Fluoride (F) is one of the elements that are important in dental and skeletal formation in human beings. If present at optimal levels, it plays a very important role of preventing dental carries. However, its excessive uptake causes dental fluorosis and under extreme cases it cau...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37231
Janaina Castro De Mendonça, Fernando Bezerra Lopes, Eunice Maia de Andrade, Francisco Josivan de Oliveira Lima & Fernanda Helena Oliveira da Silva·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2017
Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the use of remote sensing as an alternative in monitoring water quality, and to analyse models that estimate the concentrations of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) in a reservoir in the semi-arid region. Place and Duration of Study: Field campaigns...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37913
Virgílio Gavicho Uarrota, Cristiane Segatto, Camila Pereira Barbosa, Daicon Godeski Moreira, Deivid L. V. Stefen, Emanuel Mattos, Gustavo Viana Junkes, Camila Corrêa, Marcelo Eduardo Tormem, Maira Maier Bisato, Cileide Maria Medeiros Coelho & Clovis Arruda Souza·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2017
Greenhouse experiment was conducted with two cultivars of common beans and four concentrations of potassium (1, 2, 10 and 20 millimolar –mM ) were supplied to the soil pots aiming to access variations in plant antioxidant defense systems (secondary metabolites and enzymatic mecha...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36359
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Neem oil on insect management, on production and quality of palm fruits. The experiment was carried out at the Palma Agricultural Center, Federal University of Pelotas. Nine genotypes of palms (Butia odorata) were selec...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37717
An study was carried out in Kenya to assess the suitability of three promiscuous soybean varieties (SB19, GAZELLE and TGX1990-5F) intercropped with Maize (Duma 43). A randomised complete block design was used replicated three times with seven treatments. The arrangement of interc...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36923
Soil fertility loss due to soil acidity is a major constraint for crop production in western Ethiopia. A study was conducted in the acidic soil of Assosa for two main growing seasons (2014 and 2015) to assess the effect of integrated application of compost, lime and phosphorus on...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36976
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating genotypes of passion fruit regarding the quality and yield of their fruits in southern Brazil. Study Design: The experimental design randomized complete block design with four genotypes and eight repetitions. The experimental unit, which was c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37819
Canopy temperature measured via infrared thermometers is an important parameter to determine crop water stress. The crop water stress index (CWSI) is the most often used index based on difference of canopy-air temperature and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) to detect crop water stre...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37058
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate water dynamics in different tissues of apple 'Eva' during dormancy stage under mild winter conditions of Pelotas, located in Southern Brazil. Study Design: Experimental design was completely randomized, with five replications, and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37927
An application of gibberellic acid (GA3) was applied to different doses (0; 15; 30 ppm) on Nadorcott trees transplanted on five rootstocks (Macrophylla citrus, Carrizo citrange, Troyer citrange, C35 citrange and Swingle citrumelo) during the fruits coloration shifting. A monitori...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36958