China has been noted as one of the three sovereign hubs of the origin of ancient agriculture. Specifically, millets like foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) and rice (Oryza sativa), were and are imperative crops for the ancient as well as pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v11i130041
Aim: In a pot experiment the accumulation of zinc in Amaranthus caudatus and Corchorus olitorius from contaminated soil and its relevance for phytoextraction were studied. Study Design: Plants were exposed to three levels of zinc concentration as zinc sulphate heptahydrate (0,150...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v11i130039
All most of roots, tubers and seeds studied have been carried out under environmental control or glass. These methods had an advantage to minimize environmental effects on crop due to unequal distribution of the nutriment in the soil. This, have been often observed through the va...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i430038
The study was carried out to analyzed rice production and poverty reduction in Agatu local government area of Benue state, Nigeria. To this end, a multi-stage sampling technique was used. The first stage involved the purposive selection of five wards noted for high production of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i430037
Infiltration of water into the soil is an important physical process affecting the fate of water under field conditions, especially the amount of subsurface recharge and surface runoff and hence the hazard of soil erosion. The study was conducted to evaluate the infiltration mode...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i430036
Due to the increase of high-density holdings, especially of olive trees, the nutritional requirements of the plants are higher per unit area, which implies that a greater contribution of fertilizers to the soil is needed. Opting for fertilizers of inorganic origin will produce an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i430034
Background and Objective: The feeding habit as well as the condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from lower river Benue was studied between July 2015 and September 2015. Materials and Methods: The natural food of the fish in the Lower River Benue was studied from stomac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i430035
Objectives of the Study: The study examined the profitability of catfish production in Enugu –East L.G.A of Enugu state. Sample Size and Sampling Procedure: A purposive sampling technique was employed in the selection of 50 respondents used for the study. Method of Data Collectio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i330032
The survey was conducted to identify key challenges encountered by households in Makurdi metropolis of Benue state, Nigeria who are engaged in urban agriculture. A well structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 100 respondents used for the study. Data wer...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i330033
The study was conducted in Amhara region Maksegnit town north Gondar Ethiopia with the objective of investigating honey bee products marketing practice; opportunities and constraints. The data was collected from 40 households from four PAs by using pretested semi structure questi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2019/v10i330031