Search Results - "Guinea"

Multiple-traits selection in White Guinea Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes by Norman, P.E., Agre, A.P., Asiedu, R., Asfaw, A.

“…This study assessed the genetic potential of 36 parental lines of white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) genotypes using multi-trait index-based factor analysis and ideotype design (FAI-BLUP). …”
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Breeding cowpea for adaptation to intercropping for sustainable intensification in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria by Omoigui, L., Kamara, A., Shaibu, A.S., Aliyu, K.T., Tofa, A., Solomon, R., Olasan, O.J.

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Improving agricultural productivity in Papua New Guinea: Strategic and policy considerations by Benny, Dickson, Benson, Todd, Ivekolia, Mark, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Ovah, Raywin

“…If smallholder farming households in Papua New Guinea achieve higher crop productivity levels, progress will be made along several dimensions of the development vision for PNG – increasing GDP for the agricultural sector and the overall economy; driving growth, diversification, and transformation of local rural economies; improving food consumption; and reducing poverty. …”
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Access to iodized salt in four areas of rural Papua New Guinea by Schmidt, Emily, Namusoke, Hanifa, Temple, Victor J., Codling, Karen, Rudert, Christiane, Holtemeyer, Brian, Benson, Todd

“…However, there may be barriers to consuming adequately iodized salt for many rural households in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Using results from a rural household survey conducted in four areas of the country in 2018 that was administered to just over 1,000 households, two issues related to salt iodization in PNG are examined. …”
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Papua New Guinea Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Policy Support Program by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In Papua New Guinea (PNG), more than 80 percent of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods, with a vast majority working as smallholder farmers. …”
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Guinea [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis] by Condé, Sidafa, Jalloh, Abdulai, Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…The country consists of four major agroecological regions: coastal (Lower Guinea), middle (Fouta Djallon), upper, and forest Guinea. …”
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Guinea by Condé, Sidafa, Jalloh, Abdulai, Nelson, Gerald C., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…Guinea has a tropical climate with two alternating seasons, a November–March dry season and an April–October rainy season. …”
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Towards low-emission food systems in Guinea: A country profile by Pingault, N., Martius, C.

“…This country profile on Guinea is part of a broader series that applies a food-system lens to national emissions by combining international datasets with official country reporting. …”
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Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) for livestock feed on small-scale farms by International Livestock Research Institute

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Haematological values of Udah and Yankasa sheep in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria by Saror, D.I., Schillhorn Veen, T.W. van

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Agronomic Response of Soybean Varieties to Plant Population in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria by Kamara, A., Ewansiha, S.U., Boahen, S., Tofa, A.I.

“…At both locations, optimum plant populations ranged from 533,300 to 666,700 plants ha-1 across the years. The northern Guinea savanna location (Samaru Zaria) produced more pods m-2, grain yield, and fodder at higher plant populations than that at the southern Guinea savanna (Samaru-Kataf ). …”
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Phosphorus recovery from triple superphosphate by soyabean in the Guinea savanna of Nigeria by Ogoke, I.J., Togun, A.O., Carsky, R.J., Dashiell, Kenton E.

Subjects: “…guinea savanna…”
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Effect of photoperiod on the development of inflorescences in white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) by Shiwachi, H., Ayankanmi, T.G., Asiedu, Robert

“…In experiments in 2001 to 2003, 50-day-old plants of four varieties of white Guinea yam (D. rotundata) were exposed to 10 h (short-day) day length for 15 days, 14 h for 30 days or constant 24 h, with natural day length as the control. …”
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Decline in hunter offtake of blue duikers in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea by Grande Vega, M., Farfán, M.A., Ondo, A., Fa, J.E.

“…In this study, we assessed offtake of blue duikers in Pico Basilé, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. We recorded the number of animals shot or snared by 46 commercial hunters over a 33‐month period, and the location (elevation) of each animal hunted. …”
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Grain Legumes for soil productivity improvement in the Northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria by Odunze, A.C., Tarawali, Shirley A., Haan, Nicoline C. de, Iwuafor, E.N.O., Katung, P.D., Akoueguon, G.E., Amadji, A.F., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer, Atala, T.K., Ahmed, B., Adamu, A., Babalola, A.O., Ogunwole, J.O., Alimi, A., Ewansiha, S.U., Adediran, S.A.

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Nematodes as production constraints cerealbased cropping systems of the Northern Guinea Savanna by Weber, G., Chindo, P.S., Elemo, K.A., Oikeh, S.

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Effect of alfalfa, concentrate and ryegrass diets on guinea pig production variables by Herrera, H., Niño, J.A., Torrel, Teófilo, Vargas-Rocha, Luis A.

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Clostridium difficile toxins in meat-producing guinea pigs in the highlands of Peru by Lundgren, Sandra

“…The guinea pig is an important meat-producing animal in Peru as well as in several other South American countries. …”
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Effect of mound size and fertilizer on white guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in southern Nigeria by Kang, B., Wilson, J.E.

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Field studies on the Development and impact of drug resistant animal trypanosomes in market oriented production systems in the Southern Guinean zone of West Africa by McDermott, John J., Sidibe, I., Bauer, B., Diarra, B., Clausen, Peter-Henning, Woitay, T., Ouédraogo, T., Kamuanga, M., Peregrine, A.S., Eisler, M.C., Mehlitz, D.

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