Background: Agriculture supports rural livelihoods, employment creation and household food provision in Eswatini, yet food insecurity persists among rural farming households. Smallholder vegetable production is an important enterprise because it can contribute to household income...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3475
Global food security faces mounting pressure from crop-destroying pests and the deeply entrenched reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides that, despite decades of use, are generating accelerating resistance across major pest taxa, widespread ecotoxicological harm to non-target...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3474
Red Pumpkin Beetle (RPB), (Aulacophora foveicollis), is a major destructive insect pest of summer squash, leading to severe vigor and yield loss. A field experiment was conducted in Gauradaha Agriculture Campus in 2024 to assess the comparative efficacy of various chemical insect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3473
Lead (Pb) contamination has become a major environmental concern due to rapid industrialization, urbanization, and anthropogenic activities, adversely affecting ecosystem health and agricultural productivity.This study evaluates the phytoremediation potential of three ornamental...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2470
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oilseed crop whose successful establishment depends largely on rapid and uniform seed germination and seedling vigor. In recent years, plant-derived biostimulants have gained considerable attention as eco-friendly alternatives for...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2472
The trial considered three (3) grades of ripe tomatoes categorized into large (235 g), medium (135 g) and small (30 g) apportioned to four post-harvest treatments: Hot Water Treatment (HWT), Fungicide (benomyl) Treatment, Acetone Absorber (AET) Treatment as well as (untreated) th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2468
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) is an important warm-season crop widely cultivated in Sudan. It is esteemed for its rich nutritional value, offering significant amounts of vitamins A, C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium, contributing to die...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2467
Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) have optical, electrical, thermal and antimicrobial properties that have been applied in several sectors, such as chemical / biological sensors and surgical materials. In the agricultural sector, formulations based on AgNP help to prevent plant pathoge...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2466
Determining microbial community diversity and investigating the fundamental mechanisms underlying biogeographic models are crucial for ensuring community stability and identifying their relationships with ecosystem functions. Van province (Turkey) possesses rich biodiversity due...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2465
Maize–soybean intercropping combined with bioameliorant application offers a promising strategy to enhance nutrient uptake and crop productivity on suboptimal land while improving land-use efficiency and reducing dependence on imported soybean.This study aimed to evaluate the rol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2464
Cotton, particularly Pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.), is a vital industrial crop whose productivity is increasingly limited by drought and salinity stresses, making the development of stress-tolerant, high-yielding genotypes essential for sustainable agriculture.This study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2462
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is a nutrient- and anthocyanin-rich medicinal plant whose growth and productivity may be sustainably enhanced by natural bio-stimulants such as Citrein (CT) and Nofatrein (NF) while reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers. The objective of thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2463
Insecticidal effect of aqueous extracts of Eucalyptus and Neem leaf extracts were compared with conventional pesticides (Imidacloprid and Cypermethrin) on cowpea aphid in the field, in a Randomized Complete Block Design, with treatments replicated four times. The study was conduc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2461
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) is a vital vegetable crop cultivated extensively in Sudan. It is esteemed for its rich nutritional value, offering significant amounts of vitamins A, C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium, contributing to dieta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2460
Flower bud thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom) is one of the most noxious and major pests of the cowpea crop. This experiment was conducted in the cowpea field of Gauradaha Agriculture Campus, Jhapa, in 2024 to evaluate the efficacy of different treatments against flower bud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2459