Aim: To determine the performance of grasscutter does with litter fed cassava-based energy diets. Study Design: The Completely Randomized Design was used in this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study, which lasted for 12 weeks, between March 2014 and June 2014, was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16920
Aim: Carbendazim is a broad spectrum benzimidazole and metabolite of benomyl used to control farm pests. Unregulated use of pesticides inadvertently affects the ecosystem and loss of biodiversity with precipitous decline of some wildlife species. We investigated the toxicity of c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16715
The land in the Gaza strip is limited and there is no more space for solid waste dumping. The current situation with regard to handling of waste in the Gaza Strip poses serious threats to the environment and public health. The paper discussed the potential of solid waste composti...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15558
The study examined the impact of gas flaring on plant diversity in Qua-Iboe Terminal (Q.I.T). A Purposive sampling technique was adopted in choosing the direction of transects for data on plant species. A quadrant of 50 mx50 m was gridded into 10 m2. On each transect, five quadra...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/12335
The Ecuadorian Amazon is the poorest in the country, particularly the province of Pastaza is the largest and one of the least developed in the field of agriculture. The Universidad Estatal Amazónica initiated a research program to evaluate the adaptation of different horticultura...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16923
A MATLAB Computer program on cowpea yield was developed to compare the yield obtained from the field under sprinkler irrigation system with the yield predicted by the developed model. Dry season experiment was conducted between January and April of 2014 at Teaching and Research F...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17298
Agriculture which supports the livelihoods of the majority is challenged by many stressors including climate change impacts. Impacts such as floods and droughts have left farmers with no reliable option rather than farm management and off-farm activities such as irrigation, use o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15489
The current challenges of climate change and the fluctuating oil prices on the world market make it imperative to consider cheaper and alternative sources of energy for agricultural and rural development in Ghana. Solar energy is an environmentally friendly source of energy as co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16367
Phytoplankton are primary producers in aquatic ecosystem and play an important role in the food chain or web in aquatic ecosystem. This research compared rate of production of plankton from poultry droppings and cow dung against control (no manure) and the impacts on the physico-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14324
Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the implications of smallholder agricultural commercialization on adaptation to climate change in semi-arid central Tanzania. Study Design: Descriptive survey and observational designs were used in this study. Moreover, analytical desi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16276
In saline and sodic soils, high pH strongly have affected on soil micronutrient availability. The study was conducted to evaluate using soil amendments (sulfur and manure) on some soil characteristics, iron and zinc concentrations of saline and sodic soil. A factorial randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15710
To investigate the effect of planting methods i.e. drip irrigated beds (DIB+M), furrow irrigated beds (FIB+M) and ridge (R+M) methods under mulch condition at different irrigation regimes on irrigation water productivity and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yield, a field experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15069
Aim: The study was to identify superior accessions of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.) for breeding to obtain nutrient-rich varieties to combat micro-nutrient malnutrition. Place and Duration of Study: Field experimentation was carried out at Soil and Irrigation Research In...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15314
In this work, effect of cow dung and urea fertilization on soil properties, growth and yield of cucumber was evaluated. Four different rates of treatments [12 kgplot-1 cow dung (CW), 391 g ureaplot-1 equivalent to 150 kgha-1, 6 kg cow dung + 196 g urea equivalent to 75 kgha-1 tho...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14084
Velvet bean [Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.) A. Chev] has been reported to smother the growth of Speargrass [Imperata cylindrical (L) Raeushel.] through competition and potential allelopathic effect on speargrass. Greenhouse experiments involving three methods were conducted at In...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15450