Although watermelon is native of tropical and subtropical Africa, it’s grown and popular everywhere. It grows best on fertile sandy soil, particularly on sandy river banks. It also grows well in hot dry areas with an abundance of sunshine. It Read more…
Category: Plants and Crops
Kingdom plantae
What is Smooth loofah or Vegetable Sponge Gourd? Smooth loofah (Luffa aegyptiaca or L. cylindrical) is a vegetable that belongs to the cucumber family. loofah (genus Luffa) is commonly known as rag gourd, dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, or vegetable sponge. Read more…
There are many species of millet but the most important is Pennisetum typhoides which is known as Bulrush or Pearl millet. Among cereals, it is the crop of the driest region. It is very drought resistant and gives reasonable yields in Read more…
Maize is also known as ‘Indian corn’ or simply ‘corn’. It is perhaps the most completely domesticated of all arable crops. It is widely grown because it can adapt to different ecological conditions. In some parts of Africa, especially, Nigeria, Read more…
Vegetative Propagation or Asexual reproduction Most non-flowering plants reproduce asexually without any transfer of the male gamete to the female gamete. Plant reproduce asexually by childing, offshoot, tuber, lowering, and stelons. Asexual reproduction can also be referred to as vegetative Read more…
