Sorghum and tef: Origin distribution and importance

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Statement of problem Sorghum (Sorghum bieolor (L.) Moench) is an indigenous cereal crop to Afiica, where it is grown in the semi-arid and sub-tropical zone, which includes the large belt in northern Afiica...

Blueprint for a software-based decision-support system for countering anthelmintic resistance at farm level

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Preamble The global demand for high quality food and fibre has been a major driving force for research and development of sustainable animal husbandry and management practices (Bath, Hansen, Krecek, Van Wyk &...

BANANA PRODUCTION AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN UGANDA

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Background In Uganda, agriculture is the most important economic activity, providing income, employment and foreign exchange. The sector contributes 43 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 85 per cent of...

The chemistry of phenolic compounds of sorghum

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Statement of the problem Polyphenols are ubiquitous in plants and are an integral part of both human and animal diets (Bravo, 1998). Polyphenols protect crops from pathogens and predators by acting as phytoalexins...

AN EVALUATION OF LIME EFFECTS ON TEMPORAL CHANGES IN SOIL ACIDITY PROPERTIES AND MAIZE GRAIN YIELDS

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Soil chemical and nutrient uptake dynamics of maize (Zea mays L.) as affected by neutralization and re-acidification after liming Geology and soils The geology of the area is homogeneous, mostly underlain by quartz...

Sorghum kernel structure and its relation to milling performance and porridge quality

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Sorghum kernel structure and its relation to milling performance and porridge quality Detailed structural descriptions of the sorghum kernel are documented by Rooney and Miller (1982). In their descriptions, the sorghum kernel is...

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » INTRODUCTION The right to access to adequate food is universally regarded as a basic human right as reflected in the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, the 1996 Rome Declaration on World Food...

Physiological effect of drought on legume performance

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Chapter 1 of this thesis provides a summary of the importance of grain legumes and effect of drought in common bean and soybean production. It also provides an overview of previous research on...

Growth and development of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on cultivated and wild graminaceous host plants

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify a suitable trap crop for stem borers that could be used in a habitat management system in resource-poor maize fanning systems. A survey of...

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RESOURCE ALLOCATION DECISIONS AMONG COMPETING LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Background and Statement of the Problem It is now widely recognised that rural communities with livelihood strategies that combine subsistence agriculture with the utilisation of wetland1 resources constitute a significant proportion of the...