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Food Value of Native and Non-Native Tree Species in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Yirga Geretasdik Welegebriel & Kahsu G/tsion · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2025

Indigenous and adopted food-bearing trees play a crucial role in ensuring food security during food shortages and on a daily basis in rural and urban communities in Tigray. However, information on their nutritional composition is still lacking. The objective of this study was to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1360

Assessing the Influence of Water Supply Schemes on Agriculture: A Case Study of Unnichchai Irrigation Scheme in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

A.M.F. Sumaiya & M. Rajendran · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2025

The allocation of water from irrigation reservoirs to urban drinking supplies directly reduces the quantity available for agricultural use. Understanding this impact is crucial for evaluating changes in agricultural performance and crop yields. This study aimed to assess the effe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1359

Production Challenges of Maize in Pakistan: Biotic and Abiotic Factors and Management Approaches

Rida Batool, Muqaddas Farzand, Adeela Ashraf, Sunaina Ahmed, Muzamal Mehmood, Ali Raza Arif & Muhammad Ahmad Ashraf · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2025

Maize production in Pakistan faces numerous challenges that hinder large-scale cultivation as well as production. These challenges are primarily biotic, includes weeds, nematodes, disease pathogens, and pests (both vertebrate and invertebrate). Furthermore, there are a number of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1358

Mechanization Levels of Some Crops in the Gezira Scheme, Sudan

Lotfie A. Yousif, Mohamed. H. Dahab & Shaker Babiker Ahmed · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2025

Agricultural mechanization level means ratio between mechanical energy to total energy (sum of animal, human and mechanical energies) used in crop production. Crop production practices in the Gezira scheme depend on two energy sources, labor and machinery. The objectives of this...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1357

Registration of “Melka”: Stable and High Yielding Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Variety for Highland Areas of Ethiopia

Alemu Dabi, Ruth Duga, Gadisa Alemu, Berhanu Sime, Demeke Zewdu, Negash Geleta, Tafesse Solomon, Abebe Delessa, Habtemariam Zegaye, Dawit Asnake, Bayisa Asefa, Abebe Getamesay, Tilahun Bayisa, Endashaw Girma, Tesfaye Mitiku, Ayele Badebo & Bekele Abeyo · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Food security is a major challenge in developing countries, including Ethiopia, due to factors like population growth, limited food production, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. Improving wheat yields in Ethiopia is crucial, but affected by diseases and environmental s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4356

Challenges and Advances in Managing of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat: Insights from Ethiopian Agriculture

Habtamu Tesfaye Ayehu · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Wheat, a vital staple crop feeding 35% of the global population, faces significant threats from plant diseases and climate change, with Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) being one of the most severe challenges. FHB, primarily caused by Fusarium graminearum, leads to substantial yield lo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4355

Reevaluating Shifting Cultivation in Northeast India: Balancing Traditional Practices, Sustainability, and Development

Ritika Bhardwaj · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Shifting cultivation, particularly the jhum system, has been a long-standing practice in Northeast India, sustaining the livelihoods of indigenous communities. This paper aims to reevaluate the enduring practice of shifting cultivation in Northeast India, acknowledging its deep h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4354

Valuation of Proceed PlusTMMD and Verification of CelestTop312.5FS Fungicides for the Control of Loose Smut of Wheat in Southeastern Ethiopia

Getnet Muche Abebele & Alemu Ayele Zerihun · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Wheat is considered one of the utmost grown agricultural grain crops in the world to meet the food requirements of the domain’s population. In Ethiopia, wheat is one of key cereal crops whose area of cultivation and volume of produced boosted year after year. However, the product...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4353

Feasibility of Kelulut (Heterotrigona itama) Honey Bee Cultivation Businesse by Forest Farmers Group in Sotek Village, Penajam Subdistrict

Mochamad Adenan Fauzi, Jumani, Maya Preva Biantary, Heni Emawati & Puji Astuti · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Communities around the forest need a kelulut (Heterotrigona itama) honey bee business because it has many benefits, including producing healthy bee products, products with high economic value, and can be an alternative livelihood for the community, especially those around the for...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4352

Evaluation of Fungicides Efficacy for the Control of Yellow Rust (Puccinia striiformis f.s.tritici) Disease on Bread Wheat, Arsi Highlands of Ethiopia

Alemu Ayele Zerihun & Getnet Muche Abebele · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Two new verification test fungicides namely Cayunis EC 325 (Bixafen 75g/L +Spiroxamine 150g/L + Trifloxystrobin 100g/L), and Tridium 70 WG (Mancozeb59.7%+Azoxystrobin 4.7%+Tebuconazole 5.6%WG and evaluated with standard checks called Nativo SC 300(trifloxystrobin 100 gm/lt + tebu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4350

Impact of Controlled Release NPK (16:16:16) Fertilizer on Soil Total Nitrogen Content, Nitrogen Uptake, and Growth of Sweet Corn (Zea mays saccharata L.) in Jatinangor Inceptisols

Emma Trinurani Sofyan, Diyan Herdiyantoro & Dea Pratama · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

The potential for sweet corn in Indonesia is very high, however, its cultivation often experiences problems, one of which is that the planting land has a low fertility level. Optimizing the use of fertilizer is one way to increase soil fertility and increase the growth of sweet c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4351

Floristic Checklist and Conservation Status of Woody Species in Relation to Gradient in Osomba Hills of Cross River National Park, Nigeria

Bassey, M. E., Anwana, E. D., Azam, M. N., Mbong, E. O. & Umoh, O. T. · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Extant floristic data checklist and conservation status of woody species were determined in relationship with elevation gradient in Osomba hills of the Cross River National Park, Oban division. A total of 78 species of woody plants in 31 families were identified. The family Fabac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4348

The Analysis of Determinants of Production and Optimization of Garlic Farming in Sembalun District East Lombok Regency

Ismul Azam Madani, Tajidan Tajidan, I Ketut Budastra & M. Yusuf · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Each farming aims to maximize farming income but is constrained by the quantity of inputs. The limited quantity of input is faced by farmers who cultivate garlic plants. One solution is to utilize production inputs available at the location where farmers live, such as organic fer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4349

Effectiveness of Tagum City Agrivolving Fund (TAF) Program for Rice Farmers in Davao del Norte, Philippines

Francis Glenn R. Tolentino & Fernando V. Magdato, Jr. · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

The main objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the Tagum City Agrivolving Fund (TAF) program for rice farmers. A mixed-method research design was employed for this study. The sample of 150 rice farmers from six farmers' associations in Davao del Norte was d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4347

An Overview on Prospects of Biotransformation of Organic Waste: The Fuel of Future

Choubey Roshni & Charles Gracy · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2024

Organic wastes can come straight from the source or be derived from MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) or food processing waste. Municipal organic waste primarily consists of lignocelluloses. It is widely known that the high stability of the components makes lignocellulose hydrolysis in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i4346