This study appraised the efficiency of fadama maize farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 180 respondents selected through multistage sampling technique with the aid of structured questionnaire supplemented with oral interview. The collected data were analyzed...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28904
A twenty eight day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the replacement value of sweet potato root meal (SPRM) as replacement for maize on feed intake, body weight changes, carcass and organ weight characteristics of broiler finisher birds. SPRM was processed and used to repla...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28559
Aims: The antagonistic activities of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma viride have been evaluated by a number of studies. This research work was aimed to compare the antagonistic activities of Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma viride against selected species of plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28049
S. A. Lukman, M. Audu, A. U. Dikko, H. G. Ahmed, M. M. Sauwa, M. Haliru, S. S. Noma, S. A. Yusif, A. Salisu & N. G. Hayatu·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2016
This study evaluated the effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK 20-10-10) and cow dung on the performance of rice at two locations (Sokoto and Talata Mafara) in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria, during the 2012/2013 dry season. The treatments consisted of nine differe...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/27277
This study was conducted to examine the response of Telfairia occidentalis to aluminium sulphate treated water. The growth parameters (shoot length, root length, fresh weight, dry weight and moisture content) and mineral elements (Ca, Mg, Na, P, K, Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Pb) were de...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28138
The development of rice with high yield and grain quality is one of the main goals of rice breeding programs all over the world. In Nigeria, Rice breeders have been successful in improving the crop for different characteristics, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. An exampl...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28675
The main aim of this research was to create awareness on the negative effects that indiscriminate disposal of sachets and plastic bottle waste have on the agricultural land at Ada East district of Ghana. The study was conducted in the Ada East district of Ghana., between February...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28461
This study aims to optimize storage conditions of two cowpea varieties grains in PICS bags containing leaves of Lippia multiflora. It was to assess, through a full factorial design, the effect of three factors (variety, biopesticide dose, storage duration) on the merchantability...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28278
Biogas liquid manure is byproduct from biogas production projects. It is free from insects, flies, mosquitoes. Since the biogas projects are currently deployed in Egypt and the trend towards increased use, so the mixing such manure with soil can affect the water infiltration into...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28768
This study was carried out in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria. This was necessitated by the need to estimate economics of broiler production, since broiler production is widely gaining prominence in recent time in the state. 200 rural women broiler farme...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/27428
The aim of the study was to evaluate popular ALVs in two counties; i.e. Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties in Kenya. Focus group discussion (FGD) and a field survey were employed. The study was carried out in the two counties in Central Kenya between January and February; 2015. Purp...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28734
T. V. Kiran, P. Vijayalakshmi, Y. V. Rao, K. N. Swamy, R. Kondamudi, B. Srikanth, I. Subhakar Rao, M. Suchandranath Babu, V. Jaldhani, D. Prema Latha, C. N. Neeraja, K. Surekha, P. R. Rao, D. Subrahmanyam, L. V. Subbarao & S. R. Voleti·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2016
Nitrogen is one of the important elements for rice production. Nitrogen utilization was rapidly increased from the time of green revolution, which resulted in environmental hazards. Increasing rice yield with optimized usage of fertilizers has become important for sustainable agr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28503
The objectives of this investigation were to identify secondary trait(s) for selection of high maize grain yield under drought stress conditions and to identify whether the best selection environment is the optimum or stressed one. Diallel crosses among diverse inbreds in toleran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28552
Philippines is the world’s largest producer of abaca fiber, accounting for about 85% share of the global production in 2013. Plant tissue culture technology is being widely used for a large scale plant multiplication. Even though it is possible to produce a large number of plants...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28353
The objective of the present investigation was to test the validity of predictions of GCA and SCA effects from mean performance and/or heterobeltiosis for agronomic and yield traits under elevated plant density (D) combined with water deficit. Six maize inbreds varying in high-D...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28126