Irish potato (Solonaumtuberosum L.) is originated from the Lake Titicaca region in Peru and Bolivia of South America [32]. It is a starchy, tuberous crop of the Solanaceae family [76]. It is a crop of major economic importance worldwide [25]. Irish potato is also a food for more than three billion people worldwide [25]. It […]
Introduction Climate change is already happening and negatively impacting development progress and the situation will continue to undermine the socio-economic wellbeing of the people [23]. According to [18], rain-fed agriculture is among the sector that is the most sensitive to climate change and consequently, smallholder farmers are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
INTRODUCTION karyotyping and chromosome count provide essential information for the study of plant evolution. Since chromosome number analysis is the quickest, least expensive, and most practical way to learn in-depth information about the genome of a specific species, it is of interest to many cytotaxonomists [9]. A crucial step in all cytogenetic techniques is chromosome
INTRODUCTION The Farm House was established in the year 1984 and the Mango orchard is sprawling and spread over 73 acres of land area. Farming of Mangoes is done in summer and flowering plants are grown in winter. The soils are red soils with Natural Compost ( plant and animal manures ), Mustard cake and
1. Introduction Legumes are the third largest family of flowering plants belonging to the family Leguminosae also called Fabaceae that produce seeds within a pod and consisting of over 20,000 species [1]. Common legumes include kidney beans, lima beans, peas, clovers, lentils, soybeans, lupins, lotus, sprouts, tamarind green beans, and peanuts [2]. Legumes are very
Introduction The global taro corms production is estimated at 11.8 million tons per annum and is ranked fifth behind other root crops such as potato, cassava, sweet potato and yam [1,24]. Taro is often called the “neglected root crop” because its production is very low in comparison to other root crops. Several factors have contributed
Introduction Ogi is made from cereals such as maize or sorghum usually by the fermentation process. This gelatinized white pudding called pap is favourably used as a traditional weaning food and breakfast meal for many children and adults in Africa [1-2] During ogi making process, bio ‑ nutrients are lost from the grains during wet
Introduction As demand of food increase with increasing population. Presently about 50% of the world population caloric Intake is derived from cereals [1]. Millets cultivation caw be observed as a solution to meet the nutritional requirements of the population as millets. Can grow in shallow low fertile soils with pH8.0 [2]. As various studies state
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INTRODUCTION Spirogyra bichromatophora (Randhawa) Transeaupopularly also known as ‘water silk’ is categorized under the division Chlorophyta, phylum Charophyta, class Conjugatophyceae, order Zygnematales, family Zygnemataceae [1]. It grows in running streams, shallow ponds, ditches, and amongst vegetation at the edges of large lakes and secretes an envelope of mucous that makes it feel slippery, hence also called
