New Perspectives in Agriculture and Crop Science Vol. 2

Authors

Dr. Ahmed Medhat Mohamed Al-Naggar, (Editor)

Professor of Plant Breeding, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.

Short Biosketch

Akos Mesterházy

Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.

Szabolcs Lehoczki-Krsjak

Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.

Mónika Varga

Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.

Ágnes Szabó-Hevér

Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.

Beata Tóth

Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary.

Marc Lemmens

University of Life Sciences-BOKU, IFA, Tulln, Austria.

D. Oppong-Sekyere

Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O.Box 767, Bolgatanga, Ghana.

R. Akromah

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

E. Y. Nyamah

University of Cape Coast Business School, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

A. D. Ninfaa

Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O.Box 767, Bolgatanga, Ghana.

M. M. Braimah

Department of Agricultural Engineering, School of Engineering, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O.Box 767, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region, Ghana.

M. M. Akpalu

Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O.Box 767, Bolgatanga, Ghana.

A. R. S. Salifu

Department of Ecological Agriculture, Bolgatanga Polytechnic, P.O.Box 767, Bolgatanga, Ghana.

Ahmed Medhat Mohamed Al-Naggar

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Magdy Mohamed Shafik

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Rabeh Yousef Mubarak Musa

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Upper Nile University, South Sudan.

Pauline Aluka

National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Coffee Resources Research Institute (NaCORRI), P.O.Box 185, Mukono, Uganda.

Kahiu Ngugi

Department of Plant Sciences and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O.Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Magda Mahmoud Amin Sabbour

Agriculture and Biological Division, Department of Pests and Plant Protection, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

A. C. Wada

Sugar Cane Research Programme, National Cereals Research Institute Badeggi, P.M.B. 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria.

A. B. Anaso

Department of Crop Protection, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

M. S. Bassey

Sugar Cane Research Programme, National Cereals Research Institute Badeggi, P.M.B. 8, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria.

N. M. Rolli

BLDEA’s Degree College, Jamkhandi, 587301, Karnataka, India.

Pierre Ezoua

Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University of Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.

Adama Coulibaly

Training and Research Unit of Biological Sciences, Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP 1328 Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.

Ysidor Konan

Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University of Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.

Daouda Sidibe

Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University of Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.

Olivier Kouame Chatigre

Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University of Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.

Godi Henri Marius Biego

Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Science, Training and Research Unit of Biosciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University of Abidjan, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire and Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, Training and Research Unit of Pharmacological and Biological Sciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, BP 34 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Luke Chinaru Nwosu

Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Victor Chijioke Okereke

Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Olutayo Modupeola Adedokun

Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Uwaoma Otuodichinma Aguwa

Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

Raden Faridz

Department of Agroindustrial Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Trunojoyo Madura, Bangkalan, East Java, Indonesia.

Ariffin .

Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Soemarno .

Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Henny Pramoedyo

Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

W. Azalekor

Department of Quality Control Company, Ghana Cocoa Board, Box Co 247, Tema, Ghana.

J. V. K. Afun

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

E. A. Osekre

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

E. A. Oyewo

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

S. Sofia

Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

M. V. Merlee Teresa

Department of Botany, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

M. E. Ikehi

Department of Agricultural Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of agriculture and crop science. The contributions by the authors include cup quality, green bean, Robusta coffee, biopesticide, maize grains, FHB resistance, kernel resistance, kernel susceptibility, DON resistance, inoculation techniques, breeding aspects component, deltamethrin, groundnut, jute sack, landraces, postharvest, juice quality loss, degradation, forest users, GT-biplot, maize collections, Nomuraea rileyi, Ostrinia nubilalis, Chilo agamemnon, Sesamia cretica, postharvest, food security, maize weevil, maize production, metabolites, bioindicators, accumulation, land typology etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of agriculture and crop science.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Breeding for FHB Resistance via Fusarium Damaged Kernels and Deoxynivalenol Accumulation as Well as Inoculation Methods in Winter Wheat: Advanced Study

Akos Mesterházy, Szabolcs Lehoczki-Krsjak, Mónika Varga, Ágnes Szabó-Hevér, Beata Tóth, Marc Lemmens
Chapter 2
Production Challenges and Postharvest Practices of Groundnut in Northern Ghana: The Participatory Rural Appraisal Approach

D. Oppong-Sekyere, R. Akromah, E. Y. Nyamah, A. D. Ninfaa, M. M. Braimah, M. M. Akpalu, A. R. S. Salifu
Chapter 3
Multivariate Analysis of Genetic Diversity among Maize Genotypes and Trait Interrelationships under Drought and Low N Stress

Ahmed Medhat Mohamed Al-Naggar, Magdy Mohamed Shafik, Rabeh Yousef Mubarak Musa
Chapter 4
The Diversity of Green Bean Biochemical Compounds in Robusta Coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) as Evaluated by Near Infrared Spectroscopy: A Scientific Overview

Pauline Aluka, Kahiu Ngugi
Chapter 5
Scientific Investigation on the Efficacy of Isolated Nomuraea rileyi and Spinosad against Corn Pests under Laboratory and Field Conditions in Egypt

Magda Mahmoud Amin Sabbour
Chapter 6
Effect of Sugar Cane Whip Smut (Sporisorium scitamineum Syd) on Field Sucrose, Juice Quality and Ratooning Ability of Two Sugar Cane Varieties in Nigeria

A. C. Wada, A. B. Anaso, M. S. Bassey
Chapter 7
Bioindicators: Study on Uptake and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Plant Leaves of State Highway Road, Bagalkot, India: Advanced Study

N. M. Rolli
Chapter 8
Critical Research on the Efficacy of Lippia multiflora (Verbenaceae) and Hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae) Leaves on Merchant Quality of Stored Maize Grain (Zea mays L.) in Côte d’ivoire

Pierre Ezoua, Adama Coulibaly, Ysidor Konan, Daouda Sidibe, Olivier Kouame Chatigre, Godi Henri Marius Biego
Chapter 9
Field Management, Storage Structure, Nanoparticles and Maize Weevil Pest: Important Considerations in the Sustainable Production of Maize Grains

Luke Chinaru Nwosu, Victor Chijioke Okereke, Olutayo Modupeola Adedokun, Uwaoma Otuodichinma Aguwa
Chapter 10
Scientific Investigation for Determining the Sustainability Index of Tobacco Planted in Various Types of Land Typology in Pamekasan, Madura

Raden Faridz, Ariffin ., Soemarno ., Henny Pramoedyo
Chapter 11
Assessment of Resistance Status of the Major Storage Insect Pests of Cocoa to Deltamethrin in Ghana: Descriptive Research

W. Azalekor, J. V. K. Afun, E. A. Osekre, E. A. Oyewo
Chapter 12
Investigation of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Excoecaria agallocha L.: Critical Overview

S. Sofia, M. V. Merlee Teresa
Chapter 13
Research on Degradation and Sustainable Practices for Forest Resources in Plateau State, Nigeria

M. E. Ikehi