Agricultural sector in Ghana contributes to about 60% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is mainly characterized by fertilizer application to improve depleting soil fertility. With the increase in population and demand for increased productivity, application of inorganic fertili...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24165
Five leguminous tree species viz. Dalbergia sissoo Albizia procera, Albizia labbeck, Pongamia pinnata and Leucaena leucocephala were evaluated for their rhizobial activities in different growth medium through biochemical test and the Rhizobium strain isolated from different tree...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23340
Research was conducted to obtain an instrument for a more precise method of measuring seedlings emergence, also to indicate the amount of pressure exerted by seedlings before emerging to the surface, hence the design and fabrication of a data logger capable of measuring and loggi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23118
This paper reports the effects of progressive drought and wet-dry cycles on water relations, stomatal conductance and photosynthetic carbon fixation of seedlings of two tree species adapted to temperate climate Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Sieb. & Zucc. (Katsura: Cerci) and Tili...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/17154
Aims: To determine the time interval between fruit formation and lignification (hardening of fruits) and phonological traits in three short, early maturing and three tall, late maturing genotypes of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench) grown in southern Nigeria. Study Design: T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23514
The research was conducted to evaluate the agronomic performance of five tropical varieties of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) in two agro-environments (Agbani and Iwollo) during the 2013 and 2014 planting season in Enugu State, Southeastern Nigeria. The experiment comprises of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23298
Acid reaction and nutritional imbalances, mainly low levels of plant available phosphorus (P) are often limiting factors of soil fertility in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The aim of this study was testing the impact of ameliorative P fertilization on soil properties and stat...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24065
A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, during the period from February 2012 to May 2012 to investigate the effect of four different doses of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1 ) and boron (0, 1.0, 1.5 a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23559
Carbon stock in the soil pool, shrubs, herbaceous plants and standing floor litters across different vegetation structures were investigated in a tropical rainforest with the aim of providing information on the carbon stock in these pools across these physiognomies. Two plots, ea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23719
Understanding the consequences of adoption of long-term nutrient managements on the fluctuation of soil biological variables is of greater importance in relation to nutrient supplying capacity of the ecosystem and crop requirement. The knowledge of linkage between nutrient manage...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24014
Storage of fresh roots of two sweetpotato varieties (Apomuden and Okumkom) for up to 12 weeks was conducted from January to March, 2011 (minor cropping season) and from August to October, 2012 (major cropping season) using three storage methods by pit, ash, and grass. Roots were...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23038
A field study was conducted at Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) farm to investigate the effect of panicle removal and no panicle removal on growth, yield and yield components of grain sorghum within and across landraces. The experiment was arranged in a complete randomized b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23140
The study aimed to assess the effect-combined use different of date palm composts amended with ligno-cellulolytic fungi and mineral-N on growth and N, P and K-uptake of maize plants in sandy calcareous soil. Each type of compost was applied either in organic form in dose equivale...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22719
The main objective of this investigation was to study the effects of deficit irrigation (I) at flowering stage, genotype (G) and G × I interaction on maize grain quality and yield traits of 6 inbred lines and their 15 diallel crosses. The parents and F1's were evaluated in two se...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23570
Aims: This study examined changes in soil properties under different fallow ages within the forest-savanna boundary in southwest Nigeria. Study Design: The study area was covered with grid lines of 2 km2 with numbered quadrants. Ten quadrants were randomly selected as sampling si...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23551