Mining activities are an important source of revenue for the development of the nation. However, it creates lots of social and ecological imbalance. The major remarked problem is that the local communities of mining areas losses their Indigenous Traditional Practices. Keeping thi...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430188
Aims: Conservation agriculture has been recommended as an option to mitigate climate change impact when practicing conventional, to ensure sustainability and food security This study examined the effect of conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) on mineral elements uptake,...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430190
Nadia Chaieb, Sonia Labidi, Abdel Karim Chiab, Zied Ben Ali Idoudi, Faysal Ben Jeddi & Moncef Ben-Hammouda·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Aims: As conservation agriculture have been proposed as an option to limit conventional agriculture impact and to ensure sustainability and food security. This study examined the effect of conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) on mycorrhization rate, mineral elements upta...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430191
S. P. N. N. Senadeera, K. S. K. Fernando, W. L. L. N. Wickramasekara, M. Y. S. Fernando, C. B. Ranaweera, Weranga Rajapaksha & A. R. N. Silva·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Aims: To investigate in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous, methanol, dichloromethane, and hexane extracts of Artocarpus nobilis Thw. leaves and stem bark using heat-induced protein denaturation test (egg albumin denaturation). Methodology: About 500 g of each matured, f...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430192
Aims: Development of probiotic beverages using previously isolated probiotic strains; Lactobacillus plantarum MF405176.1 and Lactobacillus curieae MF405178.1 in finger millet and banana flour substrates, respectively and monitor the microbiological, physicochemical and sensory pr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430193
Md. Omar Faruk, A. S. M. Iqbal Hussain, Md. Abu Yusuf & Md. Nazmul Hasan Mehedi·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Management of applied nitrogen in rice field is one tool that could lead to increase in rice yield, but often ignored by most farmers. The experiment was carried out from April to July 2015 at the Agronomy Field Laboratory of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, P...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430185
Aims: Pruning is the cutting of branches of a tea bush at predetermined height and at a specified interval in order to reinvigorate and bring tea bushes within reach of the pluckers, which directly related to the productivity and quality of tea. In Bangladesh, Three and four year...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430184
The Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis D. Don) an essential tree species due to its ecological and social importance in the himalayan region. The study assessed the effect of environmental factors on habitat, growth, and regeneration patterns of the Himalayan Birch at the Royal Bot...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430183
Agroforestry remained a profitable venture across the globe if managed well spatially and temporarily. Farmlands are viable option to practice agroforestry in Pakistan for sustaining farmers’ livelihoods as well as to provide products and services for ever increasing population....
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430182
Abiodun Olusoji Owoade, Adewale Adetutu, Olufemi Ogundeji Ogundipe & Akinade William Owoade·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The study was aimed to investigate the hypolipidemic potential of methanolic extract Rauvolfia vomitoria leaves in high cholesterol-fed rats. The preliminary study showed that R. vomitoria leaves were able to scavenge the 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sufonic acid) (ABTS...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430181
Muhammad Zubair, Rana Mohsin Ijaz, Syed Bilal Hussain, Akash Jamil & Imran Khan·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The study assessed the utilization, marketing and transportation of Non WoodForest Products (NWFPs) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)with the view to improving ivelihoods of local inhabitants. Data collection were made in AJK districts of Neelam and Bagh. The respondents that wer...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330179
Dinesh Singh Rawat, Deep Shekhar Das, Prabhawati Tiwari, Preeti Naithani & Jay Krishan Tiwari·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The physicochemical properties of soils of six forests varying in elevation (lower, middle, and upper), slope, aspects, and floristic composition viz. L1 (Oak mixed), L2 (Chir pine), M1 (Rhododendron mixed), M2 (Rhododendron mixed), U1 (Abies mixed) and U2 (Abies mixed) from West...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430180
This review represent plants genetic diversity (PDG) generally in crop plant and especially in Barley (Hordeum vulgare), can be studied (PDG) and stored as a (PGR) plant genetic resources as gene bank , DNA library for saved genetic material at long time and crops improvement ca...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330178
Plant density and fertilization are key practices for improving the fruit quality and yield of vegetables grown in greenhouses. The experiment was performed to investigate the effects of density and fertilization on the fruit yield and quality, economic efficiency of Solanum lyco...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330177
Consequents upon the efficacies of the local claims of Aframomum melegueta (Ataare) and Syzygium aromaticum (Kanafuru) in the treatment of respiratory infections and diseases in the study area, the present study was conducted to investigate the phytochemical, antioxidant capacity...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330176