Seed sowing is an essential and time-bound process agriculture. The basic objective of the sowing operation is to put the seed in rows at the desired depth and maintain seed to seed spacing, covering the seeds with soil and providing proper compaction over the seed. Early or post...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030874
The study concluded that the scheme 'Mera Pani Meri Virasat' is proved helpful in crop diversification of paddy with maize. Farmers showed that armyworm in maize deteriorate the quality of maize which demotes the crop diversification from paddy with maize. The government’s assist...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i930988
Maize is (Zea mays L.) is one of the versatile and diversified crop grown under different agro-climatic conditions. Twenty-eight experimental hybrids along with eight inbred lines and one commercial check were evaluated at agricultural polytechnic, Polasa, jagtial to determine co...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030864
C. C. Ezemba, E. J. Archibong, H. U. Nweke, A. S. Ezemba, I. W. Udoye, J. C. Mmaduekwe, C. M. Ezeokoli, O. J. Osuala, P. C. Okoye, V. O Etikudike, V. N. Anakwenze, S. Olukemi Kehinde, Obi Chisom & C. C. Ezejiofor·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2022
The malting properties of maize and sorghum were analyzed according to the method of the institute of Brewing (1.0.B) 1977. Germination was done for 5 days at 30oc. The parameters evaluated included a thousand corn weight (30g and 20g) for both yellow maize and red sorghum respec...
There is limited information on the impact of tillage and Phosphorus application on Phosphorus Agronomic efficiency of maize and, the implication for crop yield on different soil types in the Eastern part of DRC. To bridge this gap in knowledge, a study was undertaken in the majo...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i930847
The study investigated the effect of organic production of maize on soil microbial population and activities. In this study, different fertilizers such as compost, neem fertilizer, poultry manure, green manure, NPK, organo-mineral fertilizer, were applied to the soil for maize pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1931092
Nutrient depletion in the rainforest area is a land use constraint that needs urgent attention. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of legumes tree leaf mulch placement and N-mineralization on maize productivity in a rain forest area. Three common indigenous nit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2022/v8i230152
Crop production is the function of genotype, environment and their interaction (GEI) and evaluation of genotypes in multi environments helps to identify their adaptation and stability. The 45 hybrids along with their 18 parents and two check cultivars were evaluated in three envi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030817
Aims: Maize (Zea mays) is a staple food in the traditional diet of rural populations in Cote d'Ivoire. It is a good source of nutrients. However, sometimes inefficient storage methods hamper its quality. It’s in this context that this study was conducted to assess the essential m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2022/v31i330308
In the current study a total of 191 maize inbred lines were set up in an augmented randomized complete block design to study the genetic variation and interrelationship of different yield contributing parameters. Observations were recorded on a total of nine phenological and ear...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1731042
The study investigated the effect of temperature and variety on water absorption kinetics of three Ghanaian maize varieties (Abrohemaa, Omankwa, and Akposoe) during soaking and also to generate the required moisture diffusivity data for the varieties. The study employed a gravime...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i630433
Adaeze Nnedinma Achugbu, Jude Ejiofor Amadi, Kenneth Udeh Ekwealor, Onyekachi Omaka & Odira Johnson Oledibe·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Contamination of maize by toxigenic fungi is the process that occur yet in the field. Aflatoxin contamination in several foodstuffs has been a recurrent problem. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of selected fungicides in the control of aflatoxin-producing fungi affectin...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i630467
Maize is important cereal crop and provides nutrition and basic raw material for various industries. Its production is hampered by various biotic and abiotic factors. Among various pathogens attacking maize, banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) caused by Rhizoctonia solani f.sp s...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i931688
Aims: Maize is prized for its richness in nutrient compounds. Despite its socio-economic importance, maize faces a quality problem that is sometimes very delicate. Indeed, maize during different production, post-harvest processing, storage and transport conditions is exposed to b...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2022/v14i130475
The aim of this present investigation is to study the effect of foliar application of nano fertilizers N, Zn and Cu on soil properties including chemical and biological properties after harvest of maize (Zea mays L.) crop. The field experiment was carried out during June-October...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1430996