Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Maria Elisa da Costa Souza, Domingos Severino de Souza Júnior, Thiffany Louhanne Alves Dantas, Maria Eduarda Pereira dos Santos, Adma Larissa da Silva, Antônia Vilma de Andrade Ferreira Amâncio, José Ferreira Amâncio, Roberto Pequeno de Sousa, Eudes de Almeida Cardoso, Walter Martins Rodrigues, Joelma de Assis França & Isaac Reinaldo Pinheiro de Lima·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: Ecologically-based agriculture is widely applied by family farmers who grow vegetables in the semi-arid region, contributing to a great extent to the increase in production. Place of Study: The experiment was carried out at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, belonging...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4223
Natalia Fernandes de Oliveira Alves, Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Vitória Eduarda de Sousa, Karen Geovana da Silva Carlos, Mateus de Freitas Almeida dos Santos, Letícia Samilly de Lima Peixôto, Lucas Vinicius Cunha Lobato, Isaque de Oliveira Leite, Marynara Rita da Silva Paiva, Janilson Pinheiro de Assis, Walter Martins Rodrigues & Isaac Reinaldo Pinheiro de Lima·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.)] is a legume of great importance, being a source of food rich in protein, being essential for human nutrition and produced during the rainy season in the semi-arid region of Brazil. In this sense, the objective was to study the efficiency of d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4222
In an experimental framework employing a Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (FRBCD), a study was conducted in July 2022 at the Crop Science Institute, NARC, Islamabad. The objective was to assess the impact of different Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) concentrations on two maiz...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4221
Soy bean (Glycine max L.) grains are important legume crops commonly grown in Kenya. Soy bean genotypes are grown in western Kenyan soils that are highly saturated with aluminium ions. Aluminium toxicity mainly limits crop production. Many soy bean genotypes do not tolerate high...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4220
This research investigates the influence of boron (B) application on the yield and protein content of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), a crop of significant importance due to its high protein and essential amino acid content. The study underscores boron's crucial, albeit stil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4219
The insecticidal property of Parthenium hysterosphorous and vitex nigundi leaf extract in acetone’ against the rice weevil were very effective to control the pest Different concentration, dose were checked and the result showed that high doses or the extract of Parthenium and vit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4218
Twenty-two bread wheat varieties eight of them were heat tolerant and fourteen bread wheat varieties released under rain feed were evaluated in two sets for adaptation and promotion of the best-adapted varieties (2020-2021) cropping season under irrigation condition at Metema and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4217
This review paper delves into the intricate biochemical foundations underlying drought tolerance mechanisms in wheat plants. This exploration encompasses multifaceted aspects, ranging from physiological adaptations to gene expression modulation. Plants like wheat employ repertoir...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4216
A laboratory experiment was conducted at the plant physiology division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) during 2019-20 to assess the allelopathic effects of some selected weed species on seed germination and seedling growth of mungbean. Four weed species viz., D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4215
A pot experiment was conducted in the screen house at the Cross River University of Technology, Obubra Campus to evaluate the effect of different salt concentrations on the yield of three different varieties of soybeans (Glycine max). The experiment was laid in complete randomize...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4214
Climate change is the biggest challenge for sustainable crop production all over the world, where drought is one of the outrageous factors. Two experiments were conducted to examine the suitability and productivity of drought tolerant two rice mutants cultivating in Boro season....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4213
Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Waqas, Burhan Khalid, Muhammad Arif, Noor Akbar, Abdul Basit, Shamsa Kanwal, Muhammad Fahad, Rawaha & Sanaullah·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Sustainable agricultural productivity is under threat due to lack of interest in the use of bio-organic fertilizers to alleviate drawbacks of conventional agricultural practices. Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria plays vital role in improving phosphorus availability to plants thro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4211
Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Maria Eduarda Pereira dos Santos, Thiffany Louhanne Alves Dantas, Idelzuite Ferreira da Gama Neta, Antônia Adriana Silva Mesquita, Luciane Karine Guedes de Oliveira, Maria Elisa da Costa Souza, Adma Larissa da Silva, Eudes de Almeida Cardoso, Janilson Pinheiro de Assis, Roberto Pequeno de Sousa & Joelma de Assis França·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Aims: In the semi-arid region of Brazil, there are several species of spontaneous plants that develop during the rainy season, in the case of the hairy woodrose (Merremia aegyptia L.) and throughout the year, the rooster tree (Calotropis procera), these plants are being used as g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4210
Drought stress is a major problem in upland rice grown areas under rainfed conditions. It affects plant growth and development, and eventually leads to a considerable yield reduction. The study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the effect of drought stress duration on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4208
A field trials was carried out at Shandaweel Research Station, Sohag Governorate, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt during the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons to study the influence of intercropping sugar beet with fahl berseem using three different nitrogen fertilization rates...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4209