Gluten-free food was among the top five most-searched words on Google in 2013. During past five years, “gluten” has steadily advanced in consumer online-search interest. Globally gluten free products were estimated to have a market potential of 4639.13 Million USD in 2015 and 759...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24737
Aims: The use of residual synthetic chemicals, although effective against stored product pests, has led to environmental degradation. However, the risk of target pests developing resistance to insecticides in addition to the high costs of synthetic insecticides has pushed researc...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25306
Aims: The study aimed at determining the periods of high pest population of the mango tree mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. Study Design: Semiweekly observations were performed on the mango trees with a view of assessing the dens...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24819
A total of 235 chainsaw milling (CSM) operations have been visited from 1st June to 31st July 2011 in order to interview 85 sawyers from 15 villages in the forestry zone surrounding Kumba, Cameroon. In the field, four categories of sawyers (Type I, II, III, and IV) were different...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24991
This investigation compared the suitability of different diets for larviculture of meagre (Argyrosomus regius). For this purpose, wild fish were caught with longline and subsequently fed either a commercial diet or a mollusc diet. After two years, there was a significant differen...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23259
The rapid increase of the population in Egypt together with a limited cultivated area results in an acute need for additional production of various crops. A two – year field trial was conducted in El-Boustan region, South El-Tahrir Province, El-Behira Governorate, Egypt to decrea...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23895
A field study was conducted in Mallawi Agricultural Experiments and Research Station, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), El-Minia governorate, Egypt to decrease mineral nitrogen (N) inputs of maize with good yield quality and increase farmers' benefit. Local maize cultivar T.W.C...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24385
Fishes are a source of animal protein, rich in minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids. Fishes can be confronted with microbial contamination in their natural habitat and their transformation products can be a source of microbial infections and food poisoning. In the nat...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19984
A survey was conducted among okra farmers in two agro-ecologies (forest guinea savanna transition and moist semi-deciduous forest) of Ghana between August and December 2014, to assess their production decisions and awareness of the Meloidogyne species infection menace in okra. Th...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24455
Aims: Dieback is an economically important disease known to cause major losses in food and tree crops. The causal pathogen of pineapple dieback was investigated and the efficacies of some fungicides were evaluated in-vitro. Study Design: Pineapple suckers were planted with a spac...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23238