Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and
nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change. There is an urgent …

Banana is an important staple food crop and a source of income for smallholder farmers in
about 150 tropical and sub-tropical countries. Several bacterial diseases, such as banana …

The taxonomy of Colletotrichum has undergone profound changes over the past decade,
with ca. 340 species now recognised, and grouped into 20 species complexes (16 …

Chinese yam with damaged outer skin can be easily oxidized and infected by spoilage
fungi. To find preservatives in the storage of the Chinese yam, Aspergillus niger 103 was …

Crop improvement programmes began with traditional breeding practices since the
inception of agriculture. Farmers and plant breeders continue to use these strategies for crop …

The influence of pre-treatments and different dehydrating temperatures on the drying
dynamics, energy consumption, and quality attribute of yam chips was studied. Dehydration …

Anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is one of the devastating
diseases of yams (Dioscorea sp.) worldwide. In this study, we aimed to isolate endophytic …

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important tuber crop consumed globally. However, stable yam
production faces challenges from a variety of diseases caused by fungi, nematodes, viruses …

Plasma activated water (PAW) generated from pinhole plasma jet using gas mixtures of
argon (Ar) and 2% oxygen (O2) was evaluated for pesticide degradation and microorganism …

Dioscorea alata, commonly known as “greater yam”, is a vital crop in tropical and subtropical
regions of the world, yet it faces significant threats from anthracnose disease, mainly caused …