Aims: Orange trees infested with different scale insects, among them the California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii [Mask.]), is the most serious pest of orange. This study was conducted to demonstrate the number of generations of this pest on each variety and the effect of parasi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8565
Stem rust (Puccina graminis f. sp. tritici) samples were collected from different areas of Egypt during two season 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 growing seasons. The single pustule method of isolation was followed, and the type of infection was recorded as well for each rust samples. T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8567
The study aimed to identify sunflower seed- borne fungi associated with sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and also to explain the effect of environmental factors on increasing or decreasing the levels of aflatoxins in sunflower seeds. Seeds were collected from two governorates fr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8571
Heavy metals that exist in municipal wastewater can cause many problems for human hygiene and environment. Therefore, the metals need to be removed from wastewater before being used in irrigation. Materials of high surface reactivity; such as alginit, shale and iron oxide are use...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8023
The effect of different concentrations of growth retardant "Dextril" (C11 H18Cl2O7P) on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum c.v Huda F1) seedlings quality was studied, at the Agriculture Faculty of Alexandria - Egypt, on 2010. Tomato seedlings were sprayed when the second true leaf was...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8562
Aim: The current study investigated effect of soil amendments; lime (L), manure (FYM) and minjingu phosphate rock (PR) added to soils on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen (SMB-C and SMB-N), available soil nitrogen (N), crop N uptake and grain yields of two maize hybrids...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7817
This study was carried out to assess the variation in nitrification inhibition (NI) activity of neem leaves obtained from trees growing in same agroclimate. The study was accomplished in the year 2012, in Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh State of India. Dried leaves of four neem tre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8518
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of cropping sequence and Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR) on soil phosphorus (P) availability and yield of selected vegetable crops. The study involved a researcher managed on farm field experiment conducted in Mbeya, Tanzania usin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7780
Four Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars: ‘Ewais’, ‘Sidik’, ‘Fajrikalan’ and ‘Zebda’ were investigated to study the electrical conductivity as a tool for determining damage index of mango cultivars and their relationship with the index of injury (Id), the Relative Water Content...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8200
The aim of this study was to establish the nutrient release potential of different organic materials and assess their role in integrated soil fertility management for coffee using the new coffee yield model SAFERNAC. It involved an incubation experiment conducted at TaCRI Lyamung...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6943