This study focuses on establishing whether climate change has been occurring in Nigeria. Four States in the South Western part of the country were considered in the study. Climatic data like the rainfall, raindays, surface air temperature for a period of 32 years were collected a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22389
This investigation was carried out to study the effect of four levels of nitrogen (0,90,180,270) and three levels of sulphur (0,25,50) application on growth and yield attributes of potation a split plot design with three replication, at lovely professional university, Phagwara, P...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20237
The study was aimed at boosting up the yield and profitability of mandarin orange cultivation through integrated nutrient management. The experiment consists of six treatments laid out in a randomized complete block design. Data were recorded on growth, yield, quality and profita...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22580
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
Aim: To evaluate the influence of drought stress on canopy temperature, growth and yield performance of cowpea. Study Design: The experiments were laid out in a split plot design, with main plots arranged into three replications as a randomized complete blocks design. Water stres...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/21844
Field experiment was conducted in KARI, Matuga, Kwale District in the coastal region of Kenya for two seasons to test the response of ‘sugar baby’ watermelon [Citrullus lanatus [Thumb]. Mansf.] to four levels of nitrogen (0,40,80 and 120 kgN/ha). The treatments were laid out i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/18821
An experiment was conducted at the BRRI Regional Station, Habigonj, Bangladesh during December 2012 to May 2013 (dry season) to study the effect of missing elements (NPS) on the soil properties and nutrient uptake of rice var. BRRI dhan29. The experiment was laid out in a randomi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20282
Aims: To determine the effect of Solid Waste (MSW) slurry from biogas plant on soil micro-parameters and yield of spinach. Study Design: A completely randomized design was used in this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the field laboratory of Banglade...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20297
Field trials were conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of Landmark University Omu-Aran during the cropping seasons of 2013 and 2014 to test the best time of Pendimethalin application in comparison with hoe weeding on weed management and performance of cowpea (Vigna unguicu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19988
Boron is directly or indirectly involved in the enhancement of quality and quantity of crops especially vegetables and fruits so this study was planned to assess the boron uptake, yield and quality of carrot in response to boron application at Institute of Soil Chemistry and Envi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/19667
Barley requires adequate nitrogen (N) for high grain yields and quality malting, but the balance between adequate and excessive N is important therefore field experiments were set up between July 2011 and July 2012 to evaluate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates and liming o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/6239
Aims: Investigate the effect of gibberellic acid, naphthalene acetic acid and calcium nitrate on vegetative growth parameters, fruit set, yield, fruit quality and leaf mineral content of "Le Conte" pear trees. Study Design: Thirty five uniform trees were selected for the present...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/18737
The experiments were conducted during 2011 and 2012 rainy season at the research and teaching farm of the college of agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa state, Nigeria; to evaluate the effect of biochar amended soil on soil properties and yield of sesame varieties. The treatments consis...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19637
Present research evaluated seventeen genotypes of wheat along with three check varieties (PS-05, Siran and Atta-Habib) under the field conditions of Agriculture Research Station (ARS) Baffa, Mansehra to identify the most suitable and high yielding variety based on morpho-physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16689
Potassium is exported in large amounts through grain harvest and this, together with the low availability of potassium in Brazilian soils, leads to an evident need for restoration of this nutrient. When the application rates of potassium are greater than 50 kg.ha-1, the most effe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19435