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Cattle production systems in the derived savannah and southern Guinea savannah regions of Oyo state, southern Nigeria por Jode, A. de, Reynolds, L., Matthewman, R.W.

“…A single visit questionnaire survey was undertaken on 50 cattle owners in Oyo state, south western Nigeria. Data were collected on grazing patterns, calving dates, calf mortalities and attitudes to the N'Dama breed and its crosses with Bunaji cattle. …”
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Preliminary indications of research needs for improved irrigation management of River Basin Development Authority Projects in Nigeria por Pradhan, P., Nwa, E.U.

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Effect of capacity building on production of safe and profitable leafy vegetables among farmers in Ibadan City of Nigeria por Olajide-Taiwo, L. O., Cofie, Olufunke O., Odeleye, O.M.O., Olajide-Taiwo, F. B., Olufunmi, Y., Adebayo, O.S., Alabi, O.O.

“…Eighty percent of the fresh leafy vegetables consumed by about three million people who live in Ibadan city of Nigeria and its environ are produced within and around the city by farmers in backyards, vacant land, near streams, road sides, barracks and government offices. …”
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Wurno farmers learn from Kerfi farmers: An example of a farmer - to farmer training experiment in Nigeria por Pradhan, P.

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Effect of crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization on yield and nitrogen efficiency in maize in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria por Yusuf, A.A., Iwuafor, E.N.O., Abaidoo, Robert C., Olufajo, O.O., Sanginga, Nteranya

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Potential nutrient supply, nutrient utilization efficiencies, fertilizer recovery rates and maize yield in northern Nigeria por Tabi, F.O., Diels, J., Ogunkunle, AO, Iwuafor, E.N.O., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Sanginga, Nteranya

“…Consequently, QUEFTS is a simple and efficient tool for making yield predictions in the NGS of northern Nigeria.…”
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Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria por Okali, C.

“…Summarizes information on small ruminant production in Nigeria & analyzes the farming system in the Badeku & Eruwa areas of the Oyo State in Nigeria, estimating household size, farm size, crop distribution, degree of involvment in the cash economy, farm income & importance of non-farm income. …”
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Contribution of fractionated crop residues to dry-season livestock feed resources in the Abet plains, central Nigeria por Powell, J.M.

“…Discusses the contribution of crop residues to livestock feed resources during the dry season in the Abet plains, central Nigeria. Determines the grain and vegetative dry matter yields of predominant crops and the relationship between the two; percentage composition of crop residues; fiber, silica content and apparent digestibility of crop residue plant parts; and the quality of total crop residues.…”
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Leguminous fodder trees in the farming system. An overview of research at the Humid Zone Programme of ILCA in southwestern Nigeria por Atta-Krah, A.N., Sumberg, J.E., Reynolds, L.

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Residual benefits of two cowpea genotypes and natural fallow to subsequent maize in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria por Iwuafor, E.N.O., Yusuf, A.A., Abaidoo, Robert C., Ulufajo, OO, Sanginga, Nteranya

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Reproductive and lamb growth performance of Balami and desert Sudanese sheep in the Sahelo-Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria por Adu, I.F., Taiwo, B.B.A., Buvanendran, V.

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Reproductive performance and growth of N'Dama and Keteku cattle under ranching conditions in the Guinea savannah of Nigeria por Olutogun, O.

“…The reproductive performances of N'Dama and Keteku cattle and their crosses in Nigeria-Guinean savannah zone were investigated. Topical discussions on calving distribution, age at first calving, calving interval, production per cow, heterosis in reproductive traits, sex ratio and biological efficiency of productivity, and growth rates; and comparative data on birth weight, weight-forage (WFA) relationships, heterosis in WFA and heritability and expected genetic progress in WFA included.…”
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Sheep and goats in Nigerian agriculture. Structure of small ruminant production in S.W. Nigeria and improvement possibilities por Gray, R., Berg, C., Windsor, R., Mahabill, W., Holmes, A.

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Comparing knowledge, attitude and practice around meat safety in three developing countries (Nigeria, India, Vietnam) por Grace, Delia, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Okike, Iheanacho, Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar, Fahrion, Anna S.

“…In Vietnam, concern over meat safety was high but self-reported gastrointestinal disease was low: the situation was reversed in India and Nigeria. Retailer knowledge and practices were better in meat sold in shops compared to those sold though traditional outlets; however, only in Nigeria was meat safer. …”
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Response of four improved cassava genotypes to nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium fertilizer types and rates in Southwestern Nigeria por Oketade, E.I., Akoroda, M.O., Parkes, Elizabeth Y., Aina, O.O., Hauser, S., Iluebbey, Peter O., Adetoro, N.A., Bello, A.A., Agbona, A., Kulakow, Peter A.

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Farmers' perceptions of benefits and factors affecting the adoption of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria por Kristjanson, Patricia M., Okike, Iheanacho, Tarawali, Shirley A., Singh, B.B., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This study links participatory research methods, geographic information systems (GIS) techniques, village and household-level surveys, and a tobit analysis to examine the adoption and impact issues related to a new technology, improved varieties of dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC), developed by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and recently released in Nigeria. The article analyzes factors affecting the adoption and impact of the technology across different socioeconomic domains as defined by degree of market access and population density. …”
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Incidence, distribution and first identification of citrus tristeza virus by RTPCR in citrus orchards in southWestern Nigeria por Adediji, A.O., Atiri, G.I., Kumar, P. Lava

“…This is the first report of molecular detection of CTV in Nigeria.…”
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Understanding variability in soybean yield and response to P-fertilizer and rhizobium inoculants on farmers' fields in northern Nigeria por Ronner, E., Franke, A.C., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Dianda, M., Edeh, E., Ukem, B., Bala, A., Heerwaarden, Joost van, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…In this study, we evaluated the results of widespread testing of promiscuous soybean varieties with four treatments: no inputs (control); SSP fertilizer (P); inoculants (I) and SSP plus inoculants (P + I) among smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria in 2011 and 2012. We observed a strong response to both P and I, which significantly increased grain yields by 452 and 447 kg ha−1 respectively. …”
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Physicochemical and bioactive properties of selected white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) varieties adapted to riverine areas of Nigeria por Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Okonkwo, C.C., Asiedu, Robert

“…Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major food of cultural, economic and nutritional importance in Nigeria and throughout West Africa. In this sub-region, white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) is the most dominant and important species. …”
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Evaluation of multistress tolerant maize varieties for sustainable intensification in northern Guinea Savanna of north eastern Nigeria por Dugje, I.Y., Odo, P., Teli, I.A., Asiedu, E.A.

“…Field trials were conducted in northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria in 2011 and 2012 to evaluate the performance of multi-stress tolerant maize varieties. …”
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