Aims: Two field experiments have been carried out to study the effect of different irrigation periods in the presence of compost as an organic amendment on the yield and quality of lupine (Lupinus termis L.) under the sandy soil conditions. Study Design: Split-plot design. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i3693
Soil compaction affects soil fertility through increasing bulk density and soil strength. It also decreases infiltration rate, total porosity and amount of water stored in the root zone for crop use. In this study, we evaluated the optimum moisture contents (OMC) in relation to m...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i2681
Phosphorus levels in the soil are easily fixed and rendered unavailable to plants even if they are found to be high and therefore, its influence on uptake of other nutrients such as nitrogen, and potassium cannot be overemphasized. In that view, an experiment was set out at KALRO...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i3682
Knowledge of the infiltration characteristics of soils could play a significant role in the choice of appropriate soil management practices that is capable of alleviating the production constraints of soils. The infiltration characteristics of soils in Owerri under four different...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i3686
Nonilona P. Daquiado, Raul M. Ebuña, Renato G. Tabañag, Perfecto B. Bojo & Victor B. Amoroso·Asian Soil Research Journal·2018
Aims: The study was aimed to determine the edaphic qualities of two Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites in Mindanao; Mt Apo in Cotabato and Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental, the Philippines Study Design: Random soil sampling within the plots Place and Duration of Study: An...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i2675
G. O. Awe, O. O. Nurudeen, S. O. Omotoso, A. A. Amiola, D. Ojeniyi & T. Tutuola·Asian Soil Research Journal·2018
The sustainable soil management necessary to maintain soil quality depends on the understanding of how the soil responds to agricultural practices over time. This paper reports the changes in physicochemical properties that resulted from different cropping systems on a soil in Ad...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i2653
The experiment was conducted to assess the influence of grass mulch on some soil physical attributes of a luvisol and water requirement of cowpea in the transition zone of Ghana at the University of Education, Winneba, Mampong campus. A Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i2650
Aims: Determining effects of spatial variation of some soil properties on wheat quantity and quality variation in order that proper soil and inputs management can be applied for sustainable wheat production. Study Design: Analyzing data of a field with center pivot irrigation sys...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i1626
A field experiment was conducted in 2015 and 2016 to evaluate the effects of in-situ moisture conservation using tied-ridging and conventional flatbed tillage practices combined with five sulfur fertilizer rates (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 kg ha-1). The experiment was lied out in a spl...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i2632
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic nutrient on soil properties. During rabi season of 2016-17 at Organic Farm (F block), Aspee College of Horticulture and Forestry Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari Gujarat. The experiment was...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2018/v1i1620