Microbial contamination of food is the main obstacle of ensuring food safety. For this, it’s paramount to ascertain the safety of fish caught in the major waters in Ado Ekiti( Water works and Ogbese river). 22 (11 each)fish sample was randomly caught from both rivers in Ado Ekiti...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430163
Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the cultivated rice varieties that were resistant to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) by molecular screening. Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) was the causal agent of bacterial blight, in the department of Atacora in Benin. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430162
The recurring nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent discovery of the Omicron variant in Nigeria, coupled with concerns about the specific roles and contributions of social institutions in redressing the spread of the virus, prompted this study. Thus, the study determin...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430161
The aim of the present study was to examine the cost and return of selected winter vegetables (bitter gourd, sweet gourd and brinjal). The main objective of the study was to find out the marketing costs and margins at different marketing stages through examining the marketing sys...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330159
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of some bio-pesticides applied against major insect pests of cabbage. Study Design: With three replications, the experiment was set up in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Place and Duration of Study: The experiment took pla...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330160
Gogbeu Dan Gbongué Lucien, Yeo Navigué Abou, N’cho Achi Laurent, Traore Siaka, Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire & Kone Daouda·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
Aims: To evaluate the synergistic action of two elicitors or stimulators of natural plant defense, vacciplant and calliete, on the synthesis of defense metabolites and their impact on tolerance to Mycosphaerella fijiensis, causal agent of the black leaf streak disease (BLSD) in p...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330158
Carolina Robles-Rodríguez, Laura González-Dávalos, Yesmin Domínguez-Hernández, Armando Shimada, Enrique Piña & Ofelia Mora·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on feed over the productive parameters of sheep, as well as volatile fatty acids (VFA) in the rumen and blood glucose. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at the Centro d...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330157
Aims: Although a number of researchers have outlined the strategies farmers adopt to ensure stability of family income yet literature provides less understanding on the dynamic relationship between vulnerability to climate change, livelihood diversification, perception on climate...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330156
Aims: Analyzing farmers' perceptions of the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers in market gardening in the Comoé Province of Burkina Faso. Place and Duration of Study: The present study was carried out in the watershed of the Comoé River located in Burkina Faso i...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i230154
Md. Khalid Hasan Tarek, Mrityunjoy Biswas, Mohammad Noor Hossain Miah, Mozammel Hoque, Akhi Paul Chowdhury & Md. Rafat Al Foysal·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
To identify suitable nitrogen management practices for local fine and aromatic rice cultivars an experiment was carried out at Farmer’s field at Jointapur, Sylhet region of Bangladesh during the period from August 2017 to December 2017. The experiment was replicated thrice in ran...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i230155