Yaseer Suhaimi, R. Izyani, N. Noor Ismawaty, M. N. Mohd Effendi, Z. A. Siti Nurzahidah, A. L. Zakry Al-Asyraf, T. Muhammad Faidhi & S. Noor Safuraa·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2022
The soilless culture system effectively promotes plant growth by facilitating water and nutrient uptake by plant roots. To increase sweet potato production (Ipomoea batatas), we developed containerized planting in which tuberous roots were grown in solid substrates in the polybag...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430173
The rising trends of insect resistance, coupled with escalating environmental pollution from synthetic pesticides, heighten the need for a more effective and, non-hazardous agents to control insect/pests. Different aqueous extracts of Mentha spicata were screened for their phytoc...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430171
This study was aimed at assessing the presence of microbes in the selected slaughter slabs in other to inform the Animal scientists, Public health workers, Butchers and Meat vendors to know the risk pose to human health with contaminated meat. A total of 50 sterile swab sticks we...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430172
Aims: Aim of this study was to elucidate association of Pythium isolates without forming sexual structures on root rot of hydroponically grown Welsh onion, as well as to clarify their taxonomic positions. Place and Duration of Study: Commercial hydroponic greenhouses in Hiroshima...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430170
Seed rate and nitrogen fertilization are two main critical factors that affect wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth and yield. But a little knowledge on the interaction effects of these two factors in wheat cultivation under course, strong acidic nutrient deficit soil condition ai...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430169
Aims: The study aimed to determine the type and dose of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to growth and yield of citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus L.) in former mining area land in Sawahlunto, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Study Design: Factorial completely randomized design. Pla...
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Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is normally grown under irrigation system. In Tanzania, carrot productivity is still low, mainly due to poor agronomic practices as a result of limited information on optimal levels of irrigation water that enhance crop production. Thus, a study was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430167
The study sought to analyse influence of agripreneurial orientation constructs on growth of cassava based small and medium enterprises in Migori County, Kenya. Data were collected using snow balling sampling method from 171 cassava agripreneurs. Data analysis was done using descr...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430166
Aims: The conservation of probiotics is of great importance due to the microorganism’s viability; therefore, their properties and benefits depend on it. In this work, it was studied three methods of conservation; refrigeration, cryopreservation, and lyophilization of two probioti...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430165
Aims: The study aimed to study the abundance and biodiversity of Coccinellid predators in rice field Ecosystem in Payakumbuh District, Lima Puluh Kota Regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia. Study Design: Purposive random sampling. Place and Duration of Study: The research was condu...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430164
Microbial contamination of food is the main obstacle of ensuring food safety. For this, it’s paramount to ascertain the safety of fish caught in the major waters in Ado Ekiti( Water works and Ogbese river). 22 (11 each)fish sample was randomly caught from both rivers in Ado Ekiti...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430163
Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the cultivated rice varieties that were resistant to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) by molecular screening. Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) was the causal agent of bacterial blight, in the department of Atacora in Benin. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430162
The recurring nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent discovery of the Omicron variant in Nigeria, coupled with concerns about the specific roles and contributions of social institutions in redressing the spread of the virus, prompted this study. Thus, the study determin...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i430161
The aim of the present study was to examine the cost and return of selected winter vegetables (bitter gourd, sweet gourd and brinjal). The main objective of the study was to find out the marketing costs and margins at different marketing stages through examining the marketing sys...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i330159
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of some bio-pesticides applied against major insect pests of cabbage. Study Design: With three replications, the experiment was set up in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Place and Duration of Study: The experiment took pla...
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