Food insecurity is high in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been estimated that 29 out of the 40 low income countries and countries with the highest rates of malnutrition are found in this region. Therefore, increasing agriculture productivity in sub-Saharan Africa is a priority and ut...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i230122
Plasmopara viticola, the aetiological agent of grapevine downy mildew (DM), is the most important pathology afflicting viticulture and requires a great number of fungicide treatments to avoid severe yield losses and quality decreasing. To date, great efforts have been made to red...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i230120
The objectives of this research were to evaluate the socio-economic features of rural women, determine their participation extent in rice farming activities, and find out relationship between socio-economic features and extent of participation. This survey-based research was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i230119
Cassava is a root crop grown and consumed in south western part of Ethiopia. A survey was conducted to assess the production status, processing and utilization of cassava in three zones in South Western part of Ethiopia. A total of 63 farmers from five Cassava producing Districts...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130135
1- Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) has been identified as a safe chemical tested successfully in extending shelf life while maintaining quality of plant products. 1-MCP, at very low concentrations, usually blocks ethylene receptors and then inhibits the action of ethylene delaying fur...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130118
Salinity is a major problem affecting crop production all over the world. Excessive soil salinity can reduce the productivity of many agricultural crops including many vegetables and spices. Onion is one of the most important spices in the Asiatic region which is now in high dema...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130116
Augustin Ngombo-Nzokwani, Adrien Kalonji-Mbuyi, Pierre Nsumbu Nlandu, Antoine Lubobo Kanyenga & Marcel Muengula-Manyi·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2021
The supply of biofortified material to areas affected by malnutrition or micronutrient deficiency remains one of the major concerns of breeders. Nevertheless, this material must be efficient and stable. The evaluation of this performance and stability requires statistical indices...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130115
Aims: The aim of this work is to assess the level of aflatoxins contamination in maize produced in five regions (Poro, Hambol, Gontougo, Gbêkê, Indénié-Djuablin) of Côte d'Ivoire. Place and duration of study: In this study 375 samples of maize (grains, cobs, spathes) were taken f...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i230121
This study aimed at evaluating the effect of two ripening agents (calcium carbide and kerosene fumes) on the physiochemical properties and sulphide/sulphur distribution of banana fruit. Freshly unripe banana fruit were treated with calcium carbide powder and kerosene fumes and ri...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130114
L. H. P. Gunaratne, K. S. Hemachandra, Y. M. K. Kumudumali, N. K. G. K. R. Manawasinghe, H. G. A. S. Sathischandra, J. M. Soorasena, T. H. M. U. M. Thelasinghe, W. S. P. Y. Upali, W. A. P. Weerakkody, K. W. L. K. Weerasinghe & S. B. A. Weerawarna·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2021
Selected field vegetable crop combinations and increasing dosage of bio-char application, together with other alternative agronomic components of ecological agriculture (EA) were compared with conventional agriculture (CA) during the first three seasons of transition from CA to E...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2021/v14i130113