Author: Banji Aluko

Fig 1: GELPONICS The world of today is developing different technology that will help farmers increase their production, and at thesame time in the case of crops, improve soil fertility…

Fig 1: PEAT Peat is a brown spongy deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often…

Fig 1: SAPROPEL DEPOSIT The sustainability of the world agricultural system is now an important global issue. Agricultural soils are overmined, leading to an unexplainable degradation and low yield. One…

Fig 1: GRAPES Grapes (Vitis spp), should not be confused with  Grapefruit. Grape fruit is a citrus. While grape is a fruits of the Vitaceae family and genus Vitis. It…

Fig 1: Moringa oleifera Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae. It thrives globally in almost all tropical and subtropical regions. It is native to Northern…

Fig 1 As it is said that biology does not respect borders , so do diseases, pests and pathogens spread are no respecter of any environment and country.Strong quarantine measures…

Fig 1: CABBAGE Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), belongs to the brassica family (also called cruciferae family) or mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is a leafy green vegetable and a fodder…

Fig 1: GINGER Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. Other plants in this family includes: turmeric (Curcuma longa), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), galangal, myoga (Zingiber…

Fig 1: TUMERIC Turmeric "Curcuma longa" is also known as golden spice. It is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. A perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the…

Fig 1: WORM Vermiponics is a soil-less growing technique that combines hydroponics and vermiculture where worm waste are used as a nutrient solution for plants. It can also be refered to as…