Photo by Miguel Maldonado on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Pawpaw (Carica papaya) belongs to the Caricaceae family, which contains over 22 species in the genus Carica; it originates from the tropics of the Americans, southern Mexico, and neighboring Central...
INTRODUCTION Onion (Allium cepa) is a vegetable crop which belongs to the family Alliaceous. It is a biennial plant but usually grown as annual. This is because the onion bulb and stem mature within one year while it takes the onion plant two years to fully grow and...
Introduction The Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) (not to be confused with sweet potato) is a root and tuber crop. Its rich starch content makes it the fourth most cultivated and the most consumed non-grain crop in the world. Potato is widely believed to have first been...
PLANTAIN (Musa spp.) Plantain formerly known as Musa sapientum but now called Musa paradisiaca belongs to the banana family Musaceae. It is one of the less sweet cultivated varieties (cultivars) of the genus Musa whose fruit is also known as the banana. They are...
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source: www.elements4health.com Garlic (Allium sativum) is a spice crop belonging to the family Alliaceae along with onion (A. cepa. L), leek (A. ameloprisum L.), chives (A. schoenoprasum L), and shallot (A. asaclincum). It is the second most widely used amongst...
The following are varieties of cassava released in Nigeria from 1976 to 2014. Information provided by IITA.org via www.seedtracker.org S/NOfficial clone nameOriginal NameVariety NameYear of ReleaseFeatured traits1IITA-TMS-IBA30555TMS-I30555NICASS 101976High dry matter...
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the bromeliad family, which contains 50 genera and about 2,500 known species. It is indigenous to South America and is said to originate from the area between Southern Brazil and Paraguay. Pineapples have a wide cylindrical shape,...
Horticulture may be broadly defined as the Science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, crops like spices, condiments and other plantation crops. It is a science of cultivation of Garden plants. The word Horticulture in derived from the Latin word Hortus...
SORGHUM (Surghum bicolor) SorghumImage courtesy of www.sorghumgrowers.com INTRODUCTION Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses; the plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all...