Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is highly constrained by water deficit especially occurring during the reproductive development which significantly reduces the grain yield. A late planted crop, is likely to experience water stress. The purpose of the study was to determine the association of...
Download PDF ↓Soyabean, Glycine max.L, is the most important oil crop in the Temperate and Sub-tropical regions. The grain consists of twenty percent oil, which makes it the most important crop for producing edible oil. Soyabean is sensitive to high levels of aluminium in the soil, a situation which limits its...
Download PDF ↓Zambia has a number of cowpea germplasm which are high yielding and contain antioxidants which are useful for preventing a lot of health problems i.e. Heart attack, Hypertension, Obesity and Cancer. Unfortunately the production suitability of these germplasm in the different areas of the country...
Download PDF ↓Maize (Zea mays L) is an important multi-purpose staple cereal crop in Zambia.More than 70% of people derive their livelihood from agriculture of which maize production is the major enterprise. Maize production is affected by biotic and abiotic stresses. Most varieties developed in the Zambian...
Download PDF ↓Since 2006 the Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has been promoting Conservation Farming (CF) in Chipata District among the Small-scale Farmers (SsF) and in 2008 the Government of the Republic of Zambia also stepped up the promotion of CF among the...
Download PDF ↓This study was conducted in Choma within the Agro-Ecological Region II (AER II) with Mbabala and Singani being the study sites. The aim was to assess climatic variations, adaptation measures and coping strategies by small-scale farmers in Agro-Ecological Region II (AER II) for the purpose of...
Download PDF ↓Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) and Bacillus sphaericus (Bs) biolarvicides, on mosquito abundance, diversity and distribution in selected areas of Lusaka urban district, Zambia, were investigated. Four study areas including parts of the dam/stream systems of the...
Download PDF ↓The Red bollworm, Diaparopsis Castenea Hampson, is an insect that has become a major pest of cotton in Zambia. This study was conducted in Magoye, Mazabuka district, Southern province of Zambia. The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of different types of intercropping...
Download PDF ↓The goals of the study were to confirm establishment of two exotic parasitoids, Cotesia vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Diadromus collaris (Grav.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), released in Lusaka Province, Zambia, during the 1970s and 1980s, to control the diamondback moth,...
Download PDF ↓Green houses provide opportunity for year round crop production. Although tomatoes are an option for utilizing greenhouse space, performance of tomato under these conditions has potential limitations which may include root restriction and its attendant impacts such as artificial media effects on...
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