Assessment of Postharvest Management of Frafra Potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J. K. Morton)
The Frafra potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K. Morton) is an underutilised tuber crop grown in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Mali’s interior Savanna areas. When compared to other tuber crops, the crop has agronomic advantages in low soils and yield advantages with limited production inputs. The study...
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Essential Steps for Developing Rice Harvest Mechanization in Bangladesh
Mechanization can boost agricultural productivity in the long run, particularly when it comes to harvesting and reducing postharvest losses. Knowing the status, issues, and suggestions for harvest mechanisation will be needed to achieve this goal. Based on different agro-climatic conditions and cropping intensity, this study considered 21 upzillas from...
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Medicinal Plant Mucuna pruriens: From Farm to Pharma
Mucuna pruriens, commonly known in India as Kaucha, is well-known for its neuroprotective and aphrodisiac properties and has been widely used since ancient times in the Indian Ayurveda System for the preparation of herbal formulations and tonics. Compared to other legumes, Mucuna seeds have a higher amount of L-Dopa...
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Perspectives of Clean Cane Production Techniques and Environmental Sustainability: A Review | Chapter 8
Given the importance of sugar to humanity, clean cane production has become a source of concern for both academic and producers alike. Focusing on the largest producing and exporting countries of processed and refined sugarcane is the most appropriate means of understanding the concepts evolving around clean cane production....
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