Gbocho Serge Elvis Ekissi, Jacques Yapi Achy, Martin Tanoh Kouadio, Bedel Jean Fagbohoun & Lucien Patrice Kouamé·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2019
Impacts of cooking times (steaming and cooking on embers) on some physico-functional parameters of yam (D. bulbifera) flours cv Dougou-won were determined during 10, 20 and 30 min. Results showed that steaming and cooking on embers increased significantly (P <0.05) the dispers...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2018/v10i430041
Aims: The beneficial role of earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae in enhancing the populations of two phosphate solubilizing diazotrophic isolates viz., Bacillus sp. (DT) and Azotobacter chroococcum (DT), isolated from the rhizosphere of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L) Gaertn] was...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2018/v10i430042
Nitrogen and phosphorus are often cited as the most limiting nutrients in agricultural soils of Ethiopia. Their availability in the soil solution also determines the growth and productivity of the soils and crops. Thus, experiments were conducted to investigate the response of up...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/47013
Thirty-seven Onion (Allium cepa L.) genotypes comprising of twelve parents (12) and twenty-five hybrids were evaluated at the Fadama Teaching and Research farm of the Department of Crop Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto during the 2015/2016 dry season. The objective of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/33864
Stem borer (Chilo partellus) is one of the major pest of economic importance which affects sorghum production in the South eastern region of Zimbabwe. The experiment to establish the relationship between stem borer insect suppression by intercropping and grain yield in sorghum an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/31643
In Bangladesh, the average yield of blackgram is not satisfactory level. There are many reasons for a lower yield of blackgram. Nitrogen and weed management in winter season is of them. This study is to find out the effect of nitrogen sources on the yield of different black gram...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/45612
Further epidemiological studies on the Sudanese isolates of onion yellow dwarf (OYDV) and its effect on production of onion crops were carried out during two consecutive seasons under field conditions. Four OYDV isolates were recovered from four different localities in Khartoum a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/45761
The watermelon bug, Coridius viduatus (F.) is a real threat to watermelon Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) in western Sudan, where over 80% of the population relies economically on agriculture. In order to overcome this constraint, a study was carried out at University of Alfashir, Nor...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/45722
Aims: To evaluate the effect of different levels of cotton seed meal (CSM) on performance traits and meat composition in commercial broilers. Place and Duration of the Study: The experiment was carried out at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Salna, Gazip...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/46144
The biology of the developmental stages of the weevil, Cylas puncticollis Boheman a pest of sweet potato roots was carried out under laboratory conditions at ambient room condition and relative humidity (RH) and at a constant temperature of 30°C and 65% RH. Average pre-ovipositio...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/45767