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Socio-economic characteristics and perceptions of cattle keepers and constraints to cattle production in western Kenya by Amimo, Joshua O., Thumbi, Samuel M., Inyangala, B.A.O., Jung'a, J.O., Mosi, R.O.

“…The first three reasons for keeping zebu cattle were, in that order, work, especially ploughing (91%), milk (74%) and as a repository for wealth (32%), which accounted for about 62% of the respondents. …”
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Effekter av markstruktur på tryckutbredning och packningsbenägenhet i åkermark : en jämförande fältstudie mellan konventionellt jordbearbetad åkermark och permanent bevuxen åkermar... by Thor, Gabriel

Performance of elite maize genotypes under selected sustainable intensification options in Kenya by Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Makumbi, Dan, Njeru, J.M., Kanampiu, F.K.

“…The experiment was carried out over three years (or six cropping seasons) at Kiboko Research Station, Kenya with sole cropping and mouldboard ploughing as baseline production systems. Results showed that maize genotypes and cropping systems had a significant effect on yield, but the effect of tillage was not significant. …”
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Management of maize-legume conservation agriculture systems rather than varietal choice fosters human nutrition in Malawi by Muoni, Tarirai, Mhlanga, Blessing, Öborn, Ingrid, Thierfelder, Christian

“…Each community had six demonstration plots with three main treatments: conventional ploughing (CP): sole maize grown on seasonally constructed ridges and furrows; no-tillage (NT): sole maize grown on retained ridges with minimum soil disturbance and residue retained; and Conservation agriculture (CA): maize intercropped either cowpea, pigeon pea or groundnut on retained ridges as in NT. …”
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Local ecological knowledge of trees on farms, constraints and opportunities for further integration in Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia: A case study of smallholder farmers in Abre... by Hachoofwe, E.M.

“…On the other hand barriers included farm size, negative interaction, water scarcity, obstruction during ploughing and incapability to fence tree seedlings. …”
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Roots of Stylosanthes hamata create macropores in the compact layer of a sandy soil by Lesturgez, G., Possl, R., Hartmaan, C., Bourdon, Emmanuel, Noble, A.D., Ratana-Anupap, S.

“…A compact layer at 20-40 cm reduces root elongation for most crops, thereby restricting the quantity of nutrients and water available for the plant growth. Deep ploughing and subsoiling are costly and have not been shown to be effective in overcoming compaction since these soils are unstable and collapse after the first heavy rainfall event. …”
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Estimation of medium-term soil redistribution rates in Ibadan, Nigeria, by using the 137 Cs technique by Junge, Birte, Dercon, Gerd, Abaidoo, Robert C., Chikoye, David, Stahr, Karl

“…The arable land was characterized by an almost uniform 137 Cs distribution within the ploughed layer. The reference inventory of 137 Cs determined on the uncultivated site was 569.3 ± 150.1 Bq m -2 ; the inventory of 137 Cs on the field ranged from 96.9 to 1494.4 Bq m -2 . …”
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Seasonal effect on growth performance and leaf biomass production of two Moringa oleifera Lam. varieties grown under Sahelian condition in Burkina Faso by Kagambèga, Francois W., Bagagnan, Abdoul Rasmane, Sawadogo, Louis, Ayantunde, Augustine A.

“…The seeds were sown with 2 seeds by pit at 2 cm depth with spacing of 0.5 m x 0.5 m in each plot ploughed up to 30 cm. Watering was done daily during the dry season and consisted of applying 24 liters of water in each plot at two times. …”
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Sources of inefficiency and growth in agricultural output in subsistence agriculture: A stochastic frontier analysis by Nisrane, Fantu, Berhane, Guush, Asrat, Sinafikeh, Getachew, Gerawork, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Hoddinott, John F.

“…Households that own more animals both in terms of two or more ploughing oxen or total livestock units are more efficient. …”
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Animals, poor people and food insecurity: Opportunities for improved livelihoods through efficient natural resource management by Devendra, C., Chantalakhana, C.

“…While large ruminants (buffalo and cattle) are very valuable for agriculture and farm security, milk and beef, ploughing and dung production, small animals (goats, sheep, chickens, pigs and ducks) are particularly important for nutritional and household security. …”
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Use of crossbred cows for dairy-draught under smallholders farm conditions of Holetta area by Alemayehu, M., Gebre-Wold, A., Tegegne, Azage

“…It has been noticed that the optimum workload that crossbred cows could undertake is satisfactorily comparable to that of local oxen in accomplishing ploughing activity on small farm sizes. It was concluded that as long as improved feeding management and lower level of work are coupled, it is unlikely for traction to have adverse effect on productive and reproductive performances of crossbred dairy cows.…”
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Assessment of pre-harvest aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Babati District, Tanzania by Nyangi, C., Beed, Fenton D., Mugula, J.K., Boni, S., Koyano, E., Mahuku, George S., Sulyok, M., Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…All farmers used flat planting, most used improved seeds (98%), ox ploughing (78%), insecticides (78%) and early planting (36%). …”
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Developments in the “profil cultural” method for an improved assessment of soil structure under no-till by Boizard, Hubert, Peigné, Joséphine, Sasal, Maria Carolina, Guimarães, Maria De Fátima, Piron, Denis, Tomis, Vincent, Vian, Jean-François, Cadoux, Stéphane, Ralisch, Ricardo, Tavares Filho, João, Heddadj, Djilali, De Battista, Juan Jose, Duparque, Annie, Franchini, Julio Cezar, Roger-Estrade, Jean

“…However, the “profil cultural” method was developed and has mainly been used in conventional tillage systems with regular ploughing. As there has been an increase in the use of various forms of reduced, minimum and no-tillage systems in many parts of the world, it is necessary to re-evaluate this method’s ability to describe and interpret soil structure dynamics in no-till or reduced tillage. …”
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Aggregatstabilitet, jordbearbetning och fosforförluster i ett typområde på jordbruksmark by Melakari, Anna

“…Fields with pasture had significantly less dispersed clay than either ploughed fields or fields with winter wheat. There was also a significant difference between pasture and winter wheat as regards both the TotP content and PP content, with higher amounts of P in waters from the winter wheat fields.…”
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No-till grain legume production in organic farming by Chetnik, Zuzanna

“…Tillage, especially ploughing, has shown to have a negative impact on climate, soil health and -biodiversity. …”
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Critical slope length for soil loss mitigation in maize-bean cropping systems in SW Kenya by Koomson, E., Muoni, T., Marohn, C., Nziguheba, G., Öborn, Ingrid, Cadisch, Georg

“…At our study site in Western Kenya, farm size is mostly < 2 ha, laid out in narrow strips in slope direction and ploughed downhill. Soil conservation measures like hedgerows and green manures can reduce effective slope length for erosion, but compete with crops for space and labour. …”
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Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana by Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Tepa-Yoto, Ghislain, Mkomwa, Saidi, Yeboah, Stephen, Amponsah, Shadrach K., Keteku, Agbesi K., Kyere, Reginald, Waldmann, Kaja, Kariuki, Philip Wanjohi, Bourarach, El Hassane, Kienzle, Josef

“…These were piloted alongside conventional farming as ploughing, hand seeding, farmer maize and cowpea variety, mounding and farmer staking. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Ghana by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Castaing, Pauline, Kizito, Fred, Vitellozzi, Sveva, Boukaka, Sedi Anne

“…We also find a positive impact on use of conservation practices (fallowing, disc/moldboard ploughing, manure), groundnut yield, livestock, net crop income, and women’s likelihood of becoming members of farmers groups relative to non-beneficiaries. …”
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Effect of work applied at different stages of lactation on milk production, reproduction and live-weight change of F1 crossbred dairy cows used for draught by Zerbini, E., Gebre-Wold, A.

“…Farmers must weigh the relative importance and cost of delayed ploughing against those of delayed oestrus or against the cost of borrowing draught power.…”
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Exotic dairy breed turns into exhausted dairy breed when forced to reproduce, lactate and perform work at the same time: On-farm testing of multipurpose breed, experience from Hole... by Larsen, C.E.S., Kumsa, T., Tegegne, Azage

“…The reasons for low uptake of draught part of the technology were numerous, the most important being: Unwillingness to use the cows for ploughing, inadequate feeding, no alternative investment opportunities, land scarcity not perceived as a prevailing problem in the area and the chosen research approach. …”
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