The increasing demand for organic cereals especially indigenous scented rice varieties in the recent years has peaked farmers’ interest towards its organic production. However, the threat of crop loss under organic cultivation has been holding back large scale initiatives. Inhana...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31361
Aims: To determine the apparent digestibility of gross nutrients in a farm-made tilapia grower diet, ARDECFEED and those of two commercial ones, RAANAN and COPPENS in Oreochromis niloticus with a view of establishing whether all the diets would be well utilized by O. niloticus, t...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31937
The effect of particle size on the quality of briquettes produced from sawdust of Daniella oliveiri and Gmelina arborea was determined using some properties such as Compressed and Relaxed Density, Shattered Index and Combustion properties of the briquettes produced. The sawdust s...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32079
Aim: To quantify the increase in the metabolisable energy value of wheat offal supplemented with enzyme and enzyme cocktails and to investigate the complementary effect of enzymes used as cocktail. Study Design: Completely randomized design was used with twenty four adult cockere...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31753
Saleh Jasim Mohammed, Man Norsida, Muktar Bashir Garba, Zidane Falah Hasan Al-Lahibi & Mohammed Sara Jasim·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2017
This purpose of the study is to identify the training needs of Iraqi agricultural extension workers in three (3) provinces. The study includes a conceptual framework, analytical framework, description of the study area, sources and procedures for data collection. The statistical...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30708
The reason behind this research is to examine the effects of Ghana participation in free trade on the changes in consumer preference for imported cereals of maize, rice, wheat and sorghum. The research provided empirical estimates of the extent of sensitivity of cereals scale cha...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/32112
One of the ways of increasing soil nutrients and crop yield is by applying fertilizer which could be from inorganic or organic sources. Pot experiment was conducted at the screen house of the Teaching and Research Farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31907
The udder conformation and milk yield characteristics of agropastoral goats were evaluated using records obtained from a total of 250 does at two locations (Jigawa and Katsina States) over a period of one year. The udder conformation characteristics measured were udder circumfer...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31593
This study was conducted to access perception of farmers about climate change particularly to access the effect of climatic variables on yield of rice crops based on regression model for 1999-2013 climatic data and yield data. The other objective include to learn adaptation strat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/29761
M. H. Yesmin, B. C. Sarker, Md. Omar Kayess, Md. Shafiul Azam Sagor, Md. Imanur Rahman & Md. Rakibul Alam·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2017
Aim: To study the performance of five Boro rice cultivars based on some morpho-chemical characters. Design: The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was carried out at the research...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31039
The effect of 2,4-D (in concentrations of 5.0, 10.0, 20.0 and 40.0 mg/L) applied in combination with BAP (1.0, 10.0 and 20.0 mg/L) on callus induction in coconut MATAG F2 zygotic embryos cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium was investigated. The effects of IBA, TDZ and NAA...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31258
Potato common scab development was assessed under the traditional farming system (TFS) and modern farming system (MFS) using irrigation interval and side dressing of Sulphur-based fertilizer application along the ridge. The 4-day irrigation interval starting with the tuber format...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31196
Field trials were conducted in 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of Crop Science Department of the Taraba State College of Agriculture, Jalingo (Latitude 80° 50” N and Longitude 11° 50” E) to determine the response of Jew’s mallow (Corchorus olitori...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31265
Three extensive surveys and laboratory tests were conducted to detect and determine the distribution of Citrus tristeza closterovirus (CTV) in the main citrus groves in six states along the Blue Nile (Gezira and Sinnar states) and the River Nile (Khartoum, River Nile, and Norther...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31045
This study examines the profitability of pumpkin production in Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; determine the costs and returns associated with pumpkin production and identify the constraints associated with pumpkin production. Primary data and secondary...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/30206