A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of coconut oil cakes on the growth performance of gima kalmi (Ipomoea aquatica). The experiment was laid to fit a completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments (5, 10, 20 tonha-1) of coconut oil cake treatment al...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/46970
Trends in Indian rainfall records have been extensively studied but the subject remains complicated by the high spatiotemporal variability of rainfall arising from complex atmospheric dynamics. The aim of this work is to study the variation in rainfall pattern and classification...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/44429
Aim: An experiment was conducted to assess the performance of growing snails fed maize-based concentrate and maize supplemented with Cola rostrata seed meal in addition to forage mixtures. Methodology: A total of eighty eight (88) growing snails with weight ranging from 94.45g...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/46611
Some engineering properties of Rubus fruticosus fruits were characterized in order to provide fundamental information about their properties that will aid in designing modern technology for their handling, processing, storage, preservation, quality evaluation, distribution and ma...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43734
The field experiment was conducted at the Horticultural farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka -1207 during the period from October 2014 to March 2015 to find out the efficacy of different organic manures and different varieties on the growth, y...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/46047
L. Aba Toumnou, R. Reo-Ndouba, S. P. Wango, E. Kamba-Mebourou, J. Mbiko-Tanza, S. Ngarassem, P. Koingué, J. B. Mborohoul, S. F. Bolevane-Ouatinam, E. Ngounio-Gabia, I. Zinga & S. Semballa·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2019
Maize (Zea mays L.) belongs to the family poaceae; it is one of the major important staple food crops for most sub-Saharan Africans of which Central Africa Republic is inclusive. One of the insects causing damage in Maize is the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/46046
This study aimed to produce poultry feed from Pleurotus ostreatus and Bacillus cereus biodegraded cassava peel. The biodegradation of cassava peel substrates was for 28 day. The biodegradation setups ST1-ST9 consist of 150g cassava peel + 30 ml, 20ml and 10ml of Consortium, Bacil...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/45833
Cotton is grown purposely for its fiber, but products from cottonseed are also of economic importance. Cottonseed is currently the major source of edible oil and meal for livestock. Foliar applications of plant growth regulators are one of the approaches that have been employed t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/46011
Small holder commercialisation is part of an agricultural transformation process in which individual farms shift from highly subsistence oriented production towards more specialised production, targeting markets for input procurement and output supply. The study, therefore, analy...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/45177
Fertilizers are used to improve soil fertility and crop production, but high cost and environmental effects have necessitated cost-effective fertilizer management strategies. A field experiment was setup as randomised complete block design with three treatments (Control – no fert...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/45721