Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) can be absorbed and transported effectively by rice plants and could easily enter into the food chain. This research aimed at identifying rice germplasm with low Pb and Cd concentrations, and to assess their potential risks to human health. A 2-year pot...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8993
Aims: There are contradictory views on whether mangroves are obligate halophytes or facultative halophytes. In this study, we examined: (1) if seedlings of a mangrove, Rhizophora stylosa, require NaCl for their survival and (2) whether the growth response of R. stylosa seedlings...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/9812
Nigeria is relatively blessed with rain and high potential of inland valleys. The major constraints in the utilization of these inland valleys for sustainable rice based cropping include, poor soil properties maintenance, inadequate weed and water control. In an attempt to replic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8879
Shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris L.) is a very common broadleaf weed of winter cereals and also an edible weed used in many regions in Greece. Knowing the behavior of the weed seeds in the soil may help in designing its management strategy and its future cultivation. Fie...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8827
Field experiments were conducted in November of 2012 at the University of Juba demonstration farm on cowpea cultivar UCR 368 and local variety JUBA1. In this study, the DSSAT Cropping System Model, CROPGRO-Cowpea, was employed to simulate and predict cowpea yield in a 3-year prod...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/9491
Forty one chilli genotypes were grown in a randomized block design with three replications during autumn-winter season of 2010-11, at the AB block Farm, Kalyani, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India, to estimate variability and heritability for important reproductive and y...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7236
The oil palm industry in Ghana is dominated by small scale farmers who normally intercrop oil palm with food crops (maize, cassava and plantain). A trial was conducted on a four year old oil palm field which had been intercropped with food crops for three years (1994-1997). Obser...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/9038
Hot water treatment presents great potential on the alternative control of seed pathogens. This research aimed to study the relation of hot water treatment to germination and vigor of tomato seeds of 3 varieties, to identify maximum combinations of temperature and exposure time o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8466
The early generation (F3 families) analysis measured the variance components of three crosses of five diverse parents. This work carried during three years 2010-13 at the experimental farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt. The Data were re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8226
Aims: To determine the level of concentration of oxides (chemicals) and heavy metals in 6 soil samples. To further compare the results with acceptable soil quality standards to ascertain the status of soil quality within the study area. Study Design: Collection and analyses of so...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7462
Aims: Planting healthy coconut seedlings will reduce cost of establishment and increase total yield of coconut fruits for high economic value. Therefore, two experiments were carried out in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 cropping seasons to evaluate the effects of different fertilizers...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/4338
This study was undertaken to determine the comparative effects of cobalt (II, III) oxide (Co3O4) macro- and nano-particles and cobaltous chloride hexahydrate (CoCl2.6H2O) on seed germination, growth and some biochemical parameters of Hordeum vulgare L. seedlings. Macro- and nano-...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8206
In order to evaluate the performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under drought stress at heading stage, 100 Iranian landraces and two commercial cultivars were grown under well- watered irrigation and a drought stress treatment as 50% field capacity (FC) irrigation...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8937
Intensive agriculture under plastic houses need to increase organic soil matter for sustainable production to match demands of food security, especially under semi-arid Egyptian conditions. Climate change impacts on agricultural production and the need to mitigate green house’s g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8173
Two field experiments were carried out at the Research and Production Station of the National Research Centre, Noubaria, Egypt, during the winter season of 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. This study aimed to investigate the response of vegetative growth, yield and some metabolic constit...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8227