Aims: This research aimed to identify the determinants of Village Cashew Growers Cooperatives (CVPA)’s participation in a joint cashew contract farming-and-processing investment project. Study Design: The processing system includes village-level pre-processing satellite units whi...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28918
Aims: Study designed to characterize water economy of a group of sugarcane transgenic lines grown in a rain-sheltered, well-watered, and water-stressed conditions. Study Design: Randomized complete block with 3 replications. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/29099
The yield stability of eight taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott) genotypes across two locations in two years was assessed using the Additive Main Effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) and Genotype and Genotype-by-Environment (GGE) biplot models. The results of combined a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/27052
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is considered among the most damaging diseases of potato in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, majority of farmers visually select and save seed from harvested potato tubers and reuse the same tubers for several seasons. Latently infecte...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28550
Aims: This study was conducted to assess effects of different exchangeable aluminium concentrations on growth and dry matter partitioning of two common bean genotypes (new BILFA 58 and Roba 1) grown on lime-treated and lime-untreated acid soils. Study Design: Factorial combinatio...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/4049
Aim: To evaluate the influence of tillage practice on growth and yield performance of three cowpea varieties. Study Design: The treatments were laid out in a randomized complete block design with a factorial arrangement and replicated three times. Place and Duration of Study: Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/26894
Soil degradation and nutrient depletion have become serious threat to agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Substantial improvement in the systems is required to support the ever-increasing rural and urban population. During the 2013 and 2014 cropping season, field experiments we...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/25308
The objective of the study was to evaluate and compare the effect of phytogenic additives on haematological indices and serum metabolites of broiler chickens fed diet containing Zysygium aromaticum, Xylopia aethiopica and Morinda lucida. One hundred and eighty, 1- day- old hubbar...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/27745
Soil management for crop production is a major concern for sustainability agricultural. Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) of the soil is needed to quantify the amount of amendments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/26813
The present study was carried out to compare the efficacy of a nematicide of new generation for the control of the false root-knot nematode; Nacobbus aberrans, in cucumber crop (Cucumis sativus L.) under field conditions. The experiment was set up under a randomized complete bloc...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2016/28611