Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) is one of the most important vegetables in Kenya, mainly grown by smallholder farmers for food and source of income. Its production is hampered by insect pests and diseases, leading to economic yield losses. Row cover insect proof nets...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20583
This paper deals with issues of improving technical efficiency and productivity of chilli pepper production in Kaduna state. It uses the stochastic frontier analysis approach for the estimation of production functions. The paper made use of a cross-sectional data between August a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20298
Aims: To assess the extent of the relationships of various growth and yield related characters. To evaluate the direct and indirect contributions of these characters to root yield, a basis of selection for further improvement. Study Design: Field Experiment, in Randomized Complet...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20078
Aim: The experiments were conducted to determine effects of time of introducing sesame into maize or vice versa on the performances of the intercrops. Study Design: Randomized complete block design replicated four times. Place and Duration of Study: Teaching and Research Farm,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20453
The experiment was conducted in the central farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during February to September, 2013 to evaluate some potential insecticides in comparison with conventional insecticides for controlling eggplant...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19234
Aim: This research was aimed at assessing Sri Lankan rice varieties for the salinity tolerance using morphological traits and to analyze the SSR markers closer to Saltol QTL of the chromosome 1 to be used in rice breeding and gene mapping studies. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20255
Palestine is a treasure chest of plant genetic diversity that hosts a large variety of plants including grapevines. Unfortunately, this diversity is challenged dramatically due to different biotic and abiotic stress resulted thereby in the disappearance of many local grapevine cu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19468
Estimating the transport and fate of chemicals released into the environment is an interesting and challenging task. The global environment is diverse on the chemical transport and fate scale. This paper applies the mathematics of convection to estimate the extent of lead (Pb) as...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20304
Aims: Investigate the effect of gibberellic acid, naphthalene acetic acid and calcium nitrate on vegetative growth parameters, fruit set, yield, fruit quality and leaf mineral content of "Le Conte" pear trees. Study Design: Thirty five uniform trees were selected for the present...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/18737
Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is responsible for the most damaging virus disease of rice in Africa. The objective of this study was to assess the reaction of rice accessions to RYMV, for better control of the virus. Rice accessions including landraces and collections from resea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19897