Tropical agroforestry systems are considered to have a huge potential to sequester and store carbon (C) both in the aboveground biomass and the belowground biomass, as well as in soil. Compared to many other types of agroforestry systems homegardens are popular in the tropics and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29617
Annona senegalensis, generally known as African custard-apple has been indicated to inhibit the growth of pathogenic strains of Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa while flavonoids isolated from the stem bark of Annona senegalensis have been shown...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29957
Coffee fields in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania have been contaminated with copper (Cu) as a result of long term use of Cu-based fungicides. Solubility and mobility of Cu in soils may be detrimental to the environment and human health due to possible leaching thereby contaminating undergr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29699
Sodification has developed into severe, world-wide soil problem, especially in arid region. Although the most common method for treating such sodic soils is to replace sodium (Na) with calcium (Ca) using gypsum, replacing Na with potassium (K) is also a possible solution. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/30159
A field experiment was conducted to examine the effects of tractor wheel passes and organic amendment on soil physico-chemical properties and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in an Alfisol of the rainforest zone of Nigeria. Varying degrees of penetration resistances were im...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27665
Proper nutrient management is very important for increase yield of field crops in any type of soil. Field experiments were conducted under sub-tropical condition of Bangladesh for two consecutive years to study the response of garlic cv. Multiclove local to different combination...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26528
A field experiment was carried out on sand soil using maize as a test crop exposed to different rates of N fertilizer and doses of gamma radiation. Response of maize to these exogenous factors was evaluated. Results revealed that, the irradiated (20 Gry) plants have higher grains...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27402
Tolerance strategies under water deficit conditions involve many physiological and biochemical responses which help crops to cope with drought stress. To study wheat response to stress, twenty Iranian wheat genotypes were evaluated in two separate field experiments during 2009-20...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28354
In western Kenya soils are acidic and have low fertility. A study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of four recommended soil fertility management practices. There were four treatments, DAP, DAP + lime, MPR + CAN, Rutuba + DAP and a control where no fertilizer was appli...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/13494
A field trial was conducted at Enugu Southeast Nigeria (6°29'N; 7°14 54'E), during the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons to quantify short-term effects of soil improving legumes [groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L), Soybean (Glycine max) and Pigeon...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/30001
Salinity is the most significant cause of rice yield reduction in many rice-growing areas of the world. The aim of this study was to screen 24 rice genotypes including 20 landraces to find the potential germplasm source for salt tolerance in breeding program. Screening was perfor...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27851
Aims: Owing to mungbean’s nutritional quality, short duration, high protein and suitability for multiple cropping systems, field experiments were planned to elicit information on morpho-physiological characters, with their interactions. Study Design: The present investigation con...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29530
The experiment was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of differential levels of P on finger millet accumulation of N and yield components. On-station experiments were conducted at the KALRO-Kiboko crops research station in Makueni County during the short and long rai...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29901
Aim: To determine soil seed bank as a basis for forest restoration through natural regeneration in the Zaraninge and Mbwebwe coastal forests in Bagamoyo District Tanzania. Study Design: Temporary concentric sample plots of size 0.07 ha established systematically along transect li...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29541
A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of biogas plant residues (BPR) and NPK fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). The treatments were arranged in randomized block design with three replications. The results showed that appli...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29434