Noélle Khristinne Cordeiro, Jaqueline de Araújo Barbosa, Shirlene Souza Oliveira, Letícia do Socorro Cunha, Luane Laíse Oliveira Ribeiro, Daiane Bernardi & Maria Eunice Lima Rocha·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of lead nitrate (Pb(NO3)2) on the germination and initial development of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) and canafístula (Peltophorum dubium). The experimental design was a randomized complete block design in a 2x6x4 fac...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44694
Aims: This study was conducted with a view to validate and compare flowering models (indices) containing temperature, heat units, photoperiod and their combinations developed to predict the number of days to flowering in maize in different agro-ecological zones of West and Centra...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43194
Fernanda Vieira Santana, Annie Carolina Araújo de Oliveira, Leila Albuquerque Resende de Oliveira, Isabella Cícera Dias Miranda, Caroline de Araújo Machado, Paulo Augusto Almeida Santos, Ana Veruska Cruz da Silva & Ana da Silva Ledo·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Hancornia speciosa Gomes, popularly known as mangaba tree, is a fruit tree native to Brazil, with natural occurrence in several regions. However, some factors have contributed to the reduction of natural populations of this species, in addition to the recalcitrant characteristic...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44644
Wellinghton Alves Guedes, Railene Hérica Carlos Rocha Araújo, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, José Franciraldo de Lima, George Alves Dias, Ágda Malany Forte de Oliveira, Robson Felipe de Lima & Luana Muniz Oliveira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Aims: This study evaluates the influence of Spirulina platensis concentrations on the growth and quality of papaya (Formosa Group) ‘Tainung-1’. Study Design: The experimental design was completely randomised, with plots subdivided over time. Place and Duration of Study: From Apr...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/45053
Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Camila Thaiana Rueda da Silva, Thiago Henrique Ferreira Matos Castañon, William Fenner & Ana Paula Alves Barreto Damasceno·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Alfalfa, considered one of the most important forage worldwide, requires a base saturation in the soil of approximately 80%, and this is a factor that can limit the expansion of cultivation of this crop in tropical soils that are predominantly acidic. The objective of this study...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/44592
Aims: Field trials were conducted at the research farm of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria during the wet seasons of 2006 and 2007 to investigate the effect of inter-row and intra-row spacing on the growth and phenological c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/13986
The study on the evaluation of a high speed tagging device for Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) stock assessment was conducted in the Vunania dam in the Kasena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region of Ghana for two months(April- May 2014). A total of 49 Nile tilapia fishe...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/15803
Culture-dependent microbiological and enzyme properties of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil were investigated in Choba, Port Harcourt- Nigeria. Standard biological science and physico-chemical procedures were adopted for all the analyses carried out. Conductivity and pH va...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/24899
Aims: The study was carried out to investigate the effect of routine administration of fluoroquinolones on meat quality and cholesterol profile of Arbor Acres broiler chickens. Study Design: The experiment employed a complete randomized design; all data generated were subjected t...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/26611
Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the parental and F1 hybrid populations for yield, morphological and physiological traits under water-stressed and striga-infested conditions. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) experiment with three replications was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/26870