Effects of different land use (Arable land; Teak forest/plantation; Natural forest; Banana plantation; and Construction site) on hydraulic conductivity, penetration resistance and hydrological changes of soils was investigated in Akure, southwestern Nigeria. The field experiment...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/12690
Aims: This feeding trial evaluates the blood characteristics and gut microbial count of broilers chicks fed Processed Dietary Fungi Treated Jatropha curcas Kernel Meals. Study Design: All data generated were subjected to analysis of variance in a complete randomized design. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/23052
The present study was conducted at the Tissue culture Laboratory of Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), Bahir Dar - Ethiopia during the period from May to June 2012 to investigate the effect of different concentrations of IAA and IBA on root regeneration of ban...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/27771
Low crop responses to N and P fertilizer application among small holder farms are common phenomena in degraded acidic soils of western Kenya. An on-farm trial was established in Shianda sub-location in Mumias District, Western Kenya during two seasons in 2011 to determine the eff...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/30636
There are clear indications from the article that the development of value additions for kenaf in Nigeria is having significant impact on economic development and diversification of the nation and poverty reduction among the masses. The full potential of the development of value...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/27832
Islan Diego Espíndula de Carvalho, José Luiz Sandes de Carvalho Filho, Carla Caroline Alves Pereira, Djayran Sobral Costa & Suzanny Maria de Andrade Oliveira Silva·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Lettuce is the hardwood vegetable that presents the greatest increase of consumption in Brazil, and therefore the most important for local horticulture. Because the intensity of cultivation, and the large area planting, some problems have worsened, especially issues related to pa...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44543
The present investigation aims to evaluate the vegetative and reproductive growth along with the root distribution of irrigated and non-irrigated coffee plants, obtained from seedlings formed in two containers under different levels of shading. For this purpose, the experiments w...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/42345
Larissa de Sousa Sátiro, Franciscleudo Bezerra da Costa, Jéssica Leite da Silva, Ana Marinho do Nascimento, Mahyara de Melo Santiago, Kalinne Passos dos Santos, Kátia Gomes da Silva, Sabrina Vieira de Sousa, Giuliana Naiara Barros Sales & Tatiana Marinho Gadelha·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Objective: The objective was to determine the physical, physicochemical and bioactive compounds of noni fruits harvested at three maturation stages. Experimental Design: The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design, where the treatments were composed of three st...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44816
A number of agricultural research and extension models are developed during postmodernism in order to increase the agricultural productivity and improve the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries. The objective of this review paper is to analyze the dynamism of these mode...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/26180
Adão Batista de Araújo, Djailson Silva da Costa Júnior, Yana Souza Lopes, Paullyne Charllotte Gonçalves Celestino, Anália Carmem Silva de Almeida & Lúcia de Fatima de Carvalho Chaves·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
The objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of natural regeneration in an urban forest fragment in Recife - PE. Ten plots of 5 m x 5 m were installed, the individuals with height (H) ≥ 1 m and the circumference at breast height (CBH) ≤ 15 cm were measured in 2010 and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44621
Natacha Nara Gonçalves de Mello da Conceição, Fabiane Pereira Machado Dias, Ésio de Castro Paes, Fagner Taiano dos Santos Silva, Rafaela Simão Abrahão Nóbrega & Júlio César Azevedo Nóbrega·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
The use of native species for the recovery of degraded areas has been of great relevance, however, there is a deficiency in studies aimed at the Northeast region of Brazil, which presents one of the largest areas under desertification in the South American continent. The region h...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44805
French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a very important protein component of the diets of the majority of the population globally and in Kenya. It is a major vegetable export crop (48%) and income earner to the smallholder farmers who constitute more than 80% of producers in Keny...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/26326
Aims: The use of multivariate techniques is an important strategy for germplasm classification and study of genetic relationships among genotypes. This study was designed to evaluate using multivariate analysis the genetic divergence among 112 garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) g...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43983
Effect of foliar fertilisation with potassium silicate on the abundance of pest insects belonging to hemiptera, diptera, coleoptera and lepidoptera in two different genotypes of common bean, cultivated in two sowing seasons. The experiment was conducted under field conditions dur...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44031
The chief limiting factor in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) development is water deficit. Besides the dearth of water, large amounts of mainly potassium (K) are essential for the favourable development and bountiful harvest of the culture. This study aimed to evaluate the growt...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43020