Productivity of forage legumes intercropped with maize and their acceptability to livestock in the savanna zone of Nigeria

Rahman, S. A.; Ogungbile, A. O.

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“…Despite this decline, however, lablab appears to persist as a garden crop (rather than a field crop) in eastern and southern Africa; and recent market surveys from eastern Africa suggest that there is a high demand (and subsequently a good price) for lablab in Kenya (Ngailo et al 2003). There is almost no ongoing lablab research in Africa, except for programs focusing on improving soil properties by using green-manure/forage crops, such as in maize-based systems of Kenya (Mureithi et al 2003; Cheruiyot et al 2007; Lelei et al 2009), Malawi (Sakala et al 2004) and Nigeria (e.g., Ibewiro et al 2000; Amodu et al 2004; Gbaraneh et al 2004; Rahman and Ogungbile 2006), or sorghum- and millet-based systems in the semi-arid tropics of Mali (Kouyaté et al 2000). Almost all of these African initiatives have included and continue to include one popular late-maturing forage cultivar, cv.…”

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Maass

Knox

Venkatesha

et al. 2010

Tropical Plant Biol.

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In recent years, so-called ‘lost crops’ have been appraised in a number of reviews, among them Lablab purpureus in the context of African vegetable species. This crop cannot truly be considered ‘lost’ because worldwide more than 150 common names are applied to it. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this paper aims to put forward four theses, (i) Lablab is one of the most diverse domesticated legume species and has multiple uses. Although its largest agro-morphological diversity occurs in South Asia, its origin appears to be Africa. (ii) Crop improvement in South Asia is based on limited genetic diversity. (iii) The restricted research and development performed in Africa focuses either on improving forage or soil properties mostly through one popular cultivar, Rongai, while the available diversity of lablab in Africa might be under threat of genetic erosion. (iv) Lablab is better adapted to drought than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) or cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), both of which have been preferred to lablab in African agricultural production systems. Lablab might offer comparable opportunities for African agriculture in the view of global change. Its wide potential for adaptation throughout eastern and southern Africa is shown with a GIS (geographic information systems) approach.

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Maass

Knox

Venkatesha

et al. 2010

Tropical Plant Biol.

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“…The selection process was based on a four point score evaluation for the means of each of the parameters assessed in the three soya bean processing experiments. This four point score evaluation is irrespective of means similarities (P<0.05) within the same parameter and the cumulative average points score for each of the experimental treatment groups were ranked according to the methods described by Ajayi (2005) and Rahman and Ogungbile (2006). The scores were as follows: 1 = Fair; 2 = Good; 3 = Better and 4 = Best mean.…”

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Evaluation of different processing methods of soya beans (Glycine max) on its nutritive value and the performance of broilers: A qualitative selection approach for extension

Ari¹,

Ayanwale²,

Adama³

2017

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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Several trials has been conducted by poultry nutritionist in evaluating effects of soybean processing on its nutritive value and the performance of broilers without clearly declaring the best processing method to be adopted by farmers that will give them on the average a cumulative best result output. A qualitative selection approach was thus adopted in the evaluation of different processing methods of soya beans (Glycine max) on its nutritive value and the performance of broilers using published results from the same authors who conducted an experiment using four thermal processing methods (extrusion, cooking, toasting and roasting-dry heating); four fermentation processing methods (fermentation with culture organisms, cooking and fermentation, daddawa, cooking and fermentation + potash) and four alkaline processes methods (soaking in water, sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3), potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3) and sodium hydroxide-NaOH) A quantitative evaluation of both nutritive values and performance of experimental birds were undertaken as basis for selection of best means from each processing method after the selected best from each of the processing methods were compared to select the overall best. Cooking, cook and ferment and 1% potassium carbonate respectively emerged as the representative best for thermal, fermentation and alkaline processing. The comparative evaluation of the representative best processing methods showed that cook and ferment from fermentation group was the overall best. This processing method showed the best potentials for essential nutrients preservation, better performance of broilers and greater economic returns on investment. This confirmed the superiority of fermentation process in increasing the viability of soya beans utilization in broiler feeds resulting from microbial organisms activities.

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Productivity of forage legumes intercropped with maize and their acceptability to livestock in the savanna zone of Nigeria

Abstract: Farmers in a village in northern Nigeria grew six forage legumes as intercrops with maize in two seasons. Lablab purpurens gave the best yield and economic performance while Centrosema pubescens was more appreciated by the livestock as feed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Evaluation of different processing methods of soya beans (Glycine max) on its nutritive value and the performance of broilers: A qualitative selection approach for extension

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