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, ...

ABSTRACT Phytophthora heart rot disease (PHRD) of pineapple is one of the damaging diseases that attack pineapple plants of all ages and can cause 100% yield loss. Documented information on the disease in Ghana is quite ...

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 ...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetables which ranks second after potato in the world. Its productivity is extremely low due to the effect of pests and diseases. Bacterial wilt, caused by ...

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. ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) is an economically important legume crop of vital importance to the livelihood of several millions of people. Even so, cowpea yields on African farmers’ fields are still below the ...

A beverage was prepared from pineapple, carrot and ginger juices using Response Surface Methodology to form a refreshing nutritional drink. Three independent variables were used to prepare the beverage: pineapple-tocarrot ...

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 ...

The study shows Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin contamination of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L) from groundnut samples collected from the six markets in the Central Region of Ghana namely: Swedru, Mankessim, Cape Coast, ...

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. ...