Maize is gaining importance in recent years as a promising crop, but some constraints are intensifying with increased concern over input supply and soil-related environmental sustainability. So, we were interested to assess the financial profitability of maize production over the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2021/v21i1530479
Agricultural utilization of bioslurry plays a critical role in soil conditioning and hence crop production. It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions thus mitigating climate change. Although the effect of bioslurry on growth and yields is well researched, that of different biodige...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i2030642
Sabina Nasseer, Zahida Rashid, Sabiya Bashir, Faisal Rasool Shabeena Majeed, Seerat- un-Nisa, Shahida Iqbal, Mehfuza Habib, Shahina Nagoo & Z. A. Dar·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2021
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice. Improving maize production is considered to be one of the most important strategies for food security in the developing countries. The farmers in Kandi areas usually grow their own saved seed which...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2431503
Urbanisation has led to the development of new markets, including that for cereals for human consumption, where maize cultivation has taken on an important role among smallholder producers in some countries, such as Cameroon. However, the cultivation of maize in the centre region...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1030664
Aim: Competition from weeds is an obstacle to profitable maize production. Knowledge of weed species limiting productivity is essential for sustainable management. A two years field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of a leguminous cover crop, akidi (Vigna unquicula...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930595
A study of evaporative cool hydroponic chamber was made with respect to its cooling and qualitative evaluation for growth of maize. The daily average temperature and RH range of 35.5 to 36.1 0C and 37–77% respectively were observed under Evaporative Cool Hydroponic Chamber (ECHC)...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2231474
In-vitro digestibility, nutritional and sensory quality of extruded breakfast cereals from maize grits, partially defatted peanut and beetroot flour blends was investigated. Composite flour blends was prepared from maize, peanut and beetroot flour in the following proportions: A=...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i830331
Faisul-ur- Rasool, M. I. Bhat, Z. A. Dar, B. A. Lone, Latief Ahmad, S. A. Hakeem, Z. Rashid, S. Naseer, S. Bashir, S. Majid & S. Nissa·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2021
Intercropping provides ample scope to include two or more crops simultaneously in same piece of land thus targeting higher productivity from unit area on sustainable basis. Maize, a cereal crop of immense importance, planted in wide rows offers the possibility for adoption of int...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1630527
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. It belongs to family, "Poaceae". It has wider adaptability under different agro-climatic conditions. Its productivity per unit area is very high, so it is called “queen of cereals” globally. Though, Crop has high food...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i530406
Nanoscience coupled with nanotechnology emerged as possible cost-cutting approach to prodigal farming and environmental clean-up operations. Hence there is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of agricultural systems and more environ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1630519
Dabuwa is a dried stiff porridge made from fonio and maize in the ratio of 1:3, beef fat and spiced with fresh onion and caraway (black) seeds. It is a popular food indigenous to the Shuwa Arab nomads of North-eastern Nigeria. An attempt was made to modify dabuwa not only from ma...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i830326
Sira Bamba, Adama Coulibaly, Sidibe Daouda, Nyamien B. Yves & Biego Godi Henri Marius·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Aims: The objective of this study is to estimate the health risk incurred by the Ivorian adult consumer as a result of exposure to AFB1 and the sum of aflatoxins (AFT) through the consumption of maize. Place and Duration of Study: During this study 375 samples of maize (grains, c...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i730323
This study was undertaken in two distinct ecological zones of Edo state of Nigeria to determine the effects of N:P:K ratios applied to the soils on the availability of N, P, K and on yield of maize. The sites used were Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria (RRIN) Iyanomo (Rain for...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i330115
Low available phosphorus (P) remains a major limitation to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity across the world. Selection for P efficiency is key as part of strategies to achieving agricultural sustainability. The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the phenotypic and g...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1131373
India is the major producer and consumer of sugar in the world. Molasses based distillery along with their product (alcohol) generate wastewater called as spent wash. It is acidic nature characterized by high BOD, COD value. The Value Added Product from sugar industry is generate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1130477