Phytoremediation has been found to be cost effective in removing heavy metals (HM) from polluted soils. Enhanced phytoextraction with the use of chelating agents for solubility of metal in soils and their uptake in the aerial parts of plants had also been employed. Phytoextractio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17379
Aims: To evaluate the effects of soil K levels (deficit to excess) on nutrient uptake parameters (concentration, uptake, influx, transport and use efficiency ratios) of macro and micro nutrients in different cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes. Methodology: Seedlings of three ca...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17368
Aims: To determine the level of acid or aluminium tolerance provenances in Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) a favourite agroforestry tree in Kenya. Study Design: The set up was a 2-factor (provenance-aluminium) experiment in a completely randomized design with three (3) replicati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14704
There is a need to improve the existing germplasm of yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus), particularly for fruit quality and traits. The genetic transformation requires organogenesis and shoot regeneration protocols. Therefore, the in vitro culture of the plant was successfu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16725
Soil texture can modify the content and dynamic of soil phosphorus (P). The objective of this work was to study the P form contents associated to physical fractionation of SOM in soils with different texture. Soil samples (0-0.15 m) were obtained from 27 sites with different text...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16939
The paper presents the results of field studies on methods of increasing the fertility of soils in permafrost conditions of Cryolithozone. It was established the effectiveness of the use of gypsum, green manure, as well as resource-saving tillage technology in the conditions of t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15630
For increasing nutrient use efficiency and cane yield on application of ammonium sulfate (AS) fertilizer substitution was performed through addition of soil amendment. A pot experiment was conducted for seven month of sugarcane growth. The experiment used factorial randomized com...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17074
Crop evapotranspiration (ET) is an important parameter for agricultural water management. This parameter can be estimated by multiplying of reference crop evapotranspiration (ETO) and crop coefficient. Usually ETO is calculated based on (daily) weather data at the weather station...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15711
Forest mortality has an upward trend worldwide but has regional aspects as well. Preventive and suppressive measures are based on regional approaches, which address areas of high, medium and low risk mortality. As far as the existence of montane forest ecosystem is concerned, it...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13255
Tillage, choice of crops in a rotation, and fertilizer management affect crop yields. Limited information exist on long-term interaction effects of tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilizer management on grain yield and precipitation use efficiency (PUE) in intensified cereal-based cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17295