West Africa is faced with significant challenges from climate change, including parts of the
region becoming hotter with more variable rainfall. The Sahelian region in particular is …

This research was aimed at evaluating the proximate composition, level of anti‐nutrients,
and the mineral composition of raw and processed Sphenostylis stenocarpa seeds and at …

Food-security and sustainability is a serious global concern in the recent times. Many
indigenous food crops of Africa which promises to ameliorate nutritional food insecurities are …

The" Phytochemical Dictionary of the Leguminosae" is the first of a new type of reference
source giving phytochemical records for all legumes (plants in the Pea family-Leguminosae …

CROPS, STARCH CROPS, OIL CROPS, FRUIT CROPS, TROPICAL FRUITS, VEGETABLE
CROPS, STIMULANT CROPS, DRUG PLANTS, FIBRE CROPS, PLANT ANATOMY, PLANT …

Finger millet (Eleusina coracana) is a minor cereal, nutritionally important as a good source
of minerals. It also contains polyphenols which are phytochemicals with anti-oxidant activity …

Ready‐to‐eat breakfast cereals were produced from blends of A frican yam bean (S
phenostylis stenocarpa)(AYB), maize (Z ea mays) and defatted coconut cake, by roasting …

The metric measures on seeds, their correlation and relationship are important for
systematic breeding for seed yield and shape determination. Variations among eighty …

African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich.) Harms) is an annual
legume with the capacity to produce bean seeds in a pod and produce tubers with varying …

This book describes the history, culture, production, microbiology, biochemistry, nutritional
value, and roles of the diet of indigenous alkaline-fermented foods. The rise in pH during the …