Field experiments were done to determine the effect of oil palm bunch ash on vegetative growth and control of leaf blight disease of cocoyam [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.] caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in a degraded ultisol of humid forest/derived Savanna zone of Southeas...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2018/35662
Field trials were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka during early planting season (April - November) and late planting season (July – December) in 2013 to determine the impact of fungicides and fungicide sp...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/25061
Manure is a rich nutrient source in crop production. It contains essential nutrients needed by crop for growth and development. One of the challenges of manure nutrient contents determination is obtaining representative samples of manure for nutrient analysis. This is attributed...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/31630
The science or art of growing plant cells, tissues or organs isolated from the mother plant on artificial media is known as plant tissue culture. The merits of plant tissue culture in crop production is that it helps in disease elimination, quick international distribution of gen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/31724
Understanding the effects of landscape slope position and organic waste residues on soil properties and cassava yield is a critical component of site-specific management. A field study was conducted in an Ultisol at Nsukka, southeastern Nigeria to investigate the effects of lands...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/32356
The effects of lime (calcium carbonate) on the growth and yield of Mucuna flagellipes were studied in 2012 and 2013 cropping season respectively at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Agronomy, Cross River University of Technology, Cross River State, Nigeria. The...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/22741