Conservation agriculture (CA) represents a promising solution to the challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Chongwe District. This paper outlines the potential benefits of CA, including increased crop yields, improved food production, reduced input costs, and enhanced nutriti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2024/v11i1302
Cyril Kerla, Mandah Cicelia Takor, Clive Neba Akongnwi, Marie Estelle Inès Ebobisse, Ekwa Yawa Monono, Ojong Agbor Ntane, Elsa Ariane Wandji Ngando, Lewis Dopgima Levai & Elizabeth S. Mbomi·Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research·2024
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the most extensively cultivated fruity vegetable in Cameroon, as its production has the potential to improve food security, as well as income stability for small-scale subsistence farming communities. Most studies on Tomato seed have focused on...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2024/v11i1301
In today’s world, usage of chemical fertilizers has become necessity for betterment of crop yield; however they have negative impact on the environment, quality of soil and human health. Therefore, involvement of substitute for chemical fertilizers is an essential requirement of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2024/v11i1299
These studies aim to identify a group of pathogens and design an integrated control program reducing the infection in Guava Psidium guajava and Pomegranate Punica granatum by cross inoculation method. Almost eight fungi were collected from governorate Ismaelia and Behera in 2020....
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4295
The objective of the present field work in southern Cameroon was to test the effect of chicken dung compost on growth parameters and yield of cowpea. Two cowpea varieties (Lori and Komcalle) and four treatments (T= control; C= compost; CF= chemical fertilizer; CCF= mixture of com...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4307
Solutions to problems of pests ravaging man’s crops abound in nature and are known to be quite soft on the environment. Extracts of leaves of Newbouldia laevis were assayed for activity against the rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica. The treatments which included the crude e...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4298
Field survey was conducted to determine the occurrence and damage severity of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracilariidae) in major citrus producing regions of Tanzania between December 2011 and September 2012. In total, 14,725 citrus trees a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4297
Aims: The purpose of this research is to analyze plant protection systems and agricultural practices in Punjab, India's Rupnagar District, in order to provide insights into nutrient management, seed rates, crop diversity, mechanization, and their implications. Conclusion: The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4296
Rapid human population increase, food scarcity, and climate change are some of the global challenges in the current scenario. Among these, climate change adversely impacts crop production by creating abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and metal toxicity. Seed emergence,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4294
The study was conducted to evaluate “the effect of different pre sowing treatments of cow urine (20%,40%,60%,80%), soaking duration (24 hr, 48, 72 hr), PGPR (Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria) viz 0%,3%,6% applications and their combinations on seed germination and seedling gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i4292