Resultados de búsqueda - "West Africa"

Strategies to combat the problem of yam anthracnose disease: status and prospects por Ntui, V.O., Uyoh, E.A., Ita, E.E., Markson, A.A.A., Tripathi, J., Okon, N.I., Akpan, M.O., Phillip, J.O., Brisibe, E.A., Tripathi, L., Ene-Obong, E.O.E.

“…Yam (Dioscorea spp.) anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum alatae, is the most devastating fungal disease of yam in West Africa, leading to 50%–90% of tuber yield losses in severe cases. …”
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Changes in production, yields, and the cropped area of lowland rice over the last 20 years and factors affecting their variations in Côte d′Ivoire por Komatsu, S., Saito, Kazuki, Sakurai, T.

“…To meet high demand for rice in West Africa, many governments and the regional and international donor community embarked on ambitious rice sector development. …”
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Priorities for realizing the potential to increase agricultural productivity and growth in Western and Central Africa por Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Johnson, Michael E., Magalhaes, Eduardo C., Diao, Xinshen, You, Liangzhi, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…We identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa, at both the country and the regional level, to achieve economy-wide growth goals in the region. …”
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Global summary of baseline household survey results por Kristjanson, Patricia M., Garlick, Cathy, Förch, Wiebke, Thornton, Philip K., Cramer, Laura K., Ndungu, Anthony

“…A standardised survey, guidelines and training materials were implemented across 12 countries in West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Ghana), East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania), and South Asia (India, Nepal and Bangladesh). …”
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Evaluation of African cultivated rice Oryza glaberrima for resistance to bacterial blight por Djedatin, Gustave, Ndjiondjop, Marie-Noëlle, Mathieu, Thierry, Vera Cruz, Casiana M., Sanni, Ambaliou, Ghesquière, Alain, Verdier, Valérie

“…Three new races of the pathogen were characterized among strains from West Africa. We evaluated 107 Oryza glaberrima accessions for resistance to bacterial blight under greenhouse conditions. …”
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Market segmentation for peppers and tomatoes in Eastern and Western Africa por Ambali, Mwasilwa, Zohoungbogbo, Herbaud, Ayenan, Mathieu, Kaki, Rodrigue, Eybishitz, Assaf, Barchenger, Derek, Schreinemachers, Pepijn

“…For hot peppers in East and West Africa 15 different segments were found. It appears that Western Africa prefers habanero peppers, while Eastern Africa's market is diverse, with chili peppers being the primary crop and varying market segments across countries. …”
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Genetic characterization of indigenous goats of sub-Saharan Africa using microsatellite DNA markers por Chenyambuga, S.W., Hanotte, Olivier H., Hirbo, J., Watts, P.C., Kemp, Stephen J., Kifaro, G.C., Gwakisa, P.S., Petersen, P.H., Rege, J.E.O.

“…Breeds were sampled from eastern Africa (Maasai, Kigezi, Mubende, North West Highland, Arsi Bale), southern Africa (Ndebele, Pafuri) and West Africa (West African Dwarf, Maure, Djallonke). …”
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Potential of Lablab purpureus accessions for crop-livestock production in the West African savanna por Ewansiha, S.U., Chiezey, U.F., Tarawali, Shirley A., Iwuafor, E.N.O.

“…In the context of evaluating different legume species for these systems in moist savanna zone of West Africa, the present study involved the evaluation of 46 accessions of Lablab purpureus (L.) …”
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Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level por Vervoort, Joost M., Ingram, J., Ericksen, Polly J., Chaudhury, M., Förch, Wiebke, Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…This paper describes concerted efforts in East Africa, West Africa and South Asia to build capacity for food system governance at the regional (sub-continental) level where key environmental and socio-economic change processes play out. …”
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Progress on implementation of an accelerated sweetpotato breeding scheme in Ghana. por Obeng-Bio, E., Asafu-Agyei, J.N., Adofo, K., Asamoah-Obeng, N., Awoodzie, J.K., Yusif, A., Carey, E.E.

“…The sweetpotato support platform for West Africa was established at the CSIR-Crops Research Institute in Kumasi, Ghana in early 2010 with the objective of supporting cultivar development in Ghana and elsewhere in West Africa through the development of adapted less sweet germplasm, and through a participatory approach. …”
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Population structure and Aflatoxin production by Aspergillus Sect. Flavi from maize in Nigeria and Ghana por Perrone, G., Haidukowski, M., Stea, G., Epifani, F., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Leslie, J., Logrieco, A.

“…However,little information is available on the population structure of Aspergillus Sect. Flavi in West Africa. Wedetermined the incidence of Aspergillus Sect. …”
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Incidence and diversity of mixed viruses lower in yam tubers and tuber sprouts compared with field leaf samples: Implications for virusfree planting material control strategy por Eni, A., Hughes, J., Asiedu, Robert, Rey, M.

“…Millions of people around the world, particularly in West Africa, depend on yam for food and income, however global yam production has been fluctuating since 2007. …”
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Physiological and morphological changes associated with recurrent selection for low nitrogen tolerance in maize por Udo, E.F., Ajala, S.O., Olaniyan, A.B.

“…Increase in maize grain yield in West Africa can be achieved by developing maize varieties tolerant to low soil nitrogen (N) and improving soil fertility. …”
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Ecologically sustainable cassava plant protection (ESCaPP): a model for environmentally sound pest management in Africa por Yaninek, John S., James, B., Bieler, P.

“…The Ecologically Sustainable Cassava Plant Protection (ESCaPP) project which began in 1993 in West Africa provides such a working model. ESCaPP is a regional project to develop, test and adapt sustainable cassava plant protection technologies for the most important arthropod, pathogen and weed pests in West Africa. …”
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Crop-livestock interaction effect on soil quality and maize yield in northern Ghana por Rahman, N.A., Larbi, Asamoah, Opoku, A., Tetteh, F.M., Hoeschle-Zeledon

“…Keeping livestock overnight on fallow arable lands (Corralling) is a traditional method of soil fertility amendment in West Africa. However, there is limited quantitative data on the interaction effects of stocking density of sheep and goats corralling (SDSG), maize plant density (MPD) and nitrogen fertilizer rate (NFR) on soil quality and yield of maize. …”
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Le programme de recherche du CIPEA sur les petits ruminants por International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…Description of the ILCA Research Programme on small ruminants, with reference to the humid zone of West Africa, particularly Nigeria; data on sheep and goat flocks, livestock ownership and its distribution by size of holding, farming systems in ILCA research areas in Nigeria; mortality rates in animals, and fecundity rates of ewes and does derived from herd composition. …”
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Labour use and productivity in new fallow systems as alternatives to slashandburn agriculture in the derived savannas of Nigeria por Chianu, Jonas N., Spencer, D.S.C., Atobatele, J.T.

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African Yam Bean por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The African yam bean, a highly nutritious and versatile legume native to West Africa, has been a vital source of sustenance and income for local communities for centuries. …”
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Statistical significance of indicators of efficiency and incentives: Examples from West African agriculture por McIntire, John M., Delgado, Christopher L.

“…Illustrates the practical advantages of considering the usual indicators as random variables, using farm data from semiarid West Africa. Defines four indicators in comon use and discusses their random character. …”
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International Livestock Centre preserves Africa's declining wealth of animal biodiversity por Rege, J.E.O.

“…Minimum essential data set for breed characterization is summarised in a table form, and breed characterization activity schedule is presented for three regions, viz, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.…”
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