Knowledge of optimum rates of poultry manure application is of immense significance in the correction of the soil nutrient deficiencies for crop production. Manure application is of importance to both the soil amendment and in the growth and yield of crops. Leaching, pattern of c...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130457
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) is one of the widely and popularly used salad vegetable in the Kingdom of Eswatini: However, there is scarcity of information pertaining to its organic production. A field study laid out in a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) was conducted at the...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130455
The objective of this work was to compare growth parameters of traditional varieties of cowpea with commercial varieties based on agroecological processes in the semi - arid region of Paraiba. The experiment was installed in the factorial scheme of 3 blocks x 4 treatments x varie...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130454
Aims: The aim of this study was to identify resistant accessions against pathogens, causing anthracnose and grain mold. Study Design: Study was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data for anthracnose rating, grain mold severity, seed weight, a...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130453
Aims: This work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of A. brasilense inoculants to the development of wheat at the southern part of Brazil. Study Design: The experimental design was randomized block with twelve treatments, containing two liquid inoculants with the A. brasilense s...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130450
The research was conducted to study the effect of management options for combine harvested rice residue and its effect on succeeding rice crop growth responses. The experiment was laid out in field using a randomized block design with nine treatments and replicated three times. T...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130451
This study was conducted in a rainforest ecology of Southwestern Nigeria during 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons under rainfed conditions to estimate character association and path coefficient of grain yield (t ha-1) and its component characters, to identify characters whose select...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130452
Telfairia occidentalis (Hook) belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and is an economically important cash crop worldwide. It is widely cultivated in Nigeria including the South Eastern part of the country. This research was aimed at isolating, characterising and identifying a new v...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130448
Seth A. Byrd, John L. Snider, Timothy L. Grey, A. Stanley Culpepper, Jared R. Whitaker, Phillip M. Roberts, Daryl R. Chastain, Wesley M. Porter & Guy D. Collins·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Aims: Determine if the use of novel chlorophyll a fluorescence parameters could be utilized to predict yield loss of cotton exposed to sublethal rates of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) at various growth stages. Study Design: All trials were arranged in a randomized comple...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130449
Aim: To determine the species composition and status pests of stored sorghum under traditional storages of farmers in Kenna district of Konso Zone of Southern Ethiopia. Study Design: From peasant association, about three sub-localities were randomly selected and from each sub-loc...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130447
This study investigated the effects of applying different combinations of two contrasting plant residues, Calliandra calothyrsus (Calliandra) and maize stover, with urea on Striga infestation and maize yield in western Kenya. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 12 trea...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130446
Background: The temperature being the most important environmental factor that influences the deterioration of perishable commodities. It is often critical that fresh produce rapidly reach the optimal pulp temperature for short term storage if it is to maintain its highest visual...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i130459
João Danilo Barbieri, Paulo Sérgio Lourenço de Freitas, Rivanildo Dallacort, Cornélio Alberto Zolin, Diego Fernando Daniel, William Fenner & Ana Claudia Sossai Souza·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Conservation systems of production are promoting yields and profitability, intercropping systems aim at sustainable maximization of soil and water use, and have become an alternative for regions characterized by relatively short rainy periods and high temperatures. The objective...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i630445
The objective of this study was to restore degraded soils with organic manure from agro-industrial bio-waste (seed cotton) in the Department of Korhogo in Northern Côte d'Ivoire. The research plots were set up in a Fisher block experimental design with four treatments, namely T0...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i630444
Low temperature storage is the most effective method of extending postharvest life and maintain fruit quality because it delays physiological processes such as ethylene production and senescence. Unfortunately, fruit such as mangoes are sensitive to low temperature storage and ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i630442