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Sustainability Prospects for the Smallholder Maize Farming Systems in Northern Côte d'Ivoire

Jean-Baptiste Gnelie Gnahoua, Marie Luce Mâ Semba Ouattara, Zonlehoua Coulibali, Loua Barthélémy Diomandé, Segbé Romaric Ballé & Yadé Réné Soro · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Aims: In Côte d'Ivoire, as in many other regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the sustainability of agricultural practices has become a crucial challenge to feed a growing human population. The study was aimed to contribute to better targeting of development efforts on sustainable inte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6507

Impact of Nano-fertilizers on Growth Performance of Fig Crop and Soil Health

Nabil S. A. Mustafa, Ibrahim A. Matter, Mohamad F. El-Dahshouri, Lixin Zhang, Sherin A. Mahfouze, Hassan H. Shaarawy & Islam M. El-Berry · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

The current study aimed to study the effect of foliar application of nano-NPK fertilizer to one-year-old Fig trees (cv. Black Mission) in terms of tree growth performance as well as on soil microbial activity. The investigated concentrations of nano-NPK were 100, 200, 300, 400 an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6505

Effect of Integration Vermicompost and Nano-Fertilizer on Fig Seedlings Growth and Soil Health

Nabil S. A. Mustafa, Mohamad F. El-Dahshouri, Ahmed A. Khoudair, Raghda Zuhair, Lixin Zhang, Yasser Thabet A. Moustafa & H. H. Shaarawy · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

This study was conducted with the aim of making a new approach to plant fertilization based on nano-fertilizers and vermicompost and its positive effect on soil health. This work was carried out in the experimental research shade house of National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Eg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6506

Population Dynamics of Arthropods in New Caledonian Citrus Orchards

Elisa Fage, Lise Leroy & Christian G. Mille · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Aims: Agroecological infrastructures are central to the preservation of arthropod populations and ecosystem services associated. There is little data on the population dynamics of New Caledonian citrus orchards. Thus, this study focuses on the response of arthropods to four manag...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6504

A Review on the Agricultural Waste Residues Management by Different Microbes

R. Kannan & K. Ajay Kallapiran · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Agricultural waste residues and current environmental issues like soil, water, and air pollution accumulate in the environment, causing pollution and deterioration of the environment across the globe. As a byproduct of its operations, agriculture creates a lot of trash. If crop w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6502

Status, Challenges and Mitigation Strategies of Production of Non Timber Forest Products in Mundemba Municipality, Southwest Region Cameroon

Njoh Roland Ndah, Julie Taku, Celestine Fonyikeh-Bomboh Lucha & Helga Ekole Mutange · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Land clearing for plantation and settlement establishment has been a prominent driving force for forest ecosystem destruction. This study aimed at evaluating the status, challenges and mitigation strategies of the selected NTFPs produced and Mark¹eted in the study site. This stud...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6503

Termitic Diversity of the Dalhia Fleurs Partial Natural Reserve (Bingerville, Côte d’Ivoire)

Akpa Alexandre Moïse Akpesse, Diabaté Dohouonan, Coulibaly Tenon, Yavo Olivier Kouadja, Kouakou Herve Koua & Kouassi Philippe Kouassi · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Termites play an important ecological role. The objective of this work is to evaluate the diversity of termites in two different ecosystems (primary forest and horticultural forest) of the Partial Dalhia Fleurs Natural Reserve (DFNR) In each ecosystem, three transects were carrie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6501

Effect of Supplementation of Concentrate Containing ZnSO4 and Zn-Cu Isoleucinate on Growth and Post Partum Reproductive Performance of Bali Cows Grazing Native Pastures

E. Hartati, F. M. S. Telupere, M. M. Kleden, G. A. Y. Lestari, G. Oematan, A. R. B. Ola & I. G. N. Jelantik · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Aims: This research was carried out to evaluate effect of supplementation of ZnSO4 and Zn-Cu isoleucinate into Complete Feed Plus (CFP) on the growth in the last period of pregnancy and the post partum reproduction efficiency of Bali cows reared semi-intensively. Study Design: Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6500

An Aquaponic System with Hydroponic Culture of Sweet Potato and Tilapia Culture

A. F. M. Saiful Islam, Hiroaki Hirai & Yoshiaki Kitaya · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

An integrated system with a hydroponic culture of sweet potato and tilapia culture was assessed as a new combination in aquaponics to investigate its potential and productivity. The first experiment was conducted inside a glasshouse using plastic tanks as water reservoirs to comp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6499

Black Shade Net Effects on Soil Properties and Cabbage Water Use Efficiency in Humid Coastal Environment

Kengere Atambo Daniel, Esther Mwende Muindi, Elisha Otieno Gogo & Simon Muti · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Cabbage is a popular vegetable grown in Kenya for food and income generation. Despite the important role played by the crop within the country, current climate change effects and population pressure pose a need for increasing production through utilization of available resources....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630246

Evaluation of Maize Varieties for Resistance to Field Pests: Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) and Stem Borer in a Tropical Rainforest Agro-Ecology

A. Oluwaranti, G. Olaifa, A. M. Bakare & B. B. Akanmu · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Aims: To evaluate newly improved maize varieties for fall armyworm and stem borer resistance and determine the relationship among traits for increased productivity in a rainforest location in Nigeria. Study Design: The experiments were laid out in a 10 x 10 triple lattice design...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630244

Water Quality Status of Jatigede Reservoir Sumedang Regency, West Java

Ayi Yustiati, Maria Sintiyani Woro Saputri, Titin Herawati & Herman Hamdani · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

With the captured fisheries sector as a livelihood for residents around Jatigede, it is feared that water quality will decline. Another function of the Jatigede Reservoir is to irrigate irrigation canals, control floods, source PLTA power, and raw water to serve the people of Sum...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630243

Growth and Yield of Kohlrabi as Influenced by Organic and Chemical Sources of Potassium and Age of Seedlings

Tahira Begum, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Abdullah Salfe Al-Shamim, Akhi Akter, Shamsun Nahar, Faysal-Al Mamun, Abdullah All Imtiaz & Mir Enamul Haque · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

The experiment was carried out at the “Horticulture Farm” of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during November 2019 to February 2021 to study the effect of different organic and chemical sources of potassium and age of seedlings on growth and yield of kohlr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630242

Methods of Seed Extraction by Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)

Daniella Inácio Barros, Helber Veras Nunes, Emanuella Pereira Dos Santos, Liomar Borges De Oliveira, Simone Pereira Teles, Mariana Senna Quirino, Ricardo Alencar Libório, Paulo Victor Gomes Sales, Evandro Alves Ribeiro, Luis Fernando Pereira De Sá, Indira Rayane Pires Cardeal & Bruno Henrique Di Napoli Nunes · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Tamarind has a good nutritional composition, presenting good values of proteins, carbohydrates, dietary fibers, calcium, and low lipid and cholesterol content. The germination pattern of tamarind seeds is like that of other legume species, in which the hard integument interferes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630241

Effect of the Storage Period on the Physiological Quality of Cagaita Seeds (Eugenia dysenterica DC.)

Helber Veras Nunes, Daniella Inácio Barros, Liomar Borges De Oliveira, Mariana Senna Quirino, Simone Pereira Teles, Paulo Victor Gomes Sales, Ricardo Alencar Libório, Evandro Alves Ribeiro, Kaio Cesar Lima Vale, Calebe Oliveira Crispim da Silva, Pillar Barros Veras & Bruno Henrique Di Napoli Nunes · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2022

Cagaita seeds quickly lose their germination power when stored in the natural environmental conditions of the Cerrado. Like most native Cerrado species, data on more favorable seed viability conservation conditions are still quite scarce. The experiment was carried out in the gre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i630240