March 2021

Grain yield and stability of selected early and medium duration cowpea in Ghana

Changes in climate are a major driver for climate-smart crops with short duration on-field and adaptation to diverse growing conditions. This study evaluated the performance of nine early duration and 10 medium duration cowpea genotypes at six locations within the Guinea and Sudan savanna zones of Ghana. Genotypes for each maturity group were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications for...

Author(s): Theophilus Kwabla Tengey, Emmanuel Yaw Owusu, Francis Kusi, George Yakubu Mahama, Frederick Justice Awuku, Emmanuel Kofi Sei, Ophelia Asirifi Amoako and Mohammed Haruna

March 2021

The multi-level table and circular diagnostic chart as alternative taxonomic key formats for plant identification

Correct identification of plants is a prerequisite to achieving desirable results in health care delivery, sustainable food production and housing, forest resources management and environmental protection. However, many of the paper-based/printable taxonomic key formats available to the taxonomist for this important responsibility are fraught with inadequacies some of which include fixed sequence of plant identification...

Author(s): Adepoju Tunde Joseph OGUNKUNLE