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Maize production constraints, traits preference and current Striga control options in western Tanzania: farmers’ consultation and implications for breeding

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2019
Striga spp. severely affect maize yields in Tanzania causing yield losses varying from 20% to 100%. The use of Striga resistant varieties is an economical and environmentally friendly option that can be easily adopted by smallholder farmers.
John Lobulu, Hussein Shimelis, Mark Laing, Arnold Angelo Mushongi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On‐farm experimentation in East and West Africa improves nutrient management decision‐making and yield in cereal smallholder farming systems

Agronomy Journal, Volume 118, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Past efforts have concentrated on top‐down approaches in delivering precision nutrient management (PNM) practices to smallholder farmers, but with little yield and economic impact for farmers. Farmer‐centric on‐farm experimentation (OFE) is an approach designed to effectively engage farmers in generating technologies tailored to the ...
Ivan S. Adolwa, Steve Phillips, Martha N. Okumu, Therese Agneroh, Canon E. N. Savala, Denver M. Barasa, Basil Kavishe, Esther Mugi‐Ngenga, Kokou A. Amouzou, Joses Muthamia, Thomas Oberthür, Shamie Zingore   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to produce more biomass for direct seeding mulched based cropping system in sub-saharian Africa ? Example in North Cameroun [PDF]

, 2010
In North Cameroon, from 2001 to 2006, more than 250 farmers tried direct seeding mulchbased cropping systems (DMC) in their fields. DMC systems were based on farmer traditional rotation i.e. cereal//cotton.
Balarabe, Oumarou, Naudin, Krishna
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Analysis of Maize Farming Systems in Cameroon and Drivers of Productivity

Food and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Conceptual framework illustrating key factors influencing maize productivity. ABSTRACT Maize is a staple crop critical for food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Cameroon. However, productivity is constrained by socio‐economic, agricultural, institutional and climatic factors.
Shey Ndogmi Yoniwo, Francis Ogochukwu Okeke, Terence Epule Epule, Alec Forsyth, Naeem Syed, Joseph Hubert Yamdeu Galani   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined use of improved maize hybrids and nitrogen application increases grain yield of maize, under natural Striga hermonthica infestation

Open Agriculture
Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth infestation is one of the major constraints to maize production in the Nigeria savannas. The application of nitrogen fertilizer to Striga-resistant hybrids may reduce Striga infection and increase grain yields.
Solomon Reuben, Kamara Alpha Y., Aliyu Kamaluddin T., Ademulegun Temitope D., Mohammed Ibrahim B., Tofa Abdullahi I., Omoigui Lucky. O., Adeleke Musibau A.   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flavones from Striga lutea

, 1997
Department of Chemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106 Manuscript received 29 September 1995, accepted 29 January 1996 Flavones from Striga lutea.
S. P. HIREMATH, S. HANUMANTHARAO
openaire   +1 more source

Striga Management through Herbicide Resistance: A Public-Private Partnership in Action [PDF]

Striga is an indigenous parasitic weed that attacks cereals and other crops in Africa. In maize croplands alone, Striga infests over 2.3 million ha resulting in 1.6 million tons of grain loss worth US $383 million annually.
Savala, Canon N., Woomer, Paul L.
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Fertiliser Microdosing and Organic Amendments as an Integrated Soil Fertility Management Strategy: Evidence From On‐Farm Sorghum Trials in Burkina Faso

Soil Use and Management, Volume 42, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
ABSTRACT Fertiliser microdosing (FM) is widely promoted in sub‐Saharan Africa as a means to improve fertiliser use efficiency in cereal crops. However, combining organic amendments with FM could further increase the agronomic efficiency of the latter because of possible synergies between both practices.
Yacouba Ouedraogo, Jean‐Baptiste Sibiri Taonda, Idriss Sermé, Bernard Tychon, Jean‐Thomas Cornelis, Hassan‐Bismarck Nacro, Charles L. Bielders   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining smallholder farmers’ preferences for Push-Pull technology dissemination pathways in western Kenya [PDF]

The push-pull technology (PPT) has widely been disseminated to control stemborer (Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca) and Striga weeds (Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica) in maize fields in Kenya. This study examined farmers’ preferences for various
Amudavi, David M., Chianu, Jonas, Khan, Zeyaur R., Murage, Alice W., Obare, Gideon A.   +4 more
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Nutritient flow scenarios for sustainable smallholder faming systems in southwestern Burkino Faso : food security and better livelihoods for rural dryland communities [PDF]

, 2017
The report presents a study on nutrient flows of agricultural livelihood systems dominated by smallholder farms in South-western Burkina Faso. The material flow analysis of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium provides a detailed picture of current ...
Boundia, Alexandre Thiombiano, Meylan, Grégoire, Quang, Bao Le   +2 more
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