Yakubu Pwajok Mwanja

• MSc
• PhD Student at University of Johannesburg

Objective: An investigation was conducted in Kuru (Latitude 09E44’N, longitude 08E47’E and altitude 1350 m a.s.l.) on the Jos-Plateau, Nigeria to assess the root and vine yields of three landraces and one elite variety of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) as influenced by plant population density and genotype. Materials and Methods: Sweet pot...

An investigation was conducted in Kuru (Lat. 090 44’N; Long. 080 47’E and Alt. 1350 m asl.) on the Jos-Plateau, Nigeria to study the flowering and fruiting behavior of Livingstone potato (Plectranthus esculentus). The treatment consisted of three local cultivars namely Ryiom, Longat and Bebot laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) wi...

This study assessed farmers' knowledge on the effect of climate on growth and yield of potato in Jos-South Plateau State. The instrument of data collection used for this study include structured questionnaire. Purposive sampling design was followed in the selection of 200 farmers. The study was undertaken in four districts of Jos-South (Du, Vwang,...

A study was carried out during the wet season of 2013 at the Potato Research Farm of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Kuru, Plateau State, to assess five sweet potato clones procured from the NRCRI, Umudike, Nigeria, for flowering and seed characteristics. The clones TIS.2532.OP.1.13, TIS.87/0087, CIPM 3, CIPM 31 and Ex-Igbariam...

A study was carried out during the wet season of 2008 at the Potato Research Farm of the National Root Crops Research Institute, Kuru, Plateau state to explore the flowering pattern and the potential for seed-setting in ten clones of the sweet potato, TIS.2532.OP.1.13, CIPM 31, Wagabolige, E 4 , CIPM 3, TIS.8164, TIS.87/0087, E 2 , Tanzania and Ex-...