Declining soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa caused by continuous cropping without nutrient inputs has resulted in declining crop yield. The study was aimed to determine the effects of crop rotation and crop residue management on soil pH, organic carbon, nitrogen and available...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/30313
A field experiment was conducted to study the integrated nutrient management on growth components of soybean, resource use efficiency and economics of cotton and soybean intercropping system. The study was conducted at All India Coordinated Research Project on soybean, Main Agric...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39014
Tania Rodríguez-González, Jesús Cerezo Valverde, António V. Sykes & Benjamín García García·Advances in Research·2018
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) has aroused great interest in recent years as a new species for aquaculture. The current research is focused on developing a formulated feed, although a proper diet management has also promoted rearing success of other commercial cultured spe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39175
The total number of co-occurring species (“true species richness”) and the way their respective abundances are distributed (“species abundance distribution”) are two major descriptive traits of species assemblages, in numerical terms. Moreover, beyond mere description, the specie...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39002
Prangya Paramita Sahoo, K. K. Sarangi, M. Sangeetha, Vyshak Tomy & K. S. S. Chandana·Advances in Research·2018
Siali leaf-plate production is an indispensable means of livelihood in Kandhamal district of Odisha. The leaf has so many uses like plates, bowls and packing material. In the market, it is more precious and advantageous than the Sal leaf due to its low cost, large in size, hygien...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39121
The synthesis of Cellulose nanocrystals by utilizing rice husk an agricultural waste material deserves to be an advanced approach. The present study evaluates the use of rice husk as an excellent source of cellulose to procure cellulose nanocrystals. A chemo-mechanical method was...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/38934
B. A. Ibrahim, A. Y. Kabiru, M. B. Busari, A. R. Agboola & S. James·Advances in Research·2018
Effects of supplementation of maize with soybean and Moringa leaf on selected blood parameters in albino rats were investigated. Albino rats weighing 130 – 150 g were grouped into six. Group 1 was fed with normal chow, groups 2 and 3 were fed with maize supplemented with soybeans...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/37181
Okolie Paul Chukwulozie, Oluwadare Benjamin Segun, Chukwuneke Jeremiah Lekwuwa & Ugwuegbu Duke Chiagoro·Advances in Research·2018
CBN quarters Trans-Ekulu, Enugu has been upgraded to Housing Estate status, the steady increment in the Estate population results to the increase in domestic sewage generation. Presently there is no sewage treatment plant, so, it is required to construct a sewage treatment system...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/22618
F. M. Mshelbwala, N. D. G. Ibrahim, S. N. A. Saidu, A. A. Azeez, A. K. F. Kadiri, P. A. Akinduti, M. Agbaje & C. N. Kwanashie·Advances in Research·2018
Aim: Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of some motile Salmonella serotypes isolated from outbreaks of salmonellosis in commercial and backyard poultry farms were investigated in this study, to determine the therapeutic effectiveness of some common antimicrobial drugs used in V...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/38462
Aims: This paper presents an optimised hexagonal photonic crystal fibre (PCF) geometry for investigation of relative sensitivities for 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% of glucose solution in water at a wavelength ranging from 1200 nm to 1600 nm. This work also shows an active area and...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/38972