Aims: To evaluate the suitability of Mucuna cochinchinensis and Tithonia diversifolia residue mulches for improving tropical soil fertility and tomato productivity, by determining the residue quality and their effect on specific soil properties and crop yield. Methodology: Experi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28093
Soil is one of the most precious national resources and the knowledge of soil resources of an area is vital for optimizing land use and any developmental activities. Remote sensing and GIS have emerged as extremely valuable tools to study the soil resources, their potential for v...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27147
In pot plant production, balancing the air and water content in the medium is one of the largest problems. The ‘root restriction’ effects of the plug cells on seedling growth during nursery could increase after transplant and thus limits pot plant productivity. Two plug cell size...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27825
Water deficit is one of the most important environmental factors affecting agricultural production especially in rainfed cropping systems. To understand how morphological and physiological factors interact, a study was conducted to assess the responses of leaf stomatal parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25101
Aim: To find out knowledge of traditional practitioners to cure various diseases in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu, India. Study Design: Ethnobotanical information obtained from 100 inhabitants in 2 groups of people using questionnaires, and collection of plant material b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25516
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of GA3 plus Yogen foliar fertilization application on fruit yield and quality of TL4 red dragon fruit from March to Agust 2015 at Lap Thach district, northern Vietnam. The experiment was conducted on complete block design with three...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25129
The biochemical levels of total lipid, soluble sugar and reducing sugar in early germinating seeds collected from 3 trees of Albizia procera aged around 25 years were estimated from the 1st day of germination till the 15th day. With progression of germination, total lipid content...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27203
Assessment of heavy metals in the environment is an important tool to evaluate the risk of toxic metals to humans. In order to achieve this, soil and plant samples were collected within the vicinities of auto mechanic workshops in Gwagwalada area council at five (5) sites used as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27506
The effect of lignitic coal derived humic acid (HA) was evaluated on phosphorus adsorption and desorption capacity in calcareous alkaline soils collected from Research Farm of the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. The P adsorption capacity was determined by adding 0,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25805
Field trial was conducted at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Teaching and Research Fadama Farm, Sokoto, during the 2015 dry season. The objective of the research was to determine the productivity of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L.) as influence by water stress and variety...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25963
Eucalypt trees are one of tree species used for the manufacturing of papers in South Africa. The manufacturing of paper consists of cooking the wood with chemicals until obtaining a pulp. The wood is made of different cells. The shape and structure of these cells, called wood ana...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27726
Salinity is a major limiting factor of growth and grain yield in most crop plants. In the present study, the response of 12 triticale genotypes, 3 wheat commercial cultivars and a rye genotype to four levels of salinity (1:1 ratio of NaCl and CaCl2 salts with EC=0, 7, 14 and 21 d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27098
Effect of different tillage methods on the physical and mechanical properties of silty-clay loam soil was evaluated in corn-wheat system during 2011 in Fars Province, Iran. Field trial was conducted in the split plot design with two factors (tillage methods and soil depth) and si...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26327
This study was conducted to investigate the microbial enumeration and biomass of soil samples in the vicinity of dye pits in Zaria City, Northern Nigeria. A total of 90 soil samples were collected from five different dye sites with one location from non dye site. The pH of the no...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26426
The threat and subsequent destruction of land by soil erosion and other land degradation agent has been the subject for intensive debate. The main focus of the paper is providing a critical scientific review of the current state of knowledge regarding the role of organic matter t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27182