This research aimed to evaluate the impact of treated wastewater (TWW) irrigation on soil properties and production of cucumber. The field experiment was set up in the North zone of the Gaza Strip in the season period from April to July 2015. The Cucumber was planted in a design...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39386
This study investigated the effect of wind direction on spatial distribution of soil chemical and biochemical properties surrounding the indigenous shrub Guiera senegalensis in cropped fields of the semi-arid Sahel. Changes in some soil properties were measured at the center, ben...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39484
A storage experiment was conducted at the seed testing laboratory of the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Ibadan, Nigeria to examine the effect of packaging materials and storage periods on seed germination of cowpea. Seeds of two improved variet...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39516
A greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the residual effect of segregated and unsegregated urban solid waste compost on chlorophyll content, crude fiber and crude protein in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) during kharif-2016 in Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Che...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38330
Nutrient loss from the soil is influenced by topography and crop uptake. Knowledge of spatial variability of soil properties can help in site-specific nutrient management. It was attempted to study the effect of topography and land uses on spatial variability of soil organic carb...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39615
A field experiment was conducted at the College Farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari to study the “Effect of phosphorus management on quality of rabi maize (Zea mays L.) and summer Green gram (Vigna radiata L.) under south Gujarat condition with an objective to assess t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39464
Recent reports show that orange yield and fruit quality is on the decline in Kenya’s coastal lowlands hence need for an efficient and sustainable production system. A field study was conducted in Vitengeni, Ganda and Matuga locations within the coastal lowland of Kenya from May 2...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39298
Field and pot experiments were conducted in the derived savanna of Nigeria to determine the effectiveness of three indigenous rhizobial strains on the Nitrogen (N) fixation of lablab (Lablab purpureus). Soils were collected from two locations, Idi Ayunre and University of Ibadan...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39373
A field experiment was conducted at All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean, Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India to study the integrated nutrient management practices on red leaf index, insect pests and dise...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38887
A multi-location field experiment was initiated to boost the growth of supply planting of young coffee seedlings in the main field during the year 2015-16 at Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) and its substations. Observations were recorded on growth parameters, root charac...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38955
Cheese whey is the main by-products generated by the cheese industry. It is acidic and rich in organic matter and nutrients which makes it ideal candidate to use as soil amendment. Incubation experiment was conducted to assess the potential of using cheese whey to increase soil f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39082
Aims: The area of sub-Mediterranean Herzegovina, including the area of Mostar, is favourable for growing of almonds. However, this advantage has not been sufficiently exploited so far. A wide selection of almond varieties is available, so it is a challenge to select the best vari...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39091
Field experiments were conducted from 2015 to 2016 during wet seasons at the Teaching and Research of the Leventist Farm, Tumu, Akko local Government area, Gombe State, to evaluate the effects of incorporated legumes, NPK 20-10-10 and their Combinations on yield and yield attribu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38185
The present investigation entitled “Effect of Phospho compost and Nitrophospho-Sulpho compost on soil chemical and biological properties under soybean in Vertisols" was conducted at Research farm, Dr. PDKV, Akola during Kharif 2016. The experiment was laid in Randomised Complete...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/38648
Well structured questionnaires and rating schedule were utilized to establish the economic relevance of each member of each species for each growth form. Available growth forms have very low economic relevance except probably the ones man knowingly planted for their high Economic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/36870