Aims: To investigate the influence of seed size variation on seedling growth height, root collar diameter, root length, seedling length, root shoot ratio, number of leafs, leaf area, dry weight and survival of Albizia lebbeck in the nursery. Place and Duration of Study: The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15995
Constructed wetlands are excellent chemical-free system, for reducing physico-chemical parameters and faecal coliform densities. Present research work was carried from 2013 to 2014 with the objective of wastewater management using two plant species cattail (Typha domingensis) and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15583
The Study examined an assessment on effect of adoption of small scale irrigation technologies by fadama users in agricultural zone III of Niger state, Nigeria. The broad objective of the study was to examine an assessment on effect of adoption of small scale irrigation technologi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15282
Pollinic analysis and apicol surveys conducted between 2009 and 2014 on honey sampled directly in beekeeping areas or outlets have permitted discovery of 330 melliferous species Including 45 species (13.64 %) which are threatened to extinction in Togo. Compared with Togolese flor...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/11818
A study was conducted to investigate the major biotic and abiotic production constraints of upland rice varieties in the three rice development hubs of Cameroon. Fifty randomly selected farmers from each rice hub namely Ndop, Lagdo and Mbam were interviewed using a structured que...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15260
Aim: To Investigate the local livelihood of Adjoining communities of Yankari Game Reserve (YGR) Bauchi, Bauchi state-Nigeria. Study Design: Survey design was used for the study. Place and Duration of the Study: Study was conducted in four communities bordering the protected area...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14267
Field trials were conducted at the Manga Agricultural Research Station near Bawku in the Upper East Region to evaluate nine genotypes of Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for adaptation to the Sudan Savanna agro-ecology of northern Ghana. The varieties are: Arrow, Bon...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14640
Production quality in periurban agriculture is question mark regarding to soil potential contamination affecting yields. The level of contaminations of soils and vegetables by copper (Cu), zinc (Cu), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) around Abidjan city were assessed. Survey was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15140
Aims: This study assessed the indigenous coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers in response to adverse effects of climate change in Katsina State and the factors that determine the use of such strategies. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried out in Aji...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14785
Increasing plant density and improving N-fertilizer rate along with the use of high-density tolerant genotypes would lead to maximize maize grain productivity from unit land area. The objective of this investigation was to match the functions of optimum plant density and adequate...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14260
This study evaluated the qualities of Ebonyi River for drinking purposes in Abakaliki southeastern Nigeria. Five replicate water samples were collected from areas of the Ebonyi River dominated by agricultural, domestic, commercial and industrial activities in February 2014. These...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15047
The need to reduce the use of fish-derived oil in aquaculture to enhance the production of low-cost feeds cannot be over emphasized considering the pressure these puts on fish species and numbers. This paper reports findings of an investigation into the nutritional significance o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14393
Universally, it is agreed that adaptation is largely a social issue (as opposed to purely biophysical or technological). However, it is surprising that gender, one of the social issues is not yet playing a more explicit role in adaptation studies. Hence, in this twenty first cent...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/11711
Joel L. Meliyo, Leon Brabers, Boniface H. J. Massawe, Balthazar M. Msanya, Didas N. Kimaro, Loth S. Mulungu, Nganga I. Kihupi, Jozef A. Deckers, Hubert Gulinck & Herwig Leirs·Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International·2014
The present study was carried out between September 2009 and June 2013 in Western Usambara Mountains plague focus with the aim of establishing the influence of selected soil physical properties and soil microclimate on rodent burrows’ abundance, portal orientation and use. Two la...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/13695
Human activities are important factors that affect the quality of water. The study was conducted to determine the impact of Human activities on the water quality and the Bio-diversity of the river system using benthic macro-invertebrates as indicators. Bottom samples were collect...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14323