Magnetic water is considered one of several physical factors affects plant growth and development. Magnetic water fields are known to induce biochemical changes and could be used as a stimulator for growth related reactions. The seeds of broad bean (Vicia faba, L. cv. Giza 3) wer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7468
Aims: Glyphosate-resistant Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats. (Palmer amaranth) is a major threat to crops in the southern USA. Experiments were conducted to evaluate differential tolerance to 2,4-D, dicamba, and tembotrione and interaction with glufosinate for glyphosate-resistant (GR)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5322
Aims: This study investigated the impact of agricultural public capital expenditure on agricultural economic growth in Nigeria over the period 1961 to 2010. Methodology: Annual data was used for this study and was obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria 2010 statistical bulletin an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6472
The study was conducted during two summer seasons (2005/06 and 2006/07) under Dongola area conditions (Northern State- Sudan) to investigate the effect of three tillage practices (disc ploughing (20 cm depth) followed by disc harrowing and levelling, chisel ploughing (30 cm depth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6706
This Study was conducted to compare gender dimensions in farm households with challenges of food insecurity in Orsu local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Cross sectional data from forty male-headed and forty female-headed farm households selected purposively from a random...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7366
The purpose of this study was to prepare a stable oil-in-water emulsion formulation of deltamethrin. Oil-in-water emulsion was prepared by using a two-step procedure. Stability studies were performed at different accelerated conditions (0°C and 54°C) to predict the stability of t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6372
Aims: This paper seeks to determine the effect of pre tuber application of fluridone (FLU) on vegetative growth, seed tuber production and dormancy in yam (D. alata). Study Design: The pot experiment was laid out as a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 3 rep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4788
Aims: The main aim of this study is to determine the influence of foliar and soil fertilization upon the nutritious value of fruit of marrows and to clarify the opportunity for using Blue tetrazolium chloride (BTC) as a reagent for determination of micro quantities of manganese i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/3649
Sugarcane is an important crop of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. However, the yield per unit area is below some advanced sugarcane growing areas of the world, and the national average of Pakistan. Improved methods of selection resulting in higher yielding sugarcane cult...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6086
Potato is the world's fourth important food crop after wheat, rice and maize because of its great yield potential and high nutritive value. In Kenya, potato is constrained by low seed tuber production in the informal sector. This is partly due to improper fertilizer regimes and i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6738