Climate Change and Agriculture: Recent submissions

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Growth and Tuber Yield Performance of Taro Landrances in the face of Taro Leaf Blight (Phytophthora colocasiae Rachib) Outbreak in Nigeria

Eze, C.E.; Nwofia, G.E.; Onyeka, J.; Nwaogu, A.G. (Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 2017-09)

The study was carried out to assess the growth, taro leaf blight (TLB) severity and yield of some taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) genotypes commonly grown by farmers in Nigeria across four environments (two locations ...
First report of Pepo aphid-borne yellows virus on zucchini in Cote d'Ivoire

Kone, N.; Coulibaly, A.; Koita, O.; Kone, D.; Bediako, E.A.; Knierim, D.; Menzel, W.; Winter, S. (New Disease Reports, 2015)
Farmers Perceptions about Climate Change, Management Practice and Their On-Farm Adoption Strategies at Rice Fields in Sapu and Kuntaur of the Gambia, West Africa

Bojang, Fatou; Traore, Seydou; Togola, Adama; Diallo, Yacouba (American Journal of Climate Change, 2020-01)

Lowland rice production is highly vulnerable to extreme temperature as a result of climate change. The study analyses farmer’s perception about climate change, management practice and their on-farm adoption strategies at ...
Étude comparative de la qualité de trois amendements organo-biologiques sur la production de tomate à Soala dans le Centre-Ouest du Burkina Faso

Sawadogo, Jacques; Ouedraogo, W. Bernadette Mounasse; Coulibaly, Pane Jeanne d’Arc; Savadogo, Claude Arsène; Kabore, Aminata; Legma, Jean B. (Science et technique, Sciences naturelles 36 et appliquées, 2019)

Face à la baisse de la fertilité des sols entrainant une faible productivité agricole, la présente étude a été menée pour évaluer les effets de trois amendements organo-biologiques (Bokashi, compost simple, compost enrichi ...
Farmer choice of strategies alleviating food insecurity due to changing weather patterns

Sonko, Ebrima; Florkowski, Wojciech J.; Agodzo, Sampson; Antiwe-Agyei, Phillip (2019)
Evaluation of Growth and Yield Responses of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Cultivars to Plant Spacing on the Plains of Nsukka, Southeastern Nigeria

Orji, K.O.; Ogbonna, P.E.; Eze, C.E. (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-09)

A field experiment was conduct in 2008 and repeated in 2009 crop season at the linkage farm of the Univesity of Nigeria, Nsukka to evaluate growth and yield responses of five cultivars of taro ( Colocasia esculenta) to ...
Effect of Bio-Fertilizers on Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Production and on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties In Sudan Area of Burkina Faso

Coulibaly, Pane. J.A.; Sawadogo, Jacques; Bambara, Yemanlou.A.I.; Legma, Jean.B.; Compaore, Emmanuel (Current Agriculture Research Journal, 2020-11)

In Burkina Faso, vegetable production is a very important asset for its socioeconomic development. However, this production faces many constraints that negatively affect its potential. The use of organic fertilization ...
Effets des fertilisants biologiques sur la productivité de la tomate en zone semi-aride du Burkina Faso

Sawadogo, Jacques; Coulibaly, Pane Jeanne d’Arc; Traore, Boubacar; Bassole, Marthe Sandrine Doignet; Savadogo, Claude Arsène; Legma, Jean Boukari (Journal of Applied Biosciences, 2021)

Objectifs : cette étude vise à déterminer l'effet des fertilisants biologiques sur les paramètres physico-chimiques des sols et sur la productivité de la tomate (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) en zone sub-saharienne du ...
Effets de l’engorgement du sol sur la croissance, le développement et la productivité du maïs

Daku, Elidaa K.; Dossoumou, Nadège I. P.; Worou, Omonlola N.; Salack, Seyni (2020-03)
Effectiveness of different alpha lattice designs in the evaluation of maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes in a rainforest agro-ecology

Akinwale, Richard Olutayo; Odunlami, Love Kayode; Eze, Chinedu Emmanuel; Oladejo, Atanda Samuel (Heliyon, 2021-06)

Plant breeding experiments require the use of appropriate experimental designs that will efficiently block variation due to wide heterogeneity nature of tropical soils. The primary objective of this study was to assess ...
Detection of Non-Additive Gene Action within Elite Maize Populations Evaluated in Contrasting Environments under Rainforest Ecology in Nigeria

Akinwale, Richard Olutayo; Eze, Chinedu Emmanuel; Traore, Diakaridia; Menkir, Abebe (Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, 2021-01)

Proper understanding of the mode of gene action in open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) maize parents helps breeder in the choice of appropriate breeding method to improve its genetic value. The objectives of the present study ...
Combining no-tillage, rice straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer application to increase the soil carbon balance of upland rice field in northern Benin

Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Brüggemann, Nicolas; Ampofo, Edward; Igué, Attanda Mouinou; Jesse, Naab; Huat, Joël; Agbossou, Euloge Kossi (Soil & Tillage Research, 2016)

Agricultural management practices are frequently non conservative and can lead to substantial loss of soil organic carbon and soil fertility, but for many regions in Africa the knowledge is very limited. To study the ...
Climate change-induced reduction in agricultural land suitability of West-Africa’s inland valley landscapes

Akpoti, K.; Groen, T.; Dossou-Yovo, E.; Kabo-bah, A.T.; Zwart, S.J. (Agricultural Systems, 2022-05)

CONTEXT: Although rice production has increased significantly in the last decade in West Africa, the region is far from being rice self-sufficient. Inland valleys (IVs) with their relatively higher water content and soil ...
Combining Ability and Heterosis in Diallel Analysis of Maize (Zea mays L.) Lines

Onejeme, Francis Chukwuma; Okporie, Emmanuel Ogbonna; Eze, Chinedu Emmanuel (AIJR Publisher, 2020)

A sound breeding program for maize improvement is very important to meet the demands of the growing population. Therefore, combining ability and heterosis were studied in a 4 x 4 full diallel cross in maize for growth ...
Climate impact analysis and adaptation strategies to climate change on peanut in Senegal

Faye, B.; Webber, H.; Gaiser, T. (2019)
Benefits and limits of inland valley development to enhance agricultural growth: a farmers’ perception approach in southern Mali

Huat, J.; Fusillier, J.; Dossou‑Yovo, E.; Lidon, B.; Kouyaté, A.M.; Touré, A.; Simpara, M.B.; Hamadoun, A. (2019-09)

In the last 40 years in sub-Saharan Africa, huge investments have been made in inland valley (IV) development for agricultural production. Understanding the agricultural and socioeconomic impacts of IV development may ...
Assessment of the impact of climate change on the freshwater availability of Kaduna River basin, Nigeria

Okafor, G.C.; Ogbu, K.N. (2018-04)

Changes in runoff trends have caused severe water shortages and ecological problems in agriculture and human well-being in Nigeria. Understanding the long-term (inter-annual to decadal) variations of water availability in ...
Assessing Long-Term Trends In Vegetation Productivity Change Over the Bani River Basin in Mali (West Africa)

Traore, S.S.; Landmann, T.; Forkuo, E.K.; Traore, P.C.S. (American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2014-12)

Using time series of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and rainfall data, we investigated historical vegetation productivity trends from 1982 to 2011 over the Bani River Basin in Mali. Statistical agreements ...
Amélioration des propriétés physico-chimiques et microbiologiques des sols par des fertilisants biologiques sous cultures de la tomate en zone Soudano-sahélienne

Sawadogo, J.; Coulibaly, P.J.; Traore, B.; Bassole, M.S.D.; Kabore, A.; Legma, J.B. (Afrique Science, 2021-10)

Improvement of the soils physico-chemical and microbiological properties using organic fertilizers in tomato production in the Sudanese-Sahelian zone Tomato production is facing many constraints that limit its yield. The ...
Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD+ among Smallholder Land Users in Rural Ghana

Appiah, D.O.; Bugri, J.T.; Forkuo, E.K.; Yamba, S. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015-11)

Reducing emissions fromdeforestation and forest degradation with other benefits (REDD+) mechanism is supposed to address the reversal of forest-based land degradation, conservation of existing carbon stocks, and enhancement ...

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