This study was carried out during the 1993 /94 cropping season at the University of Zambia (UNZA) Farm and Lusitu Sub-Research Station which are situated in Agroecological Zones II and I (medium and low rainfall), respectively. The objective was to determine the nitrogen fertilizer requirement...
Download PDF ↓The purpose of this study is to construct and estimate a model of production behavior for tobacco farmers in Zambia. The final data set consisted of annual production and price data for fifty farmers over three seasons (1990/91 to 1992/93). Production behavior is modeled in terms of a Translog...
Download PDF ↓In order to improve the productivity of land in smallholder agriculture, intercropping of maize (zea mays L.) and cowpea (vigna unguicula L. (walp) has great potential. An experiment was conducted at the University of Zambia School of Agriculture Sciences Field Station in Lusaka, Zambia during...
Download PDF ↓The need for preservation of crop species is being widely recognized. This requires that seeds posses good initial quality and potential to be stored for long periods. Time of harvest of soyabean seed has been identified as the main factor affecting quality and potential for long term storage....
Download PDF ↓Tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum L) production among the subsistance farmers in Zambia virtually stops during the rainy season and in low during the dry season. Field trials were carried out during the rainy and dry seasons at Zamseed farm, Lusaka, Zambia to detrmine the effects of different...
Download PDF ↓An experiment was conducted at UNZA and ZAMSEED farms in Lusaka Zambia, during the 1994/95 season to study the effects of spacing, row arrangement and genotype on the grain yield of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) intercropped with Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). A split-split plot design was...
Download PDF ↓The objectives of the study was to determine a maize/ forage legume combination and an appropriate row arrangement that would result in high maize grain and total stover / legume straw yield, enhanced crude protein content of the maize stover /legume straw and increased crude protein content of...
Download PDF ↓Bambara groundnut [Voandzeia subterranea (L)] Thouars is a grain legume crop grown by peasant farmers in Zambia. The crop has been found to be useful in many farming systems as it contributes to human nutrition and soil amendments. Unfortunately, its full potential has not been fully exploited in...
Download PDF ↓The grain yield of wheat in Lesotho is low because of poor soil fertility, and the wheat is regarded by the millers to be of poor quality and therefore of less value. A field study was therefore conducted at three sites in Lesotho( Maseru, Leribe and Mafeteng) to evaluate the influence of...