Aims: The study aimed to determine the effect of cow manure on the growth and yield of peanut plants Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design (RBD) with five treatments including the control replicated three (3) times. Place and Duration of Study: th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i230114
Variation present in vegetables provides plentiful of opportunity for development of breeding lines and hybrids. Germplasm development depends on incorporation of approaches such as MAGIC population, use of wild relatives, genetic transformation for transferring resistance gene a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i230113
To enhance growth and productivity of roselle plant, two field experiments were done during the two consecutive summer season of 2019 and 2020 at Experimental Farm (Ghazala Farm), Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt. This study included different pinching time treat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i230112
Aims: To assess the suitability of short duration high yielding rapeseed-mustard variety(s) cultivation in the haor (wetland) areas. Study Design: Randomized complete block (RCB). Place and Duration of Study: Farmers’ field of Lalakhal, Jaintapur Upazila of Sylhet, Bangladesh dur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i230111
The effects of pesticides on human health are of great concern worldwide despite their usefulness in agriculture. The aim of the study was to evaluate pesticide residues on tomatoes grown and consumed in Kirinyaga County in order to determine whether the levels fall within recomm...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i230110
Aims: To evaluate the effects of combining slow release fertilizer (SRF) with conventional N fertilizer on the levels of soil nitrogen (N), leaf N, and yield of bell pepper plants. Study Design: The design was a randomized complete block with a factorial arrangement. There were...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i130109
Correlation between grain yield and contributing characters in 100 biparental progenies (BIPs) developed from a barley cross RD-2035 x RD-2552 and corresponding F3 progenies were compared. The correlation coefficients in BIPs were found generally of higher magnitude than F3 proge...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i130108
In Nepal, there is lacking of proper nitrogen management regarding postharvest quality of cauliflower in the Terai region of Nepal. In order to address these problems, a field experiment was conducted in a split-plot design to determine the appropriate dose of nitrogen and combin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i130107
An experiment was conducted to identify suitable production management techniques for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivation during late winter-pre monsoon season in plains of Nepal. For this, organic mulches (rice straw, dried grass, and rice husk) were compared with SN (s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i130106
The objective of this study is to evaluate effect of different types of mulches on weed control and yield of tomato in the farm of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Department were conducted in the year 2019. The method for study is completely randomized block design with thr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2021/v8i130105
Tomato is a popular and extensively cultivated vegetable among the promising commodities in horticultural production in Kenya. It provides a wide variety of nutrients with many health-related benefits. Despite the importance, its yield and net economic benefits is limited by the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v7i430104
Application of “plant factory” concept in protected culture is gaining momentum due to its technological and economic merits in many countries. This research examined the plant growth and yield of vertically grown pak choi (Brassica rapa var. chinensis) (in nutrient film techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v7i430103
Selenne Yuridia Márquez-Guerrero, Uriel Figueroa-Viramontes, Jorge A. Zegbe, Jesús Guadalupe Arreola-Ávila, Zegbe, Jorge A., José Antonio Cueto-Wong & Ricardo Trejo-Calzada·Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research·2021
Aims: The effect of a complete NPK matrix on leaf nutrient concentrations and dry biomass of ‘Black Mission’ fig plant organs was tested under an intensive culture system and protected environment. Study Design: A randomized complete block design with four blocks was employed. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v7i430102
During the autumn of 2018, inner fruit decay symptoms were observed in pomegranate fruits collected from markets in different localities and farms from Giza, Minia and Assuit Governorates, Egypt. Similar symptoms were observed in each location. The symptoms appeared as creamy bri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v7i430101
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka during the period from October, 2018 to March, 2019 to study the influence of sulphur and boron on growth and yield of garden pea. The experiment comprised of two factors. Factor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v7i430099