The potential for improving millet (Pennisetum typhoides (Burm), Stapf and Hubb) in farming systems of the semi-arid areas of Nigeria

Nwasike, C. C.; Baker, E. F. I.; Egharevba, P.N.

doi:10.1016/0304-1131(87)90003-8

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“…Approximately 25 % of the total land area is cultivated, of which 78 % is upland and 22 % lowland farming. On average, Wet, 1974) while the late, transplanted variety of 50 m 2 were used to compare the performance of of millet is restricted to more humid areas (Nwasike, improved and local varieties of sorghum, millet, Baker & Egharevba, 1982). Maize (Zea mays (L.)) maize, and groundnuts (32 m a areas) in sole and includes mainly improved varieties that are widely intercrop conditions at various plant population cultivated in Nigeria (International Institute of densities and fertilizer levels.…”

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Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African Savannah Zone

Powell¹

1984

J. Agric. Sci.

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Crop residues, consisting of cereal stovers and hays made from the vegetative parts of grain legumes, are important dry-season feeds for ruminant livestock in the Savannah Zone of West Africa (van Raay, 1975;McCown, Haaland & de Haan, 1979;Jahnke, 1982). With the increasing demand on land to produce more crops and animal products, traditional systems are under pressure. There is need for a reliable means to quantify the supply of feed from various sources and to monitor the type, quantity and quality of crop residue available to livestock.Various methods have been used to measure crop residue dry matter (D.M.). 'Harvest index' (HI), or the grain/total above-ground D.M. ratio, is often used to determine the grain-producing efficiency of a crop or crop variety. It provides an indirect approximation of the total stover D.M. available to livestock (Dicko, 1980; Okaiyeto & Egharevba, 1981). However, HI are known to vary considerably from crop to crop, between varieties of the same crop, and can be affected by adverse climatic conditions. Also, a HI gives no quantitative value of stover plant parts. The objectives of this study were to test the stability of HI relationships for major crops cultivated in West Africa over a range of management levels as an indicator of the quantity of crop residue on offer and to divide the residue of each crop into component plant parts to gain preliminary information on the relative feeding value of total crop residue D.M.

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Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African Savannah Zone

Powell¹

1984

J. Agric. Sci.

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“…has traditionally been an important grain, forage and stover crop primarily in the arid and sub-tropical regions of the world. It is the world's six most important cereal crop, providing diet to about five hundred million people in the arid and semi-arid tropics particularly in India (Bilquez, 1979;Nwasike, et al, 1982;Yayock, et al, 1988 andNRC, 1996). Over 40 percent of land sown annually to cereals is devoted to millet .…”

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Reaction of Pearl Millet Infected with Downy Mildew (<em>Sclerospora Graminicola</em> (Sacc.) Schroet) Intercropped Cowpea with on Days to 50% Heading and Grain Yield in the Savanna Zone of Northern Nigeria

Gaya¹,

Adebitan²,

Gurama³

2012

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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Field trials were carried out at the Teaching and Research farm of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil with three pearl millet varieties in 2003, 2004 and 2005 rainy seasons to find out the reaction of cowpea intercropped with pearl millet infected with downy mildew on days to 50% heading and grain yield. The experiment was a 3 x 2 factorial in randomized blocks of six plots with three pearl millet varieties (LCIC 9702, Ex-Borno and Zango) and each variety was intercropped with a cowpea and planted sole making six treatments. Data collected on days to 50% heading and grain yield were subjected to T-test for the separation of means of sole and intercropped to bring out the differences between them at 1% and 5% levels of significance. Results showed that intercropped LCIC pearl millet variety had significantly (P≤0.05) more days to 50% heading than other varieties either planted sole or intercropped in 2004. Similarly, from the combined result, it showed that intercropped LCIC pearl millet variety had significantly (P≤0.05) more days to 50% heading than other varieties either solely planted or intercropped. Maximum grain yield was however obtained from sole Zango and intercropped LCIC 9702 pearl millet varieties. Combined result shows only intercropped LCIC 9702 had significantly (P≤0.05) maximum grain yield than other pearl millet varieties. It is imperative to grow sole LCIC 9702 pearl millet variety than intercropped with cowpea for less number of days to 50% heading. But for maximum grain yield, it is advisable to grow sole Zango and intercrop LCIC 9702 with cowpea.

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Nutrient flows and balances in urban and peri-urban agroecosystems of Kano, Nigeria

Abdulkadir

Leffelaar

Agbenin

2013

Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst

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The potential for improving millet (Pennisetum typhoides (Burm), Stapf and Hubb) in farming systems of the semi-arid areas of Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African Savannah Zone

Assessment of dry-matter yield from grain yield in the West African Savannah Zone

Reaction of Pearl Millet Infected with Downy Mildew (<em>Sclerospora Graminicola</em> (Sacc.) Schroet) Intercropped Cowpea with on Days to 50% Heading and Grain Yield in the Savanna Zone of Northern Nigeria

Nutrient flows and balances in urban and peri-urban agroecosystems of Kano, Nigeria

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