Aims: The present research study describes leaching kinetics of NO2- and NO3- at different added urea concentrations on undisturbed columns of agriculture soil. Study Design: This study design to understand solute transport in soil. Place of Study: Samples are collected from the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2424
Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic fungal plant pathogen distributed worldwide. The early stages of epidemiology namely spore germination is a topic of great interest among researchers. In the current study, the effect of various physical, chemical and nutritional factors on germ...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2772
Aims: Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of methods of seedbed preparation via clearing of existing vegetation and organic amendments on some soil properties, growth and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Study Design: The treatments consisted of 2 b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/1967
This study was conducted to determine the performance of okra, (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench) under various applications of pesticides and fertilizer in Oxic Paleustalf. A field experiment was carried out to examine the effect of the combination of varying levels of neem (10...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2401
The effects of palm bunch ash (PBA) application on growth, nutrient uptake and yield of three vegetable crops; garden eggs, pepper and okra were studied both in the field and in the pot. The study which was carried out at the Forest and Horticultural Crops Research Centre, Kade i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2039
A study was conducted on a sandy loam soil to determine the rate of CO2 release by Kola Pod Husk (KPH) and Pacesetter Grade B (PGB) (sorted city waste plus cow dung) in southwest Nigeria. Each of KPH and PGB was applied at 0.25 g to 50 g soil; and control without treatment applic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/2334
The research was conducted in shade house to investigate the effect of different soil media and phosphorus (P) fertilization in tubes on early growth of the Leucaenaleucocephala. Three growth media sandy medium (only sand), clayey medium (sand and clayey soil ratio; 1:1) and farm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2012/2228
An experiment was conducted for 4 years to assess the effectiveness of fallow, slash and burn farming systems on maize grain yield and soil chemical characteristics. It was also meant to measure the response to yearly rotation of maize and leguminous crops (cowpea and mucuna), as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2012/2103
The study focused on the spontaneous plants used in the traditional soap making. The aim is to create a directory of the main plant species used in traditional soap making in the Sudan savanna zone. An ethnobotanical investigation based on direct structured or semi-structured ind...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2012/2037