The low soil fertility status of many soils in Morogoro area and non-use of fertilizers by small scale farmers contributes to the low yields of most annual crops, including maize. This study was carried out in 2014/2015 cropping season at the Mazimbu, part of SUA farm Morogoro, T...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17979
Nitrogen remained in soil and distributed along the soil profile of virgin sandy soil after sesame, maize and wheat were examined using 15N isotope dilution concept. A field experiment was conducted on virgin sandy soil at the farm station of Soil and Water Research Department, N...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15387
Agroforestry has been practiced for a long time in Vietnam. In this study, the cost-benefit was analyzed in four agroforestry systems, which have been widely established in north mountainous provinces with Star Anise (Illicium verum) + tea (IT), bead tree (Melia azedarach) + cass...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15750
Evaluation of Five Major Mycotoxins Co-contaminating Two Cereal Grains from Nigeria Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the co-occurrence of five major mycotoxins in two Nigerian cereal grains destined for human consumption. Study Design: Nigeria experiences high humidit...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/15306
Aims: The study evaluated the contributions of cover crops and no-till to the expression of crop maize yield. Study Design: To test this, experiments were conducted for two consecutive years in a randomised complete block design arranged in a split plot with four replications Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14376
This study analyzes the determinants of the maize-related warrantage as institutional innovation in Benin. Based on the different forms of warrantage, the districts of Kalalé, Sinendé and Zogbodomey were selected for this study. In each district, two villages were selected. The "...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15447
The shelf life of Eugenia aromatica in the control of Callosobruchus maculatus and Sitophilus zeamais was considered from its formulated dusts that was prepared and preseved for 5 years. Dry fruits of E. aromatic was obtained, pulverized and sieved to a particle size of 150 µm wh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11788
Aim: To develop a nutritious product from banana for infants and increase banana utilization. Methodology: Banana samples obtained from the Volta River Estate Limited were solar dried and milled into flour. Soybean and maize were obtained from a local market in Madina, Accra, mec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13557
Indigenous soil conservation measures such as miraba have been widely used in Usambara Mountains for controlling soil erosion but with little success. On-farm runoff experiments were set from 2011–2014 onAcrisols in Majulai and Migambo villages with contrasting agro-ecological co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/13636
Nutrient depletion as a result of continuous cultivation without supplementary addition of external inputs is a major challenge to agricultural productivity in South-west Nigeria. An experiment was set up to evaluate the effects of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizer appli...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12254
The experiments were conducted during 2010 and 2011 at the research and teaching farm of the college of agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. To determine the effect of biochar-amended soil on the performance of maize varieties (Zea mays). The study was carried out in scre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12375
An experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Jamalpur, Bangladesh during rabi (winter) 2003-2004 to study the performance of maize varieties at different planting dates and ages of seedling. The experiment site is located at 24°...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13594
Maize requires optimum growth conditions to express its genetic potential. Evaluating maize under different sowing dates provides a novel strategy of improving its productivity. To achieve this, a field study was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12661
Breeding for high grain yield in maize under natural soil Nitrogen condition is of high importance to reduce the heavy usage of nitrogen base fertilizer to enhance productivity and encourage safety of the environment and consumer health. Nine maize inbred lines viz; 1393, KU1414,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12699
The study was conducted to determine the growth response of quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) to varying levels of cassava tuber meal as a replacement for maize. Thirty two (32) unsexed Japanese quails were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments. In each of the four diets...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11412