A field study was conducted during rainy (kharif) season of 2013 to find out the effect of bioinorganic nutrient combinations on yield, quality and economics of mungbean [Vigna radiate (L.) Wilczek]. The twelve treatments comprised one control, three levels of inorganic sources (...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17065
In the present study, the influence of soil properties on pre-emergence herbicide effectiveness was estimated in bioassays. Dose-response experiments were carried out to estimate the relationship between soil organic matter content and herbicide efficacy. Two weed species (Alopec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17341
This experiment was done to identify the most stable durum wheat genotype(s) as well as desirable environment(s) for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var. durum Desf.) research in north western Ethiopia. Grain yield performance of the tested genotypes were evaluated at four locatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9994
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Jatropha curcas leaf extract on the performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. One hundred and fifty day old Arbor Acre broiler chicks were used. They were divided into five treatments and each treatment was replic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10580
A quasi-continuous automatic recording system of apparent electrical conductivity data of soil (ECâ‚) was assembled to obtain at a reliable and fast rate, spatial distribution maps of this physical parameter. The device was moved manually throughout several profiles in a small z...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17410
Sugar plays an important role in Indonesian economy; the commodity is one of the major import commodities in recent years. Integration of brown cane sugar (BCS) with cattle production is a potential business opportunity that can be developed for rural economic development. This i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12412
Aims: To monitor the effects of high night temperatures on leaf photosynthesis and respiration, stomatal conductance and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels of cotton during its reproductive stage. Study Design: A two-factor factorial, the two factors being temperature and time (...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17347
This study was conducted to evaluate growth rate and haematological profiles of crossbred weaner males rabbits fed cassava and yam peels meal diets. Thirty-six crossbred weaner male rabbits aged 5-6 weeks were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments. Each treatment having 3 re...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15903
Aims: To evaluate control of weeds commonly found in peanut fields when using imazapic or imazethapyr applied post emergence with different spray tips and at different spray volumes. Study Design: Experimental design was a randomized complete block with three replications and a s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17209
Investigations on in vitro clonal propagation of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas (L.) Lam.) were carried out at tissue culture laboratory of National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria. Ipomea batatas variety 440293 used was maintained in a culture room at 2...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11504