Aims: To rank traditional rice cultivars based on yield and some morphological traits. Study Design: Experiment was conducted with four replications according to the randomized complete block design. Germinated seeds were planted in rows with 15 cm X 20 cm spacing with twenty pla...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11325
Aims: Strawberry, being introduced recently to the fruit industry of Pakistan, is a new commodity therefore the growers are still unaware of the optimum fertilizer dose needed to obtain better yield. To achieve this goal the present research study was designed to optimize the pro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10989
Induced mutagenesis has been extensively used to improve main crop species, particularly cereals including barley (Hordeum vulgare L).The main strategy in mutation-based breeding is to upgrade the well adapted plant varieties by improving a few desirable major traits such as yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11158
Crop Water Production Function Model (CWPFM) has been studied for quite few decades and since recent years developing a non- time specific and non-site-specific CWPFM has been receiving more and more attentions. A dynamic model of plantain bunch yield response to daily available...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9319
Long-term food production in developing countries is under threat due to soil nutrient mining resulting from unsustainable production practices. In this study, the sustainability of various cropping systems and organic input combinations were assessed through monitoring nutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10230
The appropriate time to apply water-soluble phosphate fertilizer sources for the production of cowpea (IT84E-2246-4) was evaluated in an Oxic Paleustalf at the Teaching and Research Farm, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Cowpea growth and yield were significantly improved by si...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10345
Aim: The relationships between early-season cold temperature germination and pre-flowering drought stress in eight grain sorghum inbreds were assessed using morpho-physiological traits. Study Design: Field was laid out in a randomized complete block design. Place and Duration: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11682
Aims: Jabi dam, Lower Usuma dam and Gwagwalada river in the Federal Capital Territory were studied for a period of twelve months (January 2007–December 2007) to determine their nutrient composition and dynamics. Methodology: Samples were collected from these water bodies on month...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10862
Heliculture is gradually gaining more attention in Nigeria. There are still constraint to snail production en mass which include breed and strain identification, feeding, management and health. In this study, the Qualitative characteristics and suture measurement of two breed of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10720
Soyabean, one of the main ingredients commonly employed as a source of vegetable protein in broiler diets is expensive and may sometimes be unavailable. Thus, there is the need to assess the utilization of other legumes in broiler diets. Therefore, effects of dietary toasted sesa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10502