A field experiment was carried out to study the effect of sulphur and lime application on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) alley cropping. The results revealed that, increased application levels of sulphur up to 30 kg/ha significantly increased the plant height (136.91 and 151.83 cm),...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31492
The optimization of crop yields and environmental services need a proper selection and adoption of sustainable farming systems. Agroforestry is a farming system which involves the integration of trees and crops in the same plot. It is a climate-smart environmental conservation sy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31299
Maize digestate was applied to follow its sequestration in arable soil profiles with accent on changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) content and the production of dissolved organic matter (DOM). Two control sites with cultivated Cambisols (rye-grass, kohlrabi) were amended by the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30299
The present study was conducted to identify Zn efficient/inefficient wheat genotypes through application of Zn. A field experiment was conducted during 2009-10 and 2010-11 under AICRP on micro-secondary nutrients and pollutant element in soils and plants at Department of Soil Sci...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31514
Two field experiments were carried out at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate in salt affected soils during two summer seasons 2014 and 2015. The study aims at investigating the effect of soil multi-amendments combined with different sources of nitroge...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31012
Aims: This study aimed to explore the suppression efficacy of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Enterobacter hormaechei, chitosan and its oligomers either singly or in combination on red rot disease causing pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum in sugarcane. Methodology: The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31549
Agapit Wouyou, Christophe Bernard Gandonou, Françoise Assogba Komlan, David Montcho, Ahissou Séraphin Zanklan, Stanley Lutts & Simplice Léopold Gnancadja·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2017
Aims: In this study, salt resistance level of five amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) cultivars: AA-04-028, AA-04-017, Locale, Rouge and Red-Sudan, was evaluated at young plants stage. Study Design: The experiment was laid out as a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31611
Soil salinity and sodicity are core limiting factors to sustainable agriculture activities in several parts of Nile Delta, Egypt. To such, we investigated the effects of combined applications of compost, gypsum and tillage practices on both soil physical, chemical properties in r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/31009
Field experiments were carried out on the Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Ogun State, Nigeria to determine the effects of poultry manure (PM) on soil P and K fractions and nutrient availability to soybean plants. Treatments consisted of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30445
A study of the effects of varying rates of zeolite and beringite on water soluble Pb and EDTA-extractable Pb, pH and bioavailability of Pb in non-mined soil/tailings was undertaken. Water-extractable Pb, EDTA-extractable Pb were monitored for 0–12 weeks after amendment and bioava...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/30837