E. S. K. Ofori

Perceptions and Practices of Herbicide Use among Peri Urban Vegetable Farmers in Selected Hubs of the Accra Plains

E. S. K. Ofori, S. Yeboah, F. Apaatah, J. Sintim, E. Ofori-Ayeh & M. Osae · Advances in Research · 2017

Aims: To assess the knowledge base of farmers regarding herbicide use and secondly determine the attitudes and practices of herbicide use among peri urban vegetable farmers. Study Design: The study design is by survey and collation of questionnaire in selected urban areas noted f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/33406

Phytochemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activities in Leaves of 14 Breeding Lines of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

E. K. Quartey, H. M. Amoatey, E. Achoribo, M. Owusu-Ansah, W. Nunekpeku, S. Donkor, A. S. Appiah & E. S. K. Ofori · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Two (2) month-old leaves of fourteen (14) breeding lines of cassava, consisting of five (5) parental lines and nine hybrids, were evaluated for their phytochemical constituents. The objective of the study was to determine total flavonoid, phenolic and antioxidant activity in the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/18087