Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important staple food in the world including Asia and Pacific. Millions of people around the world depend on rice due to the high calories and economic returns it provides. More than 100 species of insects including 20 economic pests are capable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i430122
Aims: The study was aimed at; profile the socio economic characteristics of the farmers in the study area, ascertaining types of cocoa rehabilitation techniques prevalent in the study area and ascertaining farmers’ knowledge of cocoa rehabilitation. Place and Duration of the Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i430121
Thirty nine (39) popcorn landraces alongside three (3) check varieties were evaluated for variability and relationships based on 15 agromorphological traits in Kabwe, Zambia during 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. A randomized complete block design was used with three replications in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330120
Agroforestry trees have been reported to improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, coupled with leaves and twig decomposition. High human population pressure in Vihiga County has led to reduced land area under farming. This has resulted into increased demand for food and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330119
Aims: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple food for millions of people in Côte d’Ivoire. Due to its high productivity and low cost of calorie it is preferred crop for food security of the country. Thus, this study was conducted to assess nutritive quality of maize produced and s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330118
One of the basic agronomic practices to improve the yield of chickpea are ideal sowing date and high yielding varieties. Thus, a field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different sowing dates on yield and yield components of chickpea varieties in the main cropping...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330117
Brou Kouassi Guy, Doga Dabé, Diarrassouba Nafan, Oro Zokou Franck, N’goran Yao Claude François, Kouassi Koffi II Nazaire & Dogbo Denezon Odette·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
As in all cashew producing areas, anthracnose causes enormous production losses in cashew agroforestry farms in Côte d'Ivoire. To overcome this problem, the use of anthracnose-resilient production plant material in cashew forest agrosystems is becoming a necessity for sustainable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330116
Aims: The research aimed to study the potential of cow dung fertilizer residue in increasing the growth and yield of corn plant in planting period II on marginal dry land. Study Design: Singel factor design in Randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: The research was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230115
Soil salinity is a pending threat to global agricultural sustainability and food security. The natural means of alleviating this stress have become the major concern as to which methods, mechanisms, and organisms to be used. Soil-borne fungi Trichoderma has proven to alleviate s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230114
A. Kalonji-Mbangila, S. Minga-Kwete, V. Mpiana-Tshimanga, R. Mukendi-Kamambo, I. Nkonika-Kabamba, J. Ngongo-Kapenga, D. Bantondisa-Kokamakanda, N. Kalonji-Kabemba, A. Ngombo-Nzokwani, M. Muengula-Manyi & A. Kalonji-Mbuyi·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
Aim: To evaluate under agro-environmental conditions of Gimbi research station, some agronomic traits of four groundnut varieties from germplasm of PNL. Study Design: This study was conducted using a randomized complete block design with four treatments repeated three times. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230113