A5011245246- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
University of Ghana
2021-2023
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
2023
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences
2023
The cowpea variety Videza, which was used as the control, matures early (70 days after planting), although it produces low yields. Gamma irradiation mutagenesis to induce Videza into extra-early maturing and higher yielding mutant genotypes. A single seed descend population developed for radio-sensitivity test, a Lethal Dose 50 (LD50) of 240.5 Gy determined, applied from cobalt-60 (60Co) source, acutely mass irradiate 1800 seeds, at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. irradiated seeds (M1) were...
Vitamin A deficiency poses serious health concerns among the Ghanaian populace, particularly children and pregnant women. The production consumption of yellow maize, which contains pro-vitamin carotenoids such as beta carotene, is therefore encouraged. Consequently, maize fast gaining acceptance. However, in near future comensurate increases must be achieved to ensure food security. In this regard, aims study were to: evaluate farmer willingness cultivate varieties with enhanced carotene...
Yellow maize varieties in Ghana have low beta-carotene levels, but if improved, they could lessen the negative health effects of vitamin-A deficiency. Finding promising yellow accessions that be used to breed higher was goal study. The study involved collection 100 local accessions, phenotypic identification, evaluation genetic relatedness, and quantification total carotenoid contents. focus work general trait analysis collections including existing pro Vitamin A from National Research...
Background: Cowpea yields are very low in the West African region due to prevalence of drought periods. This work, therefore, aimed at developing cowpea genotypes that combine early maturity with high seed yield, through gamma irradiation mutagenesis. Methods: A farmer preferred variety Videza was improved via determined lethal dose 50% (LD50) 240 Gy used irradiate 2000 seeds by applying a Cobalt 60 source. Selected M1 generation plants exhibiting and yield were advanced M2 further M3 using...
Parental control cowpea variety “Videza” is early maturing (70 DAP) and acceptable by consumers but low yielding (48.65 g/ plant). Farmers prefer extra higher than “Videza”. Therefore there was a need to induce it become extra-early original A single seed descend homogeneous“Videza” population first developed for radio-sensitiivity test LD50 of 240.5 Gy determined. mass irradiation 5kg videza seeds at administered acutely dose rate 300 Gy/hr, from Co60 source Ghana Atomic Energy Commission....