The cost of garlic cloves together with inconsistent emergence due to dormancy issues which needs rest or dormant period of more than three months, has contributed to the reduction of garlic production cycle in a year. Thus, pre-planting garlic clove treatment with Gibberellic ac...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/29843
Aims: The present work was evaluated to assess the storage behaviour of microtuber as affected by its different grades. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted i...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/30709
Medicinal plants are in nature and are cultivated worldwide and also commercially. This study was aimed at assessing the protective potential of leaf extracts of Annona senegalensis against selected fungal pathogens of sorghum seeds. Before the use of the seeds, they were checked...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/29753
Global pesticides use is increasing with environmental contamination and consumer concerns over food safety reflecting this trend. A random sampling technique using a structured questionnaire was used to select 108 cabbage farmers in Ghana and were personally interviewed. The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/30128
Excessive population pressure and low per capita landholding in Bangladesh often cause food crises. Recently, the country has achieved self-sufficiency in cereals production, at a marginal level, but still needs to continue importing. Therefore, to ensure food security of the eve...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/29384
The effects of pre planting cloves treatment with Gibberellic acid (GA3) plant hormone and cold temperature storage duration to improve growth and yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.), was investigated during 2013/2014 production year at Haramaya Eastern Ethiopia under rain- fe...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/29848
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop for income, food and nutrition in Africa. Production of the crop is currently threatened by leaf miner [Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)]. Heavy infestation by T. absoluta has been reported to cause...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/28886
The rubber production falls due to the tapping panel dryness that has always been a major concern in rubber cultivation. This problem is acute when it is about clones of the class to active metabolisms which are very sensitive to tapping panel dryness. In response, this study was...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27181
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of soil microorganisms in the soybean rhizosphere inoculated with bradyrhizobium and mycorrhizal fungi. It involves a field experiment carried out at Federal University of Agricultural, Abeokuta, Nigeria, using Randomized C...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28584
A field trial was conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture Research and Teaching Farm in Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria to determine the kenaf genotypes that are adapted to the area during the 2012 cropping season. The thirty genotypes were planted in a Randomized Complete Block Des...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28743