Cropping system in the study area is by far dominated by sesame sole cropping, which resulted in low productivity, pest prevalence, poor soil fertility and yield. A study was conducted to evaluate the productivity of sesame varieties intercropped with green gram in factorial arra...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230080
Nono Carine Temegne, Jules Patrice Ngoh Dooh, Pierre Nbendah, Godswill Ntsomboh-Ntsefong, Victor Desiré Taffouo & Emmanuel Youmbi·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
In order to improve the production and commercialization of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.) in Cameroon, an inventory on the use of available resources and peasant agronomic practices is a necessary prerequisite. Their understanding can help to establish efficien...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i230081
Some mango fruits marketed in Yola and environs show some anthracnose diseases symptoms. Aims: Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify fungal organisms associated with Anthracnose disease of mango in Yola, Adamawa state, Northeastern Nigeria and to test their pathogenici...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130079
Mian Fazli Basit, J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, Wisal ., Tabassum Yaseen, Fayaz Asad, Fazli Rahim, Farkhanda Bibi & C. M. Igbokwe·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
Abiotic stress is an important ecological problem limiting crop growth and productivity of other important substances like Carbohydrates, protein, and Chlorophyll ‘a’ and ‘b’ contents in plants. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of various concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130078
The methanol, chloroform and aqueous leaf extracts of Newbouldia laevis Were obtained using cold extraction method. Phytochemical screening {qualitative} of the extracts was investigated and the inhibitory activity of extracts against the isolates were assayed by agar well diffus...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130077
Introduction: There is complete dependence on wheat flour for baked products, which are imported from other parts as wheat can’t grow in Nigeria. Therefore, to reduce the cost of importation, composite flour can be an alternative. Composite flour has some advantages for developin...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130075
The experiment was conducted during 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Southern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria to determine the performance of maize as influenced by tillage and fertilizer treatments. The e...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130076
The experiments was conducted at a farmers’ field adjacent to the HSTU Research Farm, Dinajpur during 28th April to 13th December 2018 to evaluate growth and quality of two ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) varieties under different tree such as ghoraneem, litchi and mango base...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430074
This study was aimede effect of seed location in the pod on the germination and development of Telfairia occidentalis and to identify the portion of the seed pod that contain more female plants. This study was conducted at the Department of Botany experimental garden, Nnamdi Azik...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430071
Wisal ., J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, M. F. Basit, M. F. Jaleel, C. M. Igbokwe & Iftikhar Ullah·Asian Plant Research Journal·2020
Different seeds are dispersed from infested to uninfested areas possibly due to several biotic and abiotic mechanisms, and this spread of seed aids the invasion process across the landscape. Currently, in District Charsadda KP, Pakistan, there are about thousands of motorized veh...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430070