Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent a functionally important component of soil microbial community, being of particular significance for plant mineral nutrition in tropical agro ecosystems. The effects of AMF inoculation on growth and yield of two sweet potato varieties...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i330063
Aims: To examine the income diversification activities and sustainable land management practices among rural cassava-based farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Study Design: Primary data collection. Place and Duration of Study: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Pre-req...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i330061
Introduction: The storage and preservation of agricultural products remain the only conditions ensuring the almost permanent availability of foodstuffs. However, infestations due to insects and microorganisms are very often noted. Objective: This present work aimed at understandi...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i330060
The role of sacred forest/sacred groves in the conservation of biodiversity is well recognised and documented. Despite the importance of sacred forests in conservation, data of flora species composition and diversity in many sacred forests still remain scanty. The study was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i330059
Many medicinal plants, exhibit allelopathy to biological management of plant pathogens by reducing their regeneration. This process involving secondary metabolites produced by plant influence the growth and development of agricultural and biological system. This research was to d...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i330057
Blossom end rot (BER) is one of the physiological disorders of economic importance in tomato farming since it significantly reduces yield and thus affects profit margins. Most tomato disorders are due to mineral deficiencies and unbalanced nutrition. Improving the supply of speci...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i230056
Aims: This work sought to identify the pests and diseases that hinder successful gardening and the pesticides used to manage these pests and their frequencies of application. Place and Duration of Study: This work was carried out in the Santa Area of the North West Region of Came...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i230055
Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a major insect pest constraining onion production in the Central Zone of Tigray. Therefore, field experiment was conducted at Axum Agricultural Research from November 2015 to April 2016 to manage onion thrips using multiple...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i230053
The study was conducted in Wolmera district of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The main research objective was to evaluate the effect of municipal solid waste compost on potato yield in comparison to inorganic fertilizers and farm yard manure and combined applications. The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i230054
This is a comparative study for understanding the low fish production in the Goh region (Central-Western of Côte d'Ivoire) through the management of the five main fish farms. The study was carry out during 35 days, from August to September 2017. The farmers were all over 45 years...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i230052
There is an impending need to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels in these areas of the world considering the ever depleting conventional oil resources and climate change, induced by greenhouse gas emissions. Algae are currently being prompted as a potential next generation bio...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i130051
The study examined the costs and returns of maize wholesaling in Gombe metropolis, Nigeria. Using questionnaire, a time series data were collected from 120 randomly sampled traders and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and net farm income analyses....
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i130049
Litter decomposition processes are poorly studied in the savannahs. Leaf litter decomposition of the twenty-four contrasting plant species including trees, shrubs and grass species, was studied in the sudano-guinea savannahs of Ngaoundere, Cameroon. The litterbag technique was us...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i130050
Soil compaction from farm machinery is an environmental problem. The effect of compaction on plant growth and yield depends on the crop grown and the environmental conditions that crop encounters. The effect of compaction from tractor traffic on soybean (Glycine max), variety TGX...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i130048
The study was designed to assess different sources of energy and to establish relationship between socio-economic factors that influence the choice of energy types within Sokoto metropolis. The study area was divided into three locations based on the income level as low, medium a...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2019/v18i130047