Morphological and yield related traits of 31 genotypes were studied to ascertain the genetic and phenotypic correlations among some morphological traits and contribution of these traits to the yield under rainfed conditions directly and indirectly in NERICA mutant rice lines. Fie...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32756
Aims: Bacterial wilt disease is a very serious yield limiting problem in crops in the solanaceae family grown in regions of Kenya. The very much encouraged field sanitation and use of clean planting materials have been inadequate in combating this challenge. This has seen increas...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32547
Aim: The natural regeneration of Picea smithiana is generally slow and almost negligible due to a number of factors e.g. presence of undecomposed raw humus on forest floor, low germinative capacity of seed and long interval between good seed years (5-6 years). Therefore the prese...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31780
Croton scabiosus Bedd. (Euphorbiaceae), an endemic tree of dry forests of South Eastern Ghats, is categorized a vulnerable tree. For effective conservation of this species studies on its population structure and regeneration are required. The population structure and regeneration...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31498
Rangeland grasses in the arid western U.S. grow quickly, set seed, and senesce in a relatively short timeframe enabling them to survive and reproduce when the limited soil moisture is available. In addition, rangeland management in arid sites can benefit from process-based simula...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32232
Forest administration is on ways of achieving effectiveness and efficiency in forestry development. The objective of this paper is to examine the administrative measures and their impacts on forestry development in the South-West Nigeria. Primary data needed for this study were c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/15759
Aims: Evaluate glyphosate-resistant Conyza canadensis control with Enlist weed control systems that include sequential applications of burndown application prior to Enlist soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) planting followed by an early postemergence application to Enlist soybean....
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31813
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of replacement of conventional concentrate mixture with Moringa oleifera on growth performance and carcass characteristics in growing lamb. Study Design: The design of the experiment was a completely randomized design (CRD) wi...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/31329
The study was conducted to examine the size of the damage in tissue, especially the liver by fermented taro cocoyam meal on laying Japanese quails. Two hundred and twenty five Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments (I–V) of...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/15281
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of FTCM on the egg quality parameters of Japanese quails. Two hundred and twenty five Japanese quails were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments (1-V) of 36 hens and 9 cockerels each. Each treatment was replicated thrice with...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/29324