A study was undertaken to generate information on the distribution of different forms of sulphur in the soils of Meghalaya. Surface soils (0-15 cm) were collected from 10 (ten) different locations comprising 3 districts viz., Jaintia hills, East Khasi, and Ribhoi districts of the...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/34255
Understanding the effects of landscape slope position and organic waste residues on soil properties and cassava yield is a critical component of site-specific management. A field study was conducted in an Ultisol at Nsukka, southeastern Nigeria to investigate the effects of lands...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32356
Aim: To assess the differences in survival rate and Growth Rate (GR) in larva of novel inbred (CC) and crossbred (CS and SC) genotypes of C. gariepinus in response to P. aeruginosa disease challenge, in order to explore their potentials for improved aquaculture. Study Design: Com...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32653
Aims: This study was to evaluate and estimate the agronomic potential of two androgenic genotypes via important plant, fruit and production traits compared to the mother genotype Piran. Place and Duration of Study: Strumica, Faculty of Agriculture, Goce Delcev University-Stip, Re...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/33807
Although it has been indicated that corn biomass accumulation between sowing and harvest are directly related to incident photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) intercepted by the canopy, plant roots can sense soil environment and, via some internal signal, transmit the condit...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/33959
The varietal effect of cowpea and cow dung application rates on the productivity of cocoyam/cowpea intercrop were investigated in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons at National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Mbato sub-Station, Imo State, Nigeria. The experiment was a fact...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32530
In the southeastern region of the United Sates, soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is grown in double-crop production systems. The plant growth regulator (PGR) trinexapac-ethyl is applied to improve wheat morphology by reducing height and increasing stem wall diameter,...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/33647
Cassava is a major food crop in Cameroon. It has the capacity to grow under poor soils or drought conditions. However, little is known about the impact of fertilizer application on cassava production on poor ferralitic soils of Cameroon. The aim of this study was to examine the e...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/34111
This study was conducted on local Tahar apples, which are under extinction, grown in Ürgüp District of Nevşehir Province of Turkey between 2010-2013 in order to evalute their potantial as a dwarfing rootstock for cultivated apples. Since dwarf growing Tahar apple trees are propag...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/34185
A study was conducted to determine the effect of hemoglobin (Hb-type) and potassium (k-type) types on milk yield characteristics of Agropastoral goats. Records were obtained from a total of 250 does over a period of one year. The milk yield characteristics were initial milk yield...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32990