A. O. Omikunle

Phenotypic Traits Diversity in Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F)

L. S. Fayeun, A. O. Omikunle, A. A. Famogbiele & O. A. Oyetunde · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2018

Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) is an important indigenous leaf and seed vegetable of West Africa. It is among the neglected and underutilized crops with high nutritional, medicinal and industrial potentials. Twenty five genotypes of fluted pumpkin collected from eleven s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2018/16119

Identification of Facultative Apomixis in Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) through Emasculation Method

L. S. Fayeun, D. K. Ojo, A. C. Odiyi, A. M. Adebisi, L. A. Hammed & A. O. Omikunle · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2015

Apomixis is seed and embryo formation without fertilization. A study was carried out from August, 2012 to May, 2014 in order to investigate the possibility of occurrence of apomixis in fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F.) using emasculation method. Five genotypes of f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/15261