One of the major economic problems in the developing nation like Nigeria is low domestic investment finance. The vicious cycle of low domestic investment finance as a result of low savings lead to low capital formation and this has become a cankerworm which has eaten deep into th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEBA/2018/45698
An experiment was conducted at the experimental station of Higher Institute of Agronomy, Chott Mariem, Sousse (Tunisia) to investigate the effect of similar levels of nitrogen and potassium on potato growth (Spunta variety). Four similar levels of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) (...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/20206
A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm of Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad during 2016-17 and 2017-18 to study the organic manures and biofertilizers: Effect on the growth and yield of Indian mustard varieties. The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43594
Mandarin, as an important fruit crop of Nepal, has an enormous scope of increasing production and productivity by adopting better varieties. A study on varietal selection and evaluation has been underway at National Citrus Research Programme since 2005/06. Seventeen mandarin geno...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/43508
Aims: The present study is on the toxicity of sub-lethal concentrations of industrial effluents (IE) on the growth responses of Oreochromis niloticus (fingerlings and juveniles) from the Agbara environs of Ologe Lagoon, Lagos state, Nigeria. Study Design: The culture system was...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/6313
Aims: To Study on the Effect of nitrogen levels on growth and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea Curzen and Cross.) varieties under late sown condition Study Design: The Field experiment was laid out in a Factorial randomized block design used in this study. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43605
The effects of diets containing different concentration of Saccharina japonica algae (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%) on growth and Interleukin (IL)-10 gene expression of juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus were studied. At first, 08 weeks feeding trail was conducted to e...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44013
This study was conducted to establish the effects of microfinance services inaccessibility on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Wundanyi sub-county, Taita-Taveta County. The research objectives were to establish the effects of saving mobilisation services inaccessibil...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEBA/2018/43967
The experiment was conducted in the Central Farm, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka from November 2015 to February 2016 with the aim of investigating the growth and yield attributes of cauliflower as influenced by different micronutrients and plant spacing. The experim...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2018/44192
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the toxicity and tolerance to lead by the seedling growth of an important country legume crop cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L). Study Design: The seedlings of cowpea were grown in sand culture at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 ppm of metal ions...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/43691
Wild Blackberry (Rubus L. sub-genus Rubus Watson) species were evaluated for their growth and yield potential under conventional production practices at the Horticulture Research and Teaching Farm, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya between January 2016 and July 2017. A randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43981
The bean plant has a very high demand for nutrients, and as it has a short cycle, requires that the nutrients be readily available when needed, so as not to limit productivity. The use of organic fertiliser in beans is efficient, since due to the short cycle, the crop displays a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43558
The experiment was conducted with the intention of investigating the impact of different concentrations and combination of the plant growth regulators on growth and yield contributing attributes of summer tomato. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Resign (CRD) w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43935
Field experiment was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 raining season in the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Production, Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State. The experiment was designed to study the effect of compost and farmyard manur...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2018/v1i2595
Aims: This study seeks to access the influence of Gliricidia leaf meal on broiler chickens’ growth performance, carcass traits, and haemato-biochemical parameters. Study Design: Completely randomised design. Place and Duration of Study: The 56-day feeding trial was carried out a...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/43813