Investigation of the effect of processing factors on a rice de-stoner is necessary to address the major challenge of stone pebbles be introduced during harvesting and post-harvest handling of rice production. In this study, three process variables (moisture content, feed regulato...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i930239
Aims: The research aimed to study the response of agronomy and physiology of rice plant to different silica sources. Study Design: Completely randomized design. Place and Duration of Study: The research was conducted in screen house of Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University,...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v6i130119
In the present study genetic diversity among 40 rice genotypes was evaluated using Mahalanobis D2 statistic based on morphological markers. Based on cluster analysis, the germplasms were grouped into 4 clusters of which Cluster I comprising of 23 genotypes was the largest group f...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2430878
This study was carried out to determine the profitability of rice production in Afikpo North L.G.A Ebonyi State of Nigeria between April and September, 2019. Seventy (70) rice farmers (35 each) randomly selected from two prominent rice producing villages (Amasiri and Akpoha) in t...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2020/v21i730154
Amelioration of salt-affected soils requires an integrated management approach, by eco-friendly environmental methods which help improve soil properties, increases crop yield and quality. Hence, a study was done to evaluate the performances of combined use of compost and foliar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2020/v6i330092
The health of genetically engineered foods/plants, which is one of the significant issues has been raised in recent years. Various non-governmental organizations and customers recommended that all GM foods before authorization for human consumption should be subject to long-term...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2020/v5i330095
Biofortification of food crops using conventional breeding or biotechnological approach is gaining momentum to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition. Rice is a nice choice for biofortification of grain iron and zinc content as this is a cheap and chief staple food for millions of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2130822
The study was carried out with 32 genotypes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under irrigated system in RBD design with three replications at Agricultural Research Station, Kunaram in Telangana State during the rainy season of 2017. In general, major problem is high incidence of gall mid...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2030815
Rice is the staple food to half of world’s population providing more than one fifth of the calories consumed worldwide. Cereal grains are rich sources of phenolic compounds present in cell walls that help in combating many life style diseases occurring due to oxidative stress. Ri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i930224
Hydroponics study was conducted to screen eight rice genotypes (CO 51, ADT 53, ADT 37, IR 64, CO 43, ASD 16, Pokkali; TRY 3) under salinity stress on early seedling stage. Two Saline treatments (75 and 100 mM NaCl) were given at 15 days old seedling; observations were recorded at...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830317
A study on quantifying the productivity of Wukari flood plain soils using Neill’s Productivity Index (PI), Modified Neill’s Productivity Index (PIm) and Riquier Productivity Index (RI) was carried out. The applicability and validity of the productivity index models were determine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2020/v6i330089
Genetic divergence and variability was assessed among 33 elite germplasm lines which were evaluated in RBD at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal with an objective to classify and understand the nature and magnitude of genetic diversity and variability with regard...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1830769
A study was conducted in farmer’s field through technology demonstrations during Kharif season of 2018 and 2019 in Subarnapur district of Odisha to recommend the most suited short duration drought tolerant upland rice variety particular to the locality. Six different varieties li...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i830314
The present investigation was conducted during Kharif, 2019 at Regional Sugarcane and Rice Research Station, Rudrur, Nizamabad. Twenty rice genotypes were studied to assess genetic diversity analysis for days to fifty percent flowering, plant height (cm), ear bearing tillers per...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1730752
An experiment was carried out to determine the soil fertility status and productivity of rice on flood plain soils at different locations in Wukari LGA of Taraba State in the southern guinea Savanna zone of Nigeria. The treatments consisted of five locations (Gidan-Idi, Gindin-Do...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2020/v6i230086