Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. The two pathogens, which have high genetic ...

Vegetatively propagated plants like yam are prone to yield losses by viruses as infection tends to build up in successive cycles of propagation. This study aimed to eliminate yam mosaic virus (YMV) from yam using an optimized ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the ensiling characteristics of maize–forage legume mixtures in small-scale silos. Sole and intercrops forage materials were harvested 80 days after planting and ensiled in small-scale ...

In 2021, one in five people in Africa was affected by hunger, and the continent had the highest prevalence of undernourished people globally. We argue that food systems in Africa can be more resilient if their development ...

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Weed management in maize farms is a time-specific activity and requires timely detection of weed infestations. The challenge to early detection of weeds is that many dicotyledonous crops and broad-leaved weeds often display ...

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Palmer amaranth is the latest addition to South Africa’s growing list of Amaranthus species (commonly known as pigweed or marog). Some of these Amaranthus species are indigenous to Africa, while others originate from ...

The anticipated climate change in South Africa is of great concern as Southern Africa appears to be warming at twice that of the global average, limiting maize production in the country and threatening food security in the ...

The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention has focused on ...