Aims: The main aim of this preliminary screenhouse experiment was to examine the growth and fruit yield of a hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum (L) Mill) variety ‘ROMA VF’ at different rates of poultry manure compost (PMC). Study Design: The experimental design used was the r...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/32018
Aim: The aim of the experiment was to investigate the influence of poultry manure on the performance of maize (Zea mays Var Praecox). Study Design: A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replications a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 replications Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/31972
Aims: The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the effects of time and rate of application of poultry manure (PM) on the performance of an early maturity okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) variety ‘Clemson spineless VGTH-014K. Study Design: The experimental design was th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJSSPN/2017/35184
Aim: The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the influence of different cowdung manure rates of application on growth and leaf yield performance of spider plant (Cleone gynandra L.). Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with fou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/32703
Field trials were conducted in 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of Crop Science Department of the Taraba State College of Agriculture, Jalingo (Latitude 80° 50” N and Longitude 11° 50” E) to determine the response of Jew’s mallow (Corchorus olitori...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2017/31265
A two year field study was conducted in 2013 and 2014 at the farms of the Cross River State Agricultural Development Project (CRADP), Calabar (latitude 05°3’ and 04°27’ North and longitude 07°15’ and 09°28’ East), to evaluate the plant gender and spacing effects on the potential...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28982
A field fertilizer trial on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) was conducted in 2014/2015 cropping season at the Crop Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria (04º 5’E and 07º 25’E., 37 meters above sea level) located in the coastal...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2018/36651