Nutritional contents of seven advanced breeding clones (AC) of potato (Solanum tuberosum group Phureja) and two commercial cultivars, Criolla Colombia and Criolla Galeras, of S. tuberosum group Phureja as control were evaluated.
Challenges associated with legume production in Nepal include: lack of high yielding varieties and crop specific management (e.g., disease/pest management) practices, loss of soil fertility including micronutrients, poor access to agricultural inp
Millions of subsistence farmers cultivate crops on terraces. These farmers face unique challenges including severe shortages of arable land and remoteness leading to poor access to inputs including nitrogen fertilizer.
This paper reports on an intervention model that incorporates common elements, from the literature, of scaling up, and includes novel such as linking technological and social innovations, with an exit strategy to build sustainable processes and re
In cereal crops, root hairs are reported to function within the root hair zone to carry out important roles in nutrient and water absorption.
A report of Nepal Chepang Association (NCA) suggests that 71% of the children are malnourished. Non-toxic wild yam of Nepal is recognized as ‘Health/ Functional food’ with high nutritional values.