Pests are major biotic factors causing up to 45% yield reduction in maize production. There is limited information on pests affecting maize in Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria. The types of insects and nematodes associated with ten quality protein maize varieties (QPMVs) were evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/44308
The study examined the relationship between agricultural output and macro-economic variables in Nigeria between 1981– 2014. The data series employed were gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Statistical Bulletin, Economic and Financial Review, Monthly and Annual Reports and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/41413
In Sri Lanka, a conventional method named the Crop-cut survey is currently used to estimate the seasonal rice production. However, it fails to predict rice yield before the harvest as it is conducted during the harvest. Therefore, this study focuses on testing rice yield estimati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43843
Farmers’ Perception on Integrated Watershed Management and Household Annual Income Evaluation at Maego Watershed, North Ethiopia This study was conducted to assess integrated watershed management (IWSM) measures and determinant factors for household annual income at Maego watersh...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/36839
Different treatments influenced variably the rate of seed dormancy of tea verities. Among all treatments the T6 and T7 showed the best performance in breaking of seed dormancy which ultimately improves germination. Treatments can be utilized seed dormancy while Turkish variety sh...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/35847
Study of Pre-storage Plant Extract Application on Sprouting, Rot and Weight Loss of two cultivars of Frafra Potatoes (Solenostemon rotundifolius [Poir.]) from Upper East Region, Ghana Present study conducted to determine the effect of pre-storage plant extract treatments (ginger...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43830
Application of Tillage Implements in Different Depths of Soil on Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Yield and Some Soil Properties Aim: This study was carried out to identify the optimal seedbed preparation with different tillage implements and their impacts on sugar beet yield and so...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43632
Flowering Phenology and Mating System of a Red Skin Pitaya (Hylocereus spp.) Germplasm Collection in Taiwan Aims: To Investigate flowering phenology and mating systems of 30 red skin pitaya genotypes Study Design: Around ten-years-old pitaya genotypes were used in this study. The...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43616
The processing of oil palm results in the production of contaminated wastewater commonly referred as Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), though this is just one of the waste generated during the processing of the fresh fruits. In this study, soil obtained from the POME disposable site...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43431
The Incidence of Clinical Mastitis and Distribution of Microorganisms in Yangtze Dairy Farm Aims: Mastitis is a frequently occurring and economically important disease for dairy industries worldwide. This study was conducted to research the incidence of clinical mastitis and the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/41954
The study was carried out at Bahadurpur village under Sunamganj sadar upazila of Sunamganj district during November 2014 to July 2015 to see the socio-economic status and farming systems of the haor area. A total number of 65 farmers’ were randomly selected by using random sampl...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/41655
Study of the Root System of Local and Improved Sorghum Cultivars Grown in Mali Roots play a fundamental role in plant growth by supplying water and mineral to the stem and leaves. These underground organs are much less known than the aerial organs mainly due to the difficult acce...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/42846
V Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Giant African Land Snails Using Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) Markers The genetic diversity and relatedness among three populations (A. achatina, A. fulica and A. marginata) of giant African land snails, a highly relished source of prot...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/41088
An experiment was carried out at the Agronomy Field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from March to June 2015 (Kharif-I season) to find out the growth performance and development attributes of mungbean (Vigna radiate L.) as influenced by organic ma...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/43164
Comparative Evaluation of Cyanide Degrading Potential of Some Microbial Fermenters on Manihot esculentum Crantz Aim: The aim of this work is to determine the cyanide degrading potentials of microbial fermenters on Manihot esculentum Crantz. Study Design: Pure culture of Weissella...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/40328