Streams are under erosive processes such as hydrodynamic adjustment. After the construction of a sequence of hydroelectric dams for power generation, the São Francisco River experienced an increase in erosion processes, mainly on the riverbank of its lower course. The objective o...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41944
Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the meat quality attributes of broiler chickens fed onion skin extract and onion skin meal supplemented diets at the finisher stage. Study Design: The experiment employed a complete randomized design; all data generated were subject...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41515
Gustavo Haddad Souza Vieira, Guilherme Peterle, Jéssica Broseghini Loss, Gabriel Peterle, Carlos Magno Mulinario Poloni, João Nacir Colombo & Paola Alfonsa Vieira Lo Monaco·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
This study aimed to evaluate the taro (Colocasia esculenta var. São Bento), in response to different irrigation strategies. The experiment was carried out in 2015, at the Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Santa Teresa Campus, Brazil, at an altitude of 130 m above sea level. A...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41516
Fabiane Pereira Machado Dias, Ésio de Castro Paes, Fagner Taiano dos Santos Silva, Sidileide Santana Menezes, Letícia da Silva Ribeiro & Júlio César Azevedo Nóbrega·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
The absence of vegetation cover associated with the increase of the intensity of use and soil management promotes the medium and long-term degradation of its chemical quality. The management practices adopted can determine if the soil will act in the environment as a source or dr...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41790
Cultivation of pecan trees has increased in Brazil, mainly in the south, in recent years. Despite investments – triggered by the demand and promising market– made by both small and large farmers, actual productivity has still been below its potential. Lack of technical informatio...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41899
Jackson Silva Nóbrega, Francisco Romário Andrade Figueiredo, Leonardo Vieira de Sousa, João Everthon da Silva Ribeiro, Toshik Iarley da Silva, Thiago Jardelino Dias, Manoel Bandeira de Albuquerque & Riselane de Lucena Alcântara Bruno·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological quality of seeds of two melon varieties (Cucumis melo) in response to saline stress and salicylic acid treatment. Study Design: The experimental design was a completely randomized design with five different water salin...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41811
The use of irrigation and wood ash are technologies that have been interfering positively in the experimental conduction of some crops in Brazil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the production characteristics and water use in cultivated potted gerbera plants under wat...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/42049
This study was carried out to determine the initial efficiency of commonly used practices to control soil erosion from Maize and Banana based cropping systems in Lwiro micro catchment in the Lake Kivu basin. Soil, runoff and nutrient losses were determined using runoff plot appro...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/23636
Alberto Salgado Bandeira, Valéria Fernandes de Oliveira Sousa, Gisele Lopes dos Santos, Marilia Hortência Batista Silva Rodrigues, Patrício Borges Maracajá, Rosilene Agra da Silva, José Jaciel Ferreira Dos Santos & Michel Douglas Santos Ribeiro·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Aim: To evaluate the traditional knowledge as for the use of medicinal plants in the municipal districts that integrate the 14th Administrative Area of the Company of Technical Support and Rural Extension of the State of Paraíba. Methodology: This study was promoted by a field re...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41939
Reynaldo Teodoro de Fátima, Reginaldo Gomes Nobre, Leandro de Pádua Souza, Geovani Soares de Lima, Hans Raj Gheyi, Evandro Manoel Silva, Elcimar Lopes da Silva & Sabrina Gomes de Oliveira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Aims: This work aimed to evaluate the effects of saline water and potassium silicate on the physiological and morphological changes of “Crioulo” cashew rootstock seedlings. Study Design: The experimental design was the randomized block, corresponding to five levels of irrigation...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/42289