Human-induced soil degradation is a common phenomenon in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries. The study was conducted to determine the effects of rainfall on physico-chemical characteristics of uncultivated bare soil and soils under tomato and oil palm plantation. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36871
The emerging role of K in a number of biotic and abiotic stress situations is discussed including those of diseases and pests, frost, heat/drought, and salinity. A net house investigation was undertaken with 15 soils belonging to swell-shrink soils of Central Research Farm of Ako...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37938
The aim of this research is to determine the appropriate irrigation scheduling under three different maize varieties in Northern Guinea Savanna agro ecological zone of Nigeria. The trial was conducted during the 2015 and 2016 dry seasons at the Institute for Agricultural Research...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/32847
The study was conducted to determine the potential of soil units composing the watershed for agriculture. The methodological approach was based on a soil profile description and sampling of soil units in different depths. The soil physical and chemical properties such as soil tex...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37803
J. C. F. Melo-Júnior, S. S. Dornelles, A. D. Viana, A. A. Ribeiro, A. M. Ruthes, A. Aviz, B. C. Fernandes, B. C. Reginato, C. I. Telles, B Duarte, D. G. Mayer, G. Teixeira, G. H. D' Ambrósio, G. Lamin, G. M. Castilho, G. C. Mussoi, H. S. Devigili, J. B. Lopes, J. A. Falletti-Netto, J. M. Conrado, L. S. Bianchini, M. F. Goulart, M. C. Brand, T. S. Steffens & V. F. Silveira·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2017
This study aims to evaluate the influence of soil nutrition on the organization of restinga communities on two different geoformations in the post-beach region. Studies were carried out at Laboratory of Morphology and Plant Ecology and Marine Biological Science Course, Joinville...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37998
Aim: To measure the chlorophyll contents of wild type and ‘variant’ Telfairia occidentalis and determine the soil properties of their locations on a farm at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Study Design: Soil and leaves were randomly sampled at three locations; IKI, IKII an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36693
Aims: To isolate and identify arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) from forest soils in Indonesia and to clarify their influence on the growth of four leguminous tree species. Study Design: Isolation of AMF from five forest soils in Indonesia and inoculation of five AMF to four leg...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37433
The effects of deficit irrigation and mulch on seed yield, water use and water productivity of onion was studied through a field experiment during 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 winter season at the experimental field of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Banglade...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/36575
A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi to find out the effect of mulch, cumulative pan evaporation ratio and nutrient levels on Linseed in alluvial soil of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37404
Field experiment was conducted to study the effect of sulphur nutrition and mulching on Indian mustard (Brassica napes L.) at Rajeev Gandhi South Campus (Banaras Hindu University), Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh during rainy season of 2013. Three levels of sulphur 20 kg ha-1 S (S1), 40...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/37211