In order to evaluate the gene number, gene effect and heritability to powdery mildew in barley Two resistant cultivars were crossed with a susceptible cultivar. In a field study, the parents (P1, P2) and the generations (F1, F2 and F3) of …

The production of bambara groundnut is in the hands of peasant farmers and its improvement is militated by storage pests, such as Callosobruchus maculatus. Laboratory experiments were conducted on powders, extracts and oils of Canarium sch…

Small drops take time to hit target. A tiny droplet 100 microns in diameter (about the diameter of a human hair) takes 11 seconds to fall 10 feet. At 50 microns, it takes 40 seconds to fall that far, because of the drag that air friction p…

Field trials were conducted in 2007 and 2008 early and late wet seasons, respectively at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (070 20`N, 30 23`E) in the forest-savanna transition agroecological zone of South-western Nigeria. Five…

You won’t be alone in embracing farmers’ markets. According to the USDA, as of mid-2010 more than 6,100 farmers’ markets operated throughout the U.S., a 16-percent increase from 2009. With continued interest in local foods, shoppers find f…

After 10 years of working in and around Community Supported Agriculture and compiled this master list of marketing tips from our experience. Not running a CSA program? There are plenty of tips and tricks that you can use to market your far…