Aims: This work proposes a rapid morphological screening procedure for peas grown under drought stress aiming to provide phenotypic evaluations for further research. Materials and Methods: The plant yield and morphological changes of two widely grown pea cultivars (‘Aragorn’ and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16669
A study was conducted to determine the cyto-genetic profile of breeding rabbits and the impact of natural mating frequency and artificial insemination on its fertility status. Twenty four (post-pubertal) does aged 8-9 months and four matured (aged 10-12 months) fertile bucks of N...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/5188
Renewed interest in the use of botanical insecticides for the management of insect pests necessitated field experiments to be carried out during the major and minor cropping seasons in 2013 at the plantation crops section of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences of the Kwame N...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17111
Aim: The study was carried out to investigate the effect of different sowing dates on growth and grain yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars. Study Design: A randomized complete block design (RCBD) in split plot arrangement was used. Place and Duration of Study: Pulses...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16965
Stem rust is a devastating disease in barley that is caused by a fungi (Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici, Eriks. and E. Henn). The disease has been controlled for quite some time due to the presence of cultivars carrying the resistant gene Rpg1. It has been effective in controllin...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16332
Aims: Water is one of the most valuable resources for the survival of civilization. Assured supply of water is necessary for sustainable agriculture. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important staple food crop in India and is cultivated in different agro-ecological regions of n...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14316
The presence of some microorganisms in silage besides reducing nutritional value and may represent risks to animal and human health due potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Enterobacteria, bacteria of the genus Clostridium spp and bacteria of the genus Listeria spp develop in b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14281
The aim was assess the reliability of the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) as appropriate index to adjust early weather warnings for the coffee sector in Colombia. The study was conducted in the National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé), Manizales, Colombia between January 2013 and June...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15876
A field experiment conducted in 2014 at Nsukka, Nigeria was aimed to study the effect of cutting height and poultry manure on the growth of Panicum maximum. Nine treatments were evaluated as factorial combinations of poultry manure applied at 0, 5 and 10 ton ha-1 and cutting heig...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16424
The objective was to evaluate the correlation between behaviour al and intake variables of Holstein calves fed pellets and meal. Twelve pure Holstein calves with initial average age of 10 days and weight of 27.5 kg were used; The experimental design used in this study was a 2 x 2...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13891