Intensification of staple food crops such as Yam (Dioscorea spp.) while sustaining the
environment is imperative in providing food for the expected 9.6 billion global population by …

Ethiopia's low agricultural productivity and loss of soil nutrients are primarily due to land
degradation. By interfering with natural processes, it deteriorates soil properties and …

Background The success of crop varieties introduction is tightly linked to the uses,
biophysical conditions, the cropping systems in which the crop is integrated and farmers' …

The problems of low soil fertility resulting from continuous monocropping, crop residue
removal and limited fertilizer use represent key challenges to produce surplus food for the …

Background The cultivated banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are valuable for nutritional and
socio-economic security for millions of people worldwide. In Benin, banana and plantain are …

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of row spacing (RS) and interplant
spacing (IPS) on the yield of total biomass, leaf, and edible twigs, and nutritive value of …

The intense pressure of anthropic actions to change the use and management can promote
the degradation of anthropogenic soils with high natural fertility and high content of organic …

Soil contamination by excess heavy metals or trace elements is a global concern, as these
elements are highly bioaccumulated in living organisms, migrating throughout the food …

Bambara groundnut (BGN)[Vigna subterranean (L) Verdc] and Pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan
(L.) Millspaugh] are grain legume species grown in tropical and subtropical parts of the …

Cultivation of yams by rural households contributes to food supply and income generation.
Notwithstanding the importance of this crop, yam production has been stagnating …