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Asian Research Journal of Agriculture

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (electronic) 2456-561X

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Effects of Inter-cropping and a Herbicide on Management of Striga hermonthica on Sorghum

Mazen Ahmed Abdalroof, Amani Hamad Eltayeb & Rashida M. A. Abusin · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Aims: The present work was undertaken to determine the effects of the herbicide chlorsulfuron and intercropping sorghum (cv.Wad-Ahmed) with cowpea (T100K-901-6 cv.) on S. hermonthica incidence and sorghum growth. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four rep...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/34562

Effect of Choice Feeding in the Pre-weaning Period on the Growth Performance of Calves during the Pre- and Post-weaning Periods

M. W. Hassani, M. Gorgulu & S. Goncu · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of choice feeding in the pre-weaning period on the growth performance of calves during the pre- and post-weaning period. It is possible that high Crude protein (CP) intake during the pre-weaning period may improve post-weaning...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33664

The Problem of Prickling on Fabrics of South American Camelids Fibers: Possible Approaches for Mechanical Solutions

E. N. Frank, M. H. V. Hick & L. A. Riva de Neyra · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

In this minireview it is to analyze the physical attributes that determine the comfort of fabrics made of South American Camelid fibers (Lama and Alpaca), discuss the effect on their textile value and evaluate an possible approache on their possible mechanical solutions. Taking t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/34692

Phenotypic Correlations and Body Weight Prediction of Two Ectotypes of Giant African Land Snails (Archachatina maginata, Swain.) Based on Number of Whorls in Calabar, Nigeria

O. M. Etukudo, E. E. Ekerette & A. J. Umoyen · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Background: Giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata) is a micro livestock with potentials as a protein source especially among impoverished individuals. As such, it requires much research attention to fully unveil it genetic nature for possible improvements. Materials an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33778

Growth and Instability in Selected Cereal Crops in Benue State, Nigeria and Its Implications for Food Security

Orefi Abu & Omojo Adakole · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

This study was carried out to determine growth rate and instability in area, output and yield of selected cereals and its implications for food security in Benue State, Nigeria from 1986 to 2012. In addition, sources of growth in output were also examined. To achieve this, expone...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33100

Farm Level Strategic Response to Pesticide Regulations and Its Impact on Performance of Small Scale Vegetable Farmers in Tanzania

A. D. Funga, M. Chacha & B. Tiisekwa · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Aims: To analyze the impact of different farm-level strategic response to pesticide regulations on farm performance of small scale vegetable farmers. Study Design: A cross-section survey of 167 small scale farmers was carried out to estimate the impact of pesticide regulations on...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33146

Depletion of Fish Resource in Lake Kitangiri, Tanzania: Poverty - Resource Overexploitation Nexus

Charles Reuben, Yasin Senkondo, Joel Msami & Regina John · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Lake Kitangiri in Singida, Tanzania is facing enormous pressure as a result of overfishing, illegal fishing, and environmental degradation. The increase in population and climate change have caused a shift from dependency on economic activities such as crop cultivation and livest...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33801

Image Analysis-based System for Estimating Cotton Leaf Area

A. M. Aboukarima, M. F. Zayed, M. Minyawi, H. A. Elsoury & H. H. H. Tarabye · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

Leaf area is important for estimating biomass productivity, adaptation to the environment, nutrition, and soil-water relations. It also plays an important role in determining the proper application rates of insecticides and fungicides. Image processing is considered one of the be...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33626

Effect of Different Levels of Phosphorus and Sulphur on Seed & Stover Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merill) under ‘Eutrochrepts’

Sandeep Kumar, Javeed Ahmad Wani, Bilal Ahmad Lone, Purshotam Singh, Zahoor Ahmad Dar, Sameera Qayoom & Asma Fayaz · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

A field experiment was conducted at KVK, Srinagar during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2010 and 2011 to study the “Effect of phosphorus and sulphur on yield and quality of soybean (Glycine max L. Merill) under Eutrochrepts”. The experiment was laid down under 16 treatment com...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/32741

Polymorphisms of Seed Storage Proteins in Olea europaea L. Cultivars

Rodolfo Bernardi, Raffaella Petruccelli, Giorgio Bartolini & Mauro Durante · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2017

The use of Olea europaea globulins as genetic markers for the identification of the cultivars was perfomed in the laboratory of Genetics of Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa. The major component of Olea europaea L. seed storage proteins is repres...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2017/33755