Aim: To evaluate the growth and yield responses of cocoyam to different rates of application of cow dung and rice husk. Study Design: 2 x 4 factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block design replicated three times. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducte...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32517
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Marcel Thomas Job Pereira, Julyane Vieira Fontenelli, Janaína M. Gonçalves Carvalho, Alessana Franciele Schlichting & Tonny José Araújo José Araújo da Silva·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2017
The aim of study was to avaliate the productive and structural features of Canavalia ensiformis L. resulting from the wood ash acting as a soil corrective and fertilizer in the Oxisol. The experiment was performed in a greenhouse, from April to July 2012, in the Municipality of R...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34097
Introduction: Effective phytorextraction depends on the identification of fast growing plants that can tolerate and accumulate high concentration of metals in their tissue. This study was conducted to identify potential lead hyperaccumulators among the native plant species growin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32252
Aims: This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of integrated nutrient management on root growth, flowering and quality of seed in french bean. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized design with three replications. The treatments consist of si...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34260
Salicornia is a leafless C3 annual halophyte with a greatest economic potential. A field study was conducted to evaluate Salicornia (Salicornia europaea) biomass production and feed quality and its effect on soil quality in the Mediterranean Karatas-Adana region of the Southern T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33833
Land reclamation projects in Egypt have been directed towards the Western Desert; however, such expansion requires devoting land and water resources to the optimum use. Hence, the current work aimed at assessing land suitability and water requirements for various crops in an area...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33835
Sandy and calcareous soils in Egypt are promising for increasing cultivated area to suffice the growing food demand; however, their physical properties adverse plant growth. Hence, the current work was carried out to evaluate the effect of biogas slurry (BGS) application rates of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33388
A field experiment on fruit based agroforestry systems comprising of one silvi (Alnus nepalensis), two fruit trees, (Citrus reticulata Blanco. and Pyrus communis) and ten intercrops viz maize, rice, french bean, pea, and pumpkin during kharif and potato, cabbage, cauliflower, mus...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34271
Wheat is the major cereal and staple food crop of most of the northern regions of the country. Productivity of wheat in India is very low compared to other major producer countries of the world such as France (72542 Hg/ha), China (50505 Hg/ha) but sustainable yield index (0.832)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33759
Aim: To evaluate the effect of tillage practice on soil moisture retention under three cowpea varieties. Study Design: The treatments were laid out in a randomized complete block design with a factorial arrangement and replicated three times. Place and Duration of Study: The expe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32781
Mit Kenana area, 40 km North of Cairo, represents the eastern fringes of the Nile Delta in Egypt. Existing laterals spacing design of Mit Kenana area is reviewed. Then spread sheets are employed to obtain laterals spacing, which is referred to as spread sheet design. Microsoft Ex...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32845
Inadequate rain is a major hindrance to soil moisture and crop root growth in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. A field study was conducted in Ganda, Vitengeni and Matuga locations within the coastal lowland region of Kenya from May, 2012 to April, 2015 to evaluate the effects o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32934
The rising increase in the quest for wood materials necessitates the need to produce more within the shortest time. This can be achieved by increasing the seedling growth of the tree species either by improving the fertility level of the rooting medium or using the most suitable...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32878
A field experiment was conducted during 2010-12 at Research Farm of Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) to study the effect of levels of N (0, 60, 120 and 180 kg ha-1), Zn (0, and 10 kg ha-1) and B (0 and 1.0 kg ha-1) on yield, N, Zn and B concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33135
A field experiment was conducted at Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India to study the growth performance of Neolamarckia cadamba, Acrocarpus fraxinifolius and Dalbergia sissoo under drip irrigation. The biometric attributes viz., height, basal di...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33913