Aims: To evaluate cowpea genotypes selected from mini core collection for variability that can be exploited in breeding programme and also to provide information on high yielding genotypes to aid further use of the genotypes in cowpea improvement programmes. Study Design: A comp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/46260
Leaf spots disease of groundnut caused by Cercospora pathogens is one of the major economic production constraints militating against groundnut production in Nigeria. Field experiments were conducted during the 2011 and 2012 rainy seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/45080
The study aimed to review the current information regarding the major factors of cardamom decline in Nepal to aware the growers and stakeholders. The information on various aspects of cardamom declining factors viz., diseases, insects, cultivars, orchard management, soil fertilit...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/46732
Aim: Identification of plant genotypes is an important process to register the plant cultivars, protect breeder's right, maintain the genotype genetic purity, perform the field inspection as a supportive method to seed analysis and protect seed industry. So, the objective of this...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/45693
The rice (Oryza sativa) was the central crop of the Ancient Civilizations. Most of the economy of ancient societies was based on rice. In the present Era, archaeobotany and ecology rebuild the ancient rice domestication in a systematic way. Historical and archaeobotanical records...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/45749
Aims: The aim was to study the interaction and effect of gibberellic acid (200 ppm) between indole acetic acid (100 ppm) in order to follow their effect on the productivity of 5 lentil varieties (Sinai 1, Giza 9, Giza 370, Giza 4 and Giza51) known to be affected by salt stress in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/41726
A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of composted and powdered bones meal on the growth and yield of Amaranthus cruentus on Pirojpur soil series during the period of 25th March to 15thMay, 2017. The experiment was laid to fit a completely randomized design (CR...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/45241
This work was carried out at the seed science laboratory in the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria. It was aimed at assessing the germination parameters of soybeans stored under ambient condition. The experimental design was factorial in 3x5x6x comprising 3 variet...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/44057
Aims: Soil borne fungi such as Rhizoctonia solani are among the pathogens that infect cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) causing web blight which results in yield loss of 30% worldwide. Disease infection is mostly controlled by the use of chemicals, which occasionally reaches the level o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/44182
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the toxicity and tolerance to lead by the seedling growth of an important country legume crop cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L). Study Design: The seedlings of cowpea were grown in sand culture at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 ppm of metal ions...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRCS/2018/43691