Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of the production system and marketing of improved groundnut seed in Kolokani area O. Diarra · B. Karambé · T. P. Kassogué · Dagnoko. Sokona +1 more The present study analyzes the system for producing and marketing improved groundnut seed in Kolokani. Data from the study were collected from 30 groundnut seed producers in the above-mentioned locality in May 2019 using semi-structured in… RUF-40739 2019 CC BY 4.0 20 Nov 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Evaluation of oleic acid rich groundnut lines for adaptation and resistance to foliar diseases in Malawi J. Mwololo Groundnut is an important oilseed crop for both food and nutrition security. The development of nutrient dense varieties including oleic acid to meet dietary needs in Africa is important. The study was undertaken to evaluate oleic acid ric… RUF-39941 2019 CC BY 4.0 28 Mar 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Effects of organic mulch on soil properties and yield composition of groundnut on a typical latosol J. K. Ahiakpa · N. P. Kolliesuah Given the deficient nature of the Liberian soil (low N, P, K and acidic soil condition), a field experiment was conducted in 2016 and 2017 at the College of Agriculture and Sustainable Development Experimental Field using Biochar, Sawdust … RUF-38607 2018 CC BY 4.0 4 Sep 2020
Working Document Series Open Access The effects of plant density on growth and yield of groundnuts J. Goodman · V. Kabambe · W. Mhango · L.M. Mkandawire +1 more Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is one of the grain legumes that is widely grown by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The yield and quality of groundnut is affected by a number of factors such as plant density. A study was conducted at Exagris Af… RUF-37480 2016 CC BY 4.0 10 Apr 2018
Journal articles Open Access Effect of harvesting time on groundnut yield and yield components in Northern Mozambique Emmanuel Jnr. Zuza Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important legume crop in Mozambique which is grown for food as well as cash. It’s an indeterminate growth habit and below the ground nature of fruiting makes it difficult to determine the … RUF-37216 2017 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Intra-household labour allocation and technical efficiency among groundnut producers in eastern Uganda Samuel. Sentumbwe Improved production technologies have been developed and adopted by some farmers in the country. These technologies were developed with the aim of improving farmer’s welfare but its known that households get income from sources other than … RUF-35545 2007 CC BY 4.0 30 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of groundnut yield loss due to the groundnut leaf miner, Aproaerema modicella infestation in Mozambique M. Botao · D. Cugala · L. Santos · A. Sidumo +1 more The groundnut leaf miner, Aproaerema modicella Deventer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is an invasive alien Asian species in Mozambique. A. modicella was reported for the first time in 1998 in Uganda. In Mozambique, Groundnut leaf miner was f… RUF-34364 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of the fruit fly, Batrocera invadens, pest status and the establishment of the parasitoid, Fopius arisanus in Mozambique G. Albano · D. Cugala · L. Santos Asian fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) are regarded as some of the most destructive pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and rank high on quarantine lists worldwide. Losses result from direct feeding damage, d… RUF-34342 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Pigeon pea-Groundnut Intercrop Maize Rotation Cropping System: A Tool for Improving Maize Production in Malawi J. Mrema · J.J. Msaky · A.T. Phiri · G.Y.K. Phiri A two year study to investigate how to optimally utilize applied mineral nutrients by maize grown in rotation with pigeon peagroundnut intercrop is under way at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station (S 130 59’ 23.2", E0330 38’ 36.8"). An … RUF-32227 2012 CC BY 4.0 14 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Diversity and Symbiotic Effectiveness of Acid Tolerant Groundnut Rhizobia inWestern Kenya Soils J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.A. Onyango · B.A. Were This study was carried out to find suitable strains of rhizobia for use in ground nut production under acid-aluminium soils. Thirty-six rhizobia isolates tolerant to high soil aluminium were identified.. The isolates were gram negative rod… RUF-31909 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Improving Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) by Groundnuts (Arachis hypogea L.) Grown in Acid Soils Amended with Calcitic and Dolomitic Limestones R. Merckx · J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.K. Okello +5 more Groundnut is an important grain legume in the traditional cropping systems of western Kenya and eastern Uganda. This research focuses on assessing and utilising the biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potential of groundnut in alleviating s… RUF-31894 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Effectiveness of Bradyrhizobia and Lime on Yield of Groundnuts and Maize Under Intercrop System in Acids Soils of Western Kenya J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.A. Onyango · C. Othieno +2 more Bradyrhizobia is the rhizobia species that fixes nitrogen in the groundnut crop. Soil acidity is a constraint to effective bradyrhizobia activity. Western Kenya is characterised by acid soils and thus unconducive for bradyrhizobia activity… RUF-31842 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Genetics of Resistance to Groundnut Rosette Virus Disease among Groundnut Landraces in Uganda R. Edema · P. Gibson · S.I. Kayondo · B.R. Ntare +1 more Groundnut rosette virus disease (GRVD) is caused by a trio of viral components and is a major disease that can cause 100% crop losses in an epidemic situation. Thus, continued effort to develop resistant groundnut cultivars is critical in … RUF-31526 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
