This study examined the implication of rainfall variability on cassava yield in selected coastal and upland areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Thirty years daily rainfall data were collected from Nigeria Meteorological Agency (1989 – 2018); cassava yield data were also collected...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530517
Iara Cristina Araujo Rocha, Jaqueline Rocha de Medeiros, Geovanio Alves da Silva, Vinicius Staynne Gomes Ferreira, Joedla Rodrigues de Lima, Marcelo Pereira Dutra Júnior, Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Geovana Gomes de Sousa, Sebastiana Renata Vilela Azevedo & Elisabeth de Oliveira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Aims: Perform a qualiquantitative analysis of adult arboreal individuals in urban roads in the municipality of Várzea, Paraíba, Brazil. Study Design: Census inventory. Place and Duration of Study: Várzea Municipality, Paraíba, Brazil from March to April 2018. Methodology: The qua...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530518
Elijanara Raissa da Silva, Magaiver Gindri Pinheiro, Julia Cabreira Carraro, Flávio Ferreira da Silva Binotti, Caio César Burin, Juliana Nunes Oliveira & Tiago Zoz2 and Edilson Costa·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
The use of growth regulators as an example, paclobutrazol, active in the biosynthesis of gibberellin, is a technique that can be used to inhibit longitudinal growth modifying the morphophysiological characteristics of plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530519
Context: Producing high quality and chemical free tomato would favorably enhance consumer preference. There are most promising findings available on growth and quality attributes of tomato and other plants under different light spectrum in closed house conditions using different...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530520
Aims: To evaluate the effect of different plant growth regulators on fruit set and yield of apple trees in mild winter conditions. Study Design: The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: The experiments were carried out in southern Br...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530516
This trial was conducted to determine maize spacing and weed control effect on the performance of maize/rice intercrop in the Guinea Savanna of Ghana. The study was a 4 x 4 factorial experiment laid out in Randomised Complete Block Design with 3 replications. Four maize spacing’s...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530515
A comparison was made of the physiological and morphological differences between Inqlab-91 (hexaploid) and Langdon (tetralpoid) wheat genotypes in response to high temperature stress applied at third leaf stage of growth. Electrolytes leakage technique was used to detect differen...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530513
The fruits constitute a commercially important and nutritionally indispensable food commodity since they play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the necessary growth factors essential for maintaining normal health. One of the limiting factors that influence their econo...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530510
Aims: To study the performance of watermelon in maize/watermelon intercrop under varied row arrangements and cow dung rates in a Sudan Savanna area. Study Design: Field-experimental design was used in this study. Place and Duration of Study: Field trials were carried out at the T...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i530512
Aims: To evaluate the impact of a single flower visit of Amegilla sp. on the production of Gossypium hirsutum. Study Design: A randomized complete block design was used in a split plot scheme of 437 m2 delimited and divided into eight subplots, each measuring 8*4.5 m2. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i430509