March 2016

Characterization of rain-fed maize-based vegetable production systems in Northern Ghana

The study was conducted in Northern Ghana comprising of the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. The objective of the study was to analyse maize-based rain-fed vegetable production systems with a view to explore their potential to contribute to food and income security for rural households. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were employed during the study. Questionnaires were...

Author(s): Yakubu Balma Issaka, Judith Seidu, and Abdou Tenkouano

March 2016

Availability and morphological characteristics of endophytic fungi held in different methods of preservation

Maintenance of microorganisms in mycology is of fundamental importance for retrospective and prospective studies that focus on their biology, etiology and epidemiology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the viability, contamination and morphological changes of endophytic fungi maintained under different preservation methods. We evaluated five preservation methods; constant sub-culturing, preservation under mineral...

Author(s): Ana Karla Lima Freire, Amaury dos Santos Bentes, Ivanete de Lima Sampaio, Alita Moura de Lima, Luciana Fujimoto Botineli, Liliane Coelho da Rocha, João Braga de Souza, and Érica Simplício de Souza