Practical technologies are required to preserve the viability of seeds particularly those known to be short-term viable species like Carica papaya (papaya). Papaya seeds were imbibed in water or chemical solutions (CaCl2 10-5 M, salicylic acid...
INTRODUCTION Growers using greenhouses in which temperature, light and relative humidity are controlled have relied for many years on releases of natural enemies to manage aphids, thrips and two-spotted spider mites. However, many of the natural enemies used to manage...
The Department for International Development (DFID) and Growth and Employment in States (GEMS4) conducted this market research in Mile 12 Lagos in August, 2014 on the use of plastic crates in the packaging of tomatoes. The use of plastic crates in...
Introduction Tomato is one of the most widely grown vegetables in the world. The popularity of tomato among consumers has made it an important source of vitamins A and C in diets.Climate and soil requirements.Tomatoes grow best in temperatures 20–27°C....
By Olusegun Obasanjo — Mr. Obasanjo Fmr. President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 When Nigeria announced recently that it had become Africa’s biggest economy, you could be forgiven for thinking that oil was the only reason. After all, Nigeria is the biggest oil producer...
Africa is home to almost half of the world’s uncultivated land fit for growing food crops—an estimated 202 million hectares—but much of it is off limits to farmers because it is difficult to farm or it is used for other purposes. In many areas erratic rainfall, poor...
Most developed and developing countries are alike because their Governments are trying all they can to improve and promote science and technology, through investments in research and development (R&D) which is not just limited to the government’s participation...
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The average American spends just 6.6% of his or her household budget on food consumed at home. (If you include eating out, that rises to around 11 percent.) In Pakistan, by contrast, the average person spends 47.7% of his or her household budget on food consumed at...
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA Climate is the pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods[1]. It defines...