Aim: The current study investigated effect of soil amendments; lime (L), manure (FYM) and minjingu phosphate rock (PR) added to soils on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen (SMB-C and SMB-N), available soil nitrogen (N), crop N uptake and grain yields of two maize hybrids...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7817
This study was carried out to assess the variation in nitrification inhibition (NI) activity of neem leaves obtained from trees growing in same agroclimate. The study was accomplished in the year 2012, in Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh State of India. Dried leaves of four neem tre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8518
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of cropping sequence and Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR) on soil phosphorus (P) availability and yield of selected vegetable crops. The study involved a researcher managed on farm field experiment conducted in Mbeya, Tanzania usin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7780
Four Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars: ‘Ewais’, ‘Sidik’, ‘Fajrikalan’ and ‘Zebda’ were investigated to study the electrical conductivity as a tool for determining damage index of mango cultivars and their relationship with the index of injury (Id), the Relative Water Content...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8200
The aim of this study was to establish the nutrient release potential of different organic materials and assess their role in integrated soil fertility management for coffee using the new coffee yield model SAFERNAC. It involved an incubation experiment conducted at TaCRI Lyamung...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6943
Aims: Today, the use of nanoparticles has been studied in various fields of science. One of the sectors that is perhaps less dealt with is the physiology of medicinal plants. The present study is aimed at investigating the phytotoxicity or beneficial effects of titanium dioxide (...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7641
The aim of this study was to develop a simple and quantitative system for coffee yield estimation and nutrient input advice, so as to address the problem of declining annual coffee production in Tanzania (particularly in its Northern coffee zone), which is related to declining so...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6883
On average Malawi is losing of 40 kg N ha-1 and 6.6 kg P ha-1 annually. Additionally, nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is low as a result of declining levels of soil organic matter (SOM) and associated deficiencies of other macro and micronutrients. This is usually below 20 kg maize...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6489
Impact of environmental factors (temperature and relative humidity) on phenology and reproductive biology of a medicinal plant Sida cordifolia L. growing at district Agra was studied. The study revealed that phenological events (leaf fall, leaf renewal, flowering and fruiting) va...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6119
The application of fertilizers derived from agroindustrial by-products, represents an interesting opportunity in organic farming. The composition of such inputs includes complex molecules, which strongly influence their effectiveness in providing the optimal nutrient availability...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8351
This article studied soil samples from the various rice-based environments of the inland valleys of Cote d’Ivoire to evaluate their native capacity of mineralization of N. Soil N, is subject to intense chemical and microbiological transformation processes (hydrolysis, oxidations,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8169
Sterculia setigera is a multipurpose savanna tree with socio-economic importance due to its gum and cultural importance in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study was carried out in Togo’s Sudanian area to characterize the structure and regeneration potential of S. Setigera in orde...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7252
Present study was carried out at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture Faisalabad during summer season, 2011 to determine the best variety and optimum sulfur level to get higher yield of sesame crop. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RC...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3538
Aims: There are varieties of factors that results into hypoxia in plant’s root zone. Hypoxia causes oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, which seriously affect plant growth. In this experiment, effects of hypoxia and post aeration on root and shoot dry weight, relative membra...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3002
Background: Spatial variation of soil physical and chemical properties influences soil and crop management efficiency causes uneven crop growth and decreases the effectiveness of uniformly applied fertilizers. Purpose: Therefore, a comprehensive survey was made to determine the s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3514