Resources Tagged: Peanut

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  1. Effects of Compost Manure on Soil Microbial Respiration, Plant-Available-Water, Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Yield and Pre-Harvest Aflatoxin Contamination

    Abstract, Peanut Science, 2019 Peanut production in Zambia is often characterized by low yields and high aflatoxin incidence in harvested kernels. Soil amendments such as farmyard manure have shown potential to increase yields and reduce pre-harvest aflatoxin incidence. The aim of the current...
    Zambia Peanut

  2. The effects of planting methods on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) cultivar natal common in Africa South of the Sahara

    Abstract,International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research, 2018 The most appropriate planting method to use for optimum growth and yield of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Africa South of the Sahara (ASS) among those currently used is not known, as the methods are highly influenced by...
    Peanut

  3. Solar Drying: A Means of Improving the Quality of Peanuts in Ghana

    Abstract, Peanut Science, 2018 An indirect, passive, wooden dryer, with a galvanized steel panel (4.5 m2 ) and four wire mesh shelves (2.62 m2 each), was constructed in Kumasi, Ghana. The dryer was evaluated for its capacity in drying of freshly-harvested in-shell peanuts on a single layer (8.5...
    Ghana Solar Drying Peanut

  4. Peanuts and aflatoxin: The potential and challenges for the world’s most widely grown legume

    Session :Peanut is the most widely grown legume in the world and has numerous nutritional, environmental and economic benefits. However, there are several challenges to increase productivity and control the potential of contamination from aflatoxin, a highly carcinogenic byproduct of a common...
    Aflatoxin Peanut