Yomon Abdel Kayoum, Fouelifack-Nintidem Boris, Yetchom-Fondjo Jeanne Agrippine, Tsekane Sedrick Junior, Ngamaleu-Siewe Babell, Kenne Edith Laure, Moukhtar Mohammadou & Martin Kenne·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: Mealybugs are protected on plants by ants for honeydew. They were identified and assemblages were characterized in Douala suburbs (Littoral-Cameroon). Study Design: Basic information is needed on pest’s occurrence for the pest control strategies. We determined host plants a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4191
Sayma Kabir, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Samsun Nahar Hashi, Shapla Akter, Khodaiza Banu, Nasir Mahmud, Amir Abdullah Hasnine, Sanchita Roy & Md. Abdus Samad·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
A field experiment was conducted at Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during November, 2020 to February, 2021. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The experiment had two factors (Different leve...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4190
An experiment was carried out to ascertain the effect of light regimes (continuous day light, continuous darkness and alternating day light and darkness) on the growth of A. flavus on tiger nut at temperature of 28oC and 30oC. The experiment was a 2 x 3 factorial laid out in a co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4189
The trial was conducted to evaluate the influence of tillage and mulch practices on growth response of maize and selected forage legumes. With three replications, the experiment was carried out using a split-plot design. Mulch and no mulch were used as the major plot treatments M...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4186
Cotton aphids are major cotton pests causing significant yield losses of more than 65% in Zimbabwe. Field experiments to investigate the effectiveness of cowpea as a trap crop in reducing aphid pressure on cotton were conducted over three seasons 2010/11 to 2013/14 at Cotton Rese...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4187
Bollworms management remains one of the major constraints to higher cotton productivity in Zimbabwe. Field trials to investigate the efficacy of Spinosad 48 SC on Diparopsis castanea (Hubner) and Herlicoverpa amigera (Hampson) were carried out for three seasons 2010/11 to 2013/14...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4188
Net greenhouse experiment was conducted through the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons at Dokki protected cultivation experimental site, Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate (CLAC), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to investigat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4185
Luiz Ferreira Coelho Júnior, Ruan dos Santos Nascimento, Antônio Lucas Santos Castor, Thaynara Cristine Moares Coelho & Sérgio Cardoso Borges·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the application of organic fertilizer in different concentrations under the initial development of lettuce plants. Study Design: The experimental design was completely randomized with four replications of 5 plants fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4184
Soil physical properties play significant function in the yield of crop produce. Sustaining food supply of the teeming population depends on the degree of preserving soil physical properties, therefore enhancing soil productivity. Experiments were conducted to establish the influ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4180
Rufin Reo-Ndouba, Lucie Aba-Toumnou, Félix Allah-Barem, Augustin Doukofiona, Steve Dieudonné Mbenda, Jephté Juste Kaïne, Innocent Zinga, Silla Semballa & Joseph Antoine Bell·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Maize is a major crop feeding 80% of the population of the Central African Republic (CAF). However, the country is not yet self-sufficient in its maize need and continues to rely partially on imports. Exacerbating this situation is the recent invasive spread of the fall armyworm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4179