Mayaka Justus Mogaka, Korir Kibet Nicholas, Wafula Wekha Nelson & Joseph P. Onyango Gweyi·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Finger millet (Elusine coracana) accounts for 8% of the total area and 11% of the millet production worldwide. It is grown on over 4 million ha globally, mainly for food purposes. Millions of people in the dry lands of Central and East Africa, and South of India depend on finger...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330175
Aims: Leaf epidermal morphology and petiole anatomy of seven Lannea species namely; Lannea velutina, Lannea kerstingii, Lannea egregia, Lannea schimperii, Lannea acida, Lannea microcarpa, and Lannea edulis in Nigeria were investigated to provide new taxonomic characters that coul...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230174
Mohammed Waqas, Peeyush Kumar Sharma, Mohammad Asif, Sandeep Yadav & Chandra Kala·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Aim: The study is aimed at determining the characters of roots of Aerva javanica (A.javanica) assessing acute oral toxicity of hydroalcoholic extract of roots of Aerva javanica. Place and Duration of Study: the physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation was carried out at Facul...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230172
Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] plays a crucial role in achieving food and nutritional security in Ethiopia being predominant staple food. Lack of high yielding varieties suitable to the area and inadequate site-specific blended fertilizers are the major constraints to highe...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230171
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the major cereal crops in central high land of Ethiopia. However, its production and productivity is constrained by weed infestation and inappropriate seed rate used. Hence, an experiment was conducted to determine the optimal seed rat...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230170
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plays a crucial role in ensuring food security in Ethiopia. However, its production and productivity is constrained by weed infestation and inappropriate seed rate used. Hence, an experiment was conducted to determine the optimal seed rate and w...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230169
Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is a leguminous crop with a tremendous potential in achieving food and nutritional security in Ethiopia in future. In addition, mung bean plays a major role in improving soil nitrogen content through atmospheric nitrogen fixation, thus reducing the de...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i130168
Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is one of the most important cereal crops and predominant staple food in Ethiopia. However, its productivity is constrained by a number of problems, lack of site-specific fertilizer recommendation and high yielding varieties are crucial in the...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i130167
Immaculeta C. Umeyor, Chukwuebuka E. Umeyor, Cyril O. Ogbue, Felix A. Onyegbule & Festus B. C. Okoye·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Aim: The study aims to investigate high-pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC)-based chemical composition and anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic leaf extract and fractions of D. bidens. Study Design: The study is a laboratory-based research involving collection, identificat...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i130166
A field experiment was carried out in Dar-ul-Aman Research Farm, Kabul Afghanistan in 2017, to study the influence of sowing dates and varieties on the biological yield of wheat crop (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment was laid out in RCBD with a split-plot arrangement having...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i130165
Recently released zinc enriched, high yielding, medium slender grain containing rice variety BRRI dhan100, appropriate for irrigated ecosystem of Bangladesh is an improvement over existing zinc enriched rice varieties for Bangladesh. The variety has satisfactorily passed the Prop...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i130164
Background: The current study was conducted in the Laboratory of Department of Crop Protection, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola to evaluate the repellent effects of different concentrations of extracts of Azadirachta indica (Neem, Moringa oleifera (Drum stick) and Hy...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v7i430163
Background and Objective: Data from researches have shown a rise in disease, ill health and death linked with the utilization of herbal products, thereby raising global awareness in the last few years. On that account, the safety and toxicity evaluations of herbal products and pr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v7i430162
Groundnut is an important food and cash crop for smallholder farmers in Eswatini. However, its yield is very low partly due to poor soil fertility particularly calcium and phosphorus deficiencies associated with soil acidity. Thus, a field experiment was conducted to determine th...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v7i430161
Appropriate planting method is an important work from the agronomic practices for the high and qualitative yield of wheat crop according to the agro - ecological condition of one area. This study was conducted to investigate the agronomic performance of three wheat varieties (Jun...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v7i430160