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Maize productivity and profitability in Conservation Agriculture systems across agro-ecological regions in Zimbabwe: A review of knowledge and practice
Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in southern Africa as a strategy to improve food
security and reverse soil degradation in the face of climate change. However, the performance of CA
under different ...
Past and present dynamics of sorghum and pearl millet diversity in Mount Kenya region
Crop populations in smallholder farming systems are shaped by the interaction of biological,
ecological, and social processes, occurring on different spatiotemporal scales.
Understanding these dynamics is fundamental for ...
Influence of Maternal Season on Field Establishment of Sorghum Varieties Grown in Zimbabwe
Maternal season defined, as the prevailing environmental conditions during crop growth has been
known to influence not only grain yield but also seed quality. A laboratory and field experiment were
conducted in October ...
Correlations, Path Coefficient Analysis and Heritability for Quantitative Traits in Finger Millet Landraces
Knowledge of association between traits and heritability is important in breeding for purposes of effective trait selection. Such information on finger millet in east Africa is very limited. This study was intended to ...
Farmer knowledge identifies a competitive bean ideotype for maize–bean intercrop systems in Rwanda
Background: Plant genotypes are rarely developed for mixed cropping systems despite the potential of these systems
to provide multiple ecosystem services. One of the most ubiquitously grown mixed cropping systems is a ...
Geographical distribution of traits and diversity in the world collection of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., synonym: Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone] landraces conserved at the ICRISAT genebank
The genebank at ICRISAT conserves the
largest collection of 23,092 pearl millet germplasm
accessions originating in 52 countries. A total of 15,979
landraces originating in 34 countries and having geographic
coordinates ...
The Impact of International and National Investment in Barley Germplasm Improvement in the Developing Countries
Barley grain is used for animal feed, malt and food for human consumption. Archaeological evidence shows that barley was used in human food several thousand years ago (Bhatty, 1992). Although replaced by wheat and rice in ...
Impact of improved legume varieties on technical efficiency of crop production in Ethiopia: Application of doubly-robust treatment effects model
This paper presents the impact of improved food legume varieties on technical efficiency and productivity of crop production in a farming system where mono-cropping of cereals is the norm. Data on 600 randomly selected ...
On-farm maize storage systems and rodent postharvest losses in six maize growing agro-ecological zones of Kenya
Rodents are one of the major postharvest pests that
affect food security by impacting on both food availability and
safety. However, knowledge of the impact of rodents in onfarm
maize storage systems in Kenya is limited. ...
Effect of Phosphate Levels on Soil Rhizosphere Nutrient Balances and Finger Millet Yield
Soil infertility is one of the main factors leading to low finger millet production in the semi-arid
tropics of Kenya. About 50-80% of P applied as fertilizer is adsorbed by soil and the amount of P
needed to achieve ...