The beneficial effects of green tea are well documented. However, most research has reported the effects of green tea brewed solely from leaves or leaf extracts. We focused on tea roots and developed a hydroponic system to explore the effect on roots that biosynthesize one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5122
Aims: To evaluate the effect of two planting patterns across two plant densities on cotton growth, yield, fiber quality, and net returns. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with a 2 x 2 factorial treatment arrangement with 3 replicates was used for a total of 12 plots...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5222
A pot experiment was conducted to assess the efficiency of baked pig manure (BPM) application in Japanese andosol to reduce the arsenic (As) concentration in Japanese mustard spinach (JMS) (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) grown with As-contaminated irrigation water. Irrigation wat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6601
Castor (Ricinus communis L.) has attracted a lot of attention all over the world as a potential crop targeting on-farm biofuel production. In Kenya smallholder farmers are already growing castor with maize (Zea mays L.) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under an intercrop system...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5962
Aims: To determine; (1) the variability among the elite sweet potato lines for root processing quality traits; (2) the heritability of each trait and the correlation among them; (3)the acceptability of the boiled and fried roots by sweet potato consumers; and (4) an easy-to-measu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5827
Recently adopted horticultural crops under the policy of diversification of agriculture in Ethiopia will possibly have an impact on bio-physical, social-economic environment. This study was conducted to assess the potential impact of under construction horticultural project, for...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/3787
The agronomic effectiveness of integrating organic and inorganic nutrient sources has been demonstrated in Kenya but economic analysis is often lacking in such studies thus denying farmers the information required to make informed choices. We investigated the effect of two organi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6414
Aims: Plentiful mulberry varieties available in nature, they lack one or the other important economic trait required for silkworm Bombyx mori L. as food. Efforts have been made to induce phytomorphological variability in mulberry variety S54 using gamma rays. Experimental Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5517
Aim: To evaluate and identify the most suitable parameter for easy and quick recognisation of rice genotypes possessing partial resistance to rice blast disease. Experimental Design: The tested varieties were grown in one meter long single-row plots surrounded by the blast suscep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/3756
Seeds are characterized by rapid deterioration during storage under humid tropical conditions of high air temperature and relative humidity. Physiological changes that occur in seeds during storage are manifested as reduction in seedling vigor index, number of germination, percen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4900
Analysis of crop-livestock integration aims at understanding the existing interactions between crops and livestock and assessing their potential for improvement in smallholders' farming systems. The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting the probability of adop...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5481
Aims: To address the problem of low yield due to infestation of Itch grass (Rottboelia cochinchinensis). Study Design: Randomized Block Complete Design (RCBD). Place and Duration of Study: Two trials were conducted during 2010 and 2011 raining seasons on the farm of the Institute...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4786
Aims: The study was carried out to determine the price and revenue of sugarcane in Sokoto metropolis. Study Design: Purposive sampling technique was used to select. Ramin Kura market because of the high concentration of sugarcane seller in the market. That was followed by system...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4735
Noodle waste (NW) is an alternative source of energy and less expensive compared to maize which is one of the main conventional source of energy in the diet of poultry. This study was designed to determine the effect of replacing maize fraction of the diet with NW on growth chara...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4617
Aims: This investigation aimed to study response of some soybean CVS, i.e. Giza 21, Giza 22, Giza 35, Giza 111 and Crawford to storage periods, i.e. 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, storage conditions, i.e. ambient conditions and refrigerator conditions at 10 ± 1ºC as well as storage mate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3590