This study examined the profitability of herbicide weed control in yam-maize-soybean enterprise, factors influencing it, as well as the problems encountered by the farmers using this weed control measures. The study was conducted in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Terri...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37631
Kleyton Danilo da Silva Costa, Jackson da Silva, Ana Maria Maciel dos Santos, José Luiz Sandes deCarvalho Filho, Paulo Ricardo dos Santos & Michelangelo de Oliveira Silva·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2017
Bacterial wilt is a disease that is of global importance because it is difficult to control and often compromises the whole crop. The use of resistant varieties is the main form of control of this disease. The objective of this work was to carry out a literature review with the m...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/38489
Aims: To determine nutritive value of rice straw samples biodegraded by different fungal strains. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design. Place and Duration of Study: Fungal inoculation of rice straw samples was carried out at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Osho...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36159
Seed vigour tests were conducted to identify differences in physiological potential among seed lots of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. & Thonn.) with the potential to perform well after sowing and/or during storage. The present study aimed at investigating rapid vigour testing...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/38475
Poultry eggs are excellent source of all essential nutrient for persons of all ages but they have been reported to contain high level of cholesterol. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of graded levels of sun-dried garlic powder on performance, serum lipids and eg...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/38168
Aim: To study the seasonal incidence pattern of gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and tur pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa (Malloch) in pigeonpea ecosystem. Study Design: Complete Randomized Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were conducted at A...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36565
Fluoride (F) is one of the elements that are important in dental and skeletal formation in human beings. If present at optimal levels, it plays a very important role of preventing dental carries. However, its excessive uptake causes dental fluorosis and under extreme cases it cau...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37231
Janaina Castro De Mendonça, Fernando Bezerra Lopes, Eunice Maia de Andrade, Francisco Josivan de Oliveira Lima & Fernanda Helena Oliveira da Silva·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2017
Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the use of remote sensing as an alternative in monitoring water quality, and to analyse models that estimate the concentrations of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) in a reservoir in the semi-arid region. Place and Duration of Study: Field campaigns...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37913
Virgílio Gavicho Uarrota, Cristiane Segatto, Camila Pereira Barbosa, Daicon Godeski Moreira, Deivid L. V. Stefen, Emanuel Mattos, Gustavo Viana Junkes, Camila Corrêa, Marcelo Eduardo Tormem, Maira Maier Bisato, Cileide Maria Medeiros Coelho & Clovis Arruda Souza·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2017
Greenhouse experiment was conducted with two cultivars of common beans and four concentrations of potassium (1, 2, 10 and 20 millimolar –mM ) were supplied to the soil pots aiming to access variations in plant antioxidant defense systems (secondary metabolites and enzymatic mecha...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36359
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of Neem oil on insect management, on production and quality of palm fruits. The experiment was carried out at the Palma Agricultural Center, Federal University of Pelotas. Nine genotypes of palms (Butia odorata) were selec...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37717
An study was carried out in Kenya to assess the suitability of three promiscuous soybean varieties (SB19, GAZELLE and TGX1990-5F) intercropped with Maize (Duma 43). A randomised complete block design was used replicated three times with seven treatments. The arrangement of interc...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36923
Soil fertility loss due to soil acidity is a major constraint for crop production in western Ethiopia. A study was conducted in the acidic soil of Assosa for two main growing seasons (2014 and 2015) to assess the effect of integrated application of compost, lime and phosphorus on...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36976
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating genotypes of passion fruit regarding the quality and yield of their fruits in southern Brazil. Study Design: The experimental design randomized complete block design with four genotypes and eight repetitions. The experimental unit, which was c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37819
Canopy temperature measured via infrared thermometers is an important parameter to determine crop water stress. The crop water stress index (CWSI) is the most often used index based on difference of canopy-air temperature and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) to detect crop water stre...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37058
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate water dynamics in different tissues of apple 'Eva' during dormancy stage under mild winter conditions of Pelotas, located in Southern Brazil. Study Design: Experimental design was completely randomized, with five replications, and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37927