Aims: This study aims to test the effectiveness of the cowpea conservation method in PICS (Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage) bags with a Lippia multifla leaves on the evolution of ochratoxin A and the estimated daily intake in adult Ivorian Study Design: Cowpea grains that have und...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/28164
Aim: To assess the potentials and constraints of production and utilization of white lupin in the major growing areas and analyze the production, area coverage and productivity trend in Ethiopia. Study Design: Purposive sampling method was used to select districts and random samp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27930
French bean, a sub-group of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), is grown for its tender green pods. It is a major export crop in Kenya but production levels are constrained by both biotic and abiotic stresses. Angular leaf spot (ALS) disease, caused by Pseudocercospora grise...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26874
Aims: This study aims to determine the short term effects during off-season of pre-wetted straw and urea incorporation on lowland rice field soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions using climate change adaptation food security mitigation option tool (CCAFS-MOT) mod...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27088
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and tobacco in the management of the cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) and how these affect oviposition by adult females, adult emergence and sex ratio. Study Design: The study was conducted in a ra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26081
Experiment was carried out to ascertain the impact of stocking density of monosex tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on production and profitability in freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming system over a period of 150 days at farmers’ shrimp ponds, Madrasha village, B...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27463
Five lowland rice genotypes obtained from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan were grown during the rainy season of 2013/2014 to study factor analysis for yield and its components in rice (Oryza sativa L). The factors are the genotypes and numbers of see...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22537
Aims: In order to improve production, utilization and conservation of African nightshades (ANS) in Kenya, this study set out to better understand the current status and agronomic practices employed by some of the Kenyan communities. Study Design: The study entailed a survey of Af...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27363
An investigation was carried out with a view to estimating heterosis for yield and its attributes under high temperature conditions at the experimental field of Horticulture, Department of Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh during hot summer season (May to Au...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26402
Aims: To evaluate the potency and efficacy of four commercially available brands of Newcastle disease (ND) vaccines in southwest Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional survey of commercial ND (Hitchner and LaSota) for in-vitro and in-vivo analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Va...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2016/26944
Aim: To determine nutrient balances in a sorghum based cropping system, following integration of legumes and phosphorus application. Study Design: Two field experiments were set up. They comprised either white lupin or chickpea, and are subsequently referred to as lupin-sorghum a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26938
Rice (Oryza sativa) is a principal staple food crop in Kenya. However, its production is still low due to inherently low and declining soil fertility. This has resulted into food and nutritional insecurity and low living standards. The situation has been compounded by the ever es...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/13859
Head smut caused by Tolyposporium penicillariae Bref. is a devastating fungal disease that cause up to 30% yield losses in pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.). An experiment was carried out in two sites (Koibatek and Marigat) in Kenya to estimate the losses in grain yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22981
We investigated the abundance and diversity of entomofauna associated with citrus orchards in two different agroecological zones of Ghana. Malaise traps, flight interception traps, pitfall traps, chemical ʽʽknock down’’ and visual observation were used for data collection. We rec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26238
High air temperatures coupled with low light intensity, especially during the last two weeks of fruit ripening, may cause a low sugar content of ripe fruits of high altitude grown strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) in the tropics. An experiment in a plastic house was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26786