The experiment was carried out in peasant (local) farmers’ farms in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto to investigate the effect of long-term cultivation (involving organic fertilization) on physical properties of a sandy soil in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. The experiment consi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27305
Aims: This study was undertaken to evaluate the merchantability of bagged PICS cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L Walp) containing a biopesticide (leaves of Lippia multiflora Moldenke) during storage. Study Design: Cowpea grains were collected from April to May 2015 in the Southwest of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28304
Environmental conservation is an interdisciplinary program that covers a variety of ecological systems and their interrelationships, including those with human society, plants, and animals. This study is to investigate the degree of environmental factors and the flora on the Back...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28293
The benefits, uses and potentials of Treculia africana Decne (African breadfruit) have been identified as socio-economically, industrially and environmentally important. However, lack of commercial propagation posses an extinction threat of this endangered species as seeds expres...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28123
Aims: To determine some characteristics involved in the cola path and to reveal the main constraints related to the production and trading of cola nuts. Study Design: Field investigation from farmers in the main regions of the cola cultivation in Côte d’Ivoire. Main concerns from...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/28369
In Burkina Faso, the groundnut is attacked during storage by the weevil Caryedon serratus Olivier. The damage caused by this pest can reach 70% in the absence of protection methods. To protect stored groundnut against C. serratus, essential oils extracted from four plants Lippia...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/26435
Aim: Filipino farmers need a crop which provides affordability and food security at the same time. Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a valuable crop with quality protein which can be grown successfully in the Philippines. It is ideal for home gardening, can generate additional income,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27072
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of cassava chips and DL-methionine supplementation on performance and tibia bone characteristics of broiler chickens. Broiler chickens were randomly assigned to 20 treatments in a 4x5 factorial arrangement with 5 dietary levels...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27355
Aim: To evaluate the capacities of composting ‘spent’ mushroom substrate and sawdust with crude oil polluted soil to enhance degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon. Study Design: The degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon contents of crude oil polluted treatments composted with ‘spen...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27080
Between 1934 and 2010, the palm tree T. campestris population in Entre Ríos province (Argentina) decreased significantly, mainly due to the advance of the agricultural frontier. The aims of this work were to analyze this dramatic geographic decrease of T. campestris and to study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27495
Introduction: Cassava contains poisonous hydrogen cyanide. However, when well processed it serves as safe cheap source of edible carbohydrate. This study assessed the appropriateness of the available made-in-Ghana cassava processing equipment, the constraints and bottlenecks of t...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24823
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of climate and soil conditions on arnica plant development with different origin in two floristic regions at Vitosha Mt. and Rhodopi Mts. in Bulgaria and to calculate the yield of Arnicae flos from the studied collections. The me...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27775
A total of seventy five Nera Black hens in their 4th week of lay were used in a study conducted to determine the effect of different relative humidity conditions on the performance of Nera Black hens under humid tropical environment. Hens were housed individually in separate cage...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/18980
The comparative evaluations of the species diversity of three parallel forest ecosystems were evaluated to ascertain and establish the differences in species diversity and abundance. The Point Center Quarter method of plotless sampling was employed while Shannon Wiener’s Index of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27154
Kensil fine, a local diatomaceous earth was evaluated under simulated and real farmer storage conditions. Three serial concentrations of: 0.3%, 0.5% and 0.7% w/w were applied on 8 kg of grain in mini sacks (simulation trial) or 90 kg grain (full bags) under farmer storage conditi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/16741