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INTRODUCTION
management.
of the Institute.
include s
irrigation systems.
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environment.
ACHIEVEMENTS
low; and
et al. (1987).
Table 1; Optimum cropping season of irrigated crops in the dry savanna
region of Nigeria.
Warm Season
Rice 20 Wheat/Barley $5
Maize 20 Onions 10
Sorghum 10 Tomatoes 5
Groundnuts 10 Rice-Maize 5
(I )
Cowpeas 10 Vegetables^ ' 5
Cotton /.x 10
Vegetables^ ' 5
Total "8F W
(T) Includes carbbage, cauliflower, peas, lettuce,
cucumber and melons.
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following sequences:
(d ) Fertilizer Application
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1985).
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I
PST increases by 61mm with each degree increase in
NA = Not available
Abdulmumin, 1988).
management.
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project.
schemes in Nigeria.
such participations.
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returns.
CONSTRAINTS
environmental hazards;
and
objectives.
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of 1976 to-date.
for research during 1985-87, the IAR proposed and the Ford
production;
in Sri Lanka.
REFERENCES
Kumar, V., Owonubi, J.J., Aremu, J.A. and Chari, A.V., 1987.
Cropping pattern and optimum planting time for irrigated
crops in Northern Nigeria. Samaru Misc. Paper No. 119.
Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, Nigeria,
32 pg.