A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of integrating chickpea on yield and quality attributes of tomatoes and maize under varying supply levels of farm yard manure (FYM) and phosphate rock (PR). The study was conducted both on-farm (farmer’s field in Kiserian, Kajiado Co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/16202
A 56 - day study to determine the effects of graded levels of cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) on performance, carcass and organ weights of broiler chickens was conducted. Two hundred and forty day old Marshall Broiler chickens were weighed and randomly placed into twelve pens in a c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/33949
The effects of lime (calcium carbonate) on the growth and yield of Mucuna flagellipes were studied in 2012 and 2013 cropping season respectively at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Agronomy, Cross River University of Technology, Cross River State, Nigeria. The...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/22741
The field experiment was conducted to study the effect of mycorrhizal inoculation (VAM) and different levels of phosphorus (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 kg/ha) on yield, quality, nutrient uptake and post-harvest nutrient status of hybrid sunflower cv. sunbred. The experiment was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/35303
An evaluation of Black-headed oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus as bioindicator of arsenic contamination using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) was carried out to determine the bioaccumulation level of arsenic concentration in the liver, skin, heart, adult feathers, nestling feat...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/35338
Aims: To identity and assess the seasonal population dynamics of field-to-store insect-pests of maize at various harvesting dates in South-western Cameroon. Methodology: Maize was planted mid-monthly during the rainy season months of 2014 and 2015 in 16 plots. At physiological ma...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/35378
Field survey was conducted in Arsi(Ar), East Shewa(ES) and Oromia Liuu(OL) zones in 2012-15 cropping seasons, aimed at assessing sulfur(S) status of soils through plant analysis. The general information on land-use, soil types, were collected using semi-structured questionnaire t...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/34287
Pollen samples of Rhizophora individuals in Nigeria Niger Delta were conducted to generate a pollen album. Samples were collected in permanent plots in Koko, Ogidigben (Delta State), Akakumama, Nembe (Bayelsa State), Olupiri-Epelema, Ugwede (Rivers State), Ikwe, Opolom (Akwa Ibom...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/33497
Introduction: The use of biochar to restore soil fertility is still in the exploratory stages in Ghana and there is paucity of information regarding the effect of biochar on soil biochemical properties. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of biochar solely applied...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/34526
The aim was to evaluate the suitability of the soils for the production of maize and to have a detailed soil database for effective land use planning. Soil requirements for maize were collected from past research works and compared with data obtained from the field survey. The st...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/33963