TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Tomato is a vegetable crop commonly grown by peasant farmers in West Africa. The fruit called berry when ripe can be eaten raw, used for soup or stew preparation, or in preparing vegetable salad and other food. Land preparation…
COTTON (Gossypium spp)
Cotton is a fibre crop and belongs to the plant family called Malvaceae. It produces cotton lint, a white fibre used in textile industries. Land Preparation: The land is cleared with cutlass or mechanically ploughed and harrowed to make…
COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata)
The cowpea is a member of the pulses or legumes. It belongs to the family called Leguminosae. It is rich in proteins and is commonly fed on by man. The fruit of cowpea is called pod. Land Preparation The…
CASSAVA (Manihot spp)
Cassava just like yam, is a root and tuber crop. It has underground roots which can be consumed by man and livestock animals after processing. It has other advantages over yam, in that it can grow in relatively poor soil…
YAM (Dioscorea spp)
Yam belongs to the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a root and tuber crop popularly grown in West Africa and it is rich in carbohydrates. Land Preparation Cutlass is used to clear the bush or vegetation and heaps, ridges or…
RICE (Oryza sativa)
Rice is another popular cereal crop grown and consumed by nearly half of the world’s population. It is also a member of the grass family (Gramineae). The seed/fruit of rice is a caryopsis, i.e ., it has its epicarp fused…
SOME CULTURAL PRACTICES IN CROP PRODUCTION
1) Transplanting The transfer of seedlings from nursery beds to their permanent positions in the field. The tools used for transplanting are handtrowel, digger, hoe or cutlass. Plant is removed with a ball of soil around its roots. Mostly done…
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