The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of cutting type, and IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid) on rooting of Turkish tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) clone ‘Fener-3’ cuttings. The cuttings collected at 1 September in 2012. After pre-treating with 0, 2000, 4000 a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11274
The experiment was carried out at the farm of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region, at Sumail county, for the growing season 2010-2011. A Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in spilt-spilt plot arrangement, with three replications wa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10889
Information about the air pollutants at sheep and goat feeding operations (SFOs) is presented in this review. This survey covers the effects of environmental parameters, including ambient air temperature, relative humidity, gaseous and particulate contaminants on sheep health. Fu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/12119
Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of bud splitting technique on suppression of apical dominance and induction of multiple buds development in banana shoot tips of cv. Yangambi. Study Design: The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized des...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7290
Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding concentrate with varying level of corncobs using twelve West African dwarf goats (WAD). Study Design and Duration: The study lasted for 84 days during which the performance and blood parameters were monitored in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11271
The use of protective chemicals on ware tubers can render it unfit for consumption as tubers undergo little processes before consumption. Hitherto, there is no effective control measure to manage this disease (Pectobactrium ssp); therefore, selection of some plant extracts for th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/12309
The study was conducted to determine the growth response of quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) to varying levels of cassava tuber meal as a replacement for maize. Thirty two (32) unsexed Japanese quails were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments. In each of the four diets...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11412
Aims: The species complex and abundance of panicle pests of sorghum was studied on eight sorghum varieties and cultivars in field trial in order identify the pest spectrum complexity on sorghum and at what time of the season they are in abundance and identify which of the sorghum...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11935
The study was carried out during March to April 2010 to identify the impacts of climate change on food security in context of southwest coastal region of Bangladesh and to address appropriate strategies to overcome it. Multistage sampling technique was adopted to select the house...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6165
Crop plants that are tolerant to soil salinity are needed for a sustainable food production in areas where there is salt build-up caused by irrigation practices. Ten groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) genotypes (ICGY-6M-5236, ICG-IS-11687, ICGY-5M-4746, ICG-IS-6646, ICG-IS- 3584, IC...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11495