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Potassium Nutrition and Translocation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Intercropped with Soybean

S. I. Umeh, C. C. Onyeonagu & B. U. Umeh · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Experiment to investigate the effect of potassium nutrition and translocation in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) intercropped with soybean (Glycine max (L) Merril) was conducted at University of Nigeria, Nsukka in a derived savannah location of South Eastern Nigeria. The Effec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/7868

Genetic Diversity of Cassava Mutants, Hybrids and Landraces Using Simple Sequence Repeat Markers

Chepkoech Emmy, Kinyua Miriam, Kiplagat Oliver, Arunga Esther Edith & Kimno Stephen · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a crop with largely unexplored and unexplained potentially valuable genetic variability. The knowledge and understanding of the extent of genetic variation of cassava germplasm is important for conservation and improvement. Objective: T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/7556

Adoption Process of Agro-biotechnology Among Researchers in Nigerian Universities and Research Institutes: The Logistics Regression Approach

T. G. Apata · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims: Food insecurity in most developing countries was a result of their low/small scale of operation in farming enterprise resulting to low yields. To increase agricultural productivity, biotechnology has been considered as a strong potential to improve agricultural production....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/4679

Genetic Diversity of Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Accessions of Kenya Using SSR Markers

Nyakio Kithinji Maryrose, Katherine Andrea Steele & Valerie A. P. Palapala · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims: To determine the genetic diversity existing within the Kenyan dry bean using SSR markers. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Western Kenya and Bangor University, North Wales, between September 2010 and December 2012. Methodology: Thirty five (35) marke...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/10284

Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates and Soybean Residue Management on Nitrate Nitrogen in Sorghum-Soybean Intercropping System

S. J. Kebeney, J. M. R. Semoka, B. M. Msanya, W. K. Ng’etich & D. K. Chemei · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

An experiment was carried out in Busia County, Kenya at Emalomba (N 00°25′28.8″ E 034°15′ 51.9″), Nambale District to assess the effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates and legume management options on nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) under intercropping system. Six soybean residue manageme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12744

Mineral Contents of Ukwa, African Breadfruit (Treculia africana), from South-Eastern Nigeria: Effect of Methods of Preparation

I. C. Nnorom, U. Ewuzie, F. Ogbuagu, M. Okereke, P. Agwu & I. P. Enyinnaya · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

Aims: Major and trace elements (Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni Pb, and Zn) were determined in 32 samples of ukwa, Treculia africana (African breadfruit). Study Design: The study was conducted on ukwa samples collected from 8 towns in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12603

The Role of Syntax in Developing the Higher Order Thinking Skills of EFL/ESL Students

Khalil Hasan Nofal · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2014

This paper is intended to investigate the role of syntax in developing the EFL and ESL students' higher order thinking skills (HOTS): Application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation / judgment as stated in Bloom’s taxonomy. The researcher maintains that syntax, as the study of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/10231

Basic Laws of EM Theory

Branko Mišković · Physical Science International Journal · 2014

Instead of electric charge, as the basic substance of EM theory, its static potential, as some energetic fluid, in the dielectric, non-resistive and reactive medium, is here taken as the starting quantity. All the remaining EM quantities are thus defined in the succession, by the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2014/10647

Language in the Labor Market: Evidence from Chinese Immigrant-Owned Enterprises in Congo Brazzaville

Edwige Kamitewoko · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This study uses data from Centre of Research and Prospective Studies (CREP) to analyze the determinants of French language proficiency and investigates how the language barrier influences economic activities of Chinese immigrant-owned enterprises in Congo Brazzaville. The first p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12507

Changes in the Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Liver of Streptozotocin-diabetic Rats Treated with Combretum lanceolatum Flowers Extract

Carlos Roberto Porto Dechandt, Damiana Luiza Pereira De Souza, Juliany Torres Siqueira, Mayara Peron Pereira, Renata Pires De Assis, Virginia Claudia Da Silva, Paulo Teixeira De Sousa Junior, Iguatemy Lourenço Brunetti, Claudia Marlise Balbinotti Andrade, Nair Honda Kawashita & Amanda Martins Baviera · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

Aims: The study investigated the in vivo antioxidant activity and the in vitro radical scavenging capacity of the Combretum lanceolatum Pohl (Combretaceae) flowers ethanolic extract (ClEtOH) in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Fe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/13558

Antibacterial and Anticandidal Activities of New Flavonoids from Streptomyces sp. HK17; an Endophyte in Curcuma longa Linn

Thongchai Taechowisan, Srisakul Chanaphat, Wanwikar Ruensamran & Waya S. Phutdhawong · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and anticandidal activities of new flavonoids from Streptomyces sp. HK17 which was isolated from the root tissue of Curcuma longa Linn. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The study wa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/13326

RP-HPLC and HPTLC Methods for Simultaneous Estimation of Metformin Hydrochloride and Vildagliptin from Bulk and Marketed Formulation: Development and Validation

A. R. Shirode, P. D. Maduskar, M. S. Deodhar & V. J. Kadam · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

The reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) methods for simultaneous estimation of Metfomin Hydrochloride (MET) and Vildagliptin (VLD) in bulk and their marketed combined dosage form were developed. Fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/12820

Acreage Response of Cotton in Benin: Macro-level Response and Some Policy Implications

Boris Odilon Kounagbé Lokonon · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

Cotton is very important for the economy and for poverty alleviation in Benin. However, cotton lint production started having a decreasing trend since 2003, and this is due to the decline in cotton acreage. Thus, to help inform policy decisions on how cotton production could be b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/12785

Competitiveness of Banana Production in the Mampong Municipality of Ashanti Region of Ghana

Fred Nimoh, Sarfo Yaw & Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2014

Using household-level survey data, this study investigates the relative competitiveness of banana production in the Mampong municipality of Ashanti region of Ghana. Empirical results from discounting and non-discounting technique of project evaluation show that banana production...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/11605

Dielectric Blood Coagulometry as a Novel Coagulation Test

Sahoko Chiba, Ken Uchibori, Takasato Fujiwara, Tomoyuki Ogata, Shuta Yamauchi, Tuyoshi Shirai, Masahiro Masuo, Tsukasa Okamoto, Tomoya Tateishi, Haruhiko Furusawa, Toshihide Fujie, Hiroyuki Sakashita, Kimitake Tsuchiya, Meiyo Tamaoka, Yasunari Miyazaki, Naohiko Inase & Yuki Sumi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Background: Dielectric blood coagulometry (DBCM) has been presented as a new test for estimating the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) by measuring the permittivity change associated with blood coagulation. Yet no earlier studies have investigated the clinical utility of DBCM....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/10674