Search Results - "Savannah"

Review of Applications of Remote Sensing towards Sustainable Agriculture in the Northern Savannah Regions of Ghana by Moomen, Abdul-Wadood, Yevugah, Lily Lisa, Boakye, Louvis, Osei, Jeff Dacosta, Muthoni, Francis K.

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Forage legume living mulch or crop and livestock production in the West African derived savannah by Larbi, Asamoah, Smith, Jimmy W.

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Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African savannah zone by Powell, J.M.

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Upland rice composite population breeding and selection of promising lines for Colombian savannah ecosystem by Chatel, M, Ospina Rey, Yolima, Rodríguez, F., Lozano, VH, Delgado, H.

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CIRAD/CIAT rice project: population improvement and obtaining rice lines for savannah ecosystem by Châtel, M., Ospina Rey, Yolima, Rodríguez, F., Lozano, VH

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Response of cowpea to sowing date and maize plant population in a Sudan savannah environment by Ewansiha, S.U., Kamara, A., Chiezey, U.F., Onyibe, J.E.

“…Maize cultivation has recently expanded to the West African Sudan savannah and has the potential to play a key role in the cropping systems of the region where intercrop yields have been low. …”
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Onfarm evaluation of maize varieties in the transitional and savannah zones of Ghana: determinants of farmer preferences by Etwire, M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Obeng-Antwi, K., Bua, A., Kanton, R., Asumadu, H., Abdulai, M.S., Haruna, A., Etwire, J.

“…The ordered logistic regression was used to estimate the determinants of farmer’s preference using cross-sectional observations from 120 maize farmers in the Transitional and Savannah zones of Ghana. Results indicate that maize varieties that are early maturing (2.38) and drought tolerant (2.45) were most preferred by farmers. …”
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Determinants of crop residue use along an intensification gradient in West Africa's Savannah zones by Akinola, Adebayo A., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Valbuena, Diego, Erenstein, Olaf, Haileslasie, A., Germaine, I., Shehu, M., Ayedun, B.

“…Therefore, given the importance of crop residue for livestock feed and soil cover in these fragile savannah system and the high pressure for competing uses of crop residues, there is need to develop and promote potential substitute to ensure sustainability.…”
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Influence of browse availability of goats diets in an Acacia senegal savannah of South- Central Kenya. by Kamau, P.N.

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Yam production in the derived coastal savanna zone of Ghana Past, Present and Future Prospects by Otoo, E., Asiedu, Robert, Ennin, S., Ekpe, E.

Subjects: “…derived coastal savannah…”
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Nematode threats to intensifying smallholder upland rice production in the Guinea savannah of Cote d'Ivoire by Coyne, Danny L., Plowright, R.A.

“…In the Guinea savannah of West Africa, upland rice production is rapidly becoming more intesified. …”
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The indirect impact of crop insurance on household food security in the Guinea savannah region of West Africa by Mponela, Powell, Kizito, Fred

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Field trial protocols: Enhancing fertilizer recommendations and cropping systems in the Guinea Savannah agroecological zone by Jizorkuwie, Abdul-Latif Baamonyor, Mponela, Powell, Akpatsu, Isaac Boatey, Masoud, Jalaludeen, Ofori, Patrick, Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Abera, Wuletawu

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Energy and the evolution of farming systems. The potential of mixed farming in the moist savannah of sub-Saharan Africa by Jabbar, M.A.

“…The moist savannah zone in sub-Saharan Africa is regarded as a high potential area for crop and livestock production. …”
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Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa by Kristjanson, Patricia M., Tarawali, Shirley A., Okike, Iheanacho, Singh, B.B., Thornton, Philip K., Manyong, Victor M., Kruska, Russell L., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…The research reported here has the potential for contributing to a real improvement in the livelihoods of mixed crop-livestock farming households in the dry savannah zone of West Africa through widespread uptake of improved dual-purpose cowpea (IDPC). …”
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Influence of Herbage/Browse allowance on nutritive intake of cattle grazing a commiphora savannah in Kenya. by Mnene, W.N.

“…This study was conducted in a commiphora savannah with two levels of bush canopy cover and two levels of herbage in august and December, respectively, in 1983 on the national range research station, kiboko, Kenya. …”
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Farmers perceptions of the speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) problem and its control in the lowland subhumid savannah of Nigeria by Chikoye, David, Ellis-Jones, J., Tarawali, G., Kormawa, P.M., Nielsen, O., Ibana, S., Avav, T.

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Indigenous seed production and distribution strategies in northern Guinea savannah Nigeria: opportunities for herbaceous legumes by Ajaero, J.O, Asiabaka, C.C., Haan, Nicoline C. de

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Weed flora and soil seedbanks in fields dominated by Imperata cylindrica in the moist savannah of West Africa by Chikoye, David, Ekeleme, F.

“…The weed flora and soil seedbank were assessed from 329 fields dominated by this species in the fringes of the humid forest (HFF), coastal/derived savannah (CDS) and in the southern Guinea savannah (SGS) in 1996 and 1997. …”
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Anaerobic soil bacteria causing sudden death in cattle feeding on tropical savannahs: research in Colombia by Ortiz, Diego, Villamil, Luis Carlos

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