Damaged and depleted soils need to be rebuilt, improved and used efficiently to support permanent agriculture. Generally there have been several attempts to use cover crops as soil amendments to improve soil management and conservation while improving soil productivity. This expe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43186
The long periods or rotation cycles of forests production are sources of uncertainty in the predictions of future forest conditions. The rotation cycles of the different types of forests in Europe vary between 30 to 200 years. There is a lot of uncertainty in forecasting the futu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43669
In October 2015 and 2016, onion plants of Barke Aliero exhibiting characteristic symptoms of dried leaves beginning from the tip, abnormal protrusion, root discoloration and curling of the stalk from tip was observed in Kebbi State, Nigeria. In both cases, disease was very severe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38339
Dário Costa Primo, Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho, Aldo Torres Sales, Emmanuel Damilano Dutra, Eraldo Rodrigues da Silva, Rosa Virginia Tavares Grangeiro, Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio, João Lucas Aires Dias, Victor Casimiro Piscoya & Moacyr Cunha Filho·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
Several studies have demonstrated that organic fertilisers or ground rocks may be a viable alternative to industrialised chemical fertilisers in some agricultural systems. The present study aimed to compare the effects of ground phosphate rocks, gliricidia prunings and chemical f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/44177
Regarding Jordan's apparent climate change, the urgent need to use treated wastewater for irrigation and the production of forage crops has become an imperative. The possibilities for growing highly profitable forage crops using treated wastewater are discussed in the case of ext...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40960
A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the role of Humic acid (HA) in improving canola (Brassica napus L.) growth when irrigated with treated sewage. We applied different concentrations of HA (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mg kg-1) during this study. Canola seeds were exposed...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43422
Aboubacar Toure, Aissata Bengaly, Abocar O. Toure, Abdoulaye G. Diallo, Fatim Cissé, Mamourou Diourté, Niamoye Yaro, Abdoul W. Touré & Bourema Dembélé·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
The pedigree breeding method was successfully adopted to develop high yielding, white-seeded, grain sorghum cultivars with other attributes including “tan” plants, sensitivity to photoperiod and excellent adaptation to the Sudanian and Sahelian agro-ecological conditions in Mali....
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43291
The experiment was conducted with the intention of investigating the impact of different concentrations and combination of the plant growth regulators on growth and yield contributing attributes of summer tomato. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Resign (CRD) w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43935
A field experiment was conducted at the University of Calabar Teaching and Research Farm to evaluate the effects of neem-based organic fertilizer, NPK and their combinations on soil chemical properties and growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) on a degraded Ultisol Calabar. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43027
Since most subsistence farmers are poorly endowed with resources and capital to buy farm inputs such as fertilizers, developing an integrated soil fertility management strategy in maize cropping systems would contribute to enhanced food security through improved crop productivity...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43699
Aims: The main aim of this study was to screen potato germplasms for salt tolerance and to find out the suitable molecular markers associated with salt tolerance in potato lines. Experimental Design: The present experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43335
Aims: To know the fertility status of soils of the Elamdesam block. Place and Duration of Study: Soil samples were brought from Elamdesam block, Idukki district, Kerala, India in the year 2016 and laboratory characterization was done in National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/40099
Spices identified using basic techniques like magnifying glasses or microscopic instruments. The DNA based spice detection techniques used in food testing labs for the disclosure of adulterants. The molecular techniques like PCR, Sequencing, and HRM etc. enables the exact disclos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/44061
Lucas Aparecido Manzani Lisboa, Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira Dias, Kauê Barbarotto Ribeiro, Hiago Augusto Amaral Sacco, João Vitor Rodrigues Padovan, Gabriel Banos Rodrigues, Gabriel Geminiano da Silva, Alan dos Santos Cardoso, Leandro Barradas Pereira & Cássia Regina de Avelar Gomes·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2018
Some Brazilian soils present low fertility, acidity and also toxicity caused by the presence of aluminium, leading to a lower development of forages. In view of the above, this work aimed to know Urochloa cultivated in soil with aluminium: a development and stomatal approach. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/44180
A simulation study was carried out using APSIM model to assess the maize yield and soil nutrients to changes in temperatures and rainfall in Kabete and Kiserian areas of central Kenya. To obtain data for model calibration and validation, on-station (Kabete) and on-farm experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/16201