Aims: To investigate quality attributes in forage sorghum at different growth phases and plant parts in relation to some agronomic traits Study Design: The treatments were arranged in split-plots in randomized complete block design Place and Duration: Field experiments were cond...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5480
Aim: The study aimed at assessing the feasibility of commercial meat rabbit production in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Place and Duration: The study was conducted in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana between February and May, 2013. Methodology: Structured and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5739
Aims: To evaluate the effect of planting density and cropping systems on the changes in rhizosphere concentration and uptake of mineral elements of five cowpea genotypes (i.e. Bensogla, ITH98-46, Sanzie, TVu1509 and Omondaw). Study Design: 3-factorial randomized complete block d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5654
The study examined the effect of feeding Aspilia africana on litter traits of breeding does in a replicated completely randomized design at College of Animal Science and Animal Production, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, between March 2009...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5933
Aims: Studies were conducted to determine sesame tolerance to herbicides applied postemergence-directed (PDIR) to the lower 5 and 15 cm of the stem. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with a 14 (herbicide) x 2 (spray height) factorial arrangement with 3 replicates. P...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6644
The beneficial effects of green tea are well documented. However, most research has reported the effects of green tea brewed solely from leaves or leaf extracts. We focused on tea roots and developed a hydroponic system to explore the effect on roots that biosynthesize one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5122
Aims: To evaluate the effect of two planting patterns across two plant densities on cotton growth, yield, fiber quality, and net returns. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with a 2 x 2 factorial treatment arrangement with 3 replicates was used for a total of 12 plots...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5222
A pot experiment was conducted to assess the efficiency of baked pig manure (BPM) application in Japanese andosol to reduce the arsenic (As) concentration in Japanese mustard spinach (JMS) (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) grown with As-contaminated irrigation water. Irrigation wat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6601
Castor (Ricinus communis L.) has attracted a lot of attention all over the world as a potential crop targeting on-farm biofuel production. In Kenya smallholder farmers are already growing castor with maize (Zea mays L.) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under an intercrop system...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5962
Aims: To determine; (1) the variability among the elite sweet potato lines for root processing quality traits; (2) the heritability of each trait and the correlation among them; (3)the acceptability of the boiled and fried roots by sweet potato consumers; and (4) an easy-to-measu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5827