African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI▼	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-39849103457	Farmers' agronomic and social evaluation of productivity, yield and N 2-fixation in different cow...	Adjei-Nsiah S., Kuyper T.W., Leeuwis C., Abekoe M.K., Cobbinah J., Sakyi-Dawson O., Giller K.E.	2008	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	80	3	10.1007/s10705-007-9133-3	Agricultural Research Centre-Kade, Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Ghana, Legon...	Adjei-Nsiah, S., Agricultural Research Centre-Kade, Institute of Agricultural Research, Universit...	Cowpea-maize rotations form an important component of the farming systems of smallholder farmers ...	15N natural abundance; Crop rotations; Forage cowpea; Marketability	aboveground biomass; agricultural management; agroecology; crop production; crop rotation; crop y...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of iron oxide impregnated filter paper method as an index of phosphorus availability i...	Shekiffu C.Y., Semoka J.M.R.	2007	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	77	2	10.1007/s10705-006-9054-6	National Soil Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, P.O. Box 5088, Tanga, Tanzania;...	Shekiffu, C.Y., National Soil Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, P.O. Box 5088, ...	Phosphorus is a major yield limiting nutrient in rice production and yet most soil test methods f...	Available P; Critical P level; Flooded soils; Paddy soils; Tanzania	agricultural soil; assessment method; fertilizer application; flooded soil; iron oxide; nutrient ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-27844442716	On-farm evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation potential and grain yield of Lablab and two so...	Okogun J.A., Sanginga N., Abaidoo R., Dashiell K.E., Diels J.	2005	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	73	03-Feb	10.1007/s10705-005-3821-7	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Tropical Soil ...	Okogun, J.A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria, ...	Several legumes with high biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) potentials have been studied in on-s...	Biological nitrogen fixation; Grain yield; Northern Guinea savanna; Soybean	crop yield; nitrogen fixation; rhizobacterium; soybean; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; West...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77952634813	Population responses within a landscape matrix: A macrophysiological approach to understanding cl...	Chown S.L., Gaston K.J., van Kleunen M., Clusella-Trullas S.	2010	Evolutionary Ecology	24	3	10.1007/s10682-009-9329-x	Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private B...	Chown, S.L., Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch Universi...	Global environmental change (GEC) is a significant concern. However, forecasting the outcomes of ...	Bioclimatic modelling; Mechanistic models; Performance curves; Phenotypic plasticity; r × c matrices	bioclimatology; biodiversity; community ecology; demography; environmental change; environmental ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938419023	Evaluation of quality protein maize inbred lines for resistance to maize weevil Sitophilus zeamai...	Demissie G., Tilahun B., Dida M., Teklewold A., Wegary D.	2015	Euphytica	205	1	10.1007/s10681-015-1412-5	Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Bako National Maize Research Coordinating Centre, P...	Demissie, G., Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Bako National Maize Research Coordina...	Searching new sources of resistance to the maize weevil are critical in a successful breeding pro...	Biophysical traits; Genetic resistance; Grain yield; QPM inbred lines; Sitophilus zeamais	Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Hexapoda; Sitophilus zeamais; Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84914665086	Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of a...	Meseka S., Menkir A., Obeng-Antwi K.	2015	Euphytica	201	1	10.1007/s10681-014-1214-1	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Crops Resear...	Meseka, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; ...	Yield losses of maize due to drought stress (DS) in environments with limited rains can reach 100...	Backcross; Beneficial alleles; Drought stress; Introgression; Maize landrace	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883821631	Evaluation of open pollinated varieties of maize for resistance to the maize weevil in a controll...	Masasa R.T., Setimela P.S., Chiteka Z.A.	2013	Euphytica	193	3	10.1007/s10681-013-0900-8	Africa University, P.O. Box 1320, Mutare, Zimbabwe; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cen...	Masasa, R.T., Africa University, P.O. Box 1320, Mutare, Zimbabwe; Setimela, P.S., International M...	Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is one of the major maize storage pests among small...	Controlled temperature and humidity laboratory; Kernel hardness; Open pollinated varieties; Sitop...	Curculionidae; Sitophilus zeamais; Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34247340143	Testcross performance and diversity analysis of white maize lines derived from backcrosses contai...	Menkir A., Ingelbrecht I., The C.	2007	Euphytica	155	3	10.1007/s10681-006-9344-8	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria; IRAD, Nkolb...	Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria;...	Introgression from exotic maize (Zea mays L.) into adapted breeding pools can broaden and diversi...	AFLP; Agronomic performance; Backcross derived lines; Maize	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650246691	Climate change impact on the density of Faidherbia albida on smallholder farms in the degraded la...	Yakubu I.	2010	Environmentalist	30	4	10.1007/s10669-010-9279-4	Department of Geography, Bayero University, PMB 3011 Kano, Nigeria	Yakubu, I., Department of Geography, Bayero University, PMB 3011 Kano, Nigeria	Nigeria's vegetation in general and some important tree species in particular are under increasin...	Climate change; Faidherbia albida; Nitrogen fixing; Smallholder	catalyst; climate change; dicotyledon; fuelwood; land degradation; nitrogen fixation; population ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70350075389	Evaluation of aquifer vulnerability and the protective capacity in some oil producing communities...	Atakpo E.A., Ayolabi E.A.	2009	Environmentalist	29	3	10.1007/s10669-008-9191-3	Department of Physics, Geophysics Unit, University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria	Atakpo, E.A., Department of Physics, Geophysics Unit, University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria; Ayolab...	Oil spills have become a major environmental hazard constituting serious social problems in Niger...	Longitudinal conductance contamination; Protective capacity	aquifer pollution; environmental protection; geoelectric field; geophysical method; hydrocarbon r...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-55949130986	Genotype x environment interactions: Survival performance of six internationally sourced provenan...	Yakubu I.	2008	Environmentalist	28	4	10.1007/s10669-007-9150-4	Geography Department, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria	Yakubu, I., Geography Department, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria	In order to prevent 'an impending neem failure', from the incidence of the twin problems of the n...	Azadirachta indica; Genotype; Kano; Land race; Provenance	dicotyledon; genotype-environment interaction; land degradation; performance assessment; pest out...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-51049098708	Metal contamination of surface water, sediment and Tympanotonus fuscatus var. radula of Iko River...	Benson N.U., Etesin U.M.	2008	Environmentalist	28	3	10.1007/s10669-007-9127-3	Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria; Analytical L...	Benson, N.U., Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, P.M.B. 1023, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria...	Inter-seasonal studies on the trace metal load of surface water, sediment and Tympanotonus fuscat...	Coastal environment; Nigeria; Sediment; Trace metals; Water pollution	concentration (composition); environmental impact; human activity; industrial waste; organic poll...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-31744431924	Evaluation of the efficiency of various commercial products for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon...	Claassens S., Van Rensburg L., Riedel K.J., Bezuidenhout J.J., Van Rensburg P.J.J.	2006	Environmentalist	26	1	10.1007/s10669-006-5358-y	School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Pr...	Claassens, S., School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefst...	Bioremediation has become an important method for the treatment of terrestrial oil spills and is ...	Bioremediation; Enzymatic activity; Hydrocarbon; PLFA; Soil	bioremediation; hydrocarbon; soil pollution	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-17844394974	Evaluation of microbial communities colonizing stone ballasts at diesel depots	Maila M.P., Cloete T.E.	2005	Environmentalist	24	3	10.1007/s10669-005-6053-0	Cncl. for Sci. and Indust. Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Dept. Microbiol....	Maila, M.P., Cncl. for Sci. and Indust. Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; Clo...	In this study, we evaluated the heterotrophic microbial communities colonising stone ballasts at ...	Diesel depots; Heterotrophic microbial communities; Hydrocarbons; Stone ballasts; Total culturabl...	ballast water; bioactivity; hydrocarbon; microbial community; Bacteria (microorganisms)	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84945484673	Understanding inter-community performance assessments in community-based resource management at A...	Agyare A.K., Murray G., Dearden P., Rollins R.	2015	Environment, Development and Sustainability	17	6	10.1007/s10668-014-9617-7	Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission, Accra, Ghana; Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC,...	Agyare, A.K., Wildlife Division of Forestry Commission, Accra, Ghana; Murray, G., Vancouver Islan...	Community-based natural resources governance (CBNRG) is becoming increasingly important as a mean...	Avu Lagoon CREMA; CBNRG; Community; Conservation; Livelihoods; Protected areas; Variability	community dynamics; household survey; institutional development; leadership; performance assessme...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84945472694	The impact of households characteristics on the state of housing in the Offinso South Municipalit...	Boamah N.A.	2015	Environment, Development and Sustainability	17	6	10.1007/s10668-014-9603-0	Department of Real Estate and Land Management (DRELM), University for Development Studies, Wa Cam...	Boamah, N.A., Department of Real Estate and Land Management (DRELM), University for Development S...	Housing deprivation is a major problem confronting Ghanaian households both in the urban and rura...	Ghana; Housing facilities; Offinso South Municipality; Overcrowding; Room occupancy rate	education; household income; housing conditions; innovation; overcrowding; questionnaire survey; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939891939	Monitoring sustainable urban development using built-up area indicators: a case study of Stellenb...	Musakwa W., Van Niekerk A.	2015	Environment, Development and Sustainability	17	3	10.1007/s10668-014-9560-7	Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Geology Building, Cor...	Musakwa, W., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Stellenbosch University, Geology ...	Rapid urbanisation in many developing countries causes land transformation from agricultural, rur...	Building density; Building height; Earth observation; Impervious surfaces; Sustainable urban deve...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941746539	Assessment of adoption and impact of rainwater harvesting technologies on rural farm household in...	Zingiro A., Okello J.J., Guthiga P.M.	2014	Environment, Development and Sustainability	16	6	10.1007/s10668-014-9527-8	University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053, Nairobi, Kenya; International Livestock Research Institute...	Zingiro, A., University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053, Nairobi, Kenya; Okello, J.J., University of N...	Rainwater harvesting is increasingly viewed as a major strategy for enhancing agricultural produc...	Adoption and impact; Propensity score matching; Rainwater harvesting ponds; Rwanda	adoption constraint; agricultural production; cost-benefit analysis; developing world; drought; e...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84895523150	Bioeconomic modeling of farm household decisions for ex-ante impact assessment of integrated wate...	Nedumaran S., Shiferaw B., Bantilan M.C.S., Palanisami K., Wani S.P.	2014	Environment, Development and Sustainability	16	2	10.1007/s10668-013-9476-7	Research Program on Markets, Institutions and Policies, International Crops Research Institute fo...	Nedumaran, S., Research Program on Markets, Institutions and Policies, International Crops Resear...	The increasing population and urbanization have serious implications for sustainable development ...	Bioeconomic model; Impact assessment; Productivity-enhancing technologies; Sustainability; Waters...	agricultural technology; demand-side management; developing world; development project; economic ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867890028	Impact of economic drivers on mangroves of Indian Sundarbans: An exploration of missing links	Kumar P.	2012	Environment, Development and Sustainability	14	6	10.1007/s10668-012-9361-9	Ecosystem Services Economics Unit of Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), Unit...	Kumar, P., Ecosystem Services Economics Unit of Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (...	Export of shrimps and prawns using intensive cultivation in the Sundarban area of Indian Bengal h...	Drivers; Economic-return; Land use change; Mangroves; Panel data method	agricultural land; decision making; economic impact; habitat restoration; heritage conservation; ...	None	View

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