Four soil profiles (Yala, Galana, Baringo and Bondo) that represent different ecology, physiography and pedological variability were described to study their morphology, soil physico-chemical characteristics and to classify them using two internationally known soil classification...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i630193
Soybean is a food security crop in Benin due to its high nutritional value but its yield in the farmers’ cropping system is very low. The present study aims to provide appropriate response to the yield variability among fields in two agro-ecological zones of Benin namely: Souther...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i630191
To investigate the effects of environmental factors on tulip (Tulipa sp.) cultivars in the plains of West Bengal, a field experiment was conducted with ten tulip cultivars, considered as ten treatments (T) (T1=Apeldorn, T2=Maureen, T3=Holland Cich, T4=Day Dream, T5=Pussima Design...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530189
The use of manures and irrigation systems are essential ways to improve the fertility of coastline poor soils in Côte d’Ivoire and to optimize crop yields at any time of the year. The present study aims to identify the best manures and irrigation systems suitable for the vegetati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530190
The reliance of humanity on fossil fuels particularly petroleum hydrocarbons has been on the increase and had led to increased pollution of agricultural lands. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of crude oil concentrations on the vascular bundle sizes of two Zea may...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530187
The multiple products derivable from Acacia auriculiformis in terms of its soil nutrient augmentation by virtue of its nitrogen fixation capabilities are incontrovertible. This is in addition to being an ornamental, evergreen and shade providing tree, But its seed dormancy and de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530188
African kino tree (Pterocarpus erinaceus) plants are widely used species in afforestation programs but germination of seed and rate of seedling growth are major drawback. This study was therefore carried out to compare the effect of decomposed organic matter on the seedling growt...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530186
Aim: This study evaluates the effects of soil amendment with organic manure-OM and agricultural lime-AL on the growth and yield of Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna aconitifolia grown on soils with 3 different pH (locations) in Southern Cross River State. Study Design: The study was l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430185
A field experiment was carried out at Breeder seed Production Centre (BSPC), Debiganj, Panchagarh during the Rabi season of 2016-2017 to study the effect of five levels of sulphur application on yield and quality attributes of three potato varieties. The main objective of the exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430184
An investigation was carried out to study different forms of phosphorus under major cropping systems in Y.S.R. Kadapa district of Southern Zone of Andhra Pradesh. Five soil samples from each cropping system at 0-15 cm depth collected from each cropping system to study their physi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430183
Onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties grown in Uganda are anticipated to have different yield and storage potential. To determine the yield and storage performance of onion varieties, a field experiment was conducted at Namulonge in Uganda. The experiment constituted six onion varieti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430182
Aims: To evaluate the influence of nitrogen amendments on soil enzyme dynamics in a long term incubation experiment. Study Design: An in vitro simulated wetland ecosystem designed with rhizosphere soil was enriched with different N sources. Place and Duration of Study: The study...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430181
Soybeans are the leguminous vegetable of the pea family that grows in a tropical, subtropical and temperate climate. Protein and oil are soybeans seed components of great economic value. This work was carried out at the Seed Science Laboratory in the Federal University of Agricul...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330180
The effect of inorganic fertilizer (NPK 15-15-15), mulching materials (plant residue), poultry manure (droppings) and lime (CaCO3) on soil physicochemical properties, growth and edible leaf yield of fluted pumpkin it was studied in 2019 in farming seasons at the Teaching and Rese...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330179
Aim: To assess the pleiotropic role of a plant growth regulator, commercially identified as brassinolide (BR) in mitigating waterlogging stress imposed on maize. Study Design: A factorial combination of two maize varieties [Ikom White (IKW) and Oba-98], two BR levels (0 and 250 m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330178