Exploring some neglected and underutilized root and tuber crops for food security in Nigeria

CI Harbor, C Aniedu - Food Security and Safety: African Perspectives, 2021 - Springer
Many indigenous Nigerian plant species that served as foods several years ago are
presently neglected and going extinct. The major challenge is that they are considered as …

Source-sink relationship in Hausa potato

KK Nanbol, OAT Namo - African Crop Science Journal, 2022 - ajol.info
Fresh tuber yield of Hausa potato [Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir) JK Morton] is generally
low in Nigeria, perhaps, due to a lack of balance between the source and the sink. The …

Effect of sowing depth on growth performance of selected members of the family Cucurbitaceae

JO Ajayi, OM Olosunde, OO Fawibe… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
A field experiment was conducted to investigate the agronomical responses of Citrullus
colocynthis, Luffa cylindrica and Citrullus lanatus to varying sowing depths (2, 4, 6 and 8 …

Dry matter accumulation, distribution and fresh tuber yield of grafted accessions of Hausa potato

KK Nanbol, OAT Namo - Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020 - ajol.info
The Hausa potato is a minor tuber crop with nutritional and medicinal values. A lack of
balance between the photosynthetic source potential and the sink capacity in terms of dry …