Salinity is a major limiting factor of growth and grain yield in most crop plants. In the present study, the response of 12 triticale genotypes, 3 wheat commercial cultivars and a rye genotype to four levels of salinity (1:1 ratio of NaCl and CaCl2 salts with EC=0, 7, 14 and 21 d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27098
Effect of different tillage methods on the physical and mechanical properties of silty-clay loam soil was evaluated in corn-wheat system during 2011 in Fars Province, Iran. Field trial was conducted in the split plot design with two factors (tillage methods and soil depth) and si...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26327
This study was conducted to investigate the microbial enumeration and biomass of soil samples in the vicinity of dye pits in Zaria City, Northern Nigeria. A total of 90 soil samples were collected from five different dye sites with one location from non dye site. The pH of the no...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26426
The threat and subsequent destruction of land by soil erosion and other land degradation agent has been the subject for intensive debate. The main focus of the paper is providing a critical scientific review of the current state of knowledge regarding the role of organic matter t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27182
This study is a palynological description of the pollen grains of Iris sintenisii, Iridaceae. The pollen samples were collected in the hills of Krasta next to Elbasan city, Albania. The palynological features of the pollen grains of this specie were studied for the first time and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26258
Maternal season defined, as the prevailing environmental conditions during crop growth has been known to influence not only grain yield but also seed quality. A laboratory and field experiment were conducted in October 2014, to determine the influence of total rainfall and mean m...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24731
This study was carried out during two winter seasons of 2014/2015 at the Experimental Farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt to investigate the effect of spraying with Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCAIM Y 00216 and commercial nutrients (super b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27177
Aims: To evaluate important physical (texture) and chemical [(pH, N, C content, exchangeable bases (K, Ca, Mg), exchangeable Al, CEC and % BS] properties of major cacao (Theobroma cacao L) growing soils of the South Western Region of Cameroon. Place and Duration of Study: Cocao f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27037
The impact of mining activity on the environment has been well documented. Government efforts at achieving reclamation and rehabilitation of mine land and abandoned mines have been constrained by numerous challenges. Many studies have been carried out on coal mining activities in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26441
Jelly seed disorder is one of the major problems in mango production in Kenya as well as other mango producing countries in the world. This problem manifests itself through breakdown of tissues around the seed of the affected fruits resulting in unmarketable fruits. Although the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26447
The vigor of vegetation and water availability are major components in agricultural production which are affecting on crop yield quantity and quality. Crop water stress occurs continuously over the total growing period or during any one of the individual growth periods of the cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24420
The study aimed at establishing the status of soil conservation technologies in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kitui Central, Mulala and Wote divisions in Kenya. The survey was carried out between July and August 2010. To allow for comparison, purposive sampling that conside...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25992
Among several abiotic stresses, which retard crop production on at least 1/5th of irrigated land worldwide, high saline conditions seems to be the most severe environmental stress. The plant can reveal the effects of salinity at any of its life cycle stage viz. germination, seedl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24703
Place and Duration of Study: Farmers practice different cropping systems with different cultural practice to increase productivity and sustainability. Field experiments were conducted in two locations (Elfoula and Babanousa), Western Kordofan (Sudan), seasons 2011/ 2012 and 2012/...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/18340
Information on critical concentration and optimum rates of fertilizers is very important in the correction of sulphur (S) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies. A study was carried in the screen house experiments to establish optimum rates and critical concentrations of sulphur and zinc in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25567