Pigeon pea is considered an important crop in rainfed and dryland agriculture. It is the most prominent crop under rainfed Alfisols. The duration of variety is a big thing need to be focused on to get more profits in unpredictable rainfall situations. In this regard, the experime...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64289
Background: Sesame productivity in Ghana’s Sudan savannah is constrained by suboptimal plant density and fertilizer management, highlighting the need to identify optimum plant density–NPK fertilizer combinations that maximize yield and resource-use efficiency under nutrient-limit...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64290
Efficient nitrogen management is critical for sustaining pearl millet productivity in semi-arid regions due to low nutrient retention and high losses in light-textured soils. The objective of this study was to determine the optimum nitrogen level and scheduling strategy for impro...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64286
Herbicide adulteration has emerged as a critical constraint to sustainable weed management and crop productivity among smallholder farmers in Southwestern Nigeria. This study assessed the socio-economic, institutional, and agronomic factors influencing farmers’ exposure to adulte...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64287
Agricultural extension services face a structural crisis characterised by acute shortages of trained advisors, declining public investment, and rapidly escalating agronomic complexity in an era of accelerating climate change. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a prominen...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64288
Antonio Ademar Farias Lima, Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Adrielle Luciene dos Santos, Andréia Aparecida Batista Sampaio, Daniel da Silva Lima, Francisca Davila de Lima, Tainara Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Jezimiel Oliveira da Silva, Walter Martins Rodrigues, Lunara de Sousa Alves, José Roberto de Sá, Aline Carla de Medeiros & Uilma Laurentino da Silva·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2026
Background: Intercropping lettuce and peppermint improves crop productivity and offers environmental and economic benefits. In Brazil’s semi-arid region, combining cattle manure with green manure from native species can reduce production costs and enhance soil fertility sustainab...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64281
Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri, is a major soil-borne pathogen constraining chickpea productivity. A field experiment was conducted in a randomized block design during the Rabi seasons of 2024–25 and 2025–26 at the Student’s Instructional Farm, C.S.A. U...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64282
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) remains the world's most critical food security crop, sustaining over half of the global population's caloric and protein needs, particularly across developing nations in Asia. Global rice production reached a record 534.9 million tonnes in 2024-25, yet per...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64283
Background and Objective: Seed-borne fungal pathogens pose a significant threat to papaya (Carica papaya L.) seed quality and seedling vigor, ultimately affecting crop establishment and productivity. This study aimed to identify seed-borne fungal contaminants in papaya seeds from...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64285
In Burkina Faso, over 65% of arable land is degraded, leading to significant annual losses of nutrients. To address this challenge, this study was conducted to assess the effects of two Crotalaria species on soil chemical properties and to evaluate their potential for restoring d...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i64276