Nitrogen is the major limiting nutrient in commercial cauliflower production. The effects of six nitrogen doses (0, 70, 80, 90, 115, 130 kg N/ha) were evaluated in two cauliflower varieties (Snow Mystique and Khumal Jyapu) at the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamju...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3236
A comparative study on the effects of pre-sowing treatments on the germination and growth of Zea mays was carried out by subjecting the seeds to three treatments at different durations before sowing. The treatments used include; soaking in 30% H2SO4, vernalization and soaking in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3235
Okra is consumed for its nutrients for healthy growth and development. Quality okra is essential for consumption and maximizing profits for okra producers and marketers. However, okra is perishable and limited in supply during the dry seasons. The stakeholders such as farmers, tr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3234
An experiment was conducted to identify the appropriate time of planting for red ant management and increase the tuber yield of potato at Agriculture Research Station (ARS), Jaubari, Ilam, Nepal (2900 masl) during 2020 and 2021 planting season. Seed potatoes were planted in 9 dif...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3233
The study evaluated foliar applications of three plant growth regulators, viz. GA3 @ 20ppm; 2,4-D @ 15ppm; and NAA @ 50ppm; alone and their combinations including three plant micro-nutrients, viz. B @ 0.4% + Zn @ 0.2% + Ca @ 1% in order to determine the best foliar spray of growt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3232
On-farm trial on different garlic genotypes selected from Advance Yield Trial was carried out at Patrashi Rural Municipality of Jumla (2430 masl) for two consecutive years 2017/18 and 2018/19 to evaluate garlic genotypes suitable for the high hills of Karnali region of Nepal. Twe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3231
Aims: Evaluate eight landraces of okra and five landraces of molokhia, collected from different region of Egypt, under different levels of irrigation water salinity. Study Design: The experimental design used was a split-plot in a randomized complete blocks design with three repl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3230
Egypt is facing a major problem in the field of tomato seed production, as infection with the yellow tomato leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is one of the most important factors in the success of this important production process, which has an impact on national food security, in addition...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3229
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) seedlings are attacked by fungi diseases such as damping off and seedling blight caused by fungi such as Fusarium spp. and Rhizoctonia spp. which can amount to about 60-65% loss in the nursery. Cashew nut seeds are majorly sown by farmers untrea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3226
The study was undertaken to contribute to the sustainable management of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith on maize. It aims to evaluate the insecticidal efficacy of Jatropha curcas L. oil on S. frugiperda larvae. Two concentrations of J. curcas oil (10 and 20ml.l-1) were tested by inge...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3227