Fishes are a source of animal protein, rich in minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids. Fishes can be confronted with microbial contamination in their natural habitat and their transformation products can be a source of microbial infections and food poisoning. In the nat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19984
A survey was conducted among okra farmers in two agro-ecologies (forest guinea savanna transition and moist semi-deciduous forest) of Ghana between August and December 2014, to assess their production decisions and awareness of the Meloidogyne species infection menace in okra. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24455
Aims: Dieback is an economically important disease known to cause major losses in food and tree crops. The causal pathogen of pineapple dieback was investigated and the efficacies of some fungicides were evaluated in-vitro. Study Design: Pineapple suckers were planted with a spac...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23238
Coconut is cultivated particularly in the Southern part of Nigeria mostly as economic crop. However, in recent years its production has been declining due to lethal yellowing disease (LYD). This poses a threat to coconut and its industry, and consequently to coconut growers in LY...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24003
Bacterial isolates associated with Clarias gariepinus were collected from fish samples gotten on Yewa River in Ebute Iboro. The isolates were assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing method to identify the strains and to construct the phylogenetic relationship. The morphometric ch...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19985
Aim: The aim of this work was to study the genetic parameters of fruits, seeds and oil content of Jatropha curcas accessions in a semi-arid region of Senegal. Methodology: The study was conducted on 35 accessions of J. curcas planted at the research station of National School of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/15139
Chlorophyll mutations form an important part of study during the mutation breeding experiments. During a mutation breeding experiment, a breeder has to screen chlorophyll mutations grown in a particular mutant population. This is important for a breeder to check the potency of a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/18875
Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) are one of the potential factors reducing nutrient bioavailability in ingredients such as soyabean meal and wheat. Digesta viscosity, which is partly correlated with the modulation of gut can be reduced when wheat-based diets is supplemented with...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24217
Devon L. Ragen, Erin E. Nix, Lance B. McNew, William A. Whitehurst, Tess M. Liles, Robert B. Sager, Elizabeth S. Read, Blake S. Hauptman, Christopher G. Hooley & Patrick G. Hatfield·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2016
Flushing is the practice of increasing nutrient intake before and during breeding in order to increase ovulation and ultimately the number of lambs born (NLB). Although extensive research has investigated the impact of different feeds and feeding strategies on the flushing respon...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23735
The study examined allocative efficiency and its determinants among fadama food crop farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria using the stochastic cost frontier approach. A single-stage estimation procedure was used where socio-economic variables were incorporated directly into the esti...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22315
Field experiments were conducted during two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) on Sunflower (variety: BARI Surjomukhi-2) crop at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur and Agricultural research station, Banerpota, Satkhira, to estimate yield response factor (ky) and d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23339
Human urine, especially if combined with composts, could be a good source of fertilizer for improving soil fertility and ultimately, crop production. Thus, the focus of this study was to evaluate the influence of human urine-compost mixture on post-harvest soil fertility quality,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/19823
Two field experiments were conducted at two seasons at the University of Education, Winneba, Mampong-Ashanti campus to investigate the responses of the yield and root quality of two varieties of sweetpotato (Apomuden and Okumkom) to chicken manure and inorganic fertilizers and st...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22446
Soil acidity is a major constraint to maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in tropical soils due to toxic levels of aluminium (Al) and phosphorus (P) deficiency. The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the genetic effects of certain traits associated with phosphorus effic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/21893
Aims: To assess the growth, yield and yield components of two varieties of sweetpotato as influenced by chicken manure and inorganic fertilizers. Study Design: The experimental design was a 2 x 8 factorial arranged in randomized complete block design with four replicates for both...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22440