The transmission system is becoming ever more complex. Furthermore, demand for reliable supply of electricity is growing, increasing the need for a higher level of system reliability. A solution might be to incorporate ...

Aims: To assess the incidence and severity of viral and fungal diseases infecting pepper in some major producing areas in Ghana and to identify farmers’ agronomic practices that influence disease incidence and severity. ...

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is one of the most important causal agents of citrus diseases and has varying strains of the tristeza virus. Production of sweet orange in Abura-AsebuKwamankese District is highly constrained ...

The growth and multiplication of a local Cavendish banana called “Kwadu Pa” was investigated under three different light intensities and three types of culture vessels. The light intensities were 4000, 5000 and 6000 Lux ...

Production of the early varieties of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) K. Schum.) is increasing because of their earliness and drought tolerance in the face of a shortening and decreasing rainy season. Weeds were ...

Cowpea is a grain legume that is grown extensively as an alternate protein and income source for many smallholder farmers. Characterizing cowpea root phenotypes could provide the basis for developing genotypes with root ...

In vitro banana (Musa spp.) shoots were cultured under photomixotrophic (30 g l21 sucrose and 0.2 h21 number of air exchanges of culture vessels) and photoautotrophic (0 g l21 sucrose and 3.9 h21 number of air exchanges) ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the beneficial role of adequate intake of potassium (K) in combating the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mainly hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. ...

Cowpeas provide food and income for many small-holder farmers in Africa. Cowpea grains contain substantial quantities of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and fiber. In areas where subsistence farming is practiced, cowpea’s ...

Sorghum is the third most important staple cereal crop in Uganda after maize and millet. Downy mildew disease is one of the most devastating fungal diseases which limits the production and productivity of the crop. The ...