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International Journal of Agronomy, 2021 Studies were conducted to determine tuber yield stability and adaptability of some elite yam (Dioscorea sp.) genotypes in northern Ghana. Ten elite exotic yam genotypes alongside one locally cultivated farmer-preferred variety, Laribako, were grown in ...
Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah +4 more
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Genetic control of earliness in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp)
Heliyon, 2022 Global climate change is expected to further intensify the already harsh conditions in the dry savannah ecological zones of sub-Saharan Africa, posing serious threats to food and income security of millions of smallholder farmers.
Emmanuel Yaw Owusu +8 more
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Investigating the potential impact of 1.5, 2 and 3 °C global warming levels on crop suitability and planting season over West Africa [PDF]
, 2020 West African rainfed agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Global warming is projected to result in higher regional warming and have a strong impact on agriculture.
Crespo, Olivier +8 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Experimental studies were conducted to evaluate 16 advanced breeding lines of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) for genetic variability, heritability and correlation between maturity and yield related traits.
Emmanuel Y. Owusu +8 more
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Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in Northern Ghana
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2017 Aflatoxins contamination in peanut seeds remains a major challenge in Ghana. This study evaluated aflatoxin levels in peanut samples from farmer storage units, and participatory on-farm research trials.
Issah Sugri +6 more
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Structure and composition of Androstachys johnsonii woodland across various strata in Gonarezhou National Park, southeast Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2011 A study on the structure and composition of Androstachys johnsonii Prain (Euphorbiaceae) woodland across three strata was conducted in Gonarezhou National Park (GNP), southeast Zimbabwe.
Chikorowondo, G. +3 more
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New Canadian Records of Asilidae (Diptera) From an Endangered Ontario Ecosystem [PDF]
, 2018 The Asilidae (Diptera) of Bosanquet (northern Lambton County, Ontario) are surveyed. Forty-one species are recorded. Twelve species are published for the first time from Canada: Atomosia puella, Cerotainia albipilosa, Cerotainia macrocera, Holcocephala ...
Skevington, Jeffrey H
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2017 Maize plays a crucial role in combating food insecurity in Ghana due to its high yield potential and wide adaptability. Thirty five intermediate maturing maize hybrids were evaluated at eight locations in Ghana for two years (i) to determine grain yield ...
Alidu Haruna +6 more
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Performance of maize populations under different nitrogen rates in northern Ghana
Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2018 This study evaluated grain yield performance, stability and agronomic nitrogen-use efficiency (AE) of twelve maize populations under three nitrogen (N) rates at two locations in the Guinea and Sudan savannah zones of Ghana in 2014 and 2015.
G.B. Adu +10 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, 2020 Aphids (Aphis craccivora Koch) are an important vegetative stage pest of cowpea in Africa. The use of resistant cultivars is among the best management option for this pest, but the success of this strategy is influenced by the stability of the resistant ...
Francis Kusi +13 more
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