A detailed guide to growing, protecting, and harvesting essential crops in Nigeria and Africa.
Steps: Land clearing → Ploughing → Planting → Weeding → Fertilizer application → Pest control → Harvesting
Pests/Diseases: Stem borers, armyworms, smut, leaf blight
Control: Use resistant varieties, timely planting, and pesticides like cypermethrin or neem spray.
Steps: Seed selection → Nursery preparation → Transplanting → Water control → Fertilizer use → Weed/pest control → Harvest
Pests/Diseases: Rice blast, brown planthopper, sheath blight
Control: Drain fields occasionally, use fungicides and resistant varieties.
Steps: Nursery setup → Transplanting → Staking → Watering → Fertilizer → Pest/Disease control
Pests/Diseases: Tuta absoluta, whiteflies, bacterial wilt
Control: Netting, neem oil, crop rotation, proper irrigation
Steps: Nursery → Transplant → Watering → Fertilization → Mulching
Pests/Diseases: Aphids, fruit rot, wilt
Control: Neem spray, remove infected plants, use drip irrigation
Steps: Cut stem selection → Planting → Weeding → Harvest after 9–12 months
Pests/Diseases: Mealybugs, cassava mosaic disease
Control: Disease-free stems, early planting, biological control
Steps: Heap/ridge making → Seed yam planting → Mulching → Weeding → Training vines → Harvest
Pests/Diseases: Yam beetles, anthracnose
Control: Crop rotation, neem application, clean seed yams
Steps: Land prep → Planting in rows → Weeding → Irrigation → Harvest in 8–12 weeks
Pests/Diseases: Bean beetles, aphids, anthracnose
Control: Neem solution, resistant varieties, early planting
Steps: Soil testing → Row planting → Fertilizer use → Watering → Pest control → Harvest
Pests/Diseases: Pod borers, rust disease
Control: Fungicides, row spacing, early harvesting