ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to examine optimum plant population and compare yields of three local roselle cultivars; namely Bihi, Mogla 1 and Mogla 2 planted at four different spacings and harvesting at 31 days after planting by pruning the plant at 13.0 cm high. Subsequent harvesting of shoots was done at fortnightly intervals. The spacings were; 30cm x 30cm, 30cmx 35cm, 30cm x 40cm, and 30cm x 45cm. A pot experiment was also carried out to determine the appropriate plant age ...
ABSTRACT Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the effect of different compost formulations on yield, nutrient status, and possible heavy metal toxicity in roselle (Hibiscus sabdarrifa L.) and jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.). The vegetable crops were cultivated on an upland field (Latitude 09o 25ꞌꞌ N, Longitude 00o 58 ꞌꞌ W) with an Altitude of 183 m above sea level consisting of the Kpalsawgu soil series, located at Changnaayili in the Northern Region of Gh...
ABSTRACT Sweet potato root packaging and transport are very important value chain activities in the marketing of the fresh produce. This study investigated the sweet potato storage root packaging and transportation from aggregation centres to urban markets in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was administered to sweet potato root aggregators at Bawku (Upper East regions) and Afram Plains (Eastern region). A follow-up transport experiment was conducted to compare two proposed containers (50 kg...
ABSTRACT Declining soil fertility has been found to be the main cause of reduction in crop yields. These soils lose their fertility through erosion, leaching and crop removal. Organic fertilizers prepared from human waste has been found to have a greater potential of being used to manage soil fertility and hence increase crop yields. The present study is to determine the nutrients content and effect of Asase Gyefo Organic Fertilizer (AGOF) prepared from human waste on the growth, yield and sh...