Aims: To outline the necessary steps in the evaluation of solar panel systems in agriculture. Study Design: Using the outline proposed, GaAs and Si solar panels were evaluated under central Texas weather conditions. Place and Duration of Study: Bioenergy Testing Laboratory (BETA...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14692
Rainfall is a major climatic factor influencing anthracnose development. In this study, 68 sorghum accessions were evaluated for anthracnose resistance under dry and wet growing conditions at the Texas A&M Agricultural Experiment Station, near College Station, Texas. Access...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14589
The current study examined the effect of chemical and organic fertilizers on yield components and essence content of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). The experiment was carried out in randomized complete design with 7 treatments and 4 replications in Sari Agricultural Research Ce...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14953
The study assessed the factors affecting low yield of cashew among farmers in Kwara and Edo States between March and April, 2014. It examined the socio-economic characteristics, factors contributing to cashew low yield, sources of cashew planting materials and sources of informat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14564
Aims: A study was conducted to investigate the status of agrochemicals used and its impact on aquatic biodiversity in the Chalan beel, the largest beel of Bangladesh. Duration of Study: A period of six months from January to June 2009. Methodology: The study was based on question...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14685
The study analyses the efficiency of resource use by collecting cross-sectional data from 120 groundnut farmers in the Tolon district of the Northern region, Ghana, during 2013 major cropping season. It focuses on identifying the determinants of groundnut output growth, measuring...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14924
Organic (poultry manure) and inorganic (Urea) fertilizers were comparatively studied with the aim of improving the performance of sweet pepper, Capsicum annum (called ‘Tatase’ in Nigeria) in two ecological zones of Nigeria (Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state and Omu-Aran, Kwara State). Poult...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14920
The present study was conducted to compare the nutritional and physical quality of egg yolk and egg white of birds from three different genotypes (domestic chicken, hybrid chicken and guinea fowl). The egg yolk and white from each of the bird were separated and analyzed for proxi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15068
Corrosion behavior of V2AlC and Cr2AlC materials have been investigated in 0.01N Ca(OH)2 at pH=11.7 using Potentiostat to estimate corrosion parameters. The results show that V2AlC material has more noble potential and lower current density than Cr2AlC over temperatures include 3...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/14902
The marketing mix is an important strategy and consists of the marketing tools to be used to sell products. A number of different approaches have been employed by firms to achieve competitive advantage. Very few studies, however, have focused on agribusiness and the marketing mix...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14877
Career choice exerts a profound influence on an individual’s life. In Malaysia, a Year 10 student has to decide whether to take up arts or science stream and this in turn influences their career aspirations. It is believed that during these formative years, this decision is influ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14621
The paper attempts to unpack certain salient and important issues as concerns health in South Africa and Africa as a whole. It does not pretend to capture all the issues that permeate healthcare on the continent. It outlines the vision to transform South Africa’s health system in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13516
The concept of Multiple Intelligences has come out after Howard Gardner redefined intelligence. According to Gardner’s theory, human beings have different types of intelligence and based on their respective intelligence types, human beings have different skills in different areas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15011
Faculty members constitute a significant part of the existence and operations of post-secondary institutions. They are an essential resource in the delivery of higher education. Typically, faculty members are appointed to fill a need in higher education institutions’ efforts to g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14962
The reported research is a quantitative study examining the effect of parental discipline style and its four dimensions—Demandingness, Enforcement, Punishment and Responsiveness—on mothers' perceptions of their children's social skills and learning motivation. The sample consiste...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12647