The present study aims to evaluate the interaction between soil rhizobia and legume plant, by comparing two Acacia species (Acacia cyanophylla Lindl and Acacia pycnantha Benth) grown in four different Moroccan soils, by measuring plant dry matter yield, and nodule numbers and wei...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15760
A field experiment was carried out during the period from November 2012 to May 2013 in Agroecological Zone 20 (Eastern Surma-Kushiyara Floodplain) in Bangladesh to observe the varietal performances of high yielding and local varieties of Boro rice. Four varieties viz. BRRI dhan28...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13371
Aims: To evaluate plant diversity and to show the structural variation of the vegetation in a cocoa agroforest of various ages. Study Design: Slash and burn agriculture is one of the processes of deforestation and degradation of forests. Cocoa agrosystems that consist to plant co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/10347
Understanding the distribution and transport of organic carbon and nutrients under any management in a farming system is vital for predicting the sustainability of a farming system. This study was conducted to characterize the spatial distribution and transport of organic carbon...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13949
Aims: The study evaluated the contributions of cover crops and no-till to the expression of crop maize yield. Study Design: To test this, experiments were conducted for two consecutive years in a randomised complete block design arranged in a split plot with four replications Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14376
Aims: The main aim of this study was to find out the salinity tolerant varieties of potato and to evaluate the growth and yield performance of potato varieties under different salinity level. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in the two factor completely randomized design...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15879
Decline in soil fertility has been identified as a major factor hindering maize productivity globally; the majority of these soils are deficient in nitrogen, phosphorous and organic matters. Low maize productivity in Kenya is attributed to decline in soil fertility. Improving soi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15009
Forest’s conversion associated with the expansion of industrial scale oil palm plantations in the two provinces of Indonesia (Riau and West Kalimantan) was documented using Landsat images that were visually interpreted to create a province-wide map of 11 different land cover type...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13263
This study investigates the projected changes in evapotranspiration in Egypt, with a focus on the Delta, Middle and Upper Egypt regions. Maximum and minimum air temperature were statistically downscaled and compared with current climate (defined as the period 1971–2000). FAO-56 P...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12721
The influence of two organic materials (OMs); Tithonia and FYM and inorganic materials; triple superphosphate (TSP) and Minjingu phosphate rock (MPR) and Busumbu phosphate rock (BPR), when applied alone or in combination, on P sorption at two sites, Kakamega and Bukura, in wester...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/9215