Noodle Waste (NW) is a by-product of food processing industry and it is cheaper in price compared to maize. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of replacing maize fraction of the diet of cockerel finisher chickens with NW on performance, cost benefits, blood h...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4636
Studies on the effects of fresh shoot biomass of Tithonia diversifolia on the germination, growth performance and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) were carried out at the experimental site of the Department of plant science of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti in the 201...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4361
The chronic effect of feeding tigernut based diets was investigated on African catfish (Clarias garerpinus). 225 African catfish were randomly allotted to five experimental diets (CP=40%) in which tiger nut replaced maize at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively and fed at 3% b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2979
An investigation into the replacement value of tigernut meal as substitute for maize in diets of broiler starter was studied. Tigernut tubers were sundried for 5 days and milled to produce tigernut meal. This was used to replace maize at dietary levels of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 10...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2980
Aims: To evaluate genetic variability of five soybean genotypes, and assess genotype × environment effect on seed yield and yield related traits. Study Design: Split-plot, replicated three times. Genotypes were fixed effect while plots (main 60 m² and subplot 12 m²) were random e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/5069
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Proteome DataBase (TNAU PDB) – Black gram proteome is an open accessible database that focuses on proteome of Black gram (Vigna mungo L.). Currently, the database contains reference maps of Two-Dimensional Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (2D-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4748
Promising varieties of cowpea were found to be adaptable in the derived savannah; however, their performances in intercropping systems have not been investigated. Therefore, there is the need to investigate the effect of spatial arrangement of maize/cowpea on the performance of m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4055
The deficiency of P and the shortened growing seasons due to climate change are identified constraints in the production of commonly grown long maturing maize hybrid (H614) in the acid soils of Molo County, Kenya. The current study therefore investigated (i) the effect of soil a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4380
This study was carried out to estimate the technical and economic efficiencies of poultry farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. The data was collected with semi-structured questionnaire from 140 randomly selected poultry farmers. A stochastic frontier production function was estimated b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4089
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food crop in western Kenya, mostly grown by smallholder farmers in complex and risky cropping systems. Trends in population growth in the country indicate that the demand for maize is projected to increase 3-4% annually. Production is however h...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4733
Land use and soil management affect the distribution of soil properties thereby resulting in changes in the fertility status. Soil physical and chemical properties on the surface (0-30 cm) of five land uses (cassava/maize, oil palm, cowpea, secondary forest and building site) on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3572
The objective of this study is to determinate the optimal growth stage for applying supplemental irrigation and nitrogen to enhance bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity and water use efficiency under rainfed condition in Morocco. Field trial was conducted during two ye...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4419
Aims: To examine the effect of oil spillage on cassava farm land, yield and land productivity. Place and Duration of Study: Niger Delta region of Nigeria between January and October, 2012. Methodology: Delta State was purposively chosen from the Niger Delta region for the study....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4374
Aims: To determine heavy metal content in A. saligna and A. polyacantha so as to ascertain their possible use in phytoremediation Place and Duration of Study: Bindura University of Science Education, Chemistry and Biological Sciences Dept, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe. The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3899
Aims: Scaling up of stocking density of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) under improved shrimp farming system in the Khulna region of Bangladesh. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments each with three replicates. Place and Duration of Study: In...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4609