Banana is an important fruit crop with high productivity. “GRAND NAINE’ variety of banana has been popularized because of high yield potential with quality fruits. Post harvest life of banana fruit is short for its perishable and climacteric nature. Various physico-chemical chang...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41600
Blanket fertilizer recommendation for maize (Zea mays, L.) production in Ghana was made in the 1960s. Due to changes in soil fertility and for economic reasons, farmers are adopting different fertilizer rates and in various combinations to produce maize. The efficiency of the app...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41305
Felipe Silva Amorim, Leandro Calegari, César Henrique Alves Borges, Clebson Lima Cerqueira, Maílson Pereira de Souza & Francisco Tibério de Alencar Moreira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
This research aimed to compare yield and quality of tannic powder extracts from forest residues from jatobá (Hymenea courbaril Duke) and sucupira preta (Bowdichia virgiloides Kunth.) generated from a joinery. Tannic extract was obtained with an adapted soxhlete extractor. Extract...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41335
Victor Casimiro Piscoya, Vijay P. Singh, José Ramon Barros Cantalice, Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra, Moacyr Cunha Filho, Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho & Edja Lillian Pacheco da Luz·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Studies assessing technologies to design riparian strips using plant covers, based on sediment yield in river basins, are required for environmental protection. The removal of semi-shrubby, native vegetation in the Brazilian semiarid region, has contributed to the degradation of...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41471
Although the information about hydroponics for growing several vegetable crops is abundant, published data on small watermelon crop are scarce. Considering that the responses of the crop depend on the genotypic characteristics, the aim of this research was to study plant growth,...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/40514
Aims: Evaluate the physiological quality of rice seeds during storage in different packages and environments, identifying the best condition to conserve the seeds. Study Design: Completely randomized with four replicates. Place and Duration of Study: Plant Science Laboratory and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41191
Field experiment were carried out in Akure in the rainforest zone of Nigeria to determine the efficacy of wood ash, pig, poultry and cattle manures on the soil fertility improvement, growth and fruit yield parameters of pineapple (Ananas comosus L) between 2008 and 2011 cropping...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/37794
Aims: Determine weed efficacy and peanut tolerance to pyroxasulfone in the Texas High Plains peanut growing area. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with 3 replications. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41505
An agricultural intensification with maize transplanted crops for increasing food production is needed. However, super sweet maize water management during nursery has been designed from old genotypes in the 90´s decade, which indicate that a water stress during nursery did not ch...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41377
Victor Casimiro Piscoya, Vijay P. Singh, José Ramon Barros Cantalice, Moacyr Cunha Filho, Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra, Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho & Sandro Augusto Bezerra·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2018
Evaluation of sediment delivery ratio is important for determining watershed sediment yield. Rates of both interrill and rill erosion were calculated under shrub and uncovered Inceptisols conditions and were not observed to the presence by ravines and gullies in the watershed of...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/41408