A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in Mwandi district of Western province of Zambia. The objective was to obtain preliminary data on cattle owner perceptions and awareness of livestock husbandry practices and disease management due to lack of information on live...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17712
Aims: This review article discusses the importance of trees in development and highlights how development activities such as road construction, building of housing estates, industries, airports and agriculture led to forest trees depletion, which in effect negates sustainable dev...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14865
Aims: Early flowering 1 (Ef1) and modifier of Early flowering 1 (m-Ef1) genes were firstly detected in the cultivars fitted to northern margins of rice cultivation. Hence, it has been inferred that the genes might be essential for adaptation to the regions. However, the genes hav...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/18360
Management of waste feathers in Nigeria is of public health concern due to large quantities generated daily from poultry industries and slow degradation in soil. Information on processing waste feathers for enhancing crop growth has not been well documented, particularly in Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17248
Aim: To determine the performance of grasscutter does with litter fed cassava-based energy diets. Study Design: The Completely Randomized Design was used in this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study, which lasted for 12 weeks, between March 2014 and June 2014, was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16920
Aim: Carbendazim is a broad spectrum benzimidazole and metabolite of benomyl used to control farm pests. Unregulated use of pesticides inadvertently affects the ecosystem and loss of biodiversity with precipitous decline of some wildlife species. We investigated the toxicity of c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16715
The land in the Gaza strip is limited and there is no more space for solid waste dumping. The current situation with regard to handling of waste in the Gaza Strip poses serious threats to the environment and public health. The paper discussed the potential of solid waste composti...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15558
The study examined the impact of gas flaring on plant diversity in Qua-Iboe Terminal (Q.I.T). A Purposive sampling technique was adopted in choosing the direction of transects for data on plant species. A quadrant of 50 mx50 m was gridded into 10 m2. On each transect, five quadra...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/12335
The Ecuadorian Amazon is the poorest in the country, particularly the province of Pastaza is the largest and one of the least developed in the field of agriculture. The Universidad Estatal Amazónica initiated a research program to evaluate the adaptation of different horticultura...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16923
A MATLAB Computer program on cowpea yield was developed to compare the yield obtained from the field under sprinkler irrigation system with the yield predicted by the developed model. Dry season experiment was conducted between January and April of 2014 at Teaching and Research F...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17298
Agriculture which supports the livelihoods of the majority is challenged by many stressors including climate change impacts. Impacts such as floods and droughts have left farmers with no reliable option rather than farm management and off-farm activities such as irrigation, use o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15489
The current challenges of climate change and the fluctuating oil prices on the world market make it imperative to consider cheaper and alternative sources of energy for agricultural and rural development in Ghana. Solar energy is an environmentally friendly source of energy as co...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16367
Phytoplankton are primary producers in aquatic ecosystem and play an important role in the food chain or web in aquatic ecosystem. This research compared rate of production of plankton from poultry droppings and cow dung against control (no manure) and the impacts on the physico-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14324
Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the implications of smallholder agricultural commercialization on adaptation to climate change in semi-arid central Tanzania. Study Design: Descriptive survey and observational designs were used in this study. Moreover, analytical desi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16276
In saline and sodic soils, high pH strongly have affected on soil micronutrient availability. The study was conducted to evaluate using soil amendments (sulfur and manure) on some soil characteristics, iron and zinc concentrations of saline and sodic soil. A factorial randomized...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15710