Now, there is unprecedented interest in process of non-biological atmospheric nitrogen fixation for plants. So, an exploratory pot experiment was executed during the winter season of 2021/22 at the Farm of Agric. Fac., Mans. Univ., Egypt aiming at answering the question of does n...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i330130
Compaction is one of the major threats to soil sustainability as it can have negative effects on soil physical properties. Therefore, field experiments were conducted at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching and Research Farm, Ogbomoso, Southwestern Nigeria, in 2015 a...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230129
Akinwamide Joshua Tunbosun, Jacob Odeh Ehiorobo, Osuji Sylvester Obinna & Ebuka Nwankwo·Asian Soil Research Journal·2022
In this study, author attempted to establish a correlation between soil physical parameters and California Bearing Ratio of lateritic soils using advanced mathematical techniques such as the Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), M5 tree, multiple linear regression, an...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230128
Jatish C. Biswas, Abhijit Saha, S. M. Shahidullah, M. Maniruzzaman, M. M. Haque & M. S. Hossain·Asian Soil Research Journal·2022
Growing crops in a piece of land influence soil fertility depending on adopted management practices and intensity of cropping. Farmers in many cases do not use balanced fertilizers because of socio-economic conditions and thus nutrient mining is inevitable. We hypothesize that so...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230127
The total link between plant protection products and agricultural productivity is investigated empirically in this research. The study gives statistics on the economic impacts of expanding fertilizer sales, so we raise important concerns about the cause for the expansion, which c...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230126
In this study, seventy five (75) soil samples were collected from farmlands, riverbanks and dumpsites and screened for the presence of Escherichia coli via inoculation on EMB, Gram’s staining and some biochemical tests. Overall, 15 E. coli isolates were identified. Dumpsite has t...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i230125
This study investigated the administration of rice input subsidy on the quality life of farmers among farming communities in North B, District, Unguja. Four objectives guided this study which included examining the correlation between rice farming subsidies and the quality of lif...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i130124
The crop production in Egypt relies completely on imports to meets its annual requirement of potash fertilizers besides; the high cost of conventional, water soluble K fertilizers constrains their use by most of the farmers in the country. This work was conducted cowpea (Vigna un...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i130123
The climate paradigm of agriculture under the Common Agricultural Policy shows that current working practices together with environmental innovations and the elimination of chemical fertilizers are catalysts for a European agriculture that has the potential to become less harmful...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i130122
This paper aims to highlight an evolution of agriculture from the perspective of climate change mitigation with the implications set out in the Common Agricultural Policy. The technical performance of agriculture has led to the restoration of paradigms in agriculture through incr...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i130121
Eunice Asiboroko Odesiri-Eruteyan, Okorhi Folawe Beatrice & Ogwuche Christiana Ene·Asian Soil Research Journal·2022
Aim: This research was carried out to investigate physicochemical characteristics of soils in oil producing areas of Delta State, Western Niger Delta region of Nigeria as they influence corrosion of buried pipelines in the region. Study Design: Soil samples were collected along o...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i130120
Semi-detail soil survey and land suitability evaluation for sugarcane production was carried out in Zagga, Bagudo LGA of Kebbi State Nigeria at scale of 1:25,000 on 8,000 ha of land. The objectives were to describe the morphological and chemical properties of the soils. The entir...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2021/v5i430119
P. L. Choudhari, Sreenath Dixit, Chetna Nimje, C. Vijayaranganatha, P. V. Satish & Srija Priyadarsini·Asian Soil Research Journal·2021
The present study was conducted to compare the four different extractants widely used in boron (B) determination in soils and to screen the most suitable extractant for acidic (Alfisols) and alkaline (Vertisols) soils of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. A total of 200 surface soil samp...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2021/v5i430118
Study the effect of air flow on changing some soil properties and plant nutrition is highly important to increase crop quality and productivity. The pot experiment was carried out focusing on Agric faba bean C.V. Giza 2 in Egyptian alluvial soil (clay) during 2017-18 seasons. Two...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2021/v5i430117
In the Senegal River delta, the presence of a shallow salt water table associated with a strong evaporative demand sometimes leads to an upwelling of salts that crystallize on the surface. This phenomenon can be observed in the vicinity of the Diawling Basin, where a powdery stru...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2021/v5i430116