Search Results - "Nigeria"

Building sustainable market linkages through innovations platforms for technology adoption: Case studies from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. by Mayanja, S., McEwan, M., Obong, Y., Manasseh, R., Ndolo, P., Lukonge, E.

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What is the consumers' perception of bakery products made with vitamin A rich sweetpotato and wheat? by Sindi, K., Ndirigwe, J., Mukantwali, C., Low, Jan W., Kirimi, L.

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Pest and diseases of 16 local and exotic sweet-potato varieties in Benin and their agronomic characteristics. by Koudahe, K., Batcho, A., Hell, K.

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Up-scaling orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) technologies in western Kenya. by Ndolo, P.J., McEwan, M., Akhwale, M., Odongo, M., Nabiwa, G., Yaite, B.

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Genetic transformatin of potato with a triple R gene construct to confer resistance to late blight. by Mwathi, M., Roman, M., Orbegozo, Jeanette P., Rivera, C., Forbes, G., Ghislain, M.

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Efficacy of Oryza sativa husk and Quercus phillyraeoides extracts for the in vitro and in vivo control of fungal rot disease of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) by Dania, V.O., Fadina, O., Ayodele, M., Kumar, P. Lava

“…Tuber rot disease is a major constraint to white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) production, accounting for 50-60% of annual yield losses in Nigeria. The main method of control using synthetic fungicides is being discouraged due to human and environmental health hazards. …”
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The spatial genetic differentiation of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) populations in West Africa by Agunbiade, T.A., Coates, B.S., Kim, S.K., Forgacs, D., Margam, V.M., Murdock, L.L., Ba, Malick N., Binso-Dabire, L., Baoua, I., Ishiyaku, M., Tamo, Manuele, Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

“…Three of the loci in samples from Nigeria and Burkina Faso deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (HWE), whereas no loci deviated significantly in samples from Niger. …”
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Stability analysis of maize cultivars adapted to tropical environments using AMMI analysis by Oyekunle, M., Menkir, A., Mani, H., Olaoye, G., Usman, I.S., Ado, S.G., Abdullahi, U.S., Ahmed, H.O., Hassan, L.B., Abdulmalik, R.O., Abubakar, H.

“…Eighteen tropically-adapted maize cultivars were evaluated at six locations in Nigeria for 2 yr to (i) identify superior and stable cultivars across environments and (ii) assess relationships among test environments. …”
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Storage life of eleven cultivars of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) grown with or without NPK fertilizer and the relationship with residual soil NPK by Asadu, C.L.A., Egbobe, O.B., Asiedu, Robert

“…A major constraint facing yam producers in southeastern Nigeria is poor storage of the tubers. Farmers in the area also opine that yams grown with mineral fertilizers tend to have shorter shelf life than those grown without mineral fertilizers. …”
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Assessment of farmers' crop management practices influencing Striga hermonthiea infestation and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum hieolor) by Dugje, I.Y., Kamara, A.Y., Omoigui, L.O.

“…Striga hermonthica (L) Moench, a parasitic weed species, is a major constraint to sorghum production in the savanna zones of north-eastern Nigeria. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of farmer practices on Striga infestation of sorghum fields in the region. …”
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Control of Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeuschel (speargrass) with nicosulfuron and its effects on the growth, grain yield and food components of maize by Lum, F.A., Adesiyan, S., Chikoye, David

“…This study was conducted in 2001 and 2002 at Ijaye and Ilorin, Nigeria, to investigate the influence of four nicosulfuron doses (35, 70, 105, and 210 g a.i.…”
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Forage legumes for soil productivity enhancement and quality fodder production by Odunze, A.C., Tarawali, Shirley A., Haan, Nicoline C. de, Akoueguon, E., Amadji, A.F., Schultze-Kraft, Rainer, Bawa, G.S.

“…Ruminant performance in the tropics, as in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria, is affected by seasonal variation in the availability and quality of pasture, and supplementation of animal feeds in these systems is constrained by the high price of imported inputs. …”
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COSCA project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1 by Nweke, F.I.

“…The countries participating are Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda and Tanzania. The major consideration in the choice of these countries is that they represent the important cassava zones of the continent and provide a wide range of ecological and socio-economic conditions. …”
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Mitochondrial haplotypebased identification of ethanolpreserved rootknot nematodes from Africa by Pagan, C., Coyne, Danny L., Carneiro, R., Kariuki, G., Luambana, N., Affokpon, A., Williamson, V.M.

“…To test the utility of this assay, we characterized ethanol-preserved samples from 103 single-species isolates from four countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania). Mitochondrial haplotypes corresponding to M. javanica and M. incognita were the most prevalent. …”
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Training manual for the analysis of Fe and Zn in fresh cassava roots and products by Parkes, Elizabeth Y., Steiner-Asiedu, M., Saalia, K., Acquatey-Mensah, A., Aina, O.O., Kulakow, Peter A., Hanna, R., Iluebbey, Peter O., Zhenchuk, A., Schweigert, F.J., Meyer, S., Dingelstaedt, Y., Hurtienne, A., Kirscht, H.

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Combating striga in Africa by Kim, S.K.

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Collecting germplasm in Lesotho by Padulosi, S., Laghetti, G.

“…Reports the findings of a collecting mission in Lesotho carried out by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria and the Germplasm Institute CNR, Bari, Italy in April 1988. …”
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Do farmers benefit financially from adopting improved planted forages: Evidence from adoption of Brachiaria grass among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya by Maina, Kevin W., Ritho, C.N., Lukuyu, Ben A., Rao, E.J.O.

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Workshop on maize seed health and seed testing for pests and pathogens - assessment of selected detection methods by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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ICT technologies improve crop-livestock production and smallholder farmer’s incomes in eastern DR Congo by Bacigale, S., Nabahungu, L., Njingulula, P., Amato, S., Okafor, C., Manyawu, Godfrey J., Thorne, Peter J., Havyarimana, D., Vanlauwe, Bernard

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