Stress is a pervasive challenge in modern agriculture, impacting fruit crop yields and quality. This review explores the critical functioning of phytohormones in regulating fruit crop stress responses. Plant actions, such as abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1270
Investigating the dynamics of rainfall has become very crucial in managing water resources efficiently for sustainable development. The present study aimed to analyze the rainfall distribution in Kurunegala district. Historical rainfall data collected from four gauging stations w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1268
Cowpea is an important grain legume in Sri Lanka. Approximately 53–60% of yield losses in cowpea cultivation are attributed to weeds. Chemical weed control (herbicide), is one of the method in weed control in cowpea. Import of herbicide have been prohibited recently since of gove...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1267
Background: A pot experiment was conducted to demonstrate the allelopathic effect of the litchi tree (Litchi chinensis) on two crops such as mung bean (Vigna radiata) and soybean (Glycine max). The experiment was conducted at the Agroforestry Research field of Hajee Mohammad Dane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1266
Vegetation cover degradation is a serious problem in low-rainfall areas of Ethiopia. A field experiment was carried out for three years on two degraded hillsides in Kilte Awlaelo district, Tigray, Ethiopia. The objective was to evaluate the effect of moisture harvesting structure...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1265
One of the key strategy for improving the crops is plant mutation breeding, which generates a large germplasm pool to improve crop characteristics. In this field experiment, the effects of different levels of gamma radiation on the growth and yield characteristics of groundnut we...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2024/v10i1264
This study assesses the sustainability of Uganda's carbon markets in the context of climate-smart agricultural practices with the aim of aligning them with sustainable development goals. The research emphasizes integrating dimensions of sustainable development to proactively addr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4263
This study analysed the economic potentials of leafy vegetable among farmers in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for this study with a well- structured questionnaire and personal interview for the collection of the data with a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4262
Wheat is a staple food in Pakistan and plays a vital role in the country's agriculture. It is one of the country's most widely cultivated and consumed crops, providing millions of people's food and livelihoods. The study reviewed the literature on the effect of foliar application...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4260
Agroforestry remained instrumental in ensuring food security, ameliorate environment and support livelihood across the globe particularly the developing countries. Present research made use of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to understand performance of agroforestry in Southern...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4261
Aims: The study aimed to identify the refugia plants in vegetable crops in Agam regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Study Design: Purposive random sampling. Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted in vegetable plantations in Agam regency, West Sumatera and Laborat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4259
The main objective of this study was to contribute to the sustainable trade of pipper nigrum L. from the forest area of Njombe-Penja for improved livelihoods of the actors involved in the value chain and poverty reduction. Despite the availability and the importance of non-timber...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4257
Over the past two decades, biotechnology has yielded Bt cotton, a huge success in the field of agriculture. In a number of countries, commercial Bt crop production has proven successful. The global food scarcity crisis has been alleviated by transgenic Bt crops, which have improv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4258
Wealth Abiola Samuel, Irunokhai Eric Aghiomesi, Ademola Samuel Adedeji, Smart Deborah, Adepoju Oluwatosin Victoria, Aladeokin Blessing Oluwaseun & Ayanniyi Oluwadamilola Aduragbemi·Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry·2023
Over some decades, advancement has come to the way forest is being monitored. The process of monitoring the forest area have advanced beyond human-power into technology. Nigeria forests have experience degeneration from illegal logging to encroachment resulting from population gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4256
Pakistan is the among the most populated countries of the world with predominantly arid climate facing different challenges like food insecurity, energy crises, poor health system, poverty, small forest area cover, and significant effects of global warming and climate change. How...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2023/v9i4254