In Nigeria, one of the major problems confronting agriculture is poor soil fertility replenishment strategy that could allow sustainable production. Two field trials were conducted simultaneously in Sokoto (UDUS, Vegetable Research farm) and Zamfara (Bakalori Irrigation Project)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14464
The study was undertaken to identify the effect of organic manures (OMs) on the productivity, shelf-life, and economic efficiency of tomato varieties for minimizing the continuous application of chemical fertilizers in Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted during the dry seaso...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14679
In order to investigate of standard ear yield and some agronomic characteristics of baby corn under influence of planting date and plant density an experiment was conducted at Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research center, Mashhad, Iran in 2010. In this resea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13832
Aims: To determine the effect of petroleum products (kerosene, diesel, engine oil and petrol) contaminated soil at various concentrations on the activities of α-amylase, starch phosphorylase in the cotyledons of cowpea and maize seedlings as well as peroxidase activity in the lea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9750
The aims of this study were to identify key factors that affect women household heads’ awareness and knowledge of existing improved farming technologies and to determine the factors that influence women farmers’ adoption of animal draught (ox plough) and agroforestry in Zambia. T...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13889
An experiment was conducted on Chromolaena odorata dominated grassland to determine the efficacy of integrated mechanical and chemical control on regrowth of Chromolaena odorata and other weeds and to determine their botanical composition at 30, 60 and 90 days after treatment app...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14965
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the yielding reliability of serradella, field pea and yellow lupine, sown as stubble catch crop in August on a typical Alfisol. Study Design: The randomized complete block design with four replications. Place and Duration of Study: Fiel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15092
The study was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the influence of pelleted and unpelleted composted organic waste materials on the morphological growth, dry matter accumulation and yield of three varieties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus). The experiment was a 3 × 13 factorial t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13601
Research has evaluated the contribution of minerals through soil and foliar fertilization on winter wheat yield, the purpose being to identify the interdependence relations for the optimization of the fertilization system. Two types of mineral and foliar fertilizers were tested....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14354
The effect of integrating Albizia zygia and NPK 15-15-15 on soil fertility and maize yield were studied to investigate the effect of Albizia zygia and NPK 15-15-15 on soil properties, growth and yield of maize. The experiment was laid out as a Randomized Complete Block Design (RC...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9179
Mycoflora characterization of sorghum grain collected from different locations in Texas during the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons revealed Alternaria spp. as the dominant genus. At the beginning of grain development to soft dough stage, Alternaria spp. accounted for 66% of the rec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14590
Okra is a newly cultivated crop in Botswana. Plant population has been identified as one of the factors that contribute to poor plant development and lower yields. The effects of various intra-row spacing on yield and yield components of okra variety; Clemson Spineless was evalua...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14199
R. R. Silva, A. C. Oliveira, G. G. P. Carvalho, F. F. Silva, B. L. Mendes, V. V. S. de. Almeida, L. B. O. Rodrigues Rodrigues, A. A. Pinheiro, A. P. G. Silva & R. M. do Prado·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2014
The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between variables referring to feed intake and behaviour of confined Holstein-Zebu crossbred heifers. The experiment was conducted at the dairy unit of the Southwest Bahia State University, campus Itapetinga, Brazil. Sixteen ¾...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13824
Nutrient depletion as a result of continuous cultivation without supplementary addition of external inputs is a major challenge to agricultural productivity in South-west Nigeria. An experiment was set up to evaluate the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizer appli...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12254
Aims: The objectives of study were to establish genetic diversity among the populations of three Solanum sp: Solanum torvum, Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum anguivi and identify species with the highest concentration of iron and zinc which can be recommended for improved maternal...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/6337