Papaya in vitro-based micropropagation has been attempted for a number of cultivars. This effort has mainly been geared towards production of multiple unisexual planting stocks in large-scale production of papaya. In this study, a comparison was made on growth performance between...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/29760
Hybrid vigor expression in rice was studied for some agronomic traits in 15 hybrids involving six parents using half diallel mating design. Analysis of variance showed significant differences in parent's vs crosses for all studied traits. The high manifestation of heterosis for g...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/29742
Field experiment was carried out during 2015-2016 in rainfed condition at Indian Cardamom Research Institution (ICRI), Regional Research Station, Spices Board Research farm at Kabi, North Sikkim, India. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design, with eight treatme...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28710
The performance and carcass characteristics of West African dwarf (WAD) sheep fed Panicum maximum supplemented with Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium or cassava fodder, were investigated in a randomized complete block and completely randomized design experiments respectively. T...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/25167
Brown leaf spot disease is the most serious disease of rice. 25 varieties were screened against brown leaf spot caused by Helminthosporium oryzae during session (Kharif) 2014 and 2015. The results were four varieties recorded viz. NDR-359, CR-1, CR-2 and N-18 in highly resistant....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/29059
Aims: This research aimed to identify the determinants of Village Cashew Growers Cooperatives (CVPA)’s participation in a joint cashew contract farming-and-processing investment project. Study Design: The processing system includes village-level pre-processing satellite units whi...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28918
Aims: Study designed to characterize water economy of a group of sugarcane transgenic lines grown in a rain-sheltered, well-watered, and water-stressed conditions. Study Design: Randomized complete block with 3 replications. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/29099
The yield stability of eight taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott) genotypes across two locations in two years was assessed using the Additive Main Effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) and Genotype and Genotype-by-Environment (GGE) biplot models. The results of combined a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/27052
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is considered among the most damaging diseases of potato in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, majority of farmers visually select and save seed from harvested potato tubers and reuse the same tubers for several seasons. Latently infecte...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28550
Aims: This study was conducted to assess effects of different exchangeable aluminium concentrations on growth and dry matter partitioning of two common bean genotypes (new BILFA 58 and Roba 1) grown on lime-treated and lime-untreated acid soils. Study Design: Factorial combinatio...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/4049