Seed-Production Potential of Tephrosia vogelii in Puerto Rico

Tephrosia vogelii: a pesticide of the future for African farming

Global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, increasing pressure on food production (Godfray et al., 2010). Constraintson crop production areparticularly acute in Africa where population growth is greatest and where 80% of all food is produced by small holder farmers on farm sizes of less than one hectare (Stevenson and Belmain, 2016). Crop losses caused by pests and diseases are t...

Puerto Rico

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Slavery in Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico

Weed Controi, in Puerto Rico

Sugar cane growers in Puerto Rico are faced with problems of weed control as any other farmer in the world. He is faced with increased cost of production of cane, through higher labor and material costs. When labor costs were low, much of the weed control was done by many men using machetes and other implements. As every farmer knows "weeds are plants out of place." Since beginning of farming, ...