Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is an important crop grown in tropical and subtropical climates with huge nutritional, economic and industrial benefits. The plant undergoes explosive shattering to disperse seeds after physiological maturity leading to high loss of seeds at the t...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i330653
A study was carried out to determine the effects of seed desiccants on seed quality of three very important indigenous forest tree species. The experimental period was December, 2015 to February, 2016. Seeds were collected from the Bobiri Forest Reserve. This Forest Reserve is lo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAF/2018/40238
Rice is an important staple crop which provides essential dietary nutrients for the well being of humans but the seeds lose viability rapidly in storage before the next planting season. This study was conducted at the seed and pathology laboratories in CSIR-Crops Research Institu...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2023/v45i92184
The production of vegetable seedlings is an important business for some farmers in most parts of the world with poor media being a major constraint. An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different media on germination and nursery performance of chili pepper at...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830319
Banana is a climacteric fruit with a short shelf life. As a result, huge losses are incurred during handling in the value chain. The need to develop means of extending the shelf life and concomitantly maintaining the quality of the fruit after harvest has become very important. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2020/v12i130277
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is gaining increasing global appeal and has received massive marketing and distribution due to its significant nutritional benefits for human health. There is little or no history on how the fruit was introduced into the country. However, raising...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i112058
Ghana’s premium quality cocoa could be sustained by purging off foreign matter introduced somewhat by placenta mixed with extracted cocoa beans. This study thus examined the effect of placenta and varied fermentation periods on physical quality characteristics of cocoa beans. A f...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2019/v16i230084
Field and laboratory experiments were carried out between April 2014 and March 2015 to evaluate the effects of planting date and density on flower abortion and fruit yield of two chilli varieties. The field trial was laid out in 2x3x3 factorial experiment in a Randomized Complete...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2019/46845
Fresh mango is a delicate fruit with high perishability and postharvest losses. Dried fruits are highly susceptible to mold infection and moisture reabsorption. There fruits must be packed well and stored immediately after drying to extend its shelf life. This study was thus to d...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2019/46296
Field and laboratory experiments were carried out between April 2015 and March 2016 to evaluate the effects of planting dates on seed physiological quality and health characteristics of two varieties of chilli pepper. The field trial was laid out in 2x3 factorial experiment in a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/46600
Cocoa is an important economic crop and has many uses industrially and locally. For its chocolate flavour to be obrained proper fermentation, drying and other postharvest practices needs to be done. A study was conducted to examine the effect of placenta and varied fermentation p...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2018/45924
The main objective of this paper is to present results on experimental fields about Green Roofs using two different plant materials such as Setcreasea purpurea and Portulaca grandiflora. It also describes how Green Roof is constructed in a tropical environment using available sus...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/45910
Postharvest losses in stored maize is alarmingly huge due to destructive storage pests. The main objective of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the effectiveness of different packaging materials for the protection of stored maize against infestation by maize weevils under di...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45958
Plantain is an important fruit crop in the diet of local populations with an important growing international market but due to its high postharvest losses. This experiment was set up to assess the effect of 1-MCP and packaging materials on the physical properties of the two varie...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45666
The study was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, KNUST to determine the effect of ash-based storage media (plantain leaf ash, cocoa pod husk ash and coconut husk ash) on the physical quality characteristics and shelf life of three cultivars of Lebombo, Nemoneta and Pomo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/45808
This study was conducted to find out the ameliorative effect of biochar in allelochemical-laden soils to improve upon soil physicochemical properties. The study was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, KNUST-Ghana. Some trees in the landscape suppress the growth of any ot...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/40546
A study was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, KNUST, to determine the effect of biochar-soil mixes on the soil physico-chemical properties for rooting and growth performance using air-layering. A 2X5 Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design which consisted of five so...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40318
The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of three pickling agents on the physico-chemical properties of two varieties of cucumber (Poinsett and Marketmore) stored under ambient conditions for 90 days. A 2x3 factorial design in a Completely Randomized Design with 3 rep...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i530193
An experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of the Horticulture Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology between January and March, 2012 within temperature and humidity ranges of 18–32°C and 63–85%, respectively. The purpose of the investigation was to d...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40496
Three improved varieties of soybean, Anidaso, Nangbaar and Quarshie were used in the study to determine the effect of variation and processing temperature on the yield, quality and shelf-life of soymilk produced by the VitaGoat processing system. Two kilograms of each of the vari...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39127
Seeds of three cultivars of cassava were collected from the CSIR-Crops Research Institute at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to determine the effect of storage periods and seed pre-germination treatments on the germination percentage and vigour of seeds from three varietie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38101