Tillage, choice of crops in a rotation, and fertilizer management affect crop yields. Limited information exist on long-term interaction effects of tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilizer management on grain yield and precipitation use efficiency (PUE) in intensified cereal-based cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17295
The aim of the study was to evaluate the morphology and physicochemical properties of soils and their suitability to potatoes, maize and beans, in order to contribute to stop rural migration, prevent conflicts between farmers and breeders and contribute to the increase of agricul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17147
Remediation of heavy metals contaminated soils is necessary to reduce heavy metals availabilities and their uptake by crops. Development of cost-effective amendments is still a very important task in the soil environmental system for decreasing hazardous of heavy metals, and impr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17061
A greenhouse trial was carried out at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan in 2013 to evaluate the effect of cocoa pod husk (CPH) biochar fortified with NPK fertilizer formulations on kola seedling nutrient uptake and soil properties. The treatments consisted of a control,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16111
14C-Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) mineralization was studied in three upper soils, two Entic Haplustoll and one Typic Ustifluvent, with different physical and chemical characteristics but with similar climatic conditions, soil use and management. The evolved 14C-CO2 an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16646
Nitrogen remained in soil and distributed along the soil profile of virgin sandy soil after sesame, maize and wheat were examined using 15N isotope dilution concept. A field experiment was conducted on virgin sandy soil at the farm station of Soil and Water Research Department, N...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15387
Aims: The study assessed the effects of different levels of cow manure application on above ground growth characteristics and herbage production of Brachiaria ruziziensis (Congo signal grass) in tropical sub-humid environment on arable land. The rationale behind being contribute...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14709
Aim: The objective of this study was to describe the spatial patterns of selected soil properties and biomass yield at fine and coarse scale in a switchgrass field to determine the appropriate sampling approach to enable the calculation of means with minimum variance. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16727
The overall aim of this paper is to evaluate potential new modifications to methods for re-creating heathland habitats. Heathlands need acidic soils so the specific objectives are to evaluate the effectiveness of a new method for heathland re-creation by soil acidification using...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14519
Objective: The low phosphorus content and fixation by oxides in acidic soils is an important yield-limiting factor to common bean production in Brazil. The study was conducted to evaluate the common bean yield rate, leaf area development, level of phosphorus in the leaf, variatio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16532
Aims: First study of the lowermost locality the Neot HaKikar with charophytes in the Dead Sea region of Israel has been implemented showing the algal diversity and ecological assessment of the water object environment. Study Design: We implemented diverse bio-indication methods....
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16063
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of four fertilization patterns on growth parameters, and yield of cucumber crop under greenhouse cultivation. A field experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of Palestine Technical University Kadoorie located at Tula...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16249
No-till farming results in gradual buildup of soil organic matter (SOM) and re-introduction of tillage can often reverse it. However, tillage in low precipitation regions may be needed to manage weeds and disperse accumulation of immobile soil nutrients. The main objective of thi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16234
Structural characterization of humic acids extracted from surface, below 15 cm depth and 30 cm depth tea garden soils have been studied here. Instrumental analysis of the organic substances were carried out using UV-Visible and IR spectroscopies. The results reveal low level of h...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16032
The production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), an important staple food in the world, is often restricted due to micronutrients status in soil. Micronutrient deficiency in soil including boron (B) and zinc (Zn) is quite widespread in Asian countries including India due to preval...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15921