Integrating genomics and genome editing for orphan crop improvement: a bridge between orphan crops and modern agriculture system

H Yaqoob, A Tariq, BA Bhat, KA Bhat, IB Nehvi… - GM Crops & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Domestication of orphan crops could be explored by editing their genomes. Genome editing
has a lot of promise for enhancing agricultural output, and there is a lot of interest in …

Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops

SN Kamenya, EO Mikwa, B Song, DA Odeny - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …

Agricultural intensification in the Sahel–The ladder approach

JB Aune, A Bationo - Agricultural systems, 2008 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification in the Sahel can be described as climbing a ladder. The capital,
labour, management and institutional requirements increase when farmers climb the ladder …

Feed intake and utilization in sheep fed graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf as a supplement to Rhodes grass hay

F Gebregiorgis, T Negesse, A Nurfeta - Tropical animal health and …, 2012 - Springer
The effects of feeding graded levels of dried moringa (Moringa stenopetala) leaf on intake,
body weight gain (BWG), digestibility and nitrogen utilization were studied using male sheep …

Research on urinary excretion of purine derivatives in ruminants: past, present and future

XB Chen, ER Ørskov - Estimation of microbial protein supply in ruminants …, 2004 - Springer
Research on urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD), namely allantoin, uric acid,
xanthine and hypoxanthine, in ruminants have been carried out with an objective to use the …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional constraints and future prospects for goat production in East Africa

A Tolera, RC Merkel, AL Goetsch, T Sahlu… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - researchgate.net
Goats are primarily owned by smallholder farmers and pastoralists and contribute
significantly to the economy and food supply of the poorest sectors of the society. However …

Feeding value to goats of whole-crop oat ensiled with green tea waste

M Kondo, K Kita, H Yokota - Animal feed science and technology, 2004 - Elsevier
A study was made with goats to the feeding value of whole-crop oat silage with and without
the addition of green tea waste (GTW). The GTW was from a local beverage company, dry …

[HTML][HTML] Can black soldier fly Desmodium intortum larvae-based diets enhance the performance of Cobb500 broiler chickens and smallholder farmers' profit in Kenya?

MM Mutisya, MK Agbodzavu, JN Kinyuru, CM Tanga… - Poultry Science, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of broiler chickens fed on 3 black soldier fly
larvae (BSFL)(Hermetia illucens) and Greenleaf desmodium (Desmodium intortum)-based …

Effects of groundnut haulms supplementation on millet stover intake, digestibility and growth performance of lambs

N Abdou, IV Nsahlai, M Chimonyo - Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2011 - Elsevier
Supplementing millet stover (MS) with groundnut haulms (GH), millet bran (MB) and wheat
bran (WB) can improve its nutritional value and promote live weight (LW) gain of sheep. The …

Effects of feeding sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vines as a supplement on feed intake, growth performance, digestibility and carcass characteristics of Sidama goats …

T Megersa, M Urge, A Nurfeta - Tropical animal health and production, 2013 - Springer
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of substituting sweet potato
[Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam] vines for concentrate on growth performance, digestibility, and …