Aims: The study ascertained the information needs of indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) farmers. Study Design: Multistage sampling technique was utilized in selecting respondents. Place and Duration: Nsukka and Enugu-Ezike agricultural zones of Enugu State, Nigeria between No...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16218
The research was carried out to assess physicochemical and metal qualities of sewage effluent from Durumi in Gudu District of FCT, Abuja. Sewage effluent samples were collected during the dry and rainy seasons in 2014, and analyzed for some physicochemical parameters and heavy me...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14220
Aims: This research was conducted to hybridize almond (Om El-fahm and M. Dalet) female parent with Okinawa peach rootstock as a male parent to introduce new almond rootstock resistance to root-knot nematode. Methodology: Okinawa peach rootstock used in crosses with both of Om El-...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/14614
Alex Ngetich, Steven Runo, Omwoyo Ombori, Michael Ngugi, Fanuel Kawaka, Arusei Perpetua & Gitonga Nkanata·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate low cost protocol for the micropropagation of three varieties of taro (Dasheen, Eddoe and wild) from eastern Kenya. Study Design: The plants were grown in polythene bags arranged in a completely randomized block design (CRBD) replicated...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15614
The research was conducted to observe the growth and yield performance of one exotic rice variety namely Koshihikari in comparison with other three popular high yielding rice varieties of Bangladesh and its economic prospect. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete B...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15990
Sulphites or sulphiting agents refer to sodium hydrogen sulphite, sodium metabisulphite, potassium metabisulphite, calcium sulphite, calcium hydrogen sulphite, and potassium hydrogen sulphite. As food additives, they are widely used by the food industry with a variety of commerci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/11557
We describe a case of osteomyelitis, in a 7-month-old boy, caused by S. pneumoniae involving the pelvic bone with a purulent collection in the adductor muscle. Osteomyelitis diagnosis was suspected using ultrasound and CT scan investigations. This showed a periosteal elevation in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14495
The quality of tomographic images formed from diffracting waves deteriorated due to the limitations in capturing evanescent waves. The waves carried detailed information about the body being imaged. Metamaterials were being recently used to amplify and focus evanescent waves. Her...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14996
Sediment acts as a sink for heavy metals, which may be remobilized into the water column. The research was carried out to assess seasonal distribution and impact of heavy metals (Zn, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Cr, Cd) concentrations in sediment on the overlying water. Water and bed sediment...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14803
A fully implicit hybrid Block- Predictor Corrector method for the numerical integration of initial value problems of third order ordinary differential equations is presented in this paper. We adopted the approach of collocation approximation in the derivation of the scheme to gen...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14822
Background: The correlation between health and the environment has been acknowledged since ancient times. Values of environmental parameters situated beyond the ecological range produce vulnerabilities and latent pathological mechanisms or generate other reactions. This phenomeno...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15626
Reports from studies on occupational health and safety in the wood industry indicate that woodworkers are exposed to various types and degrees of hazards ranging from bacterial, viral and chemical infections to physical injury. In this study therefore, the awareness of occupation...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15786
In this work, effect of cow dung and urea fertilization on soil properties, growth and yield of cucumber was evaluated. Four different rates of treatments [12 kgplot-1 cow dung (CW), 391 g ureaplot-1 equivalent to 150 kgha-1, 6 kg cow dung + 196 g urea equivalent to 75 kgha-1 tho...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14084
Velvet bean [Mucuna cochinchinensis (Lour.) A. Chev] has been reported to smother the growth of Speargrass [Imperata cylindrical (L) Raeushel.] through competition and potential allelopathic effect on speargrass. Greenhouse experiments involving three methods were conducted at In...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15450
This study was carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka to determine the effects of different sowing media on emergence and growth of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam) seedlings in the nursery. The moringa seeds u...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13602