Climate change is the biggest challenge for sustainable crop production all over the world, where drought is one of the outrageous factors. Two experiments were conducted to examine the suitability and productivity of drought tolerant two rice mutants cultivating in Boro season....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4213
Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Waqas, Burhan Khalid, Muhammad Arif, Noor Akbar, Abdul Basit, Shamsa Kanwal, Muhammad Fahad, Rawaha & Sanaullah·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Sustainable agricultural productivity is under threat due to lack of interest in the use of bio-organic fertilizers to alleviate drawbacks of conventional agricultural practices. Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria plays vital role in improving phosphorus availability to plants thro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4211
Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Maria Eduarda Pereira dos Santos, Thiffany Louhanne Alves Dantas, Idelzuite Ferreira da Gama Neta, Antônia Adriana Silva Mesquita, Luciane Karine Guedes de Oliveira, Maria Elisa da Costa Souza, Adma Larissa da Silva, Eudes de Almeida Cardoso, Janilson Pinheiro de Assis, Roberto Pequeno de Sousa & Joelma de Assis França·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: In the semi-arid region of Brazil, there are several species of spontaneous plants that develop during the rainy season, in the case of the hairy woodrose (Merremia aegyptia L.) and throughout the year, the rooster tree (Calotropis procera), these plants are being used as g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4210
Drought stress is a major problem in upland rice grown areas under rainfed conditions. It affects plant growth and development, and eventually leads to a considerable yield reduction. The study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the effect of drought stress duration on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4208
A field trials was carried out at Shandaweel Research Station, Sohag Governorate, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt during the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons to study the influence of intercropping sugar beet with fahl berseem using three different nitrogen fertilization rates...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4209
Aaron Chimbelya Siyunda, Emmanuel Chikalipa, Vinita Ramtekey, Ntombokulunga Mbuma, Mick Mwala, Natasha Muchemwa Mwila, Tesfaya Mitika Regassa & Dyness Nshimbi·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
The modern world agricultural sector has come under severe attack from several factors. These factors range from biotic to abiotic factors and they present threats to the environment and the world economies at large. If agricultural production is made more sustainable, it can be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4206
As organic farming gains popularity worldwide, it is crucial to investigate the potential benefits of using poultry manure as an organic fertilizer source. This study aimed to assess the comparative performance of tomato cultivation under organic and conventional farming practice...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4205
Buyela Daniel Khasabulli, Musyimi David Mutisya, Sikuku Phoebe Anyango, Bonface Ombasa Manono & Duncan George Odhiambo·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Soil microbes are involved in many important ecosystem processes including nutrient acquisition, biogeochemical cycling and soil aggregation. Soil microbial diversity affects the soil belowground dynamics and fate of carbon and nutrients. Soil microbes are important for agricultu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4203
Anyanele Wisdom Chibuzo, Anyanele Ijeoma Sylvalyn, Ezenwata Ifeoma Sussan, Okoye Elochukwu Chidubem Sunday, Ofobeze Tochukwu Nosike & Shalom Tonna Ubaezuonu·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Tridax procumbens and Ageratum conyzoides are two plant species commonly found in tropical regions and have been used in traditional medicine for various purposes. Field surveys were conducted in selected sites across Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria to assess the distrib...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4204
Yams are increasingly recognized for their good health benefits as people increasingly focus on healthy eating and wholesome eating. However, the high cost of yam cultivation and harvesting, as well as the limited level of mechanization, severely restricted the development of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4202