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The land has been the ultimate source of nourishment and origin of man and other living organisms. Man has depended and still depends on plants and animals for his survival. These in turn depend on the earth and other organisms. The cultivation of crops has been known to man for a long time, and...

Nine tobacco fields of small and large scale farmers in Southern,Central and Lusaka provinces of Zambia were surveyed for the occurrence and distribution of virus diseases during tobacco growing season in 1997.Three tobacco fields in each province were selected for virus detection and sample...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and incidence of Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) in major banana growing regions of Zambia. BBTD is caused by Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) and is considered the most serious disease of banana (musa spp) worldwide. It can cause total crop...

The study evaluates the public agricultural extension service delivery in Zambia with respect to the participation of smallholder farmers. The study describes the extension service implementation, establishes the smallholder farmers’ level of access to extension and finds out the factors that...

There is an increasing concern about the loss of indigenous fruit trees from deforestation and other human activities that cause loss of biodiversity. Hence the need to domesticate these trees and re afforestate is imperative. A study was conducted at the Zambia Center for Horticultural Training...

A study was conducted at Zambia Agricultural Research Institute at Mt.Makulu in Chilanga, Lusaka province of Zambia to study the comparative performance of five spring wheat varieties (UNZAWV1, UNZAWV2, Coucal, Sahai and Loerrie II) in two growing environments (seasons), that is the rainy season...

Economic development and growth in Zambia has bee n thought to b sustainable through the development of agriculture in the broad context of rural development. However, agriculture is a complex and diverse industry. Its dimensions embrace a broad spectrum of activities and its problems as...

Orange fleshed sweet potatoes Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam) has high B-carotene content which is useful in preventing vitamin A deficiency. Unfortunately suitable varieties of orange fleshed absent. The results from Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) conducted in three villages of southern highlands...

A study to determine the distribution and relative importance of bean anthracnose( Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) and to identify and characterize races of this fungus in the major bean production areas of Northern, Luapula and North western provinces of Zambia was conducted in 2004. The study...

It has been reported that 50 to 95% of small-scale maize (Zea mays L.) farmers weed their fields once during the growing season. The weeding is done at either 2-3 leaf or 7-8 leaf time of weeding. Farmers using hoes dig up the weeds, shake off the soil and either leave the weeds to dry in the...