Aim: To examine the response of cotton varieties with varying reactions to Verticillium dahliae to nitrogen. Study Design: The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split-plot arrangement with four replications. Nitrogen rate served as whole plots and cotton va...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8919
Aims: The characterization and the estimation of genetic variability between accessions belonging to Citrusgenus using the SSR markers. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Molecular Genetic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, between August 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8682
In this study 312 Microsatellite markers were used to analyze DNA polymorphism of three Egyptian wheat aiming to develop specific molecular markers useful in future Egyptian wheat breeding programs. DNA was extracted using the CTAB method and PCR products were separated in an ABI...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9235
The study assessed the impact of modern farming technologies on the productivity and food security in the rice terraces. The study covered four rice terraces clusters located in four provinces in the Cordillera region in the northern central part of the Philippines. The sites cov...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9202
Aims: This work has the objective of studying the effect of nitrogen fertilization on olive yield, oil content and quality. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with four nitrogen fertilizer treatments and eight replications. Each individual plot consisted of four trees...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8719
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the responses of sesame and false sesame to different colchicine concentrations in order to determine the concentration(s) that could be best utilized in the genetic improvement of the plants. Study Design: The treated seeds were sown in a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6480
Aim: To evaluate the growth, yield and storability response of two onion varieties to different levels of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer application. Study Design: The design used was a 2 x 5 factorial arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replication...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7526
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of different aqueous plant extracts on the management of flea beetles (Podagrica spp) and mosaic disease on okra Study Design: The treatments applied were 10% (w/v) crude extract each of neem leaf, garlic, mahogany bark, chili pepper fruit, paw...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8109
Aims: We analyzed root architecture variation among heirloom and commercial cultivars of wheat and barley to improve our understanding of the quantitative variation present within small grain root architectures. We also compared lab-based root architecture measures with cultivar...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9462
Artemia and Ceriodaphnia were used as “first food” for the larvae of Clarias gariepinus, Heterobranchus bidorsalis and their hybrid Heteroclarias in order to determine if Ceriodaphnia could effectively replace Artemia in Nigeria in the production of Catfish fingerlings. The 5-day...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6129