Alternative sources for biofuel production such as juice extracted from sweet sorghum are in high demand and proper nutrient management practices need to be established for growing sweet sorghum in order to maximize profits. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a promis...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23608
The effect of a multi-enzyme (Biomix) supplementation on the rate of feed passage, mean retention time, gut morphology, digesta viscosity and performance of broiler chickens was determined in a 21-day experiment between August and September, 2014. Two hundred and sixteen one-day-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25687
Maize is cultivated throughout the ecological zones of Nigeria, and it is found with a high yield potential in savanna regions. It is cultivated under a broad range of climatic conditions. Maize is the most cost-effective and highest yield plant resource in the world. It serves a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26485
Chlorsulfuron is a sulfonylurea herbicide widely used in Kenya to control broadleaf and grass weeds in wheat. Its sorption was studied in five wheat growing soils from Mara River Basin in Kenya using batch sorption method. Freundlich adsorption equation described the sorption mec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26406
Investigation to compare the effect of soil basal granular NPK fertilization to its combination with liquid foliar fertilization on maize nutrients uptake and yield was conducted on experimental station of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi A...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22060
The effectiveness of combined application of inorganic fertilizers and organic manures was studied on four walnut selections in temperate region of India (Kashmir). The experiment consisted of four selections [SKAU/002 (S1), SKAU/008 (S2), SKAU/024 (S3) and SKAU/040 (S4)] and six...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24695
Aims: The effect of Xylopia aethiopica (Kimba) fruit on growth performance, nutrient intake and digestibility of Uda rams was investigated using 20 yearling Uda rams in eighty four days (feeding) and fourteen days (digestibility) trials. Methodology: The animals were fed diets co...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26581
The influence of different doses of organic and chemical fertilizers can provide better efficiency in nutrient availability to plants and reduce the application in large quantities. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of different levels of organic manure and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26474
This study has been conducted to compare some agronomic properties of 23 bean lines selected among domestic dry bean populations collected from Kelkit Valley and Artvin province with the standard varieties. Domestic dry bean lines (23 number) and dry bean varieties (Zülbiye, Akda...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26270
This study was carried out to determine the factors that affect the utilization of selected fruits in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Data were collected using well-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis and descriptive statistics...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26602