Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among bovine mastitis is the major cause of frequent therapeutic failure and a cause of concern for veterinary practitioners. The current study describes a case of heifer mastitis caused by the isolates of the methicillin-r...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37289
Effect of spawned and simple casing on the biological efficiency of pink oyster mushroom Pleurotus eous was observed. The results exhibit that spawned casing not only takes lesser time for case run but also produces early primordial development. A positive response on mushroom bi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38476
This study investigated the functional properties of bread produced from composite flour (Wheat, Air potato and cassava) and comparatively evaluated the sensory acceptability of bread products fermented using Baker’s yeast amongst prospective consumers at the Federal University o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36899
Nursery and field experiments were conducted in 2012 and 2013 at the experimental site of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi in the Southern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria (7o 45’N, 8o 35’ E) to evaluate the field reactions of twenty eight pepper lines and accessions to a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36784
Md. Riadul Hasan, Saiful Islam, Razib Das, Mowdudul Hasan Talha, Mahfuz Rahman Adnan, Mamun Ur Rahman, Md. Emdadul Haque, Md. Matiur Rahman & Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2017
To study the effects of feed additives on productive and reproductive performance of Khaki Campbell in Kuliarchar Upazilla, Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh.The study was carried out between August, 2014 to May, 2015 at Kuliarchar Upazilla, Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh. A...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/36351
Mondia whitei fruit is consumed as a wild edible fruit by some human populations in Izzi land in Ebonyi State South-East Nigeria. There is dearth of information on its nutritional value, therefore a study was conducted by evaluating its proximate composition, sugar, mineral, vita...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37153
Aim: An investigation was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the possible source of initial inoculum of leaf spot of pathogens of groundnut. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture Makurdi, B...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37329
Salt stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses that adversely affect crop productivity and causes significant crop loss worldwide. The objective of this field study was to investigate the effect of different irrigation regimes and ameliorative on the yield performance...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35860
Seeds of three cultivars of cassava were collected from the CSIR-Crops Research Institute at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to determine the effect of storage periods and seed pre-germination treatments on the germination percentage and vigour of seeds from three varietie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/38101
A Green House study was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Technology to investigate the influence of the integrated application of poultry manure and urea on soil nutrient properties, nodulation, growth and yield of groundnut...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37677
Pierre Ezoua, Constant Konan, Adama Coulibaly, Daouda Sidibe, Leonce Niamketchi, Ysidor Konan, Didier Amane, Olivier Kouame Chatigre & Godi Henri Marius Biego·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2017
The aim of this study was to monitor the sanitary quality during the storage of maize grains in polypropylene bags for 9 months containing leaves of Lippia multiflora and Hyptis suaveolens and to assess the risk of exposure to aflatoxin B1(AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) with and wi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37719
The present study was conducted at the University of Agriculture Peshawar, KPK, during the year of 2014- 2015. Phenolic content of mushrooms is considered as an excellent antioxidant and synergist. The study was therefore conducted to determine the antioxidant activity of water e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37629
A study was conducted in the Lake Zone, the leading cassava producing Zone in Tanzania during the 2015 and 2016 dry seasons. It was aimed at establishing the influence of the weather variables on occurrence and damages caused by Cassava green mites (CGM), Mononychellus tanajoa on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35654
There are genotypic differences in drought tolerance (DT) among quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) cultivars, and most of the known mechanisms of drought tolerance are encountered in this species. The objectives of the present investigation were to identify the most drought tolerant qui...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37216
The present study investigates the potential of sugarcane bagasse pith, an agro waste as an effective adsorbent for the removal of methyl red. Physicochemical parameters like concentration of dye, amount of adsorbent, temperature, pH and contact time were optimized to develop fas...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/37246