The effect and relationship between water stress, potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers rates on water consumptive use, water requirements, and yield of potato cv. Valor was studied under field conditions at Dokki Protected Cultivation Experimental Site, Agricultural Resea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28372
Two field experiments were conducted during two successive seasons of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 at the experimental farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtoher, Benha University to investigate the effect of phosphorus fertilization sources i.e., phosphoric acid, bio-phosphorus (A...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25274
The study analyzed an investigation of soil surface conditions and their runoff generation potential by means of field experiment and model predictions. The field experiment was carried out during the period January 2012 – September 2013 at the Botswana University of Agriculture...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27719
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the residual effect of herbicides on the flow of emerging plants over time, at different depths of soil in an area of cane sugar over a oxisol. Study Design: In the field, the design was a randomized block with six treatments and four r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28406
Aims: To study the interaction effect among the natural substance (zeolite), plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae extract as foliar spraying on vegetative growth characteristics, yield and essential oil properties as well as chemical compositio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28688
This research aimed to study the effect of waste materials from rural area as natural organic fertilizers on the soil fertility and crop production. Three natural fertilizers (defatted sesame meal; DSM, bat guano; BG and wood ash) and one commercial organic fertilizer (vedagro) w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28704
One of the factors contributing to mango (Mangifera indica L) losses in Kenya and other parts of the world is jelly seed physiological disorder. It is thought to be related to imbalances of N, K, Mg and Ca supply to the fruit. The objective of this study was to establish the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28652
The symbiotic relationship between legume plants and soil bacteria has been an important focus of research for several decades because of its agricultural and environmental potential to create a variety of nitrogen-fixating plants capable of fertilizing the soil and producing cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17661
A pot experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt. To study the effect of recycling fish bone and bone meal as well as rock phosphate in a comparison with the ordinary superphosphate on the fractionation and availabilit...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28375
Root growth of bedding plants in small pots is usually restricted and evidently influenced by substrate quality and fertilization routine. Two pre-transplant 50- and 288-plug cells tray-1 were used. Plants were grown in two growing media and fertilized with liquid feeding and pre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/29027
Three species of Emilia Cass. namely E. cocinea (Sims.) G. Don, E. sonchifolia (Linn.) DC and E. preatamissa Milne-Redhead were investigated using their petiole, stem, flower stalk, midrib and epidermal features. The specimens were pretreated, sectioned, stained in 1% Safranin O...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28420
Solar radiation is of prime importance as it drives primary growth processes of plants. However its use in mustard and grass pea association is not yet analyzed. Therefore, a study was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University during the cropping season extended from No...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27936
Aims: To determine the effect of different micronutrients including zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and boron (B) on growth and yield of rice (BRRI dhan29). Study Design: The study was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28707
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between graft union mechanical strengths, hydraulic conductance and plant growth of Passiflora edulis f. edulis grafted on different rootstocks and cleft lengths and their susceptibility to wind damage in Nakuru Kenya. Vert...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27131
Amelioration of saline and sodic soil by organic and inorganic amendments can be improved the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. A laboratory experiment using soil columns was conducted to evaluate the effect of different amendments on some physical and chemica...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27966