This work was conducted to investigate whether Chlorophyll Fluorescence (CF) sorting method enhanced the seed germination and vigor (mean germination time) of stored (aged) commercial seed lots of four different pepper cultivars. Seeds were stored hermetically for 6 and 12 months...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20467
A ten-week two stage experiment consisting of starter and finisher broiler feeding trials was conducted with one hundred and eighty Marshal broiler chicks to determine the replacement value of water soaked Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit peel meal as a substitute for maize...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/18876
Small scale agriculture is the dominant occupation of rural Nigerians. Federal government of Nigeria over the years introduced and implemented several policies and programmes aimed at improving agricultural production. In light of available agricultural potentials the First Natio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/13718
Sewage sludge is a residue rich in organic matter and nutrients important for plant growth and soil fertility, but it may contain in its composition heavy metals that can result in toxicity to the plant, soil and humans when used as fertilizer. The objective was to assess microbi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21730
Aims: To evaluate population densities and cultivars on the biomass and crop growth rate (CGR) of upland rice and their correlation with grain yield. Study Design: A Factorial on randomized complete block design. Place and Duration of Study: The Teaching and Research Farm of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20597
Aims: In the present agricultural scenario in India, the major thrust is to increase crop productivity with judicious fertilizer application so as to ensure sustainability in crop like fruit production system. Eastern plateau region of India provides ample opportunity for fruit c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21560
Agriculture largely depends on climate. Hence, climatic factors such as precipitation, solar radiation, wind, temperature, relative humidity solely determine distribution of crops and their productivity. Changes in temperature and precipitation directly affect performance of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20020
An experiment was conducted at the BRRI Regional Station, Habigonj, Bangladesh during December 2012 to May 2013 (dry season) to study the effect of missing elements (NPS) on the soil properties and nutrient uptake of rice var. BRRI dhan29. The experiment was laid out in a randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20282
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the substrate inoculation (silty soil) using Trichodermagenus fungi on cadmium phyto-availability and process of photosynthesis disturbances at Arabidopsis thaliana. The two-factor experiment was established, in which the 1st v...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20479
The objective of this was to estimate the price efficiency of catfish grow-out production in Nigeria using parametric stochastic frontier and cost functions. A sample of 143 fish farmers using flow through system were purposively selected from the twenty Local Government Areas in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21691