Micronutrient inadequacies, especially those linked to zinc, pose a significant worldwide public health issue, particularly in low-income nations such as Ghana. Improving the zinc content of primary grains and vegetables ...

The production of maize in Ghana is affected by Aflatoxin contaminations which reduce grain quality and possess high health risk. Unsafe Aflatoxin levels above 20ppb have been reported from farmers‘ fields. The study was ...

Biochemical studies were carried out on ten cocoa types to find out their different levels of resistance to Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus. The beans were inoculated via viruliferous nymphs of mealy bugs, and observed after ...

Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. infest millions of hectares of land under cereals in sub-Saharan Africa, threatening food security. One of the major crops threatened is maize (Zea mays L.), a staple food for many Ghanaians. ...

Biochar has the potential of improving soil properties to increase crop yield and also to sequester carbon to mitigate climate change, however, very few farmers in Ghana are aware of the potential use of biochar and ...

The use of mutation breeding in crop improvement is becoming popular in recent times with gamma rays being among the most widely used physical mutagens. However, during gamma-irradiation of seeds to generate desirable traits, ...

Most indigenous rice farmers have adopted urea broadcasting because it is easy and convenient in terms of time and labour requirements but it results in low yield due to fertilizer loss by leaching and volatilization. ...

In Ghana, information on plants antagonistic to nematodes is scanty compelling farmers to rely on synthetic chemicals which are effective but pose an environmental threat. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of aqueous ...

Okra is a significant multipurpose vegetable crop cultivated extensively across the world. However, the productivity of the crop is constrained by abiotic (low N) and biotic (okra mosaic and leaf curl diseases) stresses. ...

The study sought to examine the impact of cocoa rehabilitation programme on the productivity and economic status of cocoa farmers of Offinso District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In this research, the descriptive research ...