Aims: To explore the association between observed frequency of anticyclones over subtropical Indian Ocean (10°S-50°S, 102.5°E-142.5°E) and average autumn rainfall over the districts of Tasmania. Methodology: We have divided the rainfall amounts over nine districts of Tasmania int...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i530100
This study highlights the influence of the composition of the municipal solid waste (MSW) on the physicochemical parameters of leachate at the municipal solid waste landfill in Nkolfoulou –Yaounde. Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) was used as a chemical and analy...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i530092
Aerobic rice is a new way of cultivating rice that requires less water than lowland rice. A field experiment was conducted during the kharif season of 2015 to evaluate the effects of nutrient management with Biofertilizers on growth and yield attributes, yield, nutrient uptake an...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430091
Arsenic is a potential contaminant of groundwater as well as soil in many regions of the world. Elevated soil arsenic levels resulting from long-term use of arsenic contaminated ground water for irrigation may inhibit seed germination and seedling establishment of rice, the count...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430087
Picrorhiza kurroa plants were collected from its natural habitat. In vitro plants were raised from the leaves of high yielding collection screened in an earlier study. Leaves, roots and internodal segments were cultured for 15 days. The effect of thidiazuron (1-phenyl-3-(1, 2, 3-...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430089
Nkiru E. Odimegwu, Collins N. Ubbaonu, Chigozie E. Ofoedu, Linda O. Akajiaku, Njideka E. Njoku, Ijeoma M. Agunwah, Serah O. Alagbaoso & Glory E. Iwuh·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2019
Aim: To advance the creation of variety through food product development and innovation, a comparative study of custard products with Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and Pawpaw (Carica papaya) was done. Study Design: This study was made to fit into a one way Analysis of Variance. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430090
The present investigations were carried out on forty genotypes of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) to determine the extent of variability present in the material and association among different traits. The genotypes were collected from six north-eastern states of India v...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430086
The climate change poses a great challenge to the agriculture sector compared to any other sector in the country as it is highly a weather dependent enterprise. The study results reveal that the climatic variation such as the occurrence of drought due to irregular distribution, l...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430085
Aim: The study measured the menstrual knowledge and hygiene practices of adolescent girls of low socio income group. Study Design: Purposive sampling method was used for the selection of study participants. Place and Methodology: A self-developed Questionnaire was used to collect...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430084
Lilium is one of the most important cut flower and ranks second among bulbous flowers in international market. The scope of the study lies in the fact that despite having the congenial climate of Kashmir for bulb production, the cultivators are importing the bulbs from abroad, so...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i430083