The rapid increase of the population in Egypt together with a limited cultivated area results in an acute need for additional production of various crops. A two – year field trial was conducted in El-Boustan region, South El-Tahrir Province, El-Behira Governorate, Egypt to decrea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23895
A field study was conducted in Mallawi Agricultural Experiments and Research Station, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), El-Minia governorate, Egypt to decrease mineral nitrogen (N) inputs of maize with good yield quality and increase farmers' benefit. Local maize cultivar T.W.C...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24385
Fishes are a source of animal protein, rich in minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids. Fishes can be confronted with microbial contamination in their natural habitat and their transformation products can be a source of microbial infections and food poisoning. In the nat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19984
A survey was conducted among okra farmers in two agro-ecologies (forest guinea savanna transition and moist semi-deciduous forest) of Ghana between August and December 2014, to assess their production decisions and awareness of the Meloidogyne species infection menace in okra. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24455
Aims: Dieback is an economically important disease known to cause major losses in food and tree crops. The causal pathogen of pineapple dieback was investigated and the efficacies of some fungicides were evaluated in-vitro. Study Design: Pineapple suckers were planted with a spac...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23238
Coconut is cultivated particularly in the Southern part of Nigeria mostly as economic crop. However, in recent years its production has been declining due to lethal yellowing disease (LYD). This poses a threat to coconut and its industry, and consequently to coconut growers in LY...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24003
Bacterial isolates associated with Clarias gariepinus were collected from fish samples gotten on Yewa River in Ebute Iboro. The isolates were assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing method to identify the strains and to construct the phylogenetic relationship. The morphometric ch...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19985
Aim: The aim of this work was to study the genetic parameters of fruits, seeds and oil content of Jatropha curcas accessions in a semi-arid region of Senegal. Methodology: The study was conducted on 35 accessions of J. curcas planted at the research station of National School of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/15139
Chlorophyll mutations form an important part of study during the mutation breeding experiments. During a mutation breeding experiment, a breeder has to screen chlorophyll mutations grown in a particular mutant population. This is important for a breeder to check the potency of a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/18875
Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) are one of the potential factors reducing nutrient bioavailability in ingredients such as soyabean meal and wheat. Digesta viscosity, which is partly correlated with the modulation of gut can be reduced when wheat-based diets is supplemented with...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24217
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of varied nitrogen fertilization and foliar application of microelements (Cu, Zn, Mn and combined application of Cu+Zn+Mn) and the effect of their interaction on the grain yield quantity and some technological parameters of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23452
Aim: The aim was to assess the incidence, severity and symptoms of the leaf blight of taro. Methodology: A survey of 50 taro fields was conducted during the major cropping season of 2015 in 11 districts of the semi deciduous forest zone of Ghana. Disease incidence and severity...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23806
Effect of dietary inclusion of differently processed ginger on performance and microbial population of broiler chicks were investigated in a 52-days feeding trial. A total of three hundred one-day old (arbor acre) broiler chicks were used for the experiment, the birds were allott...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24370
Increasing human populations are creating challenges in food production and water management. Improving resource management with advances in technology is needed to meet these challenges. Swift Wet® is a protein enhanced surfactant created by the Advanced BioCatalytics Corporati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/13561
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Jakeline Rosa de Oliveira, Ellen Cristina Alves de Anicésio, Tonny José Araújo da Silva & Helon Hébano de Freitas Sousa·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2016
Among the most used crop stands out the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) that promotes biological nitrogen fixation, having the phosphorus a crucial role in this reaction. The objective was to evaluate the dry mass of shoot and pigeon pea nodulation, in function of phosphorus doses, us...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23411