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-s2.0-77956693880	Impact of variable-rate application of nitrogen on yield and profit: A case study from South Africa	Maine N., Lowenberg-DeBoer J., Nell W.T., Alemu Z.G.	2010	Precision Agriculture	11	5	10.1007/s11119-009-9139-8	Agricultural Development Programmes, P.O. Box 440, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Pretoria 00...	Maine, N., Agricultural Development Programmes, P.O. Box 440, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, ...	The response of maize (Zea mays) to banded variable-rate nitrogen (N) application over a period o...	Precision agriculture; South Africa; Spatial regression models; Variable-rate application	agricultural economics; crop yield; experimental design; farm size; fertilizer application; maize...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-57049185124	Evaluation of some physico-chemical properties of Shea-butter (Butyrospermum paradoxum) related t...	Chukwu O., Adgidzi P.P.	2008	International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation	1	3	10.1504/IJPTI.2008.021466	Agricultural Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna, Niger State...	Chukwu, O., Agricultural Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology, PMB 65, Minna,...	The physical and chemical properties of edible oils influence their suitability for use in food a...	Chemical properties; Edible oil; Physico-chemical properties; Sheabutter	Arachis; Butyrospermum; Vitellaria paradoxa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-53749102149	Effects of environmental variables on poultry performance and pond water quality in an integrated...	Falayi F.R., Ogunlowo A.S., Alatise M.O.	2008	European Journal of Scientific Research	20	4	None	Agricultural Engineering Department, The Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Ond...	Falayi, F.R., Agricultural Engineering Department, The Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 7...	The need to find alternative but productive means of managing animal waste in the modern day agri...	Droppings; Fishery; Integrated; Pond; Poultry	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84919790050	Comparative evaluation of economic benefits of earthen fish ponds and concrete tanks in aquacultu...	Olaoye O.J., Adegbite D.A., Oluwalana E.O., Vaughan I.O., Odebiyi C.O., Adediji A.P.	2014	Ribarstvo, Croatian Journal of Fisheries	72	3	None	Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M. B. 22...	Olaoye, O.J., Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, Federal University of Agricultur...	The study focused on the comparative evaluation of economic benefits of earthen fish ponds and co...	Comparative evaluation; Concrete tanks; Earthen fish ponds; Economic benefits; Nigeria	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903935462	Impact of microfinance bank loan on aquaculture development in Ogun State, Nigeria	Jacob O.O., Christianah O.O.	2013	Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities	21	3	None	Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, University of Agriculture, P.M.B 2240, Abeokut...	Jacob, O.O., Agricultural Media Resources and Extension Centre, University of Agriculture, P.M.B ...	This study was conducted to assess the impacts of microfinance bank loan on beneficiaries and non...	Aquaculture; Constraints; Loan and microfinance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930884256	Multienvironment performance of new orange-fleshed sweetpotato cultivars in South Africa	Laurie S.M., Booyse M., Labuschagne M.T., Greyling M.M.	2015	Crop Science	55	4	10.2135/cropsci2014.09.0664	Agricultural Research Council (ARC)–Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, Pretoria...	Laurie, S.M., Agricultural Research Council (ARC)–Roodeplaat Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Insti...	Vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem in South Africa, as in several parts of the worl...	None	Ipomoea batatas	None	View
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
Scopus	2-s2.0-84890794785	The impact of Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Hemiptera: Coreidae) on premature fruit drop and yield ...	Schoeman P.S., Mohlala R.	2013	International Journal of Pest Management	59	4	10.1080/09670874.2013.859332	Agricultural Research Council - Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Private Bag X 11208...	Schoeman, P.S., Agricultural Research Council - Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Pri...	This is the first record of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on litchis in South Africa. Alth...	host plants; Litchi chinensis; Pseudotheraptus wayi; stink bugs; subtropical fruit	chemical control; crop damage; fruit production; host plant; insect; new record; orchard; yield r...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927513994	Impact of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on thermal tolerance of Eldana saccharina	Mudavanhu P., Addison P., Conlong D.E.	2014	Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata	153	1	10.1111/eea.12228	Agricultural Research Council - Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI), Private Bag X5017...	Mudavanhu, P., Agricultural Research Council - Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC-PPRI), Pr...	Mating ability, survival, and fitness of mass-produced sterile insects when released into the wil...	Critical thermal limits; Laboratory domestication; Lepidoptera; Physiological fitness; Pyralidae;...	Eldana saccharina; Hexapoda; Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Saccharina	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250872220	The impact of cold temperatures during grain maturation on selected quality parameters of wheat	Craven M., Barnard A., Labuschagne M.T.	2007	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	87	9	10.1002/jsfa.2927	Agricultural Research Council - Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X21, Bethlehem 9700, South Afr...	Craven, M., Agricultural Research Council - Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X21, Bethlehem 970...	The influence of sudden cold spells during grain filling of wheat on the quality traits of three ...	Frost; Hagberg falling number; Quality parameters; Wheat	Tragelaphus oryx; Triticum aestivum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-51349138067	Integrated community-based growth monitoring and vegetable gardens focusing on crops rich in β-ca...	Laurie S.M., Faber M.	2008	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	88	12	10.1002/jsfa.3319	Agricultural Research Council - Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute (ARC-VOPI), Private Bag ...	Laurie, S.M., Agricultural Research Council - Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute (ARC-VOPI)...	BACKGROUND: Cultivation in β-carotene vegetables was promoted in a crop-based intervention in Lus...	Crop-based approach; Ipomoea batatas; Provitamin A-rich vegetables	Daucus carota; Ipomoea batatas; Juglans cinerea; Spinacia oleracea	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953759638	The effect of increasing levels of dried leaves of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) on dry matter i...	Tsega W., Tamir B.	2009	Livestock Research for Rural Development	21	12	None	Andassa Livestock Research Center, P.O. Box, 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Addis Ababa University Facu...	Tsega, W., Andassa Livestock Research Center, P.O. Box, 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Tamir, B., Addis...	This study was conducted with the objective of determining the effects of increasing levels of ai...	Byproducts; Poultry	Aves; Gallus gallus; Ipomoea batatas	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77952879263	Growth performances of Washera sheep under smallholder management systems in Yilmanadensa and Qua...	Taye M., Abebe G., Gizaw S., Lemma S., Mekoya A., Tibbo M.	2010	Tropical Animal Health and Production	42	4	10.1007/s11250-009-9473-x	Andassa Livestock Research Centre, P.O. Box 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Hawassa University, P.O. Box...	Taye, M., Andassa Livestock Research Centre, P.O. Box 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Hawassa University...	A study was conducted to evaluate growth performances of Washera sheep under smallholder producti...	Ethiopia; Growth traits; Sheep; Smallholder management system; Washera breed	animal; animal husbandry; article; birth weight; Ethiopia; female; growth, development and aging;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956305713	Milk yield and calf growth performance of cattle under partial suckling system at Andassa Livesto...	Bitew A., Taye M., Kebede A., Mekuriaw G., Tassew A., Mulugeta T., Goshu G.	2010	Livestock Research for Rural Development	22	8	None	Andassa Livestock Research Centre, P.O.Box 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Bahir Dar University, P.O.Box...	Bitew, A., Andassa Livestock Research Centre, P.O.Box 27, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Taye, M., Andassa ...	Milk yield and calf growth performance of cattle under partial suckling system were studied at An...	Calf crop; Fogera cattle; Hand milking; Partial lactation yield	Bos	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880673961	Nutritional evaluation of different sources of nitrogen on digestible nutrient intake, nitrogen b...	Abubakar M., Adegbola T.A., Abubakar M.M., Shehu Y., Ngele M.B., Kalla D.J.U.	2010	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	22	4	None	Animal Production Program, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248, Bauchi, Nigeria; Departme...	Abubakar, M., Animal Production Program, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248, Bauchi, Nig...	A study was conducted to evaluate digestible nutrient intake, nitrogen balance and rumen metaboli...	Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen sources; Nutrient intake; Rumen metabolites; Yankasa sheep	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79961175993	Available feedstuffs such as palm performance of broilers fed varying levels of palm kernel cake	Bello K.M., Oyawoye E.O., Bogoro S.E., Dass U.S.	2011	International Journal of Poultry Science	10	4	10.3923/ijps.2011.290.294	Animal Production Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria	Bello, K.M., Animal Production Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria; Oya...	The high cost of conventional feed ingredients has necessitated the investigation into unconventi...	Blood biochemistry; Broilers; Carcass characteristics; Palm kernel cake; Performance	Aves	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77649198073	Performance of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) urine-dipsticks for rapid detection of intestin...	Standley C.J., Lwambo N.J.S., Lange C.N., Kariuki H.C., Adriko M., Stothard J.R.	2010	Parasites and Vectors	3	1	10.1186/1756-3305-3-7	Biomedical Parasitology Division, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, L...	Standley, C.J., Biomedical Parasitology Division, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, ...	For disease surveillance and mapping within large-scale control programmes, RDTs are becoming pop...	None	parasite antigen; schistosome circulating cathodic antigen; unclassified drug; article; child; co...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84857162854	Evaluation of "Cyscope", a novel fluorescence-based microscopy technique for the detection of mal...	Gwanzura L., Mayini J., Mabhanga K., Chipinduro J., Mashamba K., Mutenherwa M., Mutambu S.L., Mut...	2012	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries	6	2	None	Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe; University of Zimbabwe College of H...	Gwanzura, L., Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Zimbabwe, University of Zimbabw...	Introduction: This study was designed to compare the detection of malaria parasites in peripheral...	Diagnosis; Fluorescence-based microscopy technique; Malaria; Resource-limited settings	adult; article; blood sampling; blood smear; cyscope test; female; fluorescence microscopy; Giems...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84888010002	Does integrating family planning into HIV care and treatment impact intention to use contraceptio...	Newmann S.J., Grossman D., Blat C., Onono M., Steinfeld R., Bukusi E.A., Shade S., Cohen C.R.	2013	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	123	SUPPL.1	10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.08.001	Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Scien...	Newmann, S.J., Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Rep...	Objective To evaluate whether HIV-infected women and men in HIV care and not using highly effecti...	Contraception; Decision making; Family planning; HIV; Integration	adult; article; attitude; contraception; decision making; family planning; female; health care; h...	National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; NIH, National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84878992794	Evaluation of the undergraduate physics programme at indira gandhi national open university: A ca...	Mishra A., Vijayshri, Garg S.	2009	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning	10	6	None	BJB College, Bhubaneswar, India; Indira Gandhi National Open University, India; National Universi...	Mishra, A., BJB College, Bhubaneswar, India; Vijayshri, Indira Gandhi National Open University, I...	The undergraduate science programme was launched at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (I...	Open learning; Physics; Science education	None	None	View

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