Aflatoxin is a type of mycotoxin originating from fungi that contaminates human food and animal feeds, causing serious health effects in humans and animals. The study aims to determine fungal infestation and mycotoxin contamination of human food and animal feeds for public healt...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2025/v17i31650
Rhizoctonia solanif.sp. sasakii, the causal agent of maize banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) disease, is the most destructive soil borne pathogen capable of infecting maize at all growth stages starting from seedling to maturity. To estimate the severity of BLSB an extensive r...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21988
Tillage practices significantly influence maize growth, yield, and soil health by altering the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. Conventional tillage generally enhances plant height, dry matter accumulation, and leaf area index, with notable benefits for grai...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i12812
A field experiment was conducted during (Kharif) seasons of 2023 at the Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab, to effect of different plant spacing and nitrogen levels on growth, productivity and available NPK of maize. The experiment was laid out in a split plot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i1472
Forty-eight maize inbred lines were evaluated for thirteen traits for the genetic diversity study. The research experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. All the 48 genotypes were grouped into 4 clusters. Cluster II consist of la...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i21963
Developing genetically resistant maize varieties to mitigate yield losses would reduce reliance on chemical control measures. This study underlines the substantial genetic variability and heritability of northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) resistance within a recombinant inbred line...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i25300
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal crop globally and a vital crop in Sri Lanka, particularly in the Dry and Intermediate zones. This survey was conducted to assess the major challenges faced by maize farmers and the agronomic practices they adopt in the Horowp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1366
A field experiment was carried out during the winter seasons of 2021-22 and 2022-23 at the Zonal Agriculture Research Station at Chhindwara. The objective of the experiment was to investigate the impact of various organic and inorganic fertilizers on the nutrient content (N, P, K...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i15280
Maize production in Kilifi County, Kenya has been on the decline due to limitations of poor soils, unpredictable rainfall and its cultivation in small parcels of land. Okra is one of the high value crops intercropped with maize in the County. The area under okra cultivation has b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2025/v12i1355
Aims: The aim of this study is to help increase crop yields and soil fertility. Location and Duration of Studies: The study took place in the western part of Burkina Faso. It is based on the use of a liquid organic fertilizer on corn producers' plots. These are soil fertility dat...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13240
A field experiment was conducted during summer season of 2021-22 at Zonal Agriculture Research Station, Chhindwara, and analytical works were done in laboratories Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Jabalpur (MP). The objective...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i12777
The present study was carried out to estimate the protein content of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected from maize and cotton fields in Telangana State, India during 2021-2022 using Lowry method. The total protein content in Spodoptera...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13229
This research on an agricultural drone sprayer for maize crops aimed to standardize various operational parameters—such as spraying height, discharge rate, and drone forward speed—based on metrics like effective swath width, droplet density, Volume Median Diameter (VMD), Number M...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i13208
Maize production in Pakistan faces numerous challenges that hinder large-scale cultivation as well as production. These challenges are primarily biotic, includes weeds, nematodes, disease pathogens, and pests (both vertebrate and invertebrate). Furthermore, there are a number of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1358
Aims: The study was designed to evaluate adoption of aflatoxin smart technologies among maize farmers. Study Design: Cross sectional research design was used involving 344 respondents (300 maize farmers and 44 key informants). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i11634