The use of Glyphosate herbicide is the best way to control weed growing when cultivating genetically modified soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] resistant to glyphosate (N-phosphono-methyl-glycine) (GR). However, there have been doubts about the safety of this herbicide use concern...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22186
Aims: The objective of this study was to develop an artificial neural network model and interactive application using C# application to predict unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of soil. Study Design: The actual measurements of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of soil were obt...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21622
Aims: To study morpho-chemical, yield and yield contributing characteristics of five local rice cultivars viz. Red Swarna, Jota pari, Pariza, Sugandhi and ShaitaBoro. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21750
Declining soil fertility attributed to soil acidity is a major soil productivity problem in sub-Saharan Africa. A study was carried out in nine counties across the Kenya highlands, namely Meru, Embu, Kerugoya, Nyeri, Kiambu, Kinangop, Siaya, Busia and Eldoret, where the problems...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22519
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the leaf traits and branching patterns between Acacia tortilis, Balanites aegyptiaca and Ziziphus mauritiana seedlings, three species occurring in the same range in the Sahel, a semi‑arid tropical area of Africa. Study Design: Seeds used...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22269
Mangrove ecosystem is unique in nature due to the combination of Halophytic plants, animals, birds and aquatic organisms. Such wetland ecosystems possess rich nutrition status that contributes rich bio resources to aquatic flora and fauna. Brackish water within the ambit of Picha...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/16611
Agricultural soil quality is drastically affected by modern human activities. This study evaluates sole and combined effect of three agro-wastes namely: - rice husk Ash (RHA), rice husk dust (RHD) and poultry manure (PD) on soil fertility nutrient content and grain yield of maize...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/15192
Developing nitrogen use efficient (NUE) genotypes of wheat could reduce crop N fertilizer requirement. However, selection for NUE alone can be difficult and less efficient than associating it with one or more of selection criteria. The aim of this study was to determine selection...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21917
Effect of rates of application of atrazine on germination and growth performance of water yam minisetts was investigated at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The treatments in the field experiment were four (4) rates of atrazine i.e 100%, 50%...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/19781
56 days feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of toasted Delonix regia seed meal (TDRSM) in the diet of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings with respect to their growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient utilization, and body composition. Four iso-nitrogenous and iso-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21687
This study has examined the drainage basin morphometric parameters of River Lamurde and its implication on hydrologic and geomorphic processes. Various morphometric parameters of the drainage basin were calculated based on literatures. Lamurde basin is a fourth stream order with...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/22149
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of farming activities on Isoberlinia woodland. This was achieved by assessing their composition and structural characteristics in two plots, 30 m x 30 m each, the plots were farming plot and a rested plot of minimum anthropogen...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20494
Aims: The economic development of Bangladesh is mainly influenced by agriculture sector, but lacks of available information regarding soil characteristics hindering the process of appropriate agricultural practice. This study tries to examine the physico-chemical characteristics...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21565
Background: Domestic cavies, commonly known as guinea pigs are more widely filling a niche in livestock production in West Africa, most especially in Cameroon. Cavies have been shown to play a vital role in the animal protein supply and income generation in rural areas in Cameroo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20652
This study was conducted in 2009/2010 with 58 olive orchards randomly selected at the Sais region. The main objectives of this work are: i) Characterization of olive orchard ii) Determining the soil fertility levels and the assessment of nutritional status of these olive orchards...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20016