José Gomes Filho, Gerlan do Nascimento Rodrigues, Erisson Marques da Silva, Samuel Silva de Lima, Alessandra da Silva Araújo, Lucas Alceu Rodrigues de Lima & Valdeir Nunes Carvalho·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
The objective of this work was to evaluate the thermal and biological treatment efficiency of anthracnose (Colletotrichum musae) in banana cv. 'Pacovan'. Three experiments were set up in the laboratory, the first "in vitro" to select the isolate of Trichoderma spp. which had grea...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130167
Agriculture is one of the key drivers of Ethiopia’s long-term development and food security. It supports 85% of the total population, constitutes 43% of GDP and 80% of export value. For the country to reach middle-income prestige by 2025 and make significant inroads against food...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130164
Mushroom cultivation has continued to receive growing attention because of its nutritional and medicinal values. However, this study examined the effect of hardwood sawdust on the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius were investigated. Relationship between fung...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130165
Otília Ricardo de Farias, Luciana Cordeiro de Nascimento, José Manoel Ferreira de Lima Cruz, Hiago Antônio Oliveira Silva, Mônica Danielly de Mello Oliveira, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno & Nair Helena Castro Arriel·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, is one of the major diseases of cotton. Preventive methods to manage this disease should be adopted what includes the seed treatment with biocontrol agents as a good alternative. This work aimed to evaluate the effic...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130166
Alternate planting combinations of maize (Zea mays L.) with lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) using wood ash as soil amendments were compared with the sole planting of each crop during the late 2014 and early 2015 planting seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v34i130163
In this study, effects of pre-harvest naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) treatments on weight loss, color, flesh firmness, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity and starch index of Braeburn apples (Malus x domestica Borkh) were determined at harvest and at 45 days post-harv...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i630159
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Mercuric chloride on the growth and haematological parameters in the freshwater catfish, Clarias gariepinus. A total of 30 fishes were used for each concentration as well as in the control. Clarias gariepinus was exposed to 0.02,...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i630160
A study was carried out in Kenya Cereal Enhancement Project site in Western region of Kenya to examine the soil fertility status in relation to the current blanket fertilizer recommendations and farmers’ practices across the four wards, namely: Motosiet, Keiyo, Cherangani and Kwa...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i630161
Gérsia Gonçalves de Melo, Djayran Sobral Costa, Vivian Loges, Simone Santos Lira Silva, Demerson Arruda Sanglard & Péricles de Albuquerque Melo Filho·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: To evaluate the ornamental potential of two safflower genotypes (Carthamus tinctorius L.): ICA 73, ICA 193, grown under protected environment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Agronomy of Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, between March and May 2017. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i630157
Paulo Rocha Machado, Francisco José de Oliveira, Gheysa Coelho Silva, Djalma Euzébio Simões Neto, Ismael Gaião da Costa & Robson da Silva Ramos·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: To quantify the magnitude of the genotype x harvest cycle interaction (GxC) of sugarcane during three harvest cycles and to select superior clones for cultivation on the Coast of the Southern Forest of Pernambuco. Study Design: The experiment was conducted in a randomized c...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v33i630158