The knowledge test was developed to measure the knowledge level of kiwi growers. In all 36 items were predominantly fabricated on the basis of indorsing rational rather than root memorization and to discriminate the sound knowledgeable kiwi growers from the ailing knowledgeable o...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630039
Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Rodney Okwasiimire, Christine Kesiime, Esther Nansubuga, Steven Kakooza, Mariam Komugisha, Ismail Asiimwe & Paul Ssuna·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2019
Many Ugandans living in the urban and peri-urban areas have started dairy farming to tap into the demand for milk and its products, driven by the population growth. Unfortunately, they operate on a small scale because land and cattle feeds in the urban and peri-urban areas are li...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630037
The investigation of sawdust ash (SDA) as a partial replacement for cement in concrete was studied owing to the high cost and increasing demand for cement in a harsh economy and considering the presence of limited construction materials and waste to wealth policy. Ordinary Portla...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630036
Aims/ objectives: To interpret the trends of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Activities of Daily Working (ADW) of people who are occupying Ambient Intelligence (AmI) environments and predict the next activities’ time values. This research has two main contributions; A novel...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630035
Aim: To assess regional disparity in the screen time and physical activity pattern of school children (11-17 years) from Punjab (India). Study Design: A school-based cross sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Government schools of three regions of Punjab, namely, Majha,...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630033
Energy utilization efficiency depends on different factor of cropping systems such as physiochemical properties of soil, land preparing operation, plant protection, fertilizer application, threshing, harvesting operation and grain and straw yield. India is developing county and r...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v32i630034
Fossil fuel dependence in the African continent is so alarming with a constant emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), which includes methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and water vapor. The presence of these gases in the African climate has resulted in unprecedented change in...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/41680
Ultrasound is one of the emerging technologies that were developed to minimize processing, maximize quality and ensure the safety of food products. In recent years, ultrasound technology has been used as an alternative processing option to conventional thermal approaches. Althoug...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/46909
In this work, the dielectric properties of ethylene glycol as an additive to heat transfer fluid isstudied. To do this, the Davidson-Cole relaxation equations were derived from Debye equation. The static permittivity(), complex permittivity (∞)and the relaxation time ()of ethylen...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/38947
The study was undertaken in Hyderabad-Karnataka state to assess cost and returns under major farming systems, net income of the farmers from different sources and significant influence of area and dairy in major farming systems. Four major farming systems viz., Crop+Dairy (C+D),...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/47481
Chemical fertilizers have played a vital role in the success of India's green revolution and consequent self-reliance in food-grain production. Fertiliser consumption in India has been increasing over the years and today India is one of the largest producers and consumers of fert...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/47516
Aim: To study the response of co-inoculation of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi to microbial population of soil and nutrient uptake by wheat crop . Study Design: The used design was completely randomized design with three replications....
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/46747
The existing water productivity and cropping intensity of right bank canal (RBC), command area was found 0.60 kg m-3 and 163%, respectively. The right bank canal comprises of five water user association namely, Sarchampa, Ucher, Medaki, Sayar and Neemkheda whose existing cropping...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/44185
Potato crop is the fourth leading food crops in the world after maize, rice, and wheat. It is characterized by specific temperature requirements and develops best at about 20°C. Temperature is one of the essential uncontrollable factors affecting crop yield and heat stress has be...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/40897
The attempts were made to assess the impact of vocational training courses conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Punjab on establishing an enterprise. All thirty long duration vocational training courses conducted by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras namely Bathinda, Ferozpur, Gurdaspur,...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2019/46725