Solar radiation is of prime importance as it drives primary growth processes of plants. However its use in mustard and grass pea association is not yet analyzed. Therefore, a study was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University during the cropping season extended from No...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27936
Aims: To determine the effect of different micronutrients including zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and boron (B) on growth and yield of rice (BRRI dhan29). Study Design: The study was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28707
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between graft union mechanical strengths, hydraulic conductance and plant growth of Passiflora edulis f. edulis grafted on different rootstocks and cleft lengths and their susceptibility to wind damage in Nakuru Kenya. Vert...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27131
Amelioration of saline and sodic soil by organic and inorganic amendments can be improved the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. A laboratory experiment using soil columns was conducted to evaluate the effect of different amendments on some physical and chemica...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27966
The objective of this paper is to study the assessments of four leaching treatments on some soil chemical properties, irrigation efficiency and crop production. Field experiments are conducted in a study area that has gated pipes irrigation system, sandy silt loam to clay loam te...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27204
This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of cowdung, NPK and Rhizobium inocula on growth and soil status of summer mungbean (Vigna radiata) on acid soil of Khadim Nagar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Seven treatments; Control (without Rhizobium inocula and fertilizers), Cowdung...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27499
Aims: The present study intended to investigate the pigment composition of four selected mangrove plants viz., Avicennia officinalis, Excoecaria agallocha, Rhizophora mucranata and Sonnaratia alba and water and sediment samples. And to quantify the concentration of various pigmen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27857
Celosia argentea is a tasteful vegetable with high nutritional and medicinal values. But the increasing rate of urbanization and population has resulted to low productivity coupled with high demand which outweighs supply. Adequate production is yet to be achieved due to decline i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27923
In the agricultural North-Patagonian region of Argentina, more intensely different alternative substrates of organic origin have begun to be used, which can replace the use of peat to produce vegetable seedlings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the compost obtained from oni...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27347
Despite the fact that virtually all households in Kenya grow maize, over 60% of them are net maize buyers because they do not produce enough for their consumption. This is due to both biotic and abiotic factors such as poor planting materials, diseases and unreliable weather amon...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27694
The study was carried out at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) formerly Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) under an 80% net shade house to evaluate the response of kale (Brassica oleracea var Acephala) to different commercial growing media compris...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28556
Plant genotypes differ in their zinc (Zn) uptake; and accumulation of Zn by genotypes could be affected by soil types. In pot experiments in 5 different soil types, Zn uptake of a barley landrace (Sahara = Zn-efficient) was compared with a bred barley cultivar (Clipper = Zn-ineff...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27713
Effective disease management is essential for high quality and maximum production. The experiment was conducted on the experimental field of Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet to evaluate the effects of different chemical and botanical fungicides in controlling foot and root...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27918
This study investigated the effects of plant extract on fungal pathogens responsible for yam rot in storage. Among the eight fungal pathogens isolated from yams with symptoms of post-harvest rot, the inhibitory effects of four plant materials on four of these organisms (Fusarium...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27718
Five cowpea varieties viz Asomdwe, Asetenapa, Hewale, Nhyira and Videza, were evaluated for their reaction to plant parasitic nematodes under natural infestation. Meloidogyne incognita, Pratylenchus brachyurus, and Rotylenchulus reniformis were isolated from the rhizosphere of th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27943