Many centers of crop domestication and diversity are experiencing rapid changes in agriculture practices resulting in the loss of crop varieties and the knowledge and customs that have sustained them (Brush 2004; Harlan 1975). Germplasm diversity is threatened by several factors including: replacement by high-yielding varieties, a shift to cash crop cultivation, change in land use, economic inc...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is known as the king of oil seeds in Vietnam due to the high oil content (50 – 60%) of its seed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate morphology of sesame from different origins. Seventeen sesame varieties originating from El Salvador, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Cambodia and Vietnam were studied. The field experiment was carried out in the Mekong Delta region, Viet...

The experiment was conducted to study the production and nutritional values of high yielding fodders by the goat farmers in Kobirhat and Subornochar upazilas of Noakhali District. The yields of high yielding forages had significant differences among the species. The average higher biomass were obtained from Napier–hybrid (34), Napier-aerosa (20), Napier–bazra (17.33) and Splendida (19). The And...

Pearl millet is a predominant food and fodder crop in West Africa. This study was carried out to test the newly developed open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) for field performance stability grain yield, iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) contents across 10 locations Africa (i.e., Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana). The material consisted of 30 OPVs, which 8 are Fe/Zn biofortified. experiment co...