Growing Food: A Guide to Food Production

The nutritional value of okra is not sensational, about 86% water and only approximately 2-3% protein, 0.2% fat, 3–10% carbohydr ...

Intercropping: okra is normally planted together with other food crops such as cowpeas, maize, millet, sorghum, groundnuts and r ...

Onion Allium cepa Onions have been grown and enjoyed by humans since the very earliest days of food production and were a popula ...

_ var. cepa—the Common Onions. Commercially the most important group of onions. This type of onion has been selected for thousan ...

introduced into an area it is wise if there is time to try them out for a year or so in a small way, to compare them with the lo ...

UTILISATION • bulbs can be stored for several months. Alkaloids known as alliins are said to blood pressure, gastroenteritis, a ...

“pungent” peppers. The “hotness” depends on the presence of capsaicin, which varies with both the variety and the temperature, t ...

GROWTH CONDITIONS Growth period: 60–90 days to the first harvest, then harvested at 1–2 week intervals for 3–5 months. In the tr ...

Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum (Syn. Solanum lycopersicum) Golden Apple, Love Apple, Peruvian Apple, Tomatl; Pomme d’amour{Pomme ...

Germination: tomato seed can remain viable for 3–4 years if it is stored cool and in airtight containers. In real life these con ...

from pests by interplanting them in various configurations with protective ( companion ) plants such as onions, garlic and marig ...

• industry. The oil is used as a salad oil, and in soap and margarine; the presscake is used for animal food and fertiliser. LIM ...

Most of the edible fruits grown in temperate climates are produced by seven plant Rosaceae—apples, pears, quinces, cherries, pe ...

There are three ecological races, or types, of avocado: Mexican—the leaves smell of anise. Small, slender, pear-shaped fruits (9 ...

GROWTH CONDITIONS Growth period: with seedling trees, the first fruit can appear in 5–6 years. Vegetatively propagated trees pro ...

• • • and rot easily in transport, and have a short storage life. Banana Musa spp. More bananas are grown every year than all ot ...

Bananas are members of the Musaceae plant family, which has two Genera, Ensete and Musa: Ensete—there are six or seven different ...

About 2 months after planting a sucker, which was itself about 7 months old at planting, it develops a growing point at the base ...

When working the soil, care should be taken to avoid any damage to the banana plants shallow root system. GROWTH CONDITIONS Day ...

important are as follows: Banana Weevil (Stem Borer or Beetle)—the most serious, all over the world, especially in neglected pl ...