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Agriculture, 2022 Access to feed for livestock during the cropping season is a constraint to the smallholder crop–livestock farming system in northern Ghana due to backyard farming.
Nurudeen Abdul Rahman +6 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2020 Information on combining ability and reciprocal effects (REC) facilitates efficient utilization of genetic materials in a breeding program. This study was conducted (at the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana) to determine general ...
Emmanuel Yaw Owusu +6 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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Microorganisms, 2022 There is a rising concern about illnesses resulting from milk consumption due to contamination by pathogenic microorganisms including Escherichia coli. This study examined the occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of E.
Frederick Adzitey +7 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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Fertilizer effect on proximate composition and nutritive value of exotic/minor vegetable crops [PDF]
Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research, 2021 Purpose: A study was conducted on the effect of single-based fertilizers and compound fertilizers on the nutritive quality potential of lettuce (var. Eden), sweet pepper (var. Yellow wonder), and carrot (var. Bahia).
Moomin Abu +2 more
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Water Management for Sustainable Irrigation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Production: A Review
Agronomy, 2023 In the face of the negative impacts of climate change and the accelerated growth of the global population, precision irrigation is important to conserve water resources, improve rice productivity and promote overall efficient rice cultivation, as rice is
Alfassassi Arouna +3 more
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Genetic characterization and population structure of maize populations using SSR markers
Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Maize is a major staple food in sub-Saharan Africa. However, due to the threats posed by biotic and abiotic constraints to its production, it is a prerequisite to conserve germplasm with diverse genetic background and to seek for favourable genotypes ...
G.B. Adu +5 more
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SOIL TILLAGE AND FERTILIZER EFFECTS ON SOIL MOISTURE RETENTION, GROWTH AND SEED COTTON YIELD OF THE POPULAR FK37 COTTON IN NORTHERN GHANA. [PDF]
Journal CleanWASCotton is a cash crop and enhances farmer livelihoods in northern Ghana. However, cotton yields are diminished because of drought and poor agronomic practices that result in lower lint quality.
Ramson Adombilla +3 more
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Scientific African, 2020 Peanut production contributes to food security in northern Ghana due to its ability to tolerate drought and survive on marginal lands. This notwithstanding, poor handling along the value chain favors aflatoxin contamination, a threat to human and animal ...
Edward Martey +2 more
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