The depletion of soil nutrients and organic matter as accentuated by the non-adoption of appropriate soil management practices is one cause of the yield decline that compels farmers to abandon plantain orchards after two to three production cycles. Information on soil manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22910
Information on soil fertility status is key in predicting the relative response of soils to fertilizer application and adopting appropriate management practices. The present study was conducted to assess the fertility status of the soils of the Dawja Watershed in Enebse Sar Midir...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21646
A series of soils of the Mayo-gwoi flood plain in Jalingo Nigeria were classified and characterized to develop a baseline for soil improvement and increase agricultural productivity. Seven pedons were dug in the area marked Soil units 1, 2 and 3 and were examined with regards to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25665
Soil is one of the most significant ecological factors, on which plants depend for their nutrients, water and mineral supply. Pesticides, fertilizers and agrochemicals applied by tea growers are largely retained by the soil. They undergo degradation in soil through the processes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26033
Microbial transformation of soil unavailable zinc (Zn) into available form is an important agronomical approach not only to alleviate the Zn deficiency of stable food crops but also to improve the nutritional quality of human diet. Zinc solubilizing bacteria (ZSB) as an inoculant...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25790
Trial on plant density which started in 1990 has revealed that in clonal tea, yield significantly increased with decrease in plant population density (ppd), with the highest ppd showing significantly lower yield than all the other ppd. However, this effect was opposite when the t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24680
The years of intensive tillage in many countries, including Cambodia have caused significant decline in agriculture’s natural resources that could threaten the future of agricultural production and sustainability worldwide. Long-term tillage system and site-specific crop manageme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25339
The effect of eco-physiological differences in two sites on growth and development of Leucaena was assessed. A 2-factor (provenance-site) experiment in a completely randomized design with three (3) replications was set up. Pot and field experiments were used to assess growth and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24307
Over the past few decades, research in agricultural microbiology has highlighted the efficacy of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in inducing seedling emergence, promoting the increase in plant height, weight and overall crop yield. A number of microbial isolates have...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24573
Two field experiments were carried out during two successive seasons of 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 in a sandy soil at a private Sector Farm in El-Khatatba region, Minofia Governorate, Egypt to study the effect of some fertilization treatments (organic and biofertilizers) in presence...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25514