Research Articles         

          

 

       AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

Mercy W. Kamau, Kees Burger, Ken E. Giller and Arie Kuyvenhoven

     Determinants of labour mobility within smallholder farms in western Kenya and

     implications for labour use efficiency
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3375-3384

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR09. 092                               

 

S. Bamire, R. Abaidoo, M. Jemo, T. Abdoulaye, A. Yusuf and O. C. Nwoke

     Profitability analysis of commercial chemical and biological crop products among

     farm households in agro-ecological zones of West Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3385-3394

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.887

 

 

            PLANT BREEDING

 

Peter O. Aikpokpodion

     Phenology of flowering in cacao (Theobroma cacao) and its related species in

     Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3395-3402

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1608

 

Qurban Ali, Mehboob Elahi, Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir

     Genetic analysis of morpho-physiological and quality traits in chickpea genotypes

     (Cicer arietinum L.)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3403-3412

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1788

 

Karima Lahbib, Fethi Bnejdi and Mohamed El Gazzah

     Genetic diversity evaluation of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Tunisia based on

     morphologic characters
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3413-3417

     DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.2171

 

 

          SOIL SCIENCE

 

Bayram Ali Beyrami, Samad Shadfar and Farzad Taghizadeh

     Different forms of water erosion and its relationship with soil type and land slope
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3418-3428

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1238

 

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ortiz, Jorge Alonso Alcalá Jáuregui

     Impact of extractive industry on an agricultural soil in San Luis Potosí, México
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3429-3432

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.2061

 

Wondewosen Shiferaw and Alemayehu Balcha, Hussen Mohammed

     Evaluation of drought tolerance indices in Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.)Trotter]
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3433-3438

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR12.109

 

A. O. Ojokoh, A. B. Abiola and R. T. Lawal

     Changes in nutrient and antinutrient composition of popcorn and groundnut

     composite flour subjected to solid substrate fermentation 
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3439-3445

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR12.149

 

 

           CROP SCIENCE

 

Saeed Saeedipour

     Effect of post-anthesis water deficit on yield and some physiological parameters on

     two wheat cultivars
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3446-3452

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1336

 

Abdolali Hesami, Saadat Sarikhani Khorami, Fatemeh Amini

     Date-peat as an alternative in hydroponic strawberry production
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3453-3458

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1933

 

 

            FISHERIES

 

Khalid Abdullah Al-Ghanim

     Chronic toxic effect of malathion on haemotological parameters in Oreochromis

     niloticus
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3459-3463

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1530

 

        

           HORTICULTURE

 

M. S. Khalid, A. U. Malik, B. A. Saleem, A. S. Khan and N. Javed

     Horticultural mineral oil application and tree canopy management improve

     cosmetic fruit quality of Kinnow mandarin
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3464-3472

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1583

 

          

         PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

 

Reza Hosseini, Otto Schmidt and Michael A. Keller

     Detection of predators within Brassica crops: A search for predators of diamondback

     moth (Plutella xylostella) and other important pests
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3473-3484

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.2073

 

 

           AGRICULTURE EXTENSION

 

Mohd Shahwahid H. O, Amira Mas Ayu A. M. and Norfaryanti K.

     Critical factors of farmers’s participation in kenaf cultivation: Malaysian context
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3485-3489

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.546

 

 

           AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Himangshu Barman and Rama Krishna Rajan

     Muga silkworm (Antheraea assamensis helfer) indoor rearing by integrated “leaf

     freshness technology”- A new technology
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3490-3497

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.738