Setting up a live fence as part of our Farm setup services for a client that is starting a livestock farm in Ogun State. We advised the farm owner to plant Moringa as a fence around his farm area. This will not only beautify the farm but also serve as a source of...
Citrus sinensis (L. Osbeck) or oranges probably originated from South East Asia and were cultivated in China by 2500 BC, where it was referred to as ‘’Chinese’’ apple. Today, it is grown and consumed almost all over the world as a source of food for humans because of...
Dry Tiger NutImage Source: www.lifestylemarket.com INTRODUCTION Cyperus esculentus (Ofio in Yoruba, aki Hausa, or Imumu in Igbo, Aya in Hausa) is a crop of the sedge family widespread across much of the world. Tiger nut can be found...
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COCONUT (Cocos nucifera L.) INTRODUCTION Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. Coconut fruit is a drupe, not a true nut. A drupe is a fruit with a hard stony...
Photo by Miguel Maldonado on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Pawpaw (Carica papaya) belongs to the Caricaceae family, which contains over 22 species in the genus Carica; it originates from the tropics of the Americans, southern Mexico, and neighboring Central...
INTRODUCTION Onion (Allium cepa) is a vegetable crop which belongs to the family Alliaceous. It is a biennial plant but usually grown as annual. This is because the onion bulb and stem mature within one year while it takes the onion plant two years to fully grow and...
Introduction The Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) (not to be confused with sweet potato) is a root and tuber crop. Its rich starch content makes it the fourth most cultivated and the most consumed non-grain crop in the world. Potato is widely believed to have first been...
PLANTAIN (Musa spp.) Plantain formerly known as Musa sapientum but now called Musa paradisiaca belongs to the banana family Musaceae. It is one of the less sweet cultivated varieties (cultivars) of the genus Musa whose fruit is also known as the banana. They are...