Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria

Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria

Abstract Background Low plant density and wide intra-plant spacing in traditional cowpea cropping systems are among the factors responsible for low yield on farmers’ fields. Sole cropping and improved intercropping systems have been advocated in the last few years to increase yield in the dry savann...

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Main Authors: Saba Baba Mohammed, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Muhammad Lawan Umar, Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku, Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona, Vernon Gracen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Subjects:
Cowpea
Cropping systems
Sole cropping
Intercropping
Pairwise comparison
Northern Nigeria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00046-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-021-00046-7

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