The study analyzed sustainable agricultural resource use in Nigeria using the Ecological Footprint Approach. The results showed that the emergy density of the earth and the country were 3.10E+10 sej/m2/year and 1.33E+11 sej/m2/year respectively, indicating that a total energy of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23348
Aims: The main objective of this study was to investigate and analyze the farmers’ attitude towards agroforestry, the reasons for adoption of agroforestry by farmers and the problems being faced by them in the Jhenaidah district, Bangladesh. Place and Duration of Study: The surve...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21760
Aim: A study was conducted in eastern Uganda to rationalise sorghum-groundnut mixtures through manipulation of row arrangement and orientation, under nominal N management. Study Design: Treatments included row arrangements, viz. alternating 1:1 (single rows) and staggered 2:2 (do...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/19493
In Côte d’Ivoire, the craze for market gardening is due, in large part, to the high demand of vegetables in urban markets especially during off-season periods. However, the yields are subject to the destructive action of dreadful enemies of such crops, including the pathogenic fu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23681
Damaged okra plant roots as a result of plant parasitic nematodes infection leads to a reduced water and nutrients intake. The impact of some organic soil amendments on population densities of plant parasitic nematodes and okra yield was investigated between March and December 20...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23382
Aims: The main objective of the study was to identify the tomato production system, associated pest and disease problems and their management by tomato farmers in Ashanti Region. Design of the Study: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted. Study Place and Duration: The study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23012
The market of European organic products is developing fast; in the last two decades it has reached a value of about 20 billion euro per year, with annual growth rates ranging between 10 and 15%. Organic products comply with rules that relate to sustainable production processes, a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22993
This study investigated the effect of a mariculture fish cage culture on the abundance, composition and distribution of macrobenthic invertebrates of Lagos lagoon from February 2011 through July 2011. A record of three animal Phyla – Mollusca, Arthropoda and Annelida was establis...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22872
Over the last century, Eucalyptus has rapidly expanded across the globe. It has become the most planted tree species. Environmentalists fear this for the perceived negative eco-hydrological impact. Foresters and wood industries support its expansion looking at its socio-economic...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22841
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination of soil and water is a serious problem in recent time and cause hazardous effects on humans and animals which ultimately results in destruction of environment. HMs such as Cd, Cr, Pb, As, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn, etc. are considered as environmental po...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23543