Striga possesses an ominous obstacle to the African continent that is struggling with food security as it affects the livelihood of more than 300 million people. The control of Striga has proved exceptionally difficult. Two fallows, namely natural fallow (NF) and A. histrix fallo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i330076
Aim: A study was conducted to evaluate supplementary effects of oil palm bunch ash (OPBA) and poultry manure (PM) on the growth and yield performance of mungbeans. Study Design: The study used a 3 x 3 factorial experiment laid out in randomized complete block design with three r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i330078
This study evaluated the response of okra to NPK fertilizer with humic acid and lime at the University of Calabar, Teaching and Research Farm between October 2015 and January 2016 cropping season. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i330079
To face the soil and vegetation degradation in Niger, anti-erosion structures, such as scarification of the surface of the ground, half-moons, benches, trenches, stony cordons, were built in 1989 on three Simiri plateaus. Native and introduced woody species were planted and grass...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430051
Cucurbita moschata is widely grown in both tropical and temperate region due to its structural adaptability. The study was carried out to assess the performance of C. moschata on soil (humus) and soilless media (NPK 15:15:15 and NPK 20:10:15 growth media). These treatments are de...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430050
Comparative culm anatomical and morphological descriptions of 12 taxa of Kyllinga collected from different parts of Nigeria were carried out to enhance the identification of the taxa. The number of flower-head vary from 1 – 6 while the sizes vary from the flower-head in K. erecta...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430049
A successful strategy aimed at enhancing crop productivity relies on its ability to be implemented practically in the field (farmers’ field). Many research-based activities and promising soil fertility technologies are largely not adopted. This paper examines the impact of the ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2018/v26i430048
Declining soil fertility is a main constraint toward attaining improved crop yields across the Africa continent. The soils within the area of study are generally poor in fertility, thus the importance of using chemical fertilizer to increase crop productivity. Experimental data f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46983
Field experiment was undertaken during 2005-06 to 2006-07 to study the various agro-techniques for sugar beet cultivation for Northern Karnataka at Agricultural Research Station, Bailhongal, Belgaum district (Karnataka) under irrigated condition. The experiment consisted of 28 tr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46784
Aim: The objective of the study was to develop drought tolerant cowpea inbred lines using leaf canopy temperature and grain yield under contrasting soil moisture conditions in the field. Study Design: Split plot design was used for the experiment. Place and Duration of the Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/47090
Aims: The experiment was conducted to assess the effect of vermicompost and tuber size on processing quality of potato during ambient storage condition. Study Design: Experiment was conducted in a split-plot design, where vermicompost levels were assigned to main plots and tuber...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46554
Teli Cristiane Briekowiec Kremer, Oscar Mitsuo Yamashita, Ivone Vieira da Silva, Alan Carlos Batistão, Mayara Peron Pereira, Marco Antonio Camillo de Carvalho & Adriano Maltezo da Rocha·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2019
Allelopathy studies investigate the positive and negative effects that secondary metabolites of plants, microorganisms or fungi on the development of neighboring individuals. This study aimed to evaluate the allelopathic potential of aqueous extracts of Stachytarpheta cayennensis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46525
Soil quality is the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. This definition of soil quality encom...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/41589
Effect of graded levels of major nutrients and biofertilizers on yield, nutrient content and nutrient uptake of safflower growing in vertisols was investigated in field experiment carried out on clayey soil at College of Agriculture, Nagpur during rabi season using variety AKS/...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46223
This research was conducted with the objective of generating quantified information on the spatial variability of soil properties and apply them to improve the planning and management of acid soils in the highlands of Arsi zone, Ethiopia. In this research, the spatial variability...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/46494