The growing demand for bioactive compounds underscores the need to evolve technologies that allow for enhanced productivity. This study was set up to investigate the use of elicitors in enhancing the antioxidant profile of Artemisia annua. Six-week-old Artemisia annua seedlings w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2504
The Hoolock gibbon, India’s only ape, is highly dependent on continuous, mature forest canopies for survival, but faces rapid decline due to habitat fragmentation and human disturbance. This study focuses on understanding how habitat structure and spatial heterogeneity in Trishna...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2502
Shorea robusta Gaertn. (family Dipterocarpaceae), commonly known as Sal, stands among the most ecologically, economically, and medicinally significant tree species of the Indian subcontinent. Revered across Hindu and Buddhist traditions and extensively utilised by indigenous trib...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2501
Tribal communities in India depend substantially on forest resources for subsistence and income, while forests remain important for ecological stability and local livelihoods. This study examines the institutional performance and policy relevance of microfinance- and Self-Help Gr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2500
Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a vital strategy for smallholder farmers confronting the impacts of climate variability. However, empirical evidence on how indigenous agroforestry systems enhance climate resilience and livelihood security in Ethiopia remains limited. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2499
The Diffa region is an area of livestock farming par excellence. Unfortunately, it is confronted by a chronic fodder deficit in recent decades. It is important to find the mechanism to mitigate the consequences of this fodder deficit. It is in this framework that it was useful to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2498
Background: The forest dependence among communities indicates the human-environment inter-relationship, which demonstrates the degree of such reliance in various regions and in different time periods. Aim: This study aims at understanding the purpose and frequency of forest depen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2497
Contamination of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, As, Cr, Cd and Cu) in agricultural landscapes is a major threat locally, regionally and globally because it affects the structural and functional properties of the farm environment. In this study, heavy metals were assessed in diverse organs...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2496
The Iresa-Apa toposequence in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria exhibits a well-defined drainage catena where landscape position significantly influences soil properties. The soils are moderately to strongly developed, with distinct horizons ranging from dark, organic-rich s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2495
The use of commercially available synthetic insecticides against insect pest in agriculture has led to their bioaccumulation, and contamination of the environment, causing increased resistance and reduction in soil biodiversity as well as poses considerable dangers for consumers....
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2494
The increasing dependence on chemical fertilizers in Nigeria has resulted in soil degradation, nutrient depletion, and environmental, necessitating sustainable alternatives like microbial biofertilizers. This study evaluated the effects of bacterial isolates obtained from the roo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2493
Burundian coffee, widely recognized for its quality, faces significant challenges in the international market due to rising competition and quality requirements. Certification standards play a key role in improving agricultural practices and enhancing product value in the marketp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2492
Bio-inoculants comprising beneficial microorganisms such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and their consortia offer a sustainable nature-based solution for enhancing plant-soil synergy under abiotic stress conditions. These micro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2491
This study assessed the physical and chemical properties of soils along a toposequence in the Orile-Igbon/Gambari area of Surulere Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. The toposequence was divided into upper, middle, and lower slope positions. Soil profile pits were excavat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2489
The role of agriculture in spurring economic growth is often treated as a homogenous industry and modeled under limiting Gaussian conditions. These strategies blur heterogeneity in sub sectors of agriculture and do not reflect the asymmetric and volatile character of growth in re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i2490