Aims: The study assessed the effect of limited soil phosphorus and drought on yield sensitivity and root architectural development of low phosphorus tolerant common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) materials Study Design: This was a randomised complete block design in which 2*3*5 fac...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/19451
Today, the amount of the sewage sludge coming from domestic and industrial waste water which appear due to population increase, industrialization and urban growth has reached a level that is threatening human health and the environment. It is of crucial importance that the sewage...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22279
Aims: Soil compaction is detrimental to turfgrass health and potentially hazardous to users of sports field participants. Previous research has evaluated numerous core aeration programs and their effects on water infiltration and thatch levels in a myriad of soil series under var...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21694
Aim: To evaluate the influence of drought stress on canopy temperature, growth and yield performance of cowpea. Study Design: The experiments were laid out in a split plot design, with main plots arranged into three replications as a randomized complete blocks design. Water stres...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21844
Soil-plant metal interaction is vital in plant metabolism and on effects related to deficiency and toxicity, yet has received very little attention in terms of research in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate the composition of Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20391
Aims 1: To assess the ecological structure and fruits production of Haematostaphis barteri (Blood plum) to provide requisite information for a better management and conservation of the tree subpopulations in Benin. Study Design: Ecological structure and fruit production were eval...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22059
Aim: To identify farmer preferred cowpea varieties in coastal lowland Kenya. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete blocks design with three replications. Place and Study Duration: Tezo location, Bahari division, Kilifi County, Kenya during July – Octo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21843
Two field experiments were conducted to investigate the responses of Mucuna flagellipes to single super phosphate fertilizer rates. The experiment consisted of five rates of single super phosphate fertilizer namely 0 kg P ha-1, 30 kg P ha-1, 40 kg P ha-1, 50 kg P ha-1 and 70 kg P...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20161
Aim: The aim of this research work is to study the leaf epidermal structures and stomata ontogeny of some members of the family Cucurbitaceae. Study Design: Research Article. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biological Science, Bayero University Kano (BUK), between Nove...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20615
Most. Fatema Kaosar Mishu, Md. Waliur Rahman, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Bhabendra Kumar Biswas, Md. Aminul Islam Talukder, Md. Omar Kayess, Md. Rafiqul Islam & Md. Rakibul Alam·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2015
An experiment was conducted to evaluate correlation between some traits and yield components of six aromatic rice varieties and also to determine the most effective factors on its yield. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22006
Field experiment was conducted in KARI, Matuga, Kwale District in the coastal region of Kenya for two seasons to test the response of ‘sugar baby’ watermelon [Citrullus lanatus [Thumb]. Mansf.] to four levels of nitrogen (0,40,80 and 120 kgN/ha). The treatments were laid out i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/18821
The influence of land management on soil structural stability of National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) farm Shika Zaria in Northern ecological zone of Nigeria was studied. Soil samples were collected from depth of 0-15 cm in fields under three perennial pasture fi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/19691
Background: Despite that the protein composition is one of the main characteristics of plant organism, there are not many studies dedicated to the fern proteins characterisation. Protein composition as a part of biochemical characterisation of Ophioglossum vulgatum (an evolutiona...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21695
The effect of Brassinolide (BL) sprayed in three concentrations viz., 0.5 mM, 1.0 mM and 2.0 mM on the shoot growth, root growth and foliar growth (plant fresh weight, leaves per plant and leaf area) of mustard plants grown in the semi-arid tropics of Nizamabad was studied. The s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21617
Sea level rise is one of the most risky climate change impacts under Egyptian conditions to increase the salinity of northern Delta. Increasing the tolerance for salinity in current and future crops is strongly desirable. The current experiment was carried out in the experimental...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/19992