The present study was carried out during two successive seasons (2016 and 2017) at El-Frafra Oasis District, Egypt. Female ‘Sewi’ date palms of healthy, nearly homogenous in growth, as well as fruiting ability, were selected. The selected palms were pruned after harvesting and le...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/45474
Cocoa from Ghana is of premium quality but non-recommended farmer practices could impact negatively on the quality of cocoa beans. Therefore, this study sought to determine the effect of some agricultural practices that could affect the quality of cocoa beans from four district...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/43025
The study was conducted at the Department of Crop and Environmental Protection Laboratory University of Agriculture Makurdi to compare the nematicidal activity of 3 different plant leaf and seed extracts from Ricinus communis, Jatropha curcas and Moringa oleifera Lam on egg-hatch...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44736
Mandarin, as an important fruit crop of Nepal, has an enormous scope of increasing production and productivity by adopting better varieties. A study on varietal selection and evaluation has been underway at National Citrus Research Programme since 2005/06. Seventeen mandarin geno...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/43508
The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) is a serious pest of date palms and causes substantial losses worldwide. Due to its hidden nature of habitat, managing this pest is extremely difficult. This study reveals a new biological control agent that is benefici...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44385
Aims: Cultivation of oyster mushrooms has increased vastly in a global scale during last few decades. Contaminants and indigenous microflora present in the substrate may led to the low productivity of mushrooms. Keeping this in mind, the present study was under-taken with slight...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44907
This study was carried out throughout two successive seasons of 2015 and 2016 at Horticulture Research Station at El-Kanater El-Khayria, Qalyubeia Governorate on 20-year-old avocado trees (Persea americanaMill.) "Fuerte" cultivar grafted on Dayouk rootstock and irrigated through...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44460
Aims: Studies were carried out to ascertain a suitable soilless medium which would enhance root development in Thuja occidentalis using stem cuttings and air-layered propagules. Economically, the demand for these ornamentals necessitates that the difficult-to-root phenomenon shou...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44570
Aims: Tanzania is among countries of Sub-Saharan Africa that the effects of malnutrition as result of poor dietary diversity have been witnessed. Traditional African vegetables have proved valuable in providing important nutrients as well as for income generation. This study aims...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44466
Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis var. Flavicarpa) is gaining a wide adoption in Kenya, emerging as an important high market value horticultural crop. However, its current yields levels are low due to poor agronomic practices. This study aimed at evaluating the orchard mana...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44141