Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most important staple food in the world including Asia and Pacific. Millions of people around the world depend on rice due to the high calories and economic returns it provides. More than 100 species of insects including 20 economic pests are capable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i430122
Aims: The study was aimed at; profile the socio economic characteristics of the farmers in the study area, ascertaining types of cocoa rehabilitation techniques prevalent in the study area and ascertaining farmers’ knowledge of cocoa rehabilitation. Place and Duration of the Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i430121
Thirty nine (39) popcorn landraces alongside three (3) check varieties were evaluated for variability and relationships based on 15 agromorphological traits in Kabwe, Zambia during 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons. A randomized complete block design was used with three replications in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330120
Agroforestry trees have been reported to improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, coupled with leaves and twig decomposition. High human population pressure in Vihiga County has led to reduced land area under farming. This has resulted into increased demand for food and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330119
Aims: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major staple food for millions of people in Côte d’Ivoire. Due to its high productivity and low cost of calorie it is preferred crop for food security of the country. Thus, this study was conducted to assess nutritive quality of maize produced and s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330118
One of the basic agronomic practices to improve the yield of chickpea are ideal sowing date and high yielding varieties. Thus, a field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of different sowing dates on yield and yield components of chickpea varieties in the main cropping...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330117
Brou Kouassi Guy, Doga Dabé, Diarrassouba Nafan, Oro Zokou Franck, N’goran Yao Claude François, Kouassi Koffi II Nazaire & Dogbo Denezon Odette·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
As in all cashew producing areas, anthracnose causes enormous production losses in cashew agroforestry farms in Côte d'Ivoire. To overcome this problem, the use of anthracnose-resilient production plant material in cashew forest agrosystems is becoming a necessity for sustainable...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i330116
Aims: The research aimed to study the potential of cow dung fertilizer residue in increasing the growth and yield of corn plant in planting period II on marginal dry land. Study Design: Singel factor design in Randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: The research was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230115
Soil salinity is a pending threat to global agricultural sustainability and food security. The natural means of alleviating this stress have become the major concern as to which methods, mechanisms, and organisms to be used. Soil-borne fungi Trichoderma has proven to alleviate s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230114
A. Kalonji-Mbangila, S. Minga-Kwete, V. Mpiana-Tshimanga, R. Mukendi-Kamambo, I. Nkonika-Kabamba, J. Ngongo-Kapenga, D. Bantondisa-Kokamakanda, N. Kalonji-Kabemba, A. Ngombo-Nzokwani, M. Muengula-Manyi & A. Kalonji-Mbuyi·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
Aim: To evaluate under agro-environmental conditions of Gimbi research station, some agronomic traits of four groundnut varieties from germplasm of PNL. Study Design: This study was conducted using a randomized complete block design with four treatments repeated three times. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230113
Mousumi Akter, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Md. Abdus Samad, Md. Ehsanul Haq, Akhi Badrunnesa, Sharmin Sultana Rima & Abdullah Salfe Al Shamim·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
The experiment was conducted in the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh with aim to find out the suitable variety, optimum nutrients and suitable combination variety and optimum nutrients for maximum growth, yield of French bean in Bangl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230112
Shuaib Abdullahi Siad, Hassan Nuur Ismaan, Mohamud Mohamed Isse, Abdullahi Omar Mohamud, Mohammad Sohidul Islam & Abdinur Elmi Mohamed·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2021
Aims: The field experiment was conducted to evaluate new sesame varieties for growth and yield performance. Study Design: A randomized completely block design (RCBD) with four replications was used for the experiment. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted during th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i230111
Green gram is an important drought tolerant grain legume crop in Kenya. In Tharaka Nithi County green gram is as a major source of food security. Hence, there is need for a cheap and sustainable system of agricultural production is needed to increase its production. The legume/Rh...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i130110
The groundnut is a leguminous, olea-proteaginous, cultivated in all the tropical zones throughout the world. In Niger, groundnut is used both as a cash and food crop and is highly valued for its nutritional and economic qualities. In order to show the local diversity of groundnut...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i130109
This study was conducted to assess the effect of soil salinity on leaf area (LA), the number of days to flowering (DF), plant height (PH), and grain yield. Overall, 60 wheat genotypes were used, including 49 CIMMYT elite lines and 11 commercially grown Egyptian wheat cultivars. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2021/v6i130108