The experiment was conducted at the Animal science laboratory, Teaching and Research Farm, Ambrose Alli University to evaluate the effect of feeding differently processed false yam tuber meal on the hematology and blood serum chemistry of Albino rats. Fresh tubers of Icacina tric...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAVS/2018/41041
The effects of plant population density of maize on performance of component crop on cowpea-maize intercrop, were studied in field experiments at the Teaching and Research Farm, University of Agriculture Makurdi in 2005 and 2006 cropping season, the experiment was set as a 2x3 fa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/40975
Aim: Maximizing the soil nutrient of grain and forage maize production is vital to guarantee enough grains and fodder supply to meet the human and livestock demand. This study was done to investigate the effect of nitrogen fertilization and harvest time on growth, yield and quali...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAF/2018/40968
A field experiment was carried out during the cropping seasons of 2014 and 2015 at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The experiment sought to determine the influence of intercropping maize and sweet...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/40425
Experiment was conducted to study the effect of different doses of plant nutrients on growth, yield and economics of Maize (Zea mays L.), at Regional Research Station, Karnal during Kharif 2015 consisting of 12 treatments combination viz., T1 - Control (no fertilizer), T2 - N (15...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/39441
Integrated soil fertility management technology fits into the status of resource poor farmers in the Guinea savannah zone of Ghana. A field experiment was conducted at Nyankpala during the 2014 cropping season, to investigate the effects of Biochar, Rice husk and Rice straw and s...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/39346
B. A. Ibrahim, A. Y. Kabiru, M. B. Busari, A. R. Agboola & S. James·Advances in Research·2018
Effects of supplementation of maize with soybean and Moringa leaf on selected blood parameters in albino rats were investigated. Albino rats weighing 130 – 150 g were grouped into six. Group 1 was fed with normal chow, groups 2 and 3 were fed with maize supplemented with soybeans...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/37181
Ogi is a traditional fermented food produced from maize and serves as breakfast food for the majority of the population and is a good food choice for the sicks. Locally produced Ogi varies in its quality and shelf life because it is produced without any starter culture. In order...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33041
A study using complete randomized design (CRD) was carried out to assess the effect of Sun-dried Mango Kernel Meal (SMKM) on the carcass and organs characteristics of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One hundred and forty four unsexed Japanese quails of about...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2017/33119
An study was carried out in Kenya to assess the suitability of three promiscuous soybean varieties (SB19, GAZELLE and TGX1990-5F) intercropped with Maize (Duma 43). A randomised complete block design was used replicated three times with seven treatments. The arrangement of interc...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36923
Soil fertility loss due to soil acidity is a major constraint for crop production in western Ethiopia. A study was conducted in the acidic soil of Assosa for two main growing seasons (2014 and 2015) to assess the effect of integrated application of compost, lime and phosphorus on...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36976
Aim: Experiment was conducted to study the effect of different rates of plant nutrients on yield attributes and yield of Maize (Zea mays L.). Study Design: A field experiment in randomized block design consists of 12 treatments combination with three replications. Place and D...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/37315
Aims: A study was conducted on growth and yield responses of maize to organic fertilizers produced from organic municipal solid wastes (MSW) using locally formulated effective microorganisms (EM-A and EM-B), commercial effective microorganisms (EM-C), Neem-based organic fertilize...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36232
A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of integrating chickpea on yield and quality attributes of tomatoes and maize under varying supply levels of farm yard manure (FYM) and phosphate rock (PR). The study was conducted both on-farm (farmer’s field in Kiserian, Kajiado Co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/16202
An experiment on the insecticidal potency of Anacardium occidentale and Cymbopogon citratus against maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) on stored maize was evaluated at 1.0g, 1.5g and 2.0g doses per 20g maize grain in 300ml rearing jars. Toxicity in terms of mortality, ovi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2017/35941