The optimization of crop yields and environmental services need a proper selection and adoption of sustainable farming systems. Agroforestry is a farming system which involves the integration of trees and crops in the same plot. It is a climate-smart environmental conservation sy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31299
Maize digestate was applied to follow its sequestration in arable soil profiles with accent on changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) content and the production of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Two control sites with cultivated Cambisols (rye-grass, kohlrabi) were amended by the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30299
The present study was conducted to identify Zn efficient/inefficient wheat genotypes through application of Zn. A field experiment was conducted during 2009-10 and 2010-11 under AICRP on micro-secondary nutrients and pollutant element in soils and plants at Department of Soil Sci...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31514
Two field experiments were carried out at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in salt affected soils during two summer seasons 2014 and 2015. The study aims at investigating the effect of soil multi-amendments combined with different sources of nitroge...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31012
Aims: This study aimed to explore the suppression efficacy of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Enterobacter hormaechei, chitosan and its oligomers either singly or in combination on red rot disease causing pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum in sugarcane. Methodology: The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31549
Agapit Wouyou, Christophe Bernard Gandonou, Françoise Assogba Komlan, David Montcho, Ahissou Séraphin Zanklan, Stanley Lutts & Simplice Léopold Gnancadja·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2017
Aims: In this study, salt resistance level of five amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) cultivars: AA-04-028, AA-04-017, Locale, Rouge and Red-Sudan, was evaluated at young plants stage. Study Design: The experiment was laid out as a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31611
Soil salinity and sodicity are core limiting factors to sustainable agriculture activities in several parts of Nile Delta, Egypt. To such, we investigated the effects of combined applications of compost, gypsum and tillage practices on both soil physical, chemical properties in r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31009
Field experiments were carried out on the Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Ogun State, Nigeria to determine the effects of poultry manure (PM) on soil P and K fractions and nutrient availability to soybean plants. Treatments consisted of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30445
A study of the effects of varying rates of zeolite and beringite on water soluble Pb and EDTA-extractable Pb, pH and bioavailability of Pb in non-mined soil/tailings was undertaken. Water-extractable Pb, EDTA-extractable Pb were monitored for 0–12 weeks after amendment and bioava...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30837
A phytoremediation study using Axonopus compressus (carpet grass) was carried out on three levels of simulated waste engine oil (WEO) contamination of soil for a period of 12 months. The microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere region of the plant were the bacteria Bacillus...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/29671
A study was undertaken to determine the effects of corn cob biochar application on Pb-water and Pb-EDTA extractable, pH and bioavailability of Pb in non-mined soil and mine tailings. Biochar was applied to soil/tailings at a rate of 0–8 t ha-1) and incubated at room temperature f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30887
Field experiment was conducted in the Teaching and Research Farm of Enugu State University of Science and Technology in 2015 cropping season to evaluate the effectiveness of phytoremediation as a tool for cleaning up soils contaminated with diesel (AGO). The experimental design w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/29745
We assessed the effects of gaseous air pollutants on the vegetation of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden in Istanbul, Turkey, based on the physiological responses of common specie Fraxinus angustifolia as it is the most common type of tree located all around the Garden. In orde...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/29660
The effects of different seed treatments on the germination of Canna indica L. were investigated. The seeds were subjected to chemical (sodium nitrate, sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid), physical (hot water) and mechanical (puncturing the seed coat) scarification and allowed...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31048
Aims: To investigate the effect of aluminium on root growth, morphology and the concentration of aluminium in the root tissues of two common bean genotypes(new BILFA 58 and Roba 1) varying in soil acidity tolerance. Study Design: Factorial combinations of five rates of aluminum (...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/26045