We report on twelve new records of ants species for the fauna in Asir region: Camponotus aegyptiacus, Camponotus sericeus, Camponotus xerxes, Cataglyphis bicolor, Cataglyphis fortis, Cataglyphis niger, Lepisiota opaciventris, Paratrechina longicornis, Crematogaster aegyptiaca, Cr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24590
Agriculture is the main source of soil degradation processes in Bulgaria. Therefore, soil improvement is an important task. The possibilities for using composted either municipal waste or residues from biogas production for soil improvement in Bulgaria, suggested by the developme...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25217
Accurate detection of plant pathogen precedes control. Misdiagnosis of diseases results in chemical waste, crop damage and ultimately income loss. Precision in pathogen detection has been made possible by advances in plant pathology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. For instance...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23845
Maize is considered susceptible to drought stress, when occurs at flowering stage. Thus, the development of drought tolerant maize cultivars is of important priority for plant breeders. The objectives of the present study were: (i) to assess the effect of maize genotype (G), irri...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25438
The effect of some latex yield stimulants on flow rate in Hevea trees was investigated using NIG 805 clone as the test clone in the clonal garden of the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo, Benin City. The Hevea trees used for the investigation were treated with four di...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22352
The study was aimed to determine the responses of 9 commercial and local cassava varieties to M. tanajoa and the environment in two different seasons (2014/2015, wet and dry) in the lake Zone. This was laid out in a Split plot design with varieties as sub plots and locations as m...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25213
Here we present results of a study of floristic composition, carried out at the Barakat Area, Gazira State, Sudan. Plant specimens were collected randomly from different habitat during two field surveys. Samples were prepared and deposited in the Herbarium of Faculty of Science,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21928
The study was conducted to evaluate the response of hybrid maize towards zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) fertilization applied both as soil and foliar application. It is a possible way to increase the zinc and iron concentration in maize grain by the application of Zn and Fe fertilizers....
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24532
Uyo existed as a village until the concept of urbanization came with the advent of colonization to West Africa. Before the creation of Akwa Ibom State in 1987, Uyo was a Local Government Headquarters. Today, it is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, and the largest modern city/urban...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/19554
Aims: The study aimed at the identification of the disincentives hindering their on-farm cultivation in Ekiti State. Place of Study: The study was carried out in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods: A combination of social survey and direct field observation was used to assess the on-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24811
Climate change has been fingered as the main factor responsible for the continuous decline in sustainable agricultural production and environmental degradation particularly in the developing countries. Against this background, a study was conducted in Uyo Agricultural Zone of Akw...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/19996
This study was conducted in Dinder Biosphere Reserve during the dry season of 2009 (February - May) and February 2010. The objective of this research is to conduct morphometrical study of honeybees in DBR in order to know if there are more than one species and their distribution...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/17194
The logging of P. erinaceus popularly known as the African rosewood has increased at an unprecedented rate in recent times in Taraba State. This is in spite of the fact that the tree is a protected species, a status which made felling/local consumption and export of the species s...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25151
Aims: The study was to screen the activities of nine medicinal plants against Aspergillus species isolated from stored cocoa bean seeds collected in Akure, Owo, Ondo, Ile-Oluji, Ikpenmen, and Oba-Akoko, all in Ondo State, Nigeria with a view to getting a potent, cheap antifungal...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24602
Aims: To identify, using standard biochemical tests, a polymerase chain reaction and sequencing, the soft rot species presumed to be the cause of potato soft rot and blackleg affecting potatoes in commercial farms around the Harare area in Zimbabwe. Study Design: Biochemical test...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24553