Category: Crop

Manure is an organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure comprises of animal feces; other sources include compost and green…

Beneficial nematodes, also called Entomopathogenic nematodes, can be used majorly to control soil-borne insect pests than controlling other pests found in the vegetable garden. Members…

The largest herbaceous perennial plants in the world are Banana trees (Musa spp.). Cultivated for their fruit, banana plantations are meticulously managed and the trees…

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) constitute a group of root obligate biotrophs that exchange mutual benefits with about 80% of plants. They are naturally considered as biofertilizers,…

Good companion planting with Apple trees help deter pests, attract beneficial insects and pollinators, and also assist the plants to grow to their full potential….

Weeds are out of place plants and not intentionally grown. Weeds have naturally strong competitive behavior and those weeds that can best compete always tend…

Farmers have always been practicing agroforestry, the growing trees on their land; some with no doubt have knowledgeable ideas that growing trees play crucial roles…

Plant tissue culture or micropropagation is an innovation to produce plants from its miniature part under an intensive care platform where all the physiological growth…

Banana is a succulent tropical fruit. Edible bananas do not produce seeds and are propagated vegetatively through suckers. A banana or plantain stand usually have…

Millions of Africa’s coffee farmers have slipped into abject poverty caused by poor prices which are currently barely enough to cover production costs while the…