Spodoptera frugiperda is an exotic Lepidoptera that causes enormous damage to cereal crops worldwide. The study was conducted at a research station in western Burkina Faso during two consecutive rainy seasons in 2020 and 2021. The objective of this w...

Membership in farmers’ group (FGs) is an important social aspect of agricultural development. Little is known about the relative importance and benefits from participation in FGs in Uganda, specifically for pigeon pea smallholders in northern Uganda.

In Ethiopia, potato is a food security and income generating crop for millions of smallholder farmers. Previous research efforts related to variety development was focusing on tube yield and late blight resistance with wide adaptability. So far, the...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a crop of huge economic significance worldwide and is grown mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Currently, West Africa produces most of the world's cocoa. The crop provides economic support to cocoa-growing cou...

Aflatoxin contamination by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi poses a significant threat to food security and public health in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Maize, groundnut, and sorghum are staple crops frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, sometimes at...

Nitrogen (N) is a major limiting factor associated with maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. Low N tolerant hybrids can absorb and utilise N from the soil as well as applied fertilisers, making them efficient users of N. This study focused on ide...

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) Calabar to evaluate 15 ginger mutant lines, namely UG2-9-01, UG1-5-49, UG1-5-38, UG1-5-52, UG1-5-18, UG2-2-35, UG1-5-04, UG1-5-22, UG1-5-35, UG2-11...

This study assessed the adoption of improved production technologies among rice farmers in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used in the selection of 160 respondents for the study.

Field trials were conducted at Irrigation Research Station, Kadawa, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Bakalori Irrigation Project, Birnin Tudu, Talata Mafara, both in the Sudan savanna ecological zone of Nigeria...

The experiment aims to evaluate the growth and forage yield of component crops in a pearl millet-cowpea in a replacement intercropping system. The research was undertaken at the experimental site of the Department of Pasture and Range Management, Fed...

This book is intended to guide farmers, extension personnel, agriculture students in higher institutions, researchers, and other development projects on the improved varieties of legumes and cereals to use or promote in Northeast Nigeria, especially...

Determination of coffee quality can be done using digital image processing methods to produce parameters and quality classifications precisely, make images of better quality so that photos and moving images can be easily understood.