Alpha Y. Kamara

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture — Nigeria

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Crop Yield and Soil Fertility(51), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems(48), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis(38), Agricultural pest management studies(37), Genetics and Plant Breeding(31)

Publications175 total

Agronomic and Intercropping Performance of Newly Developed Elite Cowpea Lines for the West African Savannas
Agronomy·2025Open Access
On-farm adoption and impacts of climate-smart agricultural practices on food security of smallholder farmers in Mali
2025Open Access
Modelling the response of maize to nitrogen rates and planting windows in the semi-arid savannas of Nigeria
Field Crops Research·2025
Fertilizer Use Efficiency and Profitability of Maize Varieties with Different Maturity Classes in Semi-Arid Ghana
Nitrogen·2025Open Access
Exploring the use of nitrogen fertilization and shifting of planting dates as adaptation strategies to climate change in the Coastal Savannah of Ghana
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research·2025Open Access
Evaluation and application of the CROPGRO – Cowpea model for simulating appropriate sowing window and planting density of cowpea varieties across contrasting environments
Field Crops Research·2025Open Access
Gender disparities in the adoption of improved management practices for soybean cultivation in North East Nigeria
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Understanding cowpea yield: A comprehensive analysis of physiological traits' contribution through path analysis
Agriculture and Food Sciences Research·2025Open Access
Modelling the potential impact of climate change on the productivity of soybean in the Nigeria Savannas
PLoS ONE·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Analysis of Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Used in the Control of Parasitic Weed Striga among Maize and Sorghum Farmers in Northern Nigeria
Journal of Tropical Crop Science·2025Open Access
Cascaded feature fusion of SAR polarization for deep learning-based waterbody detection
2024
Assessment of climate change impact and adaptation strategy for millet in the Sudano-Sahelian region of Niger
Regional Environmental Change·2024· 2 cited
The Impact of Planting Dates on the Performance of Soybean Varieties [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in the Nigerian Savannas
Agronomy·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Trend of soil salinization in Africa and implications for agro-chemical use in semi-arid croplands
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 20 cited
Molecular Identification of stink bug (Pentatomidae sp. BD39) and pod sucking bug (Mirperus sp.) associated with crops under rotation
2024Open Access
Assessing the effects of plant density and nitrogen on millet yield in Southern Niger using the CERES-millet model
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Effect of combined use of supplementary irrigation, manure and P fertilization on grain yield and profitability of soybean in northern Nigeria
Heliyon·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Combined use of improved maize hybrids and nitrogen application increases grain yield of maize, under natural <i>Striga hermonthica</i> infestation
Open Agriculture·2024Open Access
Sources of genetic resistance to <i>Fusarium</i> wilt ( <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp <i>tracheiphilum</i> ) in cowpea ( <i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) and comparison of inoculum concentration levels
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection·2023
Registration of ‘UAM14-122-17-7 and UAM14-123-18-3’ cowpea cultivars with high-yield, resistance to Striga, and large seed size with brown colour
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution·2023· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Abebe Menkir(12), Jibrin Mohammed Jibrin(12), Lucky O. Omoigui(12), Friday Ekeleme(10), David Chikoye(10), Ibrahim Mohammed(6), I. Y. Dugje(6), Nkeki Kamai(6), Abdullahi I. Tofa(6), A A Adnan(5), Paul Amaza(5), Baffour Badu‐Apraku(4), Bernard Vanlauwe(4), Peter Craufurd(4), Abdulwahab S. Shaibu(4), I. Kureh(4), S.U. Ewansiha(4), Adam M. Adam(4), Reuben Solomon(4), Jairos Rurinda(3)