Aims: This research aims at testing the efficacy of different botanical leaf extracts, (Lantana camara, Moringa oleifera and Tagetes minuta) on soft rot fungi, Rhizopus stolonifer in vitro. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in a 3*2 Factorial arrangement +2 controls in...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/28371
Maternal season defined, as the prevailing environmental conditions during crop growth has been known to influence not only grain yield but also seed quality. A laboratory and field experiment were conducted in October 2014, to determine the influence of total rainfall and mean m...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24731
Ripening in sugarcane refers to an increase in sugar content on a fresh weight basis prior to commercial harvesting. Ripening is often prompted by use of chemicals and environmental cues such as moisture stress. The aim of this research was to determine the effects of Fluazifop-...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20596
Coffee is one of the major foreign currency earners for Zimbabwe, with over 95 % of the total production being exported. Production of coffee is constrained by diseases such Coffee Leaf Rust caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix. Chemical control is widely used but it is expens...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/28252
Plant pathogens cause serious losses in quantity and quality of agricultural products. Use of fungicides is gradually becoming unpopular due to their negative effects on ecosystems, human and animal health, and due to resistance by pathogens to the fungicides. In vitro studies we...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24488