Aim: This study evaluates the effects of soil amendment with organic manure-OM and agricultural lime-AL on the growth and yield of Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna aconitifolia grown on soils with 3 different pH (locations) in Southern Cross River State. Study Design: The study was l...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430185
A field experiment was carried out at Breeder seed Production Centre (BSPC), Debiganj, Panchagarh during the Rabi season of 2016-2017 to study the effect of five levels of sulphur application on yield and quality attributes of three potato varieties. The main objective of the exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430184
An investigation was carried out to study different forms of phosphorus under major cropping systems in Y.S.R. Kadapa district of Southern Zone of Andhra Pradesh. Five soil samples from each cropping system at 0-15 cm depth collected from each cropping system to study their physi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430183
Onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties grown in Uganda are anticipated to have different yield and storage potential. To determine the yield and storage performance of onion varieties, a field experiment was conducted at Namulonge in Uganda. The experiment constituted six onion varieti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430182
Aims: To evaluate the influence of nitrogen amendments on soil enzyme dynamics in a long term incubation experiment. Study Design: An in vitro simulated wetland ecosystem designed with rhizosphere soil was enriched with different N sources. Place and Duration of Study: The study...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i430181
Soybeans are the leguminous vegetable of the pea family that grows in a tropical, subtropical and temperate climate. Protein and oil are soybeans seed components of great economic value. This work was carried out at the Seed Science Laboratory in the Federal University of Agricul...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330180
The effect of inorganic fertilizer (NPK 15-15-15), mulching materials (plant residue), poultry manure (droppings) and lime (CaCO3) on soil physicochemical properties, growth and edible leaf yield of fluted pumpkin it was studied in 2019 in farming seasons at the Teaching and Rese...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330179
Aim: To assess the pleiotropic role of a plant growth regulator, commercially identified as brassinolide (BR) in mitigating waterlogging stress imposed on maize. Study Design: A factorial combination of two maize varieties [Ikom White (IKW) and Oba-98], two BR levels (0 and 250 m...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330178
Present research work conducted at the experimental field of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from November 2011 to April 2012 to study the feasibility of replacing chemical fertilizer by organic fertilizer in maize p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330177
Oil extract of three plant insecticides, Acalypha godseffiana, Annona muricata and Petiveria alliaceae were evaluated as protectant against field pest of three major Solanum species cultivated in Nigeria. The experimental design was laid out in a completely randomized block desig...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i330176