Aims: The Objectives of this study were to partition the rice genotypes into different clusters, identification of heterotic groups, and most important traits contributing to divergence to utilize them for specific objective-oriented breeding programs in future. Study Design: The...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15687
The study examined the contribution of the Cocoa Disease and Pest Control Programme (CODAPEC), which is a cocoa production-enhancing government policy, to reducing poverty and raising the living standards of cocoa farmers in Ghana. One hundred and fifty (150) cocoa farmers were r...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16388
The chief economic activity of Guyana is agriculture. In the agricultural industries, the use of fertilizers for crop cultivation has been in common practice and has affected the crop quality over the years. The use of fertilizers accounts for about 75% of crop cultivation and qu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16386
Aims: Aims of the study were to describe socio-economic characteristics of cocoyam farmers, profitability of cocoyam production and determine the profit efficiency of cocoyam producers in Kaduna state. Study Design: Primary data were collected from cocoyam producers through the u...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/16219
Vertical distribution of plant nutrients is most importance for plant production. We always explored nutrients distribution in the top soil. But plants also take nutrients from the sub soil. It is hypothesizing that vertical nutrient distributions are dominated by plant cycling r...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15611
Aims: The study was conducted to assess the quality of tubewell (TW) waters for irrigation and their effects on soils and crops. Place and Duration of Study: Canal Command Area (CCA) of Chichawatni and Sahiwal tehsils of district Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan during 2012 and 2013. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15969
A study was conducted to evaluate the feeding value of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as part of feed ingredient on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, and economic efficiency of weaner pigs. A total of forty-five (45) weaner pigs of mixed sexes of age 7-8 weeks o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15262
Aims: General well being of animals is of paramount interest in some developed countries and of global importance hence the shift to alternative housing systems for egg-type chickens as replacement for conventional battery cage system. However, there is paucity of information on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15291
Genetic variability of 23 Napier grass clones, 22 of which were collected from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – at Alupe in Kenya was determined using 17 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. All markers were polymorphic with the most discriminative being PSMP2267. Average...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14641
This study was carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka to determine the effects of different sowing media on emergence and growth of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam) seedlings in the nursery. The moringa seeds u...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13602