Plant roots may have a strong erosion-reducing effect. However, little is known about root characteristics of tropical plants used for erosion control. A study was thus conducted in the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania to investigate rooting characteristics of Guatemala grass...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/12102
The study was performed to evaluate the efficiency of Milletia ichthyochtona Drake solution on control of insect pests in cabbage crop. Milletia ichthyochtona Drake solution, Soap 0.1% was sprayed at 15, 35 and 45 days after transplanting. The effect of all treatments on cabbage...
Aims: The olive tree has a positive impact on the environment and help to the conservation of the landscapes. Better adapted to aridity conditions around the Mediterranean, it is a fastening element for the rural population. Oleaster (the wild olive tree) represents a valuable ph...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11307
The uptake of metal macronutrients (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) and Na+ of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis), a sodic tolerant plant, were investigated in both sodic and alkaline soil. In the first experiment, sodic soil was collected from Songnen Plain in Jilin Province in n...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/12807
The article gives long-term experimental data of studies on the effect of associative nitrogen-fixing microorganisms on alfalfa biomass yield, quality parameters, and soil fertility of permafrost soils of Central Yakutia.
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11386
Biomolecules are converted by the action of enzymes during the germination process and these are translocated to the growing seedlings serving as an enzyme source and for the synthesis of new biomolecules. The objective in the present study was to quantify the enzymatic activity...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11665
Aims: Study investigates relation of sulfur compounds content in garlic and different type of manures that were used for rearing of this vegetable. Measured parameter was total sulfur which could be a valid parameter of content of aromatic and medicinal sulfur compounds in garlic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/12145
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) production is limited by various insect pests that attack and damage the crops both in the field and during storage. Cowpea bruchids, Callosobruchus maculatus are the major insect pests of cowpea which infest the cowpea grains in the field, and then car...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/12151
A total of 12 soil samples from four different sites across the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) were collected and analysed for heavy metals (metalloids) (V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb) concentration. The technique used was Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). R...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11072
The cost of nitrogen (N) fertilizers continues to rise besides the fertilizer’s role as a potential pollutant. Amelioration and/or improvement in the fertility of poor soils using such inorganic fertilizers prove less feasible as such. The rhizobium-legume symbiosis is, therefore...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11391