Soil-plant–microbes relations within the plant rhizosphere are the determinants of plant and soil health, which is important for soil ecological environment for plant-microbe interactions. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are considered to encourage plant growth and de...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i230110
An experiment was conducted during two seasons 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, cultivated with soybean, at farm Ismailia Governorate, Egypt. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two treatments (potassium humate and compost tea) at different rates of (0, 2, 4 and 6 ml/L wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i230109
Micronutrient deficiency can be considered as one of the yield "quantity and quality" limiting factor in arid calcareous lands and can be considered as the troubling component of hunger. Therefore, enriching food products through adding nutrients to a food product or through incr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i230108
In order to assess the suitability of soils for rubber cultivation in the departments of Man and Toumodi, two new rubber-growing areas, a study was carried out to evaluate the physical, physico-chemical and chemical characteristics of soils under rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i230107
The field study was carried out in the grey degraded soil of Tri Ton town during Winter-Spring and Summer-Autumn crop of 2019- 2020. The field experiment was carried out by four treatments and four replications. Four treatments of Winter-Spring crop: The control treatment applied...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i230106
Quantification of pesticide residues in retail samples of food is one way to determine the level of human exposure to these chemicals and hence their potential health hazards. The study was aimed at quantifying the level of some known pesticides in retail samples of Vigna unguicu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130105
The evaluation of the effects of the digestate produced by the reactor EB.06019.LHT-MWINDA on the pH of Kimwenza soil and the growth of Amaranthus cruentus was conducted during the dry season (June-July 2019). Two treatments were used for the experiment: NPK (T1) and digestate (T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130104
Aims: To introduce brachiaria grasses in Meru and Embu Counties to increase the range of fodder/forage varieties available to smallholders through the use of climate-smart brachiaria grasses for increased income. The project also aimed at identifying the best brachiaria varieties...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130103
The interaction of land use and time on some soil water transmission properties and fertility status of an Ultisol was examined. Results indicate that the texture of the soils ranged from sandy loamy to sandy clay loam and was unaffected by land use and time. The bulk density var...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130101
Sorghum is one of the most important cereal crops in Ethiopia which is grown most dominantly in the low land area where drought predominates. In this area farmer’s preference to improved sorghum variety is dependent on earliness and drought tolerance traits. The objective of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2021/v7i130100