This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of continuous cultivation on the colloidal stability and potential structural deformation index (PSDI) of four Nigerian soils. The four soils used for the study were; Entisol from Nsukka Hill, Ultisol from Nsukka poultry site, Ince...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11171
A laboratory experiment was undertaken to investigate the effects of storage temperature on storage life and quality of mangoes. The mango fruit cultivars Tommy Atkins, Haden, Kent and Keitt were used for the study in a completely randomized experimental design. The storage tempe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12174
The antifungal activities of cold and hot aqueous extract of C. odarata against four isolated fungi namely Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus niger and Botryodiplodia theobromae causing post-harvest rot disease of yam tubers were investigated. All the concentrat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12139
Aim: To produce fish protein hydrolysates (FPH) from invasive silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) under controlled hydrolysis conditions, and to examine the effects of FPH on seed vigor, using standard vigor tests. Methodology: Soybeans were treated with FPH hydrolyzed for...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13087
Marinez Moraes de Oliveira, Mônica Rodrigues Ferreira, Marcilia Barbosa Goulart, Viviane de Oliveira Felizardo, Luis David Solis Murgas, Estefânia de Souza Andrade, Ivan Bezerra Allaman, Galileu Crovatto Veras, Diego Vicente da Costa & Priscila Vieira Rosa·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2014
Objective: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the reproductive performance and the toxicity of DMSO cryoprotectants and methanol toward semen of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), fed using diets containing different Crude Protein (CP) levels. Study Design: completely r...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13044
Maize requires optimum growth conditions to express its genetic potential. Evaluating maize under different sowing dates provides a novel strategy of improving its productivity. To achieve this, a field study was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12661
Aims: In this study we tested four Catambra commercial formulates (hydroalcoholic extracts) used as insecticides in Italy, against Meloidogyne incognita and Meloidogyne javanica. Catambra plant (Ambrogios, Catalpa) a European patent belonging to Ambrogio srl, rich in an iridoid g...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12211
Root rot disease of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) caused by Pythium myriotylum (Oomycete) is a major constraint in cocoyam production in many countries in the world. Benzothiadiazole (BTH), a systemic acquired resistance inducer, was used in two concentrations (15 and 50 mg/...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13411
The effects of feeding graded levels of bio-detheobrominized cocoa bean shell (CBS) based diets were studied in broilers. Detheobromination by fungi fermentation (bio-detheobromination) reduces the methylxanthine contents cocoa by-products when fermented with Aspergillus niger. 1...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10582
Aims: Twenty nine (29) local and exotic lines (accessions), of okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) were evaluated for variation in phenotypic traits. Study Design: They were laid out in a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and evaluated based on 13 quantitative...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12306