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Urban Green Infrastructure Development as Perceived by Urban Household in Chittagong City of Bangladesh

Md. Kamrul Islam, Kishwar Jahan Chowdhury & Mohammad Shafiul Alam · Asian Journal of Biology · 2020

Aims: Along with different initiatives in public and private sectors Chittagong city dwellers are also contributing to increasing urban greenery. This study was aimed to find their perception and contribution to urban greenery development. Place and Duration of Study: The study w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajob/2020/v10i330107

The Challenges and Management Strategies of Non-Timber Forest Products for Sustainability in Nguti Sub Division, South West Region, Cameroon

Ngambong Ngwafu Tita Blandine, Robert Njilla Mengnjo Ngalim & Nfor Frederick · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2020

Nguti is one of the three Sub-divisions in Kupe Muanenguba Division of the South West Region of Cameroon. This Sub-division is endowed with great potentials and diversity in Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) resulting from the eco-floristic composition within the sub-division. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajee/2020/v13i430187

Job Design and Sustainability of Tertiary Institutions in South East, Nigeria

Onwuchekwa, Faith Chidi, Okoli, Chibuokem Helen & Ifeanyi, Titus Tochukwu · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2020

Tertiary institutions in southeast Nigeria have in the past been bedeviled with the challenge of achieving optimal performance as a result of seemingly poor job structure as exemplified by low skill variety and poor task identity which has lead to various industrial actions. Ther...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2020/v11i130282

Clean Technologies for Obtaining Biocomposites of Brazilian Ginseng Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen: A Review

Charlini Balastreri Dorta de Oliveira & Otávio Akira Sakai · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2020

The Brazilian ginseng Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen belongs to the Amaranthaceae family and has as its main component β-ecdysone, a phytoecdysteroid, found in the roots, stem, flowers and leaves of the plant. In the last years sustainability and the environment concern wer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1430314

Effects of Season Variation on Water, Feed, Milk Yield and Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cows in Smallholder Farms in Eastern Africa

Ongadi Patrick Mudavadi, Mpolya Abraham Emmanuel, Gachuiri Charles, Muyekho Francis Namasake & Lukuyu Adubwa Bernard · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2020

Aim: The smallholder dairy industry in Eastern Africa continues to be characterized by seasonality driven milk fluctuations and reproductive performance of dairy cows. In this review, we present important effects of changes in seasons on water, feed quantity and quality, milk yie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2020/v21i830157

Climate Smart Agriculture: A New Approach for Sustainable Intensification

Gayatri Sahu, Pragyan Paramita Rout, Suchismita Mohapatra, Sai Parasar Das & Poonam Preeti Pradhan · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

World population is increasing day by day and at the same time agriculture is threatened due to natural resource degradation and climate change. A growing global population and changing diets are driving up the demand for food. The food security challenge will only become more di...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2330862

Urban Planning Challenges and Prospects in Nkambe Town, Northwest Region of Cameroon

Ngwani Awudu, Balgah Sounders Nguh & Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

For over three decades or so, urbanisation and urban development alongside urban planning have become a cardinal issue to urban dwellers, government institutions and professionals in the developed and developing countries. It is in this regard that this paper examines urban plann...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i530230

Assessment of Threats to Survival of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Akwa Ibom State

Nsikak E. Umoren, Gordian C. Obute & Kingsley O. E. Ukaegbu · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2020

Different climes are endowed with a myriad of biodiversity resources, ecosystem services and functions suited to sustenance of lives and providing assorted raw materials for sustainable development if effectively managed. There is global outcry about disappearing biodiversity and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2020/v6i330106

Relationship Underlying Seedlings Composition and Abundance of Mature Tree Species at Coral Rag Forest of Mnarani Ruins

Mercy Jebiwott Korir, Joyce Mnyazi Jefwa & Michael Ajanja Sakha · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2020

The tropical regions have a rich diversity of tree species which provide the basis for a number of different forms and scales of economic activity. This study therefore was conducted with an aim of enhancing the knowledge of tree species diversity (seedlings and mature trees), an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajraf/2020/v6i330105

Panchagavya: A Multidimensional Review Article through the Lens of an Agriculture Scholar

Lekhika Borgohain, Hemi Borgohain, Binita Konwar, Arindam Kumar Dutta & Umesh Panging · Asian Soil Research Journal · 2020

Traditional agriculture has been generally considered everywhere as a joint effort of man and cattle. In recent past, a great deal of importance has been given to individual animal product and formulation. Among the liquid formulations, the most widely used is Panchagavya. This t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/asrj/2020/v3i430080

How Can Cereal Items Boost Both Their Health Quality and Sustainability (Review Study)?

Sakena Taha Hasan & Ammar AL-Farga · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2020

More sustainable cereal sector will conserve the agriculture (sustainable agriculture) and promoting wellbeing (physiological sustainability) at a quality appropriate to customers, regardless of their Social status (Sustainability Socio-economic). May increase the safety quality...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i430217

Empirical Studies of Indigenous and Medicinal Utilization of African Locust Beans (Parkia biglobosa. Jacq Benth) in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

A. Isiaka Sodimu, M. Bello Usman, M. Mojishola Olorukooba, N. Olarotimi Oladele, Rukayat Suleiman, G. Luka Lapkat, Olujide Osunsina & T. Ajibola Awobona · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The study examines the indigenous and medicinal utilization of African locust bean tree Parkia biglobosa) in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Twenty (20) questionnaires were randomly administered in each of the six (6) districts to make a total of one hundred...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i430090

Influence of Phosphorus on Initial Growth and Production of Fresh Biomass of Legumes

Sebastiana Renata Vilela Azevedo, Geovana Gomes de Sousa, Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Marcelo Pereira Dutra Júnior, Iara Cristina Araujo Rocha, Jaqueline Rocha de Medeiros, Marília Gabriela Caldas Pinto & Rivaldo Vital dos Santos · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2020

Aims: To evaluate whether the initial growth and production of green biomass of the legume species Crotalaria juncea L. and Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC. are influenced by phosphate fertilizer. Study Design: A completely randomized design was used in a scheme 05 treatments x 02 c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i430499

Components of the Production and Chemical Composition of Safflower Seeds as a Function of Nitrogen Fertilization

Fernando Luiz da Cruz Balena, Reginaldo Ferreira Santos, Doglas Bassegio, Luciene Kazue Tokura, Jerry Adriani Johann & Luiz Antônio Zanão Júnior · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2020

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer application on the direct and indirect productive components of safflower. Study Design: The treatments were arranged in randomized blocks, with four replicates, and consisted of five doses of ni...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i430500

Sustainable Development of the Steppe in the Region of El Bayadh, Approach to a New Fattening System

Mekhloufi Moulay Brahim, Mohamed Khader, Tayeb Nouri & Mahari latifa · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The objective of this research is to follow the evolution and sustainability of the natural resource management systems adopted by different breeders found in the Al Bayadh region in Algeria. Using a stratified sampling method, 52 farms were surveyed between 2010 and 2015 to capt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430334