Faba bean (Vicia faba L. var. Nobaria 12) was grown under saline irrigation water (1.0% Sea salt ECiw = 15.2dS m-1) and none saline water (Control, ECiw = 0.64dS m-1) and subjected to soil application of calcium (0,100 and 200ppm Ca as Calcium hydroxide) and foliar application of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/8955
An experiment was carried out in Busia County, Kenya at Emalomba (N 00°25′28.8″ E 034°15′ 51.9″), Nambale District to assess the effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates and legume management options on nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) under intercropping system. Six soybean residue manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12744
Aims: Major and trace elements (Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni Pb, and Zn) were determined in 32 samples of ukwa, Treculia africana (African breadfruit). Study Design: The study was conducted on ukwa samples collected from 8 towns in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12603
Low available phosphorus (P) is one of the major hindrances to crop production in acid soils of western Kenya. Although considerable work has been done to establish P levels in the region, there is paucity of information on which to base fertilizer recommendations due to potentia...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13037
Indonesia possesses a rich biodiversity with abundant natural resources such as tropical rain and peat swamp forests, oil and gas deposits, and fertile soils just to name a few. The state policies on natural resource management were decentralized and the power and local autonomy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11848
Study Design: One of the major challenges in the control of oil palm Fusarium wilt at prenursery stage for seedlings protection by pre-inoculation with a saprophytic strain of Fusarium oxysporum lies in the persistence of the defence induced under a high parasitic strain‘s pressu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/10358
The objectives were to determine inorganic P fractions in selected parent material soils and to develop a relationship of various P fractions with P uptake by Zea mays. Experimental study was conducted at Soil Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Soil Science and Soil and Water Co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12684
An experiment was conducted from September, 2009 to June, 2010 at the Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola to study the effects of storage environments on shea nuts as it affects the quality of shea butter in Yola. A Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used for th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/9522
Epidermal and cytological studies were carried out on the cultivars of Colocasia and Xanthosoma species to determine their taxonomic value within and between the accessions. Upper and lower epidermal membranes of the leaves were peeled and stained with 0.1% safranin solution. You...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12589
A soil profile representative of typical soils of Mwala District, Kenya, was dug to study its morphology, soil physico-chemical characteristics and to classify it using two internationally known soil classification systems. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were taken from d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13467
This study examined the contribution of water table via capillary rise and irrigation, to soil moisture storage and water use of pepper (Capsicum annuum var. Tatase), grown in an inland valley swamp (flood plain) in the dry season in a humid zone of Nigeria. The contribution of w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/6870
As a preliminary effort to commence organic cashew farming in Nigeria, a study to assess the growth performance of cashew seedlings was conducted in two consecutive trials using four organic nutrient sources namely cow dung, poultry droppings, cocoa pod husk and kola pod husk com...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11581
Information on soil properties and fertility status of soils at farm levels under particular farming system is essential for boosting farm productivity and for sufficient food production. This study was conducted to investigate status and properties of soils under crop-livestock...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13425
The main objective of the study was to assess levels of resistance of some selected bean (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) varieties to storage bruchids (Common bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) and Mexican weevil Zabrotes subfasciatus). Specifically it aimed at determining bruchid...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/6806
Aims: The aim of this study was to isolate and identify the causal agent of wilting of flower buds of Dendrobium orchid in Sri Lanka and to search for environmental friendly control measures for flower bud wilt disease as a possible alternative to synthetic fungicides. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12370