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Soybean Variety Evaluation for Integration into the Cropping Systems
The PAVT trial was conducted at two sites in Mozambique: Angonia, Tete province and Namarripe, Zambezia province. According to the Soils Atlas of Africa, the predominant soil type at these sites in Angonia and Namarripe ...
Genomic resources for pigeonpea
Pigeonpea is increasingly playing a critical role in the lives of many farmers in the semiarid
tropics, where it is grown for both
subsistence and commercial use. The recent availability of genomic resources opened a new ...
Orobanche resistance in faba bean and lentil
In order to identify resistance sources, 216 lentil and 194 faba bean elite lines and 280 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of a faba bean cross (BPL710 x ILB4347) were screened against Orobanche crenata in a
sick plot at ...
Narrowing the yield gap of food legumes through integrated management of parasitic weeds in the highlands of Ethiopia
The project was implemented in two districts of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The parasitic weed (Orobanche crenata) is distributed in different districts of the Northern highlands expanding its ecological range since ...
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Program Framework 2012 - 2016
The Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program comprises three research-for-development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development as ...
Can indigenous rhizobial strains, in their own environment, outperform elite exogenous strains as soybean inoculants? The Mozambican case study
Indigenous rhizobial strains frequently outcompete inoculant strains impeding inoculation responses on soybean. Although indigenous rhizobial strains with outstanding symbiotic effectiveness have been reported, studies ...
Evaluation of Cowpea varieties for Integration into the cropping Systems
Field experiments were conducted at two locations in the central region of Malawi during the 2018/2019 main cropping season to evaluate fifteen cowpea varieties (12 advanced lines and three standard checks) obtained from ...
Crop design for the doubled up groundnut and pigeonpea intercrop systems
Smallholder farmers of eastern and southern Africa practice intercropping to intensify crop production, and mitigate land shortages. Intercropping two grain legumes, groundnut with pigeonpea, a system known as ‘doubled-up ...
Training manual for Master Trainers on groundnut, pigeonpea and sorghum
This training manual is developed for master trainers
Targeting Drought-Tolerant Maize Varieties in Southern Africa: A Geospatial Crop Modeling Approach Using Big Data
Maize is a major staple food crop in southern Africa and stress tolerant improved varieties have the potential to increase productivity, enhance livelihoods and reduce food insecurity. This study uses big data in refining ...