January 2022

Normalized difference vegetation index as screening trait to complement visual selections of durum wheat drought tolerant genotypes

Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is considered as a potential screening tool detecting stay green traits for drought tolerance. The present study aimed to evaluate durum wheat genotypes using NDVI under drought condition and investigate its association to grain yield. NDVI scores taken at different growth stages for 64 durum wheat genotypes were replicated twice in both sandy clay and clay textured soils...

Author(s): Alemayehu Zemede Lemma, Firew Mekbib Hailemariam, Kebebew Assefa Abebe and Zewdie Bishaw

January 2022

Current state of knowledge on the potential and production of Cucurbita moschata (pumpkin) in Africa: A review

Pumpkin has high nutritional value essential for food security. Despite many benefits, it still considered an orphan crop in Africa. Very little information is available on the potential and production of pumpkin in Africa due to neglect by researchers and improvement program. Classical research, both theoretical and empirical, was used to conduct a systematic review of the various result trends obtained by researchers...

Author(s): Ulrich H. Gbemenou, Vincent Ezin and Adam Ahanchede