Honey is an organic natural substance that is produced from the nectar of flowers by Apis mellifera and is a sweet, flavourful liquid. Its composition and quality vary greatly with the botanical source of nectar as well as environmental and climatic conditions. These beneficial a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/38717
Field experiment was conducted to study the integrated nutrient management on resource use efficiency of system, soil moisture content and available soil nutrients in cotton and soybean intercropping system. The experiment was conducted at plot number ‘101’ of ‘D’ block, All Indi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39308
This study dealt with the analysis of the effects of cooperative activities on cassava product prices in Orhionmwon LGA of Edo State, Nigeria. The socioeconomic characteristics of respondents, factors that affect cassava prices, effect of price fluctuation on farmers’ attitude to...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41639
Usang Anok Ukam, Ajang Raymond Odey, Joseph Akaninyene Paul, Ivon Ettah Akpang & Udom Immaculata Patrick·Advances in Research·2018
The study on the distribution, diversity and abundance of freshwater mollusc in Biase Local Government Area was carried-out over a period of 3 months; July – September 2017. Mollusc were collected using a mesh scoop method, then put in a well labelled plastic container and preser...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41705
This study examined the technical efficiency and return to scale in yam production in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to profile the socioeconomic characteristics of the yam farmers, determine the technical efficiency of yam produc...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41571
Aims: To determine the chemical composition and antioxidising potential of Citrus reticulata fruit peel essential oil. Study Design: Isolation of essential oil from Citrus reticulata fruit peel and determination of its chemical composition through GC MS studies. Nutrient and phyt...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41981
M. A. Bhat, T. A. Raja, S. Maqbool, N. A. Sofi, Ab. Rauf, S. H. Baba & Immad. A. Shah·Advances in Research·2018
We have suggested improved and robust estimators for the estimation of finite population variance using non-conventional population parameters as auxiliary variables to enhance the efficiency of proposed estimators. A comparison between suggested estimators and existing estimator...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41956
There have been reported cases of incessant crude oil spills leading to severe instances of hydrocarbon pollution in many parts of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in 2011 reported widespread hydrocarbon contamination in Ogonila...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41489
N. Sanajaoba Singh, Khaidem Shuranjoy Singh & L. Hemochandra·Advances in Research·2018
Life table is a statistical tool that summarizes the mortality experience of a population and yields information about longevity and life expectation. The present study aims to calculate the components of life table for the state of Assam which is located in the north-eastern par...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/40769
Tanmoy Sarkar, Sushanta Kumar Sarkar & Sathish Vangaru·Advances in Research·2018
The Premise of Research: To reproduce, higher plants utilize a unique multicellular microorganism: The male gametophyte, or pollen grain. It is known fact that pollen has a strong impact on physical and biochemical quality of fruit. Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are p...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/41145