Phosphorus deficiency is widespread in the soils in Nigeria which makes phosphorus fertilizer application at appropriate rates a component of the improved technologies needed for hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L) production. Atarodo (rodo) variety of hot pepper is cultivated in all...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i330210
Phosphorus is the second most important crop nutrient after Nitrogen. It is an essential macronutrient that plays important role in all crop biochemical processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, energy storage, transfer, cell division, cell enlargement and nitrogen fixation....
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i230208
Enhancing transpiration efficiency (TE), defined as biomass accumulation per unit water transpired, may be an effective approach to increasing sorghum yield in arid and semi-arid regions under drought conditions. Water use efficiency was compared among 12 sorghum cultivars collec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i330207
Aims: To evaluate the effect of zeolite and mineral fertilizers on some soil properties, availability of soil nutrients and yield of Jew’s mallow (Corchorus olitorius) in clayey and sandy soils. Study Design: The experimental designed as split plot design with three replicates, t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i230206
Josué Luiz Marinho Junior, Marcileia Dias de Oliveira, João Lucas Aires Dias, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho, José de Oliveira Melo Neto, Saulo Boldrini Gonçalves, Moacyr Cunha Filho, Victor Casimiro Piscoya, Milton Marques Fernandes, Francisco Sandro Rodrigues Holanda, Alceu Pedrotti, Raimundo Rodrigues Gomes Filho & Priscila Bezerra de Souza·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2019
Eucalyptus planting represents 72.7% of the total area of planted trees in Brazil, and is constantly growing in the Cerrado biome. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the physical qualities of soil under Eucalyptus sp. and a fragment of cerrado sensu stricto. The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i230205
The study aimed at evaluating the influence of the physicochemical properties of soil and water on the growth rate of olive trees (Olea europaea L.) at twelve locations at Albaha region, south-western Saudi Arabia. The studied locations demonstrated clear variation in soil conten...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i230204
Aim: To study the effects of cocoa pod husk based compost: Soil mixtures on growth of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a Complete Randomized Design with four replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i230203
Rafael Marcelino da Silva, Weder Ferreira dos Santos, Matheus Rodrigues de Andrade, Zildiney Dantas da Silva, Layanni Ferreira Sodré Santos, Joênes Micci Peluzio, Lara Rythelle Souza Bequiman, Claúdia Nolêlo Maciel Luz, Vanderlan Carneiro Dias, Thaís Alves da Silveira Lourenço Borges, Albert Lennon Lima Martins & Magno De Oliveira·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2019
The objective of this work is to study the agronomic performance and genetic divergence in corn in the Cerrado-Amazon ecotone. The trials were conducted in the 2017/18 harvest at a property in the state of Pará. The experimental design was a randomized block with nine treatments...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i130202
Phosphorus is considered an essential element for sugarcane, assuming great importance in rooting, tillering and final stem yield. In order to evaluate the effects of pre-planting phosphating on the internal morphology of sugarcane leaves, an experiment with the RB867515 variety...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i130201
This article reviews some of the main areas of landscape ecology. It includes the ideas and views of authors to the knowledge and understanding of the interplay between spatial heterogeneity and ecological processes, both in terrestrial and aquatic habitats at their varying scale...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i130200
A field experiment was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 rainy seasons at Centre for Agriculture and Pastoral Research (CAPAR) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria to study the effect of nitrogen fertilizer and inter-row spacing on chemical compositions of Rhodes g...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i130198
The present study evaluated the allelopathic potential of fresh shoot aqueous extracts of Tithonia rotundifolia (FSET) and Murraya koenigii (FSEM) on the germination of seeds, growth, chlorophyll, ascorbic acid and percentage crude protein accumulation of Capsicum annuum. The lab...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v31i130199
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two organic wastes used as soil amendments i.e. filter mud cake (FMC) and vinasse (V) on some physical and chemical properties of sandy and loamy sandy soils. Applications of organic were incubated with the soils for a three per...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i630197
Aim: This study was carried out to isolate, identify and characterize fungal pathogens associated with post-harvest spoilage of cucumber. Study Design: This research study was done using random sampling technique. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out from...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i630196
Pedogeomorphological categorization of selected soil profiles developed on alluvial deposits in Mbogo - Komtonga traditional irrigation scheme, Mvomero District in Morogoro Region, was carried out during February 2017. Using standard grids, pedogeomorphic approach and standard ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i630192