Information is scanty on the potentials of agricultural wastes to enrich composts whose low nitrogen (N) content limits their use in organic farming. This study involved enriching composts - cow dung + sawdust (CDSD) and poultry droppings + sawdust (PDSD) with N from bone, blood,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i330177
Gentil Carneiro Gabardo, Lucas Pessoa de Freitas, Rafael Hermenegildo Contini, Eder Farina, Keli Cristina dos Santos, Verônica Niara de Souza & Ligia de Lara Furtado·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: Evaluate different dosages and number of applications of the commercial product Physiogrow® Color on the percentage of red coloration of the epidermis, productivity and fruit quality in 'Royal Gala' apple trees, in the Midwest region of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil....
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i330175
Thatyele Sousa dos Santos, José de Anchieta Alves de Albuquerque, Roberto Dantas de Medeiros, Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Rocha, José Maria Arcanjo Alves, Thaís Santiago Castro, Anderson Carlos de Melo Gonçalves & Ana Karyne Pereira Melo·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of planting spacing in soybean intercropped with covering species in the Roraima savanna. Study Design: The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with four replications. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i330176
The study was conducted at Metahara Sugar Factory Citrus orchard fields in 2010/11 cropping season with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of Ethiodemethrin 2.5% EC and Karate 5% for the control of citrus leafminer. In this study, seven treatments were used i.e. Ethiodemeth...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i330174
Micro irrigation system should ensure relatively same amount of water to each plant along the total length of lateral line. In general, the drip irrigation systems are low to medium operating pressure head systems with a pressure requirement in range of 0.5 kg/cm2 to 2.5 kg/cm2 d...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i330173
Renato Di Loreto, Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu, Luciano da Silva Cabral, Arthur Behling Neto, Luis Miguel Mendes Ferreira, Carlos Eduardo Avelino Cabral, Livia Vieira de Barros, Henrique Guimarães de Favare, Dayenne Mariane Herrera & Larah Drielly Santos Herrera·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
The goal with this study was to evaluate the morphological characteristics, nutritive value and the forage dry matter (DM) accumulation of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu in different stages of deferment under nitrogen fertilization levels. The experimental design was a randomiz...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i230172
Francisco Sidene Oliveira Silva, Vander Mendonça, Anderson Araujo Alves, Wagner Cesar de Farias, Elizangela Cabral dos Santos, Eduardo Castro Pereira & Elânia Guadalupe Paiva Martins·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: Fig plants produce fruits in branches of the year, which grow after emission of buds from the leaf armpits. And the lopping system is one of the most common practices among the green fig farmers to increase production. Thus, the present work aimed to improve the physical, c...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i230168
The maturation process of seeds is genetically controlled and involves an organized sequence of physiological changes from the fertilization until the complete independence from the plant. It is recommended that the harvest occurs in the ideal moment, this way the seeds can expre...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i230169
Richardson Sales Rocha, Maxwel Rodrigues Nascimento, José Tiago Barroso Chagas, Rafael Nunes de Almeida, Paulo Ricardo dos Santos, Camila Queiroz da Silva Sanfim de Sant’Anna, Derivaldo Pureza da Cruz, Kleyton Danilo da Silva Costa, Geraldo de Amaral Gravina & Rogério Figueiredo Daher·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
In the State of Espírito Santo (Brazil), family farmers have grown a number of maize varieties for decades, consisting of open-pollinated populations with valuable importance for the livelihood of smallholder farmers. The study aimed to analyze the cause and effect of association...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i230170
The field experiment was conducted during 2013-2014 at Nagarjuna Medicinal Plants Garden, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (M.S.) There were three levels of FYM and four levels of fly ash with three replications in FRBD on Inceptisol with a view to study the effect...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i230171
José Gomes Filho, Gerlan do Nascimento Rodrigues, Erisson Marques da Silva, Samuel Silva de Lima, Alessandra da Silva Araújo, Lucas Alceu Rodrigues de Lima & Valdeir Nunes Carvalho·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
The objective of this work was to evaluate the thermal and biological treatment efficiency of anthracnose (Colletotrichum musae) in banana cv. 'Pacovan'. Three experiments were set up in the laboratory, the first "in vitro" to select the isolate of Trichoderma spp. which had grea...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130167
Agriculture is one of the key drivers of Ethiopia’s long-term development and food security. It supports 85% of the total population, constitutes 43% of GDP and 80% of export value. For the country to reach middle-income prestige by 2025 and make significant inroads against food...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130164
Mushroom cultivation has continued to receive growing attention because of its nutritional and medicinal values. However, this study examined the effect of hardwood sawdust on the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius were investigated. Relationship between fung...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130165
Otília Ricardo de Farias, Luciana Cordeiro de Nascimento, José Manoel Ferreira de Lima Cruz, Hiago Antônio Oliveira Silva, Mônica Danielly de Mello Oliveira, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno & Nair Helena Castro Arriel·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, is one of the major diseases of cotton. Preventive methods to manage this disease should be adopted what includes the seed treatment with biocontrol agents as a good alternative. This work aimed to evaluate the effic...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130166
Alternate planting combinations of maize (Zea mays L.) with lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) using wood ash as soil amendments were compared with the sole planting of each crop during the late 2014 and early 2015 planting seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130163