An investigation was carried out with a view to estimating heterosis for yield and its attributes under high temperature conditions at the experimental field of Horticulture, Department of Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh during hot summer season (May to Au...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26402
Aims: To evaluate the potency and efficacy of four commercially available brands of Newcastle disease (ND) vaccines in southwest Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional survey of commercial ND (Hitchner and LaSota) for in-vitro and in-vivo analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Va...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2016/26944
Aim: To determine nutrient balances in a sorghum based cropping system, following integration of legumes and phosphorus application. Study Design: Two field experiments were set up. They comprised either white lupin or chickpea, and are subsequently referred to as lupin-sorghum a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26938
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a principal staple food crop in Kenya. However, its production is still low due to inherently low and declining soil fertility. This has resulted into food and nutritional insecurity and low living standards. The situation has been compounded by the ever es...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/13859
Head smut caused by Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. is a devastating fungal disease that cause up to 30% yield losses in pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.). An experiment was carried out in two sites (Koibatek and Marigat) in Kenya to estimate the losses in grain yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22981
We investigated the abundance and diversity of entomofauna associated with citrus orchards in two different agroecological zones of Ghana. Malaise traps, flight interception traps, pitfall traps, chemical ʽʽknock down’’ and visual observation were used for data collection. We rec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26238
High air temperatures coupled with low light intensity, especially during the last two weeks of fruit ripening, may cause a low sugar content of ripe fruits of high altitude grown strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) in the tropics. An experiment in a plastic house was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26786
Aim: The effect of 4 different nitrogen dosages (7, 10, 13 & 16 mM) on the Plant Height, Dry Matter Yield, Number of Fruit per Plant, Fruit Yield per Plant, and Total Nitrogen Concentration of the Spring S1, which is one of the parthenocarpic hybrid cucumber types grown in N...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25499
To accelerate the acclimation of novel crops for bio-energy feedstock supply chain, a pilot study focused on Miscanthus giganteus was conducted in the piedmont area of North Carolina to determine region specific productivity. The main aim of the study was to determine the growth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26907
Fast-metabolism clones of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) are appreciated for their good agronomic performance with little hormonal stimulation, due to their high intrinsic metabolic activity. They are highly demanded and therefore exposed to a significant risk of overexploitati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26930