Salicornia is a leafless C3 annual halophyte with a greatest economic potential. A field study was conducted to evaluate Salicornia (Salicornia europaea) biomass production and feed quality and its effect on soil quality in the Mediterranean Karatas-Adana region of the Southern T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33833
Land reclamation projects in Egypt have been directed towards the Western Desert; however, such expansion requires devoting land and water resources to the optimum use. Hence, the current work aimed at assessing land suitability and water requirements for various crops in an area...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33835
Sandy and calcareous soils in Egypt are promising for increasing cultivated area to suffice the growing food demand; however, their physical properties adverse plant growth. Hence, the current work was carried out to evaluate the effect of biogas slurry (BGS) application rates of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33388
A field experiment on fruit based agroforestry systems comprising of one silvi (Alnus nepalensis), two fruit trees, (Citrus reticulata Blanco. and Pyrus communis) and ten intercrops viz maize, rice, french bean, pea, and pumpkin during kharif and potato, cabbage, cauliflower, mus...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/34271
Wheat is the major cereal and staple food crop of most of the northern regions of the country. Productivity of wheat in India is very low compared to other major producer countries of the world such as France (72542 Hg/ha), China (50505 Hg/ha) but sustainable yield index (0.832)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33759
Aim: To evaluate the effect of tillage practice on soil moisture retention under three cowpea varieties. Study Design: The treatments were laid out in a randomized complete block design with a factorial arrangement and replicated three times. Place and Duration of Study: The expe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32781
Mit Kenana area, 40 km North of Cairo, represents the eastern fringes of the Nile Delta in Egypt. Existing laterals spacing design of Mit Kenana area is reviewed. Then spread sheets are employed to obtain laterals spacing, which is referred to as spread sheet design. Microsoft Ex...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32845
Inadequate rain is a major hindrance to soil moisture and crop root growth in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya. A field study was conducted in Ganda, Vitengeni and Matuga locations within the coastal lowland region of Kenya from May, 2012 to April, 2015 to evaluate the effects o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32934
The rising increase in the quest for wood materials necessitates the need to produce more within the shortest time. This can be achieved by increasing the seedling growth of the tree species either by improving the fertility level of the rooting medium or using the most suitable...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32878
A field experiment was conducted during 2010-12 at Research Farm of Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) to study the effect of levels of N (0, 60, 120 and 180 kg ha-1), Zn (0, and 10 kg ha-1) and B (0 and 1.0 kg ha-1) on yield, N, Zn and B concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/33135