In order to evaluate genetic parameters and drought tolerance indices using multivariate analysis, seventeen genotypes of rice were evaluated under normal and drought conditions. The combined analysis of variance indicated highly significant effects of genotype on all studied tra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/41549
The experiment was conducted to study the effect of chlorine, packaging materials and storage condition on quality and shelf life of pepper. Fruits and vegetables are sources of digestible food. Peppers are good sources of carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and are considered a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/41209
A pot experiment was conducted in the screenhouse of the College of Plant Science and Crop Production, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria to investigate the effect of urea and compost on maize (Zea mays L.), soil microbial activities and chemical properties. The experim...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40796
Field trials were conducted at Dry Land Teaching and Research Farm Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto during the 2015 and 2016 rainy seasons to study the Growth performance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties at varying levels of inter-row spacing in the Northern part of Sok...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40304
Rice, has been part of the most essential food crop for almost half of the world’s rapid growing population. At present, it is a valuable commodity of relevant importance which drives the change in the pattern of crop preference selection both in the urban and as well the rural a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40398
The effects of plant population density of maize on performance of component crop on cowpea-maize intercrop, were studied in field experiments at the Teaching and Research Farm, University of Agriculture Makurdi in 2005 and 2006 cropping season, the experiment was set as a 2x3 fa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40975
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in Kenya is limited by soil borne diseases especially soft rot bacteria caused by Erwinia carotovora. Although the use of synthetic pesticides has significantly contributed in the management of E. carotovora, their use is often associated...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40255
Isolation and identification of fungi causing decay in pepper fruits from four markets in Makurdi, Benue state, Nigeria namely Northbank, Wurukum, High level and Wadata was carried out. Samples were collected in polythene envelopes and taken to the laboratory for fungal isolation...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40642
Inadequate and unreliable rainfall distribution in Kenya has affected negatively agricultural yields and family incomes. Integration of growth regulators can stimulate favorable crop growth under limited moisture, but there has been scarce research and documentation on them. Ther...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40569
Two hundred and four rotted potato samples were collected from different Jordanian potato growing areas and commercial stores. The isolated bacteria were subjected to morphological observation, biochemical and physiological identification as well as PCR. Using different sets of p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40431
Hybridization was carried out on two varieties of cucumber namely: Darina cultivar and Local Slicing variety to raise F1 to investigate the effect of hybridization on the growth and yield of the cucumber as shown in parental plants compared with the F1 hybrid. This was done using...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40122
To determine genetic parameters and drought resistance in barley, an experiment was conducted at Kafr El-Hamam Agricultural Research Station in Zagazig, El-Sharqiyah Governorate, Egypt. The fourteen and two checks genotypes were evaluated under a diverse set of conditions that ra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/38702
An experiment was carried out to investigate the influence of organic and inorganic manure on macronutrients, micronutients and antinutrients in two Amaranth spp. The experimental design was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in a factorial arrangement with three replicates...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/38912
Cotton is a very important fiber and oilseed crop of many countries. The economy of most countries is dependent upon it. Both abiotic and biotic factors affect the crop yield and quality. In the biotic factors, sucking and chewing insect pests (white fly, jassids, pink bollworm,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/46537