An experiment was conducted at the Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh during 24 March 2018 to 10 January 2019, to investigate the growth and yield of different turmeric varieties under mango tr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v5i130098
Aims: Starch is used in the food industry to impart functional properties and to modify food texture and consistency. In this study starches isolated from six sources using an alkali extraction method were evaluated for physicochemical properties. Study Design: Complete randomize...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v5i130096
This study was carried out at three different locations in Yobe State (North Eastern Nigeria), to determine the effect of cattle trampling on soil properties and sorghum productivity. The study locations were Potiskum, Nangere and Fika Local Government Areas of the state. Soil de...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430094
Aim: To degrade the crude oil polluted soil with silver particles synthesized by some Gram negative rhizosphere bacteria of cocoa, orange and timber obtained from Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Soil samples were obtained from Idanre, Ondo State while cr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430093
Arjun Chandra Roy, Md. Rasal-Monir, Samar Biswas, Sumya Fatima, Md. Alamin & Mohammad Humayun Kabir·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
The experiment was conducted at Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from October 2016 to April 2017. The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of two factors, for example; I, two levels of foliar spray of boron a...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430092
A. Isiaka Sodimu, M. Bello Usman, M. Mojishola Olorukooba, N. Olarotimi Oladele, Rukayat Suleiman, G. Luka Lapkat, Olujide Osunsina & T. Ajibola Awobona·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
The study examines the indigenous and medicinal utilization of African locust bean tree Parkia biglobosa) in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Twenty (20) questionnaires were randomly administered in each of the six (6) districts to make a total of one hundred...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430090
Balanites aegyptiaca is a medicinal plant that serves as a source of phytochemicals with antimicrobial effect. This work aimed at screening for phytochemical constituents and investigating the antifungal activity of B. aegyptiaca seed and callus extract against Candida albicans....
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430091
Drought stress is a major constraint to the sustainable production of of crops. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is considered as a drought-sensitive crop species. The experiment was carried out to investigate the response of two rice mutants to drought condition and to develop appropriate...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i330089
The present study was carried out in the Horticulture farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during October 2017 to March 2018 to study the Effect of phosphorus (P) and gibberellic acid (GA3) on growth and yield of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa). Four p...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i330087
Aims: The research aimed to study the interaction of mulch types and chicken manure doses to growth and yield of shallot. Study Design: Factorial design in completely randomized design with 2 factors. Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted in Panai Pasir Talang,...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i330088
Experiments in pots were conducted in order to establish appropriate technical route for regeneration of Afzelia africana, which becomes rare because of overexploitation in the Northern Cameroon. Study was conducted within campus of the University of Ngaoundere (Cameroon) from De...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i330086
João Vitor Feliciano Espíndola, Lucas Aparecido Manzani Lisboa, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Dias, Gabriel Correia Ribeiro, Gabriel Dumit Meira, Gerson de Souza Carvalho Junior, Lucas Martins Rodrigues, Roberto Aparecido da Silva, Thayane Silva Tavares & Vinicius Belmiro França·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
Introduction: One of the attributes responsible for the good quality of the seedlings is their cultivation on substrates with good drainage and availability of nutrients, where the use of alternative sources of organic matter makes it a strategy for seedling producers. Objective:...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i330085
The plant selected for present study is based on that there is no written and systematic study has been done. At present only few (not specific) phytochemical studies have been done on this plant. Therefore, this plant is having wide scope for detail pharma-cognostical and phytoc...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230084
Integrated soil fertility management was promoted on-farm during the 2018/2019 cropping season in Thyolo, Phalombe, Mulanje and Zomba districts of southern Malawi, in purposively selected extension planning areas (EPAs). Sixty farmers, fifteen from each district were involved. Tr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230082
W. M. A. Moghith, A. S. M. Youssef, M. A. Abd El-Wahab, Y. F. Y. Mohamed & M. Abou El-Ghait, Eman·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
The pot experiment was carried out during two successive seasons (2016/2017 & 2017/2018) to study the effect of five levels of salinity and three levels of silicon (Si), as a foliar-spray application as well as their combinations on growth, productivity and chemical constitue...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230083