Throughout the growing season the numbers of harvested young fruits that reached marketable size fluctuated per unit of time, depicting the production rhythm of the crop. Most studies on the impact of disease on a crop pertain to the extent of yield reductions caused, and not to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1287
Aim: To examine women participation in microcredit and its impact on business income. Study Design: Cross-sectional data. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out from March 1 to 30, 2011 in five districts from the Central Region of Ghana which is basically agrarian...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1127
The objectives of this study were to determine the energy consumption and evaluation of inputs sensitivity for greenhouse vegetable production in the Esfahan province of Iran. Data were collected from 60 farmers using a face–to–face questionnaire method. The majority of farmers i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1461
Wheat dried distillers' grain (WDDG) as a co-product has a high content of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and crude protein (CP), due to the selective removal of starch during the production process. Therefore, it has been proposed to use this by product as a good source of non-fo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1046
Nine hundred and seventeen inter-specific rice lines were subjected to field screening for African Rice Midge Resistance in both Rainfed and Irrigated lowland ecologies at Badeggi and Edozhigi experimental fields respectively in 2009 cropping season, to determine the levels of Af...
Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial effects of benomyl (a systemic fungicide) on penicillin production and rhizosphere organisms of cowpea plant. Study Design: 3 factor factorial experiment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1042
Aims: Fusarium wilt of melon (Cucumis melo L.), which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis is regarded as a severe disease worldwide. Among the races (0, 1, 2 and 1,2), no gene conferringhigh resistance to race 1,2 has been identified in melon Wild Cucumis species have...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1421
Aims: To design and develop the cassava digging and preparing unit and the conveying unit for the Cassava Harvester Machine. Study Design: Efficiency data. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Khon Kaen University, between Se...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1395
Climate change and opportunities for pharmaceutical rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in the U.S. may affect future production opportunities. Field research in 2005–2007 at Bethel (39º56'N, 92º3'W) and in 2005 at Novelty (40º01'N, 92º11'W) evaluated the production potential of ri...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1385
Sixteen genotypes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) were evaluated during 2008 and 2009 growing seasons at two regions at the State of White Nile- Sudan (EDduim and Kosti) to assess stability of performance, and identify high yielding genotypes. The aim of the comparative study was to as...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1193
Fifteen genotypes of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) were studied at two locations (Elrawakeeb and Shambat) of Sudan, during the years 2003 and 2004. The study was conducted to determine the interrelationship between yield and yield components and other quantitative traits,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1108
Aims: To assess Socio-economic effects of schistosomiasis on irrigation rice farmers in Modern, Improved traditional and Traditional irrigation schemes in Morogoro Region. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Mkindo (improved traditional) in Mvomero d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1215
The influence of NPK fertilizer on the incidence, severity and gravity of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was investigated using eight genetically improved cassava varieties and eight local farmer’s varieties. The study was carried out in a savannah region (Gandajika) in D.R. Congo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1211
Aims: To evaluate farmer’s perceptions about the environmental and vulnerability impact of bush burning. Study Design: Field survey. Place and Duration of Study: Southern Guinea savanna of Adamawa State, Nigeria, between 1995 and 2010. Methodology: The respondents interviewed w...
Aim: Effects of gamma irradiation on amino acid profile, proximate and anti-nutritional compositions of selected landraces of pulses were investigated. Methods: Seeds of Brown “Fiofio”, White “Fiofio” (Cajanus cajan) and “Olaudi” (Vigna unguiculata) were exposed to gamma irradia...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1209