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Classifyning winter wheat environments into adaptive zones as a basis for recommending a reduction in the number of international winter wheat performance nursery test sites
(2011-01-27)
Classifyning winter wheat environments into adaptive zones as a basis for recommending a reduction in the number of international winter wheat performance nursery test sites
A morphological study of the hairs of Marsilea L.
(2011-03-25)
A morphological study of hairs of Marsilea L. was undertaken. Methods involving scanning electron microscopy, histology and light microscopy were employed. Examined
material based on 24 African species, 3 New World and ...
Variability for Drought Tolerance in finger millet[eleusine coracana(L.)]accessions from Zambia
(2011-03-29)
Finger millet \Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] is an important traditional food security crop
in 2 remote and dry areas of northern Zambia. Its several major uses include porridge, bread,
malt, beverages, fodder and ...
Effects of Crop Rotations on Selected Soil Properties and Maize (ZEA MAYS) Yield Under Coservation Farming
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
Crop rotation is known to affect the physical, chemical and biological soil properties. This farming system has shown to be effective at reducing the farmers’ costs while increasing the yields in the long run and improving ...
Effect of aqueous neem(Azdirachta Indica A Juss) leaf extract on selected soil chemical and biological properties
(The University of Zambia, 2015)
Zambia has soils with low plant available nutrients due to leaching, depletion of organic matter and acidification. One way of addressing this situation is by the application of organic materials such as aqueous neem leaf ...
Epidemiological and molecular characterisation of cassava mosaic geminiviruses and the their effect on yield of cassava in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)
An epidemiological and molecular characterization study of cassava mosaic disease was carried out in four cassava growing Provinces of Zambia in 2013. The objectives of the study were to determine the incidence and severity ...
A multi-criteria ananlysis for mapping soybean (glycine max (l.) Merr. land suitability in Kabwe district of Central Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Land suitability is concerned with the process of estimating the fitness of land for alternative agricultural uses. Land suitability analysis for soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) production culminates into suitability maps ...
Breeding for resistance to colletotrichum lindemuthianum (sacc. and Magn. Scrib) in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Bean anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum causes severe common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) yield losses. Breeding for resistance is the best method to mitigate this problem. The objectives of this study ...
Comparative effects of Kraal Manure and Phosporus Fertilizer on Sil acididty and Phosphorus Availability to Maize(zea mays l)
(2012-01-24)
Soil acidity is a major constraint to crop productivity and lime, the primary amendment, is seldom effective when applied alone and it is not easily accessed by resource-poor farmers. Organic residues around the farm are ...
Morphological and biochemical characterization of soybean nodulating rhizobia indigenous to Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] is known for symbiotic nitrogen fixation by rhizobia
present in the soil with which it establishes an efficient symbiosis. In Zambia, current
rhizobial inoculants used in soybeans ...