Production of cultivated pastures with high energy and protein levels remains a challenge during winter months for livestock. Field trials were conducted to investigate the effects of cropping systems using intercropping (alfalfa + oat and alfalfa + barley) and monocropping (alfa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRAF/2018/42731
Previous reports showed that the abiotic stress related to the pre-transplant plug cell volume during nursery decreases both root and shoot growth at the transplant stage and limit final yield to leafy green vegetables. The cytokinin function has been linked to different abiotic...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/43753
Experiment was conducted during Kharif -2015 at ARS, Mugad, UAS, Dharwad (Karnataka), to study Impact of application of ZnSO4 on Morphological, Biophysical traits and seed zinc content of rice genotypes raised in pots. Factorial randomized block design consist of 20 genotypes wi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/43412
Integrated use of synthetic and organic fertilizers is crucial to sustainable crop production and stabilization of depleting soil fertility. Keeping in view these certainties, a three-year field study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of anaerobic digestate alone or in int...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/43255
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka from November 2015 to February 2016 to evaluate the growth and yield responses of cabbage cultivars as influenced by organic and inorganic fertilizers. The experiment comprised of...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2018/43265
Aims: To increase the area of maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Walp. intercropping system and also to create the awareness about the integrated nutrient management practices in intercropping system of farmers of this region. Study Design: Split –plot design...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41623
A pot experiment was conducted at the experimental net house of the Department of Soil Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh to observe the effect of variety and fertilizer on yield and yield contributing character of local aromatic rice varieties during the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42071
Field experiments were conducted at Horticulture Section of Kabba College of Agriculture to investigate the effects of different rates of cow dung manure on the growth and yield of three varieties of jute mallow. The experiment was a factorial, consisted of four levels of cow dun...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/27798
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of NPK-based fertilizers and animal fertilizers on some biometric parameters of Irish potato in the Western Highlands of Cameroon. Place and Duration: The study was conducted in Bougham, a village in the Western Highlands o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/42938
Sweet potato production is on the increase worldwide, especially in the countries within the tropics. However, yields from many varieties are limited. The experiment was carried out to evaluate growth and yield of different sweet potato varieties. The field experiment was laid ou...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2018/40744
The purpose of this two years research (2016-2017) conducted in Karaj is to investigate quantitative and qualitative traits of bulb in Red Rey Iranian improved onion ((Allium cepa L.) population Red Azarshahr as check in terms of increasing yield of bulb and qualitative traits es...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42000
Aim: The aim of investigation was to evaluate the influence of organic fertilizer on soil, leaf nutrient content, growth and yield of Physic nut in Makurdi, North Central, Nigeria. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design and replicated tric...
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Research Article10.9734/AJSSPN/2018/42090
The experiment was conducted at the farmers’ field, Bahadurpur village, Sunamganj Sadar upazila, Sunamganj district, during November 2014 to May 2015 to study the effect of fertilizers and irrigation practices on the growth and yield contributing characters of boro rice (cv. BRRI...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2018/40182
The study was undertaken to make a preliminary assessment for productivity and quality of new apple cultivars viz, Lal Ambri, Sunhari, Shireen, Firdous and Akbar on two M-9 and MM-106 clonal rootstocks respectively. The investigations were carried out at the Experimental Farm of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41932
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is an important commercial vegetable crop grown by small-holder farmers in Kenya for both local and export markets. The national average production is low and quality is highly compromised due to use of low yielding varieties and poor agronomic practices. F...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/42135