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...
Download PDF ↓A field trial was conducted at Mt. Makulu Research station in Chilanga, Zambia to determine the effect of seed tuber size and plant spacing on the yield, dry matter content and daughter tuber sizes of three potato varieties. The trial was also meant to determine the combination of seed tuber size...
Download PDF ↓A field trial was conducted at Mt. Makulu Research Station in Chilanga, Zambia to determine the effect of seed tuber size and plant spacing on the yield, dry matter content and daughter tuber sizes of three potato varieties. The trial was also meant to determine the combination of seed tuber size...
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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