Natural abundance and host plant preference of the endoparasitoids O. pallipes was studied in Ojelat region. Four host plants were studied [tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) pepper (Capsicum annuum) eggplant (Solanum melongena) and kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)] The parasitoids...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/42417
A comparative metabolic profiling of healthy and pest infested Solanum melongena (egg plant) have been carried out. The egg plant was infested by Helicoverpa armigera. Total thirty non polar metabolites were detected from the leaf and stems extract, by gas chromatography-mass spe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/42410
Nigeria is the largest producer of tomato in Africa while the Northern regions are the main producers of tomatoes in the country. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is widely cultivated and consumed in every part of Nigeria. It is an important commercial crop and good source...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41959
An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur, Bangladesh to find out the effects of mulch and different manures and fertilizers on the yield components and quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.). Twel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/42412
Peppers are important sources of digestible carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. These crops are highly perishable and high postharvest losses often result if handled poorly or stored in unfavorable conditions. This study is to assess how the period of storage actually affects t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41800
Bolting and premature flowering of lettuce plants are undesirable phenomena that can render production of unmarketable plants. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of paclobutrazol, a plant growth retardant, on lettuce. Paclobutrazol was applied as a foliar spray (0,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41349
The study was conducted at the research field of Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur to study the relationship among fruit setting and flower types and yield potentials of brinjal under summer condition d...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41185
A two-factorial field experiment on okra was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from April to August, 2017. The study aimed to find out the physiological responses of okra varieties against Yellow vein clearing mosaic vi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41527
This study was conducted in the Patuakhali District of Bangladesh during the production period 2015-2016 to determine the efficiency of resource use in watermelon production. A total of 180 farmers were selected from the study area through multistage stratified random sampling te...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/41182
Developing high performing and stable sorghum genotypes across different environments is of utmost importance to plant breeders. This study was conducted to compare relative stability of 25 grain sorghum B-lines under Egyptian conditions for some agronomic and yield traits. Six e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40985
The experiment was conducted using the stem and root bark extract of Azadirachta indica and the root bark extract of Vernonia amygdalina at 10% concentration. The pepper fruits were dipped in each extract for five minutes and air dried after which 1mm agar plugs of Colletotrichum...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40392
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the rooting ability of stem cuttings of eight-year-old cocoa hybrids disseminated in the 5th agroecological zone of Cameroon. Study Design: The experiment was a 6 x 2 x 3 randomised complete block design with three replications. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40168
A study was conducted at the Department of Horticulture, KNUST, to determine the effect of biochar-soil mixes on the soil physico-chemical properties for rooting and growth performance using air-layering. A 2X5 Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design which consisted of five so...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40318
Aims: The objective of this work was to evaluate the physical and biological characteristics of the substrates formulated from organic compost (OC), carbonized rice husk (CRH), sewage sludge (SS) and commercial substrate, as well as the vegetative development of lettuce seedlings...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/40262
The pot experiments were conducted in 2 subsequent years in the net house of the Dept. of Soil, Water and Environment, Dhaka University to evaluate the effect of water stress on the growth, plant water relations, fruit quality and osmotic adjustment of seven tomato cultivars. The...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAHR/2018/39824