Layla Gerusa Souza Lima, Wendel Kaian Oliveira Moreira, Raimundo Leonardo Lima de Oliveira, Samara Ketely Almeida de Sousa, Raimundo Thiago Lima da Silva, Lucila Elizabeth Fragoso Monfort, Wanderson Cunha Pereira, Gabriela Mourão de Almeida, Euzanyr Gomes da Silva & Luiz Felipe Oliveira Rêgo·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: Determine the sample size and the Pearson correlation between the characteristics of the crambe and sunflower plants. Study Design: Samples were collected from 108 crambe and sunflower plants. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried out at the Federal Rural Un...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45942
Lídia Pinheiro da Nóbrega, Kevison Romulo da Silva França, Tiago Silva Lima, Flávia Mota de Figueredo Alves, Andressa Lacerda Nóbrega Ugulino, Aguinaldo Matias da Silva, Tiago Augusto Lima Cardoso, Ana Paula Medeiros Rodrigues & Antônio Francisco de Mendonça Júnior·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Aims: This study evaluates the in vitro fungitoxic effect of copaiba (Copaifera sp.) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) essential oils on the mycelial growth of Alternaria alternata and Colletotrichum musae. Study Design: The experiments comprised completely randomized designs with...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/46083
In this study, the impact of gravity on plant growths was studied to determine the orientation of the roots and shoots under simulated microgravity using the clinostat. The experiment was performed with two local seeds-wheat (Triticum aestivum) and guinea corn (Sorghum bicolor)....
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/31325
Postharvest losses in stored maize is alarmingly huge due to destructive storage pests. The main objective of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the effectiveness of different packaging materials for the protection of stored maize against infestation by maize weevils under di...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45958
Background: High cost, cropping pressure on soil and climate change are currently posing constraint to maize production in Africa. Development of, and genetic studies on adapted varieties of the crop might be useful to overcome the challenge. Aim: To determine combining ability a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45162
The study was carried out to investigate the effect of heat treated Jatropha Seed Cake (JSC) on the performance, serum biochemistry and haematology of broiler broiler chicken over the period of 28 days feeding trial between March and April, 2015. Two hundred one-week-old Arbor Ac...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45597
The present distribution system of resource compensation for water use is a procedure that compensates Brazilian municipalities and states whose land is flooded by the dam of a hydroelectric power plant with installed capacity higher or equal to 30 MW. The Constitution of 1988 st...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45939
The L-Dopa found in mucuna seed, when present with other antinutritional factors, has been implicated on nutritional disorders of monogastric animals. It is also reputed to influence muscular development. However, information on its effect on methionine utilisation is scanty. The...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45401
Valdirene Henrique Nunes, Flávio Cipriano de Assis do Carmo, Yasmim Yathiara Gomes Araújo Morais, Patrícia Carneiro Souto, Vinicius Staynne Gomes Ferreira, Hanne Alves Bakke, Pompeu Paes Guimarães & Giselle Lemos Moreira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
The pruning of urban trees is one of the practices used to adapt the projections of the branches to the inserted environment. The objective of this study was to analyze biomechanical factors such as posture and weight management in manual urban pruning activities in the city of P...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45354
Felipe dos S. de Oliveira, Doglas Bassegio, Andréia R. Ramos, Girlânio H. da Silva, Jackson da Silva, Maurício D. Zanotto & Dirceu M. Fernandes·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
The oil present in the castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) has several applications, especially its use in the production of biodiesel. Therefore, the aim of this work is the response of low size castor bean to rates of phosphorus in conventional and narrow cultivation in second cr...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2019/45433