Land use and soil management affect the distribution of soil properties thereby resulting in changes in the fertility status. Soil physical and chemical properties on the surface (0-30 cm) of five land uses (cassava/maize, oil palm, cowpea, secondary forest and building site) on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3572
The objective of this study is to determinate the optimal growth stage for applying supplemental irrigation and nitrogen to enhance bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity and water use efficiency under rainfed condition in Morocco. Field trial was conducted during two ye...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4419
Aims: To examine the effect of oil spillage on cassava farm land, yield and land productivity. Place and Duration of Study: Niger Delta region of Nigeria between January and October, 2012. Methodology: Delta State was purposively chosen from the Niger Delta region for the study....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4374
Aims: To determine heavy metal content in A. saligna and A. polyacantha so as to ascertain their possible use in phytoremediation Place and Duration of Study: Bindura University of Science Education, Chemistry and Biological Sciences Dept, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe. The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3899
Aims: Scaling up of stocking density of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) under improved shrimp farming system in the Khulna region of Bangladesh. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments each with three replicates. Place and Duration of Study: In...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4609
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of medication in the prevention of Salmonella in growing chickens. Material and Methods: All specimens were placed in an igloo with ice packs and transported to the laboratory for analysis. Bacteriological media obt...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4109
Field and laboratory experiments were conducted in the wheat growing belt of south-eastern Ethiopia to assess effects of rate and in-season N application on seed and seedling performance of local and improved bread wheat varieties. For the field experiments, a factorial combinati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3650
A study was carried out to investigate the influence of agricultural lime (21% CaO) from Koru, Kisumu on soil properties and wheat yield on acidic soils of Uasin Gishu county. Field trials were conducted at Chepkoilel University College farm and in Kipsangui area of Uasin Gishu c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3446
Aims: To find ways of making the tomato industry in Wenchi competitive in the face of myriad constraints confronting production. Study Design: Cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Wenchi Municipal District of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana in the 2010 cropping season....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4373
The study focused on the impacts of pesticides and fertilizers on soil and water in three vegetable producing areas in the Cordillera region in the northern central part of the Philippines. Three major vegetable producing communities were selected as study sites with seventy five...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/4696