In recent years, the potential role of edible wild fruits has been recognized in the reduction of poverty and improving human health and nutrition. Edible wild fruits are an important source of household food security for the poor in both rural and urban communities. Edible wild fruits tend to be...
Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam) is becoming one of the most important tuber crops in Zambia and ranks second in importance from cassava. Orange fleshed varieties are being introduced to reduce vitamin A deficiency. However, the expression of β-carotene content, dry matter content and tuber...
Download PDF ↓Timely availability of high volumes of good quality planting materials is a challenge especially for crops propagated by vegetative means such as sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. Zambian growers rely on volunteer plant sprouts to generate vines. Recently the use of root sprouts has been...
Download PDF ↓Arachis sp. cultivation in Africa is largely by small holder farmers that lack the resources to counteract the negating effects of foliar disease Early Leaf Spot (ELS) caused by Cercospora arachidicola. C. arachidicola causes yield losses which on interaction with other pests and/ or diseases and...
Download PDF ↓Sweetpotato is one of the most important sources of carbohydrates among small-scale farmers in Zambia and ranking second only to cassava. A study was conducted under field conditions at three locations during the 2008/09 season to determine the variability of micronutrients and to characterise...
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