Aubergines are common vegetables widely consumed by populations in various meals. Unfortunately, these legumes are not soundly investigated whereas their properties are known to be influenced by environmental conditions. The current work focuses the physico-chemical traits of two...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45654
Chives are herbs used as spice in Brazil, but their postharvest durability is short, mainly due to high metabolic rate and high moisture content. In this context, this study aimed to model the drying curves of chives at different temperatures and determine the effective diffusion...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45463
Paulo César Ferreira Linhares, Lauvia Moesia Morais Cunha, Roberto Pequeno de Sousa, Ana Paula Morais Neves, Janilson Pinheiro de Assis, Alany Moisa Bezerra de Almeida, Maria Francisca Soares Pereira, Eudes de Almeida Cardoso, José Aluisio de Araújo Paula & Lunara de Sousa Alves·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Oleric plants are grown in a system intercropping by family farmers in organic production areas in the region northeastern Brazil. The experiment was conducted in an experimental area belonging to a semi-arid rural federal university. The study was carried out in the period from...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45689
Vinicius de Souza Oliveira, Robson Prucoli Posse, Ana Paula Braido Pinheiro, Geilson Silva Costa, Renan Garcia Malikouski, Andreia Lopes de Morais & Edilson Romais Schmildt·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Water is a limiting factor for the production of Papaya tree (Carica papaya L.) seedlings. Its lack leads to a reduction in the absorption of nutrients and its excess provides an environment for the development of pathogens, contributing to the leaching of nutrients, besides gene...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45917
Shirlene Souza Oliveira, Eduardo Cezar Medeiros Saldanha, Marluce Reis Souza Santa Brígida, Noélle Khristinne Cordeiro, Henrique Gusmão Alves Rocha, Jose Leandro Silva de Araújo, Gabriela Mourão de Almeida & Whesley Thiago dos Santos Lobato·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Objectives: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of doses of magnesium sulphate monohydrate for increased productivity in the cultivation of oil palm. Location and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in the Company Marborges, located in the municipali...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/44818
The fluctuation of the price of tomatoes during the year represents, for the Beninese population a real problem, both in terms of food and socio-economic. In this context, this work analyses the evolution of the selling prices of tomatoes in 11 Benin markets from 2006 to 2015. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45416
Despite the huge potential of utilising Jersey cattle as diary animals in the tropical countries, the genetic basis of the relationship between milk yield and conformation traits has been scarcely described in the literature especially in West Africa. This trial therefore set a l...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/42044
Ricardo de Normandes Valadares, Danieli Andrade Nóbrega, Jordana Antônia dos Santos Silva, Adônis Queiroz Mendes, Fabian Santana Silva, Fernando Antônio Tenório Rocha, Maria da Cruz Chaves Lima Moura & Dimas Menezes·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
This work aimed to evaluate the influence of two types of pruning techniques on agronomic traits of melon genotypes conducted under open greenhouse conditions equipped with a hydroponic system. The experimental design used was a split-plot with 2 pruning techniques x 19 genotypes...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/44784
Edmar Gonçalves de Jesus, Reynaldo Teodoro de Fátima, Amaralina Celoto Guerrero, Marcos Eric Barbosa Brito, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, Adriana Silva Lima, Idelvan José da Silva & Caciana Cavalcanti Costa·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Aims: To study the growth and gas exchanges of arugula plants under water stress and phosphate fertilisation as attenuator. Study Design: The experimental design was randomised blocks, with treatments arranged in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme, corresponding to five doses of P2O5 (0,...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45038
Introduction: The Ivorian production of pineapple was on the decrease from 213620 t in 1999 to 30000 t in 2013. This decline in the production of pineapple would in part be linked to the quality of the fruit that is acid and especially the sensitivity of the fruit to browning enz...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/45079
We developed a post-fermented tea that contains reduced caffeine and exhibits positive functions to maintain our health. We also analysed the main components and physiological function of the post-fermented tea compared to green tea as the control. The tea leaves with reduced caf...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44717
Crop growth and production are dependent on the amount of total nitrogen (N) absorbed by plants, but as well as also on the N distribution within plant canopies. Nitrogen (N) is the major agricultural input in all over the world and applying the optimum amount of N at the right t...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/16566
This study aimed to evaluate the agronomic performance of five sunflower hybrids during two sowing seasons in Campo Novo do Parecis, the main sunflower producing municipality of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The trials were sown in March 2016 (second summer crop) and October 2017 (main su...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/45302
Aims: To analyze Economics of Rain-fed Cabbage Production in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Study Design: Primary data were collected from 130 cabbage farmers with the aid of structured questionnaire. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in three local government areas...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/25481
An experiment was conducted at the experimental station of Higher Institute of Agronomy, Chott Mariem, Sousse (Tunisia) to investigate the effect of similar levels of nitrogen and potassium on potato growth (Spunta variety). Four similar levels of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) (...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/20206