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- 1983 Summary of Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1983)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1983 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Healthy Farms from the Soil Up: Finding Common Ground -- Virginia Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Final Project ReportBendfeldt, Eric S. (Virginia USDA-NRCS, 2017-08-15)This Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) addresses soil health, a priority for USDA-NRCS. We specifically focused on finding and building common ground around soil health management through innovative partnerships and educational outreach across agricultural and conservation communities. The educational programing and outreach products focused on four project objectives: 1) to develop an intermediate level soil health curriculum endorsed by and useful to both Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension; 2) to encourage farmer-to-farmer learning through on-farm demonstrations, case studies and testimonials of innovative farmers as ‘Soil Health Champions’ for Virginia who could share their applications of soil health principles on reduced tillage and cover cropping in specialty crop production; 3) to increase adoption of summer and winter cover cropping systems; and 4) to prevent soil loss and nutrient runoff through demonstration, training and promotion of Virginia USDA-NRCS’ rainfall simulator. The fundamental project goal was to ensure key Virginia partners, including NRCS, Land Grant Universities and Extension institutions, other agencies, and a broad range of farmers, find and stand on “common ground” with respect to soil health principles and some consensus of vocabulary and messaging.
- Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.): For Food/Feed/Cover CropAbaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2020-11-10)In west Africa, particularly in Senegal, cowpea leaf is among the African indigenous vegetables that have been recommended for possible alleviation of food and nutrition insecurity. This is extremely important where leafy green vegetables are hard to come by especially during the rainy season where all resources (labor, land etc.) are allocated to row-crops. According to research findings from India, mung bean leaves and immature seed pod are rich in micronutrients, including iron and vitamin A where deficiencies are prevalent in Sub-Sahara Africa (include Senegal). Cultivation of cowpea is not common in the northern part of Senegal (St. Louis) where we have currently introduced mung bean. Among the 10 local communities and schools where we introduced mung bean in 2019, at least seven communities and schools are currently growing and consuming mung bean. While the communities are happy with the mung bean seed, they have been asking if they can consume the mung bean leaves. Therefore, we want to investigate the contribution of mung bean leaves to food and nutrition security.
- Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.): Protein-rich legume for diet diversification and malnutrition reduction in the Casamance, SenegalAbaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2022-01-01)Counterpart International (CPI) in collaboration with Virginia Tech will be engaged in a new Food for Education Program in the Casamance region of Senegal. The five-year project will be similar to the project we implemented in the St. Louis Region of the country from 2019-2021. We will use lessons learned from the previous project (St. Louis) to strengthen the capacity of 25 communities to produce mung bean and other crops in ecologically and climatically diverse regions of Senegal (Figure 1). We expect the growing conditions and cropping systems in Casamance to be drastically different from the northern region of Senegal where CPI successfully implemented a mung bean pilot project between 2019-2021. Some of the obvious differences are rainfall amount and duration, the length of the growing season, and soil types. In the St. Louis region, which forms part of the Sahel, the rainfall ranges from 300-400 mm while in the Casamance, up to 1200 mm rainfall is possible. The rainy season takes place roughly between July and November and lasts up to 6 months in the Casamance vs 3 months in the St. Louis region. Agricultural production is heavily dependent on the annual rainfall in the Casamance compared to the St. Louis region where irrigation is the main water source for agriculture.
- Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.): Protein-rich legume for diet diversification and malnutrition reduction in the Casamance, Senegal: Sukaabe Janngo II Report for Q4 (August/September) – 2022Abaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2022-09-15)Counterpart International (CPI) in collaboration with Virginia Tech will be engaged in a new Food for Education Program in the Casamance region of Senegal. The five-year project will be similar to the project CPI implemented in the St. Louis Region of the country from 2019-2021. As such, we will use lessons learned from St. Louis to strengthen the capacity of communities to produce mung bean and other crops in ecologically and climatically diverse regions of Senegal (Figure 1). We expect the growing conditions and cropping systems in Casamance to be drastically different from the northern region of Senegal where CPI successfully implemented a mung bean pilot project between 2019-2021. Some of the obvious differences are rainfall amount and duration, the length of the growing season, and soil types. In the St. Louis region, which forms part of the Sahel, the rainfall ranges from 300-400 mm while in the Casamance, up to 1200 mm rainfall is possible. The rainy season takes place roughly between July and November and lasts up to six months in the Casamance vs less than three months in St. Louis region. Agricultural production is heavily dependent on the annual rainfall in the Casamance compared to the St. Louis region where irrigation is the main water source for agriculture.
- Report on mung bean field activities – Oct 17-Nov. 2, 2019 Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.): Protein-rich legume for diet diversification and malnutrition reduction in SenegalAbaye, Azenegashe Ozzie (2019-11)Lessons learned from the first round of mung bean cultivation from “Why mung bean for Senegal”.
- Mung bean’s appealing quality for Senegal includes its quick and aggressive start, short season or early maturing (50-65 days from planting to harvest), its dual use for food and livestock feed, and high market value.
- Mung bean is well adapted to Senegal’s climate and growing conditions include drought tolerance, and adaptation to marginal soils, relatively low nutrient requirements, and low management requirements.
- Mung bean can be used as a food, livestock feed, or cover crop. As a food, dried beans (whole or split) may be consumed with staple crops such as rice or millet. Mung bean, thus, represents a major addition to the limited legume crops and supplement to cereal-based diets in Senegal.
- Mung bean producers from Senegal’s river valley (floodplain recession), may have competitive advantage compared to those growing mung bean under rain-fed and/or irrigation regimes. This is due to the high water-holding capacity of the heavy clay soil.
- Positive feedback on new/alternative crop (mung bean) as a means to diversify the cropping systems, add potential income to the household and contribute to dietary diversification of the community.
- Positive feedback from women included the ease and desirability of mung bean harvest, food preparation, and utilization (taste good).
- The meetings and field visits provided opportunity for the farmers to interact with each other, school officials, reginal and local facilitators and VT/CPI project leaders. Mung bean also provided a platform for all the stakeholders involved to discuss diet diversification and malnutrition reduction at the community level.
- Overall, the excitement surrounding the introduction, production and consumption of mung bean in the St. Louis region of Senegal has been incredibly exciting and encouraging.
- We observed no reservation or uncertainty on how to handle/manage a new and unfamiliar crop like mung bean.
- Suggestions for Promotion and Tenure DocumentsGalbraith, John; Stewart, Ryan D. (2022-05-10)
- Summary of 1982 Weed Control TrialsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1982)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1982 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1984 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1984)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1984 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1985 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1985)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1985 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1988 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1988)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1988 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1992 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1992)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1992 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1993 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1993)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1993 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1994 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1994)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1994 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1995 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1995)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1995 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1996 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1996)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1996 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1998 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1998)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1998 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 1999 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 1999)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 1999 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.
- Summary of 2001 Weed Control Trials for Agronomic CropsHagood, Edward Scott (Virginia Tech, 2001)This publication contains a summary of selected research trials conducted in 2001 in the area of agronomic crop weed control. It is intended as a means of sharing preliminary results with industry cooperators and weed scientists in adjacent states.