Performance Evaluation of Elite Gladiolus Cultivars under Agro Climatic Conditions of Rawalpindi Cut flower production is a fast growing sub-sector of horticultural industry in Pakistan. Among the numerous flowering crops available for exploitation on commercial scale, gladiolus...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39494
Limiting Factors Affecting Agroforestry Adoption in Butta Sub-county, Manafwa District, Uganda Background: Agroforestry, now considered as a sustainable agricultural system, is being widely promoted all over the world especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Although agroforestry is kno...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39547
Production and Improvement of Fino and Pan Breads Made from Different Extractions of Wheat Flour Hemicellulase (Hm) and lecithin (Le) were utilized to production of high quality fino and pan breads by using different mixtures of wheat flours 82% extraction rate (WF82) and wheat f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38981
Oludayo Michael Akinsola, Ishaya Bawa Atang, Adekola Omololu Atanda, Louis Ugwu, Danladi Shuaibu Bunjah, Dorcas John Jirgi & Muizzat Onozasi Bello·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2018
Genetic Parameter Estimates for Milk and Conformation Traits of Multi-genotype Cattle The objectives of this research were to estimate the genetic parameters of milk and conformation traits under environmental sensitivity of multi-genotype cattle. The data from the study came fro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39805
A two-factorial field experiment on okra was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka from April to August 2015. The aim of the study was to find out the resistance of okra varieties against the Yellow vein clearing mosaic virus (YVCMV) a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39141
Contribution of Local Chicken Production towards Improving Peoples Wellbeing: A Case of Peri-Urban Areas of Kinondoni District, Tanzania Several studies have been conducted on characterization of local chicken production systems in some places of Tanzania, yet clear information i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39171
Epidemiological Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Pigs Slaughtered in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue State Gastrointestinal parasites are among the most devastating disease-causing organisms of swine. An epidemiological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of pigs was carried o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38928
Iris is very important among cut flowers and has wide range of colours. Thus, production of Iris cut flower on commercial basis can be a good income source for farmers. This study was carried out at the experimental area of Department of Horticulture, PMAS Arid Agriculture Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39706
The study examined the factors influencing resource use efficiency among cassava farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Well-structured questionnaire was administered on 120 cassava farmers using a multistage random sampling. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression model were us...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38249
Field Evaluation of Insecticides on Onion Thrips & their Subsequent Effect on Budworm Infestation at Mansehra The efficacy of three different insecticides Lannate 40 SP (2.5 g/lit), Karate 2.5 EC (3 ml/lit) and Curacron 500 EC (4 ml/lit) was tes...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38441
Aim: Production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma viride isolated from soil in Keffi, Nigeria using Hydrolysed potato peels substrate. Place and Duration of the Study: This study was carried out in the Department of Microbiology Faculty of Natural and Applied Sc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38268
Iris is very beautiful flower with a wide range of colors but with short vase life. The role of growth regulators have been significant in improving cut flowers vase life. Salicylic acid is one of the important growth regulator that may increase the shelf life of cut flowers. Pre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39437
Browse plants species have high potentials as important feed resources for ruminants during the dry season, are quite palatable and less susceptible to a climate fluctuation. A study was therefore conducted to determine the nutritional evaluation of selected browse plants consume...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38086
Yanelis Avilés-Tamayo, Yoannia Pupo-Blanco, Yosvel Viera-Tamayo, Úrsula Rosabal-Cordoví, Yans Guardia-Puebla, Carlos Sangoquiza-Caiza & Edwin Naranjo-Quinaluisa·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2018
The study was conducted with the objective of investigating the ethanolic extract fractions of the stem of Cleome gynandra L. by analyzing its bioactivity in stakes of Duranta repens, L. The extracts were separated from a dry ethanolic extract (20% tincture m/V) with the solvents...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38390
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a promising alternative to integrated biocontrol control agent in many agricultural crop pests. Isolation and identification of indigenous species of entomopathogenic nematodes are necessary for successful implementation in the IPM (integrate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38898