May 2018

Agro morphological characterization of taro (Colocasia esculenta) and yautia (Xanthosoma mafaffa) in Togo, West Africa

Taro and yautia are two edible aroids grown in the humid tropics of Asia, Africa and Latin America and used as staple food crops by millions of people in developing countries. They are mainly propagated vegetatively. Selection and improvement of these crops require characterization using desirable morphological traits for various end-uses. An agro morphological characterization study was conducted at the experimental...

Author(s): Damigou BAMMITE, Peter J. MATTHEWS, Dodzi Y. DAGNON, Akouèthê AGBOGAN, Komi ODAH, Alexandre DANSI and Koffi TOZO

May 2018

Evaluation of some Musa accessions in field collection at Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

The study was conducted to characterize and evaluate the agronomic potentials of eight Musa accessions in Ebonyi State University Musa field genebank. Qualitative descriptors were used to characterize the genotypes, while eight growth and yield traits were evaluated. Results indicated that the accessions were similar in thirteen characteristics, but differed in nine traits including pseudostem/foliage pigmentation,...

Author(s): Oselebe H. O., Ngwu C. and Nnamani C. V.  

May 2018

Evaluation of cassava hybrids performance obtained by controlled pollination of elite accessions from Niari landscape in the Republic of Congo

Cassava is the main crop in the Congo but its low yield doesn’t meet the needs of Congolese populations. The low yield is due to the use of less effective sensitive varieties to diseases, non-mastering of techniques and biotic constraint of which the African cassava mosaic. This study aims at selecting resistant genotypes to the African cassava mosaic and assessing their agronomic and production performances. Six...

Author(s):  Kombo Guy Romain Aimé, Mpika Joseph, Mahungu Mzola Meso, Mikoko Nsika Elie, Mabanza Joseph and Attibayeba

May 2018

Productivity of radish fertilized with different doses of bovine manure

The application of organic matter to the soil has considerable benefits for agricultural land, including an improvement in the physical structure and fertility of the soil, which can often be extended from one crop to another. Animal manure is one of the most widely-used types of organic fertilizer, due in part to its availability. The present study investigated the productivity of radish exposed to different doses of...

Author(s): Ana Heloisa Maia, Manoel Euzébio de Souza, Flaviana Cavalcanti da Silva, Bianca Ferraz Rebelatto, Theylor Oliveira Silva, Victória Santos Souza and Laura dos Santos Ferreira