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
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the performance and nutritional quality of roselle and jute mallow under organic soil amendments (composts). Study Design: The experiments were conducted in a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. Place and Du...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/44340
Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate Super parasitism behavior of the larval pupal endoparasitoid O. pallipes in the field on two leaf mining insect hosts L. trifolii and L. bryoniae in Alojelat region during the winter growing season 2016/2017 using Broad bean (Ve...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/43462
Bacterial diseases are the important disease next to the fungal diseases in Nepal. In Nepal, major bacterial diseases are Bacterial leaf blight of rice (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae), Bacterial wilt of potato and tomato (Ralstonia solanacearum), Citrus greening (Candiditus liber...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/42455
Aims: Evaluate the responses of five jojoba genotypes to in vitro nodal segments and shoot tip culture under different growth regulators combinations. Study Design: Comparative evaluation between vegetative and in vitro propagation of jojoba genotype. Place and Duration: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/42331