The study aimed to assess the effect-combined use different of date palm composts amended with ligno-cellulolytic fungi and mineral-N on growth and N, P and K-uptake of maize plants in sandy calcareous soil. Each type of compost was applied either in organic form in dose equivale...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22719
Field trials were conducted in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in the University of Benin, Nigeria to determine influence of NPK fertilizer and varying cropping ratios on nutrient uptake and quality components of maize and egusi melon. Cropping ratios and application of NPK 20:10:10 fertiliz...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21614
A field experiment was conducted at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University teaching and research farm Bauchi state of Nigeria, during the 2013 rainy season, to investigate the effect of variety and intra-row spacing on growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in Bauchi state. The T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/23225
Soil acidity is a major constraint to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in tropical soils due to toxic levels of aluminium (Al) and phosphorus (P) deficiency. The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the genetic effects of certain traits associated with phosphorus effic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21893
An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of planting density on growth, development, yield and yield components contributing characteristics of maize during the period of November, 2012 to March 2013 in the Research Field and Laboratory of Crop Physiology and Ecolo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22228
Three separate field studies were conducted at the Research Farm of University of Benin in Nigeria to determine soil productivity index rating for ultisol in which seven cropping ratios of maize (MA) and egusi-melon (EM) Viz 1:0, 0:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 1:2 and 1:3) were tested usin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2016/20145
Aims: This study was undertaken with the aim of establishing whether irrigation reduces aflatoxigenic fungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize samples purposefully selected from two regions practicing rain-fed and irrigation farming systems Kenya. Place and Duration of Study: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18051
Kenya has had recurrent aflatoxicoses of regional epidemiological pattern spanning over three decades now. A comparative study was therefore undertaken aimed at establishing factors contributing to fungal and aflatoxin contamination differences in maize cultivated in two Agro-Eco...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/17836
A study was conducted to assess the irrigation water requirement of maize crop for different tillage practices. Irrigation water was applied at three-growth stages viz. treatment one (I1), 20-25 days after sowing (DAS), treatment two (I2), 45-50 DAS and treatment three (I3), 80-8...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21654
An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of planting date and plant densities on yield and yield components of sweet corn at agricultural and resources research center of Razavi Khorasan, Iran during 2009 growing season. A split plot experiment, based on randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19592
In this study, an attempt was made to substitute maize (Zea mays L.) content of broiler starter feed with ground cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) peels enzymatically improved with amylase-producing fungi with a view to having a cost-effective yet nutritious and health-friendly...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/20614
Aims: To determine differences in maize yields, optimal nitrogen (N) rates, and profitability on contrasting soil types and no-till and till management. Study Design: Randomized block design field trials involving no-tillage and tillage practices were conducted on contrasting soi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/19371
Pot experiments were carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm and in the green house of Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro Tanzania in 2014 and 2015 wet seasons to determine the effects of different levels of organic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19164
The study focused on the perception of the constraints affecting the production of maize in the agricultural zones of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria. The data for the study were collected in 2012 from 100 respondents form each of the four agricultural zones in the study area g...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/16003
A field experiment was conducted to study the combined effect of legume growth (in terms of agronomic P use efficiency from Phosphate rock (PR) and sources of nitrogen (N) from legumes and subsequent organic matter additions (green manure incorporation) on the growth and yield of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/18454