Microbial diversity of cultivated soil is the key resource for maintaining the functional capacity of agricultural and natural ecosystem. The research aimed to study the prevalence of soil fungi from the soils of rice and napier grass fields. Soil samples were collected from the...
Michael T. Masarirambi, Kwanele A. Nxumalo, Emmanuel N. Kunene, Daniel V. Dlamini, Molyn Mpofu, Lokadhia Manwa, Diana M. Earnshaw & Gabriel C. Bwembya·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Traditional (indigenous) vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini are important for their contribution to human nutrition. They are major sources of vitamins and minerals. They provide fibre which is required for the proper functioning of the human digestive system. Traditional vege...
The search for a suitable medium for In vitro regeneration, whatever the species cultured, is always done by tests including successive steps of removal of components of the culture medium that do not give the expected results. This is the usual procedure. However, the effects of...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930600
Uttar Lakshmi was developed through hybridization between MTU 7029 and Annada followed by selection. It was developed at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya and was recommended by ‘52nd Annual Rice Group Meeting 2017’ for release in Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura, subsequently it...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930598
An experiment was conducted at the experimental site of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure to investigate the effects of different levels of organo-mineral fertilizer (OMF) on forage yield and quality of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L) R.Br). The experiment was arranged i...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930596
Papaya is a very popular fruit in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world and has witnessed an increase in demand. This has fuelled an interest to develop region specific hybrids with desirable vegetative growth and vigour. Hence a field experiment was carried out at C...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930597
Fifty YAU promising rice genotypes were used to evaluate source-sink relationship and yield performance in 2017 dry season. The experiment was conducted in the experimental field of Yezin Agricultural University, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The spacing was 20 cm between row and 20 cm b...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930593
Joanina Gladenucci, Indiamara Marasca, José Carlos de Almeida Pernambuco Filho, Filipe Pereira Giardini Bonfim & Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas Bue·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Aims: assess the effect of botanical extracts on pupae of the natural enemy Trichogramma pretiosum. Study Design: evaluation of the selectivity and sublethal effect on T. pretiosum pupae. Place and Duration of Study: Departamento de Proteção Vegetal e Horticultura da Faculdade de...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930594
An understanding the nature and relative extent of gene actions and combining ability is useful for a breeder to develop superior rice hybrids. In this association, an attempt was made to identify good general and specific combiners for selecting better parents and better cross c...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930592
To contribute to the restoration of tropical soils fertility, the agro-morphological and yield characteristics of three cultivated legumes [two beige seeded varieties of soybean (Glycine max L.): one from Côte d’Ivoire (BVCI) and the other, from Benin (BVB) and a green seeded m...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i930590