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Gum Arabic is a resin of immense economic and industrial value in Sudan especially among rural smallholder producers whose income and livelihood is dependent on its production. Recently, production of this important resin has seen turbulen…
A study was carried out in a farmer’s field in Molepolole, Botswana to investigate diversity and abundance of different insect pests in five safflower genotypes. Thirteen insect species belonging to eight arthropod orders were observed dur…
Poor seed quality is a major bottleneck to sustainable production of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda. This is primarily due to over reliance on informal seed sources, most of which are characterised by poor seed types and quality. …
African fabrics are especially popular in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. However the materials used are not originally from these countries, but are said to have been created by Indonesia and the Dutch and printed in Europe. The materials gai…
The productivity of cowpea is much less, when compared to other pulse crops because new varieties do not satisfy the consumer needs and the expected yield of farmers. Mutagenesis is one of the effective methods of crop improvement. To effe…
In Benin, two main technologies are used to process baobab pulp into a pasteurized nectar, based on the number of the thermal treatments. As applied in processing units, the technologies do not affect significantly the quality of the paste…
Fifteen (15) cowpea genotypes were radiated at five (5) doses of gamma radiation (0, 50, 100,150 and 2000y). The experiment was conducted in the laboratory using the randomised complete block design with four replicates. Data were collecte…
Climate change presents scenarios of extreme temperature variations that will limit agricultural productivity further when the need for efficient production systems cannot be over emphasized. Aside breeding for tolerance, the development o…
Solar dried traditional African vegetable (TAVs) are nutritious and can contribute towards dietary diversity in a household. However, solar drying technology is still new and its consumption is low. This paper examines factors influencing…
La baisse de la pluviométrie et l’irrégularité des pluies constituent des préoccupations majeures pour les producteurs de riz pluvial. Cette étude avait pour objectif d’analyser la variabilité des débuts et fins des pluies afin de détermin…
Many plant species are known to be invasive, with power to subdue others plant species within their proximity. The objective of this study was to assess the invasiveness of Calliandra calothyrsus, one of the popular agroforestry shrubs at …
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) plays a vital role in human diets as a source of minerals and vitamins. Documentation of papaya distribution and its production practices is important for designing farmer training programs on its production pract…
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a multipurpose oilseed and industrial crop with great potential to be grown in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Safflower petals are a source of carthamin and carthamidin used for medicinal pu…
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a neglected and underutilized multipurpose oil seed crop that is climate smart. The crop is drought, saline, and extreme temeprature (-14-43°C) tolerant. Safflower is the most drought tolerant oilsee…
Drought stress reduces the productivity of many crops especially in arid and semi-arid areas. In such areas the use of tolerant genotypes becomes ideal for increased growth and yield. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effe…
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major food crop and raw material to the manufacture industry in the tropics. However, the full production potential of this crop has not been realised owing to numerous challenges that plague its pro…
The use of botanical pesticides such as azadirachtin found in the neem seed extract to control insect pests has increased globally due to its ability to maintain ecological safety. The objective of this review was to explore on different w…
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the second most consumed food crop in Kenya. Due to numerous production challenges, its yield remains low at 8.6 tonnes/ha compared to global productivity of 40-45 tonnes/ha. This gap in productivity is ass…
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a versatile crop used as edible oil, vegetable, livestock feed, biofuels, textile, and medicinal purposes. Soil fertility is one of the factors that limit crop production in Botswana. The objective of…
African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) leaves constitute the second most harvested and used organ by local populations for various purposes, namely food and medicine in sub-saharan Africa. Faced with increasing anthropogenic pressure on th…
Soma clonal variation presents an enormous opportunity in the horticultural industry for crop improvement in regards to using stable, heritable variations. The goal of micro-propagation of maintaining genetic infidelity and integrity resul…
Nitrogen is the major element that limits potato growth and yield under dry and saturated water stress condition. This study evaluated the effect of nitrogen and irrigation management on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yields. Potato has a r…
Plant-parasitic nematodes are some of the most damaging pests in yam production and storage in West Africa. Four local yam cultivars (cv. Aïmon, Baniouré Kpika, Klatchi and Môrôkô) were assesed for their resistance to plant-parasitic nemat…
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by cassava brown streak viruses and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by different species of cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) are the two major viral diseases constraining cassava production…
Water is becoming the most pressing issues for global crop production and food supply and this poses risks on how to feed the rapidly growing global population. The issues of climate and its impacts are now a big challenges for famers that…
