An study was carried out in Kenya to assess the suitability of three promiscuous soybean varieties (SB19, GAZELLE and TGX1990-5F) intercropped with Maize (Duma 43). A randomised complete block design was used replicated three times with seven treatments. The arrangement of interc...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36923
Soil fertility loss due to soil acidity is a major constraint for crop production in western Ethiopia. A study was conducted in the acidic soil of Assosa for two main growing seasons (2014 and 2015) to assess the effect of integrated application of compost, lime and phosphorus on...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36976
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating genotypes of passion fruit regarding the quality and yield of their fruits in southern Brazil. Study Design: The experimental design randomized complete block design with four genotypes and eight repetitions. The experimental unit, which was c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37819
Canopy temperature measured via infrared thermometers is an important parameter to determine crop water stress. The crop water stress index (CWSI) is the most often used index based on difference of canopy-air temperature and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) to detect crop water stre...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37058
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate water dynamics in different tissues of apple 'Eva' during dormancy stage under mild winter conditions of Pelotas, located in Southern Brazil. Study Design: Experimental design was completely randomized, with five replications, and...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37927
An application of gibberellic acid (GA3) was applied to different doses (0; 15; 30 ppm) on Nadorcott trees transplanted on five rootstocks (Macrophylla citrus, Carrizo citrange, Troyer citrange, C35 citrange and Swingle citrumelo) during the fruits coloration shifting. A monitori...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36958
This study was designed to investigate the effects of garlic powder as a phyto-additive in broiler diets as a growth promoter with cholesterolemic properties and to also determine the economic implications when garlic powder is used in broiler diets. One hundred and ninety-two da...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36602
Aims: To clarify the effect of nutrient concentration in growth medium on the relationship between host plants, Brassica campestris and Paraserianthes falcataria, and endophytic fungi (EPF). Study Design: Inoculation of the two host plants growing in two media with different nutr...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37487
The aim of this study was to assess important characteristics of five androgenic genotypes through important fruit and production traits compared to the mother genotypes, Kurtovska Kapia and Feherozon. The experiment was conducted in complete randomized design in four replicates...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37425
The present study was conducted to analyze the reason for which diversification towards vegetable production is taken as a pathway for increasing farmer’s income as well as employment. In this study the trends in area, production and productivity of the vegetables in India and Pu...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/37379