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Estimation of Leaf Area by Linear Dimensions in Coffea dewevrei

Omar Schmildt, Enilton Nascimento de Santana, Vinicius de Souza Oliveira, Rafael Ruy Gouvea, Lucas Corrêa Souza, Alba Nise Merícia Rocha Santos, Sirlane Machado Silva, Karina Tiemi Hassuda dos Santos, Gleyce Pereira Santos, Cesar Jose Fanton, Sara Dousseau Arantes & Edilson Romais Schmildt · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The objective of this research was to select the equation that best estimates the leaf area of the coffee tree Coffea dewevrei, from the linear dimensions of the leaves. For this purpose, 140 leaves of adult plants were collected from the Capixaba Institute for Research, Technica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i630129

Edaphic Factors and Flooding Periodicity Determining Forest Types in a Topographic Gradient in the Northern Brazilian Amazonia

L. A. Beltrán Alemán, R. I. Barbosa, I. Montero Fernández, L. C. S. Carvalho, P. E. Barni, R. L. C. Oliveira, J. F. Vale Jr., S. A. Saravia Maldonado & N. E. Arriaga Pérez · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The Brazilian Amazonia is a region covered by an extensive mosaic of tropical forests conditioned by different topographical and hydro-edaphic features. Although studies relating environmental determinants of structure and floristic composition are systematically evolving in the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i630127

Liming Effects of Sawdust Ash and Lime on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Yield in Acidic Soil of Southeastern Nigeria

C. V. Ogbenna & V. E. Osodeke · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Aim: A pot experiment was carried out to determine the effect of sawdust ash and lime (Ca(OH)2) on soil characteristics and yield of sunflower in acidic soil of southeastern Nigeria. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in split-plot design, using sawdust ash (0, 1, 2, 3, 4...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i530121

Germination and Longevity of Some Cowpea Cultivars Affected by Single and Mixed Virus Infections in Niger State, Nigeria

A. A. Abdullahi, M. T. Salaudeen, A. C. Wada & H. Ibrahim · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Cowpea being a dependable source of protein for human growth and development is widely cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. In spite of its numerous uses, infection by viruses constitutes serious problems to its productivity and once plants are infected, there is n...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i530122

Distribution of Primary Nutrients (NPK) to Crop Production in Profiles of Soils Derived from Coastal Plain Sand in Ikot Ekpo, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

M. O. Eyong & E. A. Akpa · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

This study was conducted to evaluate the distribution of primary nutrients (NPK) in profiles of the coastal plain soils of Ikot Ekpo, Calabar, as well as evaluate other soil properties critical to agricultural productivity, in a bid to generate data that will serve as a guide to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i530123

Market Quality of Late Winter/Early Spring Peony Paeonia after Controlled Dormancy: Dummy Regression Modelling

Gregory Yom Din, Menashe Cohen & Rina Kamenetsky Goldstein · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

There is a shortage of herbaceous peony cut flowers in the world market in late winter/early spring. The quality of these prestige flowers, when cultivated in warm climate regions and stored in cooling chambers during dormancy, is influenced by pre-dormancy, dormancy, and post do...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i530119

Effects of Ethephon Associated with the Position of Gems on the Plum of Sugar Cane in the Initial Development of Culture - Part II

Lucas Aparecido Manzani Lisboa, Reginaldo Sciarra Leonezi, Andresa Toledo Chagas, João Paulo Basaglia Freschi, Paulo Alexandre Monteiro de Figueiredo & Edson Lazarini · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The hormones are closely related to the emergence of gemstones contained seedlings of sugarcane, at the time of planting of the stems. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the ethephon associated to the position of gemstones in the cane of sugar cane in the i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i530120

Emission of CO2 and Organic Carbon Content in Different Pasture Management Systems

Déborah Hoffmam Crause, Edney Leandro da Vitória, Carla da Penha Simon, Élcio das Graça Lacerda, Tatiana Fiorotti Rodrigues, Yago Soares Avancini, Juliana Menegassi Valle & Joyce Lopes dos Santos · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Inadequate soil management is one of the primary causes of pasture degradation, aggravated by the replacement of natural forest environments with cultivated pastures. Thus, the objective of the present study was to quantify the flux of CO2 and organic carbon of the soil in grassl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i430118

Physico-chemical Characterization of Blends Based on Milk and Catole Coconut Pulp

Joana D’arc P. Matos, Rossana Maria F. Figueirêdo, Luis Paulo F. R. Silva, Maria Suiane de Moraes, Semirames do N. Silva, Zanelli Russeley T. da Costa, José Alexandre de M. Queiroz, Larissa Monique de S. Rodrigues & Agdylannah F. Vieira · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Aims: Coconut catole is the fruit of the Syagrus cearenses palm tree, whose pulp is usually eaten in its natural form. The formulation of blends is intended to improve the acceptance of fruit with potential to be exploited. The objective of this work was to evaluate the physico-c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i430117

Effect of Artificial Detasseling and Defoliation on Maize Seed Production

Marcio Paulo Czepak, Marcio Kliemann, Omar Schmildt, Rubens Neres Araujo, Vinicius de Souza Oliveira, Lucas Moreira Borges Junior, Ana Gabriela Berger Zanala, Karina Tiemi Hassuda dos Santos, Jéssica Sayuri Hassuda Santos, Gleyce Pereira Santos & Edilson Romais Schmildt · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of artificial detasseling and defoliation on the production of Pioneer 30F90 simple hybrid corn (Zea mays L.) seeds. The experiment was set up in a randomized complete block design, consisting of seven treatments (Control; det...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i430114

Transfer and Accumulation of Some Heavy Metals in Native Vegetation Plants

Mashael M. Alsihany, Adel M. Ghoneim & Najat A. Bukhari · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Phytoremediation procedure can be defined as the use of selected plants in order to eliminate some heavy metals from the soil, or wastewater in a cost-effective method. This study aimed to investigate the concentrations of heavy metals such as Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn and Cr in soils and v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i430113

Yield and Tissue Calcium Concentration of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Fruit as Influenced by Calcium Source and Time of Application

N. M. Bitange, G. N. Chemining’wa, J. Ambuko & W. O. Owino · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

The effect of varied calcium sources, applied at different times and rates, on the yield and calcium concentration of mango fruit were investigated. “Van Dyke” mango cultivar tree of 10 years old was sprayed with calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, easy gro and water (control).  T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i430112

Distribution of Available Sulfur in Some Soils of South Chad Irrigation Project Area, Lake Chad Basin, Borno State, Nigeria

Goni Makinta, Adam Lawan Ngala & Mohammed Kyari Sandabe · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Aims: A field study was carried out to evaluate the content and distribution of available sulfur in soils underlain by the Chad Formation under the South Chad Irrigation Project area, Borno State. Study Design: Purposive sampling technique was employed based on homogeneity in gen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i330111

Impact of Crop Establishment Methods and Weed Management Practices on Productivity and Profitability of Rice-Wheat System in Indo Gangetic Plains

H. S. Ravi Kumar, Udai Pratap Singh, Shiv Prakash Singh, Yashwant Singh & Uppu Sai Sravan · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2019

Declining productivity of rice-wheat system in Indo–Gangetic Plains poses risk to conventional practices because of high production cost and low input use efficiency. Four crop establishment methods (CEM) and four weed management practices (WMP) were compared in a 2–year study to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2019/v28i330109