programmes in CIS and CSA in tertiary institutions in five (5) West African countries (Benin, Ghana, Niger, The Gambia and Togo). Using an online data collection tool (kobo collect), the study targets university lecturers and researchers in these countries by sending research questionnaires and making regular follow ups for a period of 3 to 4 months. …”
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Effect of drought on Oryza glaberrima rice accessions and Oriza glaberrima derived-lines by Ndjiondjop, Marie-Noel, Seck, P.A., Lorieux, Mathias, Futakuchi, K., Yao, KN, Djedatin, G.L., Sow, ME, Bocco, R., Cisse, F., Fatondji, B

“…Three sets of field experiments were conducted between 2006 and 2008 at Africa Rice Center research station, Togoudo, Benin to evaluate the effect of drought on some traits of rice (Oryza sp.). …”
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Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation by Hell, K., Ognakossan, Kukom Edoh, Tonou, A.K., Lamboni, Y., Adabe, K. Edoh, Coulibaly, O.

“…A trial was conducted in Benin, West Africa to investigate the effectiveness of PICS bags in controlling postharvest pests during maize storage. …”
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Prioritizing climate-smart agriculture practices in Western Kenya. by Mwongera, Caroline, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui, Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley

“…This project aims to encourage sustainable approaches to promote soil protection and rehabilitation of degraded soil in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India and Kenya. It also supports policy development for soil rehabilitation, soil information, and extension systems. …”
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Effects of volatiles from Maruca vitrata larvae and caterpillar infested flowers of their host plant Vigna unguiculata on the foraging behavior of the parasitoid Apanteles taragama... by Dannou, E.A., Tamò, Manuele, Huis, A. van, Dicke, M.

“…The parasitoid wasp Apanteles taragamae is a promising candidate for the biological control of the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata, which recently has been introduced into Benin. The effects of volatiles from cowpea and pea bush flowers and Maruca vitrata larvae on host selection behavior of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae were investigated under laboratory conditions by using a Y-tube olfactometer. …”
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Promiscuous arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis of yam (Dioscorea spp.), a key staple crop in West Africa by Tchabi, A., Burger, S., Coyne, Danny L., Hountondji, F.C.C., Lawouin, L., Wiemken, A., Oehl, F.

“…Our objective was to study the AMF communities ofnatural savannas and adjacent yam fields in the SouthernGuinea savanna of Benin. AMF were identified by mor-photyping spores in the soil from the field sites and in AMFtrap cultures withSorghum bicolorand yam (DioscorearotundataandDioscorea cayenensis) as bait plants. …”
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A review of NARES-IARC-Donor collaboration to develop demand-driven technologies for improved maize production in West and Central Africa by Fakorede, M.A.B., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Menkir, A., Ajala, S.O., Lum, A.F.

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Assessment of striga infestation in crop fields in the savanna zones of northeast Nigeria by Dugje, I.Y., Kamara, A.Y., Omoigui, L.O.

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Potential of drought-tolerant maize varieties in nitrogen-deficient soils of the Guinea savannas by Kamara, A.Y., Menkir, A., Omoigui, L.O., Kureh, I.

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Determinants of market value for fresh yam (Dioscorea species) tubers in two consumption centers in Togo by Amegbeto, N.K., Manyong, Victor M., Coulibaly, O., Asiedu, Robert

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Integrated soil fertility management involving promiscuous dualpurpose soybean and upland NERICA enhanced rice productivity in the savannas by Oikeh, S.O., Houngnandan, P., Abaidoo, Robert C., Rahimou, I., Touré, A., Niang, A., Akintayo, I.

“…A 2-year, on-farm study was carried out at Eglimé in the southern Guinea savanna (SGS) and Ouake in the northern Guinea savanna (NGS) of the Republic of Benin to evaluate the contribution of dual-purpose soybean cultivars (Glycine max) to grain yield of upland NERICA® rice receiving low fertilizer N. …”
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Milk fatty acid variability and association with polymorphisms in SCD1 and DGAT1 genes in White Fulani and Borgou cattle breeds by Houaga, I., Muigai, Anne W.T., Ng'ang'a, Fredrick M., Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., Kyallo, Martina M., Youssao, I.A., Stomeo, Francesca

“…This study aimed to estimate the milk fatty acid variability in indigenous Borgou and White Fulani cattle breeds of Benin, and the effects of the SCD1 A293V and DGAT1 K232A polymorphisms on milk and fatty acid composition and unsaturation indices. …”
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Options for soil organic carbon maintenance under intensive cropping in the West African savanna by Diels, J., Lyasse, O., Sanginga, N., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Aihou, K., Iwuafor, E.N.O., Merckx, Roel, Deckers, J.

“…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. …”
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First report of Rice stripe necrosis virus infecting rice in Sierra Leone by Tucker, M.J., Celli, Marcos Giovani, Conteh, A.B., Taylor, D.R., Hébrard, E., Poulicard, N.

“…Recently, RSNV was identified for the first time in several African countries including Burkina Faso (Sérémé et al., 6), Benin (Oludare et al., 5) and Mali (Decroës et al., 1) suggesting a re-emergence of the virus in Africa.…”
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Towards a Curriculum for Biodiversity Informatics by Parker-Allie, Fatima, Pando, Francisco, Ganglo, Jean C., Telenius, Anders, Vélez, Danny, Gibbons, Mark John, Talukdar, Gautam, Vargas, Manuel, Radji, Raoufou A., Koivula, Hanna, Heughebaert, André, Svindseth, Christian, Amariles, Daniel, Osawa, Takeshi, Raymond, Melianie, Russell, Laura

“…An initial assessment of the academic teaching activities indicated that many countries across most regions were already engaged in the conceptualisation, development and/or implementation of formal academic programs in biodiversity informatics including Benin, Colombia, Costa Rica, Finland, France, India, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan and Togo. …”
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A CRISPR/Cas9-based genome-editing system for yam (Dioscorea spp.) by Syombua, E.D., Zhang, Z., Tripathi, J.N., Ntui, V.O., Kang, M., George, O.O., Edward, N.K., Wang, B., Yang, B., Tripathi, L.

“…The 'yam belt' in West Africa, including Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire, accounts for 92% of 72.6 million tons of global yam production (FAOSTAT, 2018). …”
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Limited Si-nutrient status of rice plants in relation to plant-available Si of soils, nitrogen fertilizer application, and rice-growing environments across Sub-Saharan Africa by Tsujimoto, Y., Muranaka, S., Saito, Kazuki, Asai, H.

“…Plant and soil samples were collected at harvesting time from 99 fields in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nigeria, and then chemically analyzed. …”
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Banana mapping in heterogenous smallholder farming systems using high-resolution remote sensing imagery and machine learning models with implications for banana bunchy top disease... by Alabi, T.R., Adewopo, Julius, Duke, O.P., Kumar, P. Lava

“…The BBTV outbreak in West Africa was first recorded in the Benin Republic in 2010 and has spread to the adjoining territories of Nigeria and Togo. …”
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