A study was conducted to investigate the distribution and gene frequency of some qualitative traits of indigenous chickens of Bekwarra, Southern, Nigeria. One thousand and sixty adult scavenging chickens were sampled from 208 rural households. Data obtained were subjected to chi-...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/41389
The present review article proposed sericulture as a viable, sustainable development plan for Nigeria and as a path to diversifying the Nigerian economy away from an oil-based economy to that which is more balanced and stable. The paper identified poverty alleviation as the forem...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/41849
The efficacy of Aloe vera coating on the postharvest shelf life and quality of tomato fruits in storage was evaluated. Two varieties of tomatoes namely UTC and Roma were collected from different market in Makurdi, washed and treated with Aloe vera coa...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/41540
The experiment was conducted at Bahadurpur village under the Laksmanshri union of Sadar upazila of Sunamganj district during November 2014 to May 2015 to evaluate the response of different varieties with the application of different fertilizers for obtaining optimum growth of bor...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40939
Present work was carried out to evaluate 19 genotypes of safflower in a randomized block design with three replications. Observations were recorded for nine quantitative traits. Appreciable variability was displayed by all traits, especially seed yield per plant an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/41077
Safe food production is a holistic way of agriculture, which tries to bridge the widening gap between man and nature. The present study was to determine the attitude of farmers towards safe food production, to explore the relationship between selected characteristics of the farme...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40213
Viral diseases are known to be one of the major limiting aspects in tomato production in different countries. Almost 75 viruses are known to infect this crop and adversely affecting the yield annually. Combined attack of more than one viruses become more dangerous and show very d...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40818
A field experiment was carried out during the cropping seasons of 2014 and 2015 at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The experiment sought to determine the influence of intercropping maize and sweet...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40425
An experiment was conducted at the Laboratory of the Horticulture Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology between January and March, 2012 within temperature and humidity ranges of 18–32°C and 63–85%, respectively. The purpose of the investigation was to d...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40496
Md. Kamal Hosain, Sk. Md. Mobarak Hossain, Zoynal Abedin, Md. Mukul Islam, Md. Atiar Rahman, Md. Shazadur Rahman & Md. Abu Zafor·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2018
Aims: To determine the effect of seed treatment and foliar spray of fungicide on rhizome rot of ginger. Study Design: The study was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at the plant patho...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40356