Research Articles

 

           ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

S. D. Y. Alfred and J. O. Agbede

     Influencing factors of duck production in the Southwest of Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3498- 3505

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.029        

 

 

          Milan Krajinović, Snežana Matić-Kekić, Nebojša Dedović, Ivan Pihler, Mirko Simikić,

          Vladislav Simin and Lazar Savin

     Reproduction and culling effect on the number of ewes and lambs in two

     types of − Mathematical model
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3506- 3512

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1704

 

 

Mesele Abera, Belay Elias, Kassaye Aragaw, Yifat Denberga, Kebede Amenu, and Desie Sheferaw

     Major causes of mastitis and associated risk factors in smallholder dairy cows in

     Shashemene, southern Ethiopia
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3513- 3518

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1808

 

 

           AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

 

Ernesto Olvera-González, Carlos Olvera-Olvera, Daniel Alaniz-Lumbreras, Jesus Villa-Hernández, Ma. Araiza-Esquivel, Efren Gonzalez-Ramirez, Domingo Gomez-Melendez, Rosario Guzman-Cruz and Vianey Torres-Argüelles

     Design of an ecological growth room using internal temperature modeling in neural

     network interface
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3519- 3524

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.275

 

 

           AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

S. Bahta and S. Bauer

     Policy options for improving market participation and sales of smallholder crop

     producers: A case study of the Free State Province of South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3525- 3533

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.631

 

 

            AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

Amir Ahmadpour and Shohreh Soltani

     Agricultural extension workers’ attitude to and experience of e-learning
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3534- 3540

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1992

 

 

            SOIL SCIENCE

 

Fiona Muchecheti, Ignacio C. Madakadze and Puffy Soundy

     Production of rape (Brassica napus L.) on soils amended with leguminous tree

     prunings: Yield responses in relation to the chemical composition of the tree prunings
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3541- 3549

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1173

 

 

            PLANT BREEDING

 

Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor, Rosalva Mora-Escobedo, José Luis Montañez-Soto,Santiago Filardo-Kerstupp and Leopoldo González-Cruz
     Microstructural differences in Agave atrovirens Karw leaves and pine by age effect
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3550- 3559

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1185

 

 

Wang Mei-xia, Qin Juan-juan, Chen Shuang-lin and Yan Shu-zhen

     The relationship and combination effects on the promotion and disease control of

     rhizospheric actinomycetes and entophytic bacteria in tomato (Solanum

     lycopersicum)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3560- 3568

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1367

 

 

Adéoti K., Dansi A., Ahoton L., Vodouhè R., Ahohuendo B. C., Rival A. and Sanni A.

     Agromorphological characterization of Sesamum radiatum (Schum. and Thonn.), a

     neglected and underutilized species of traditional leafy vegetable of great

     importance in Benin)
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3569- 3578

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1845

 

 

Pritesh Parmar, Mandakini J. Patel, Bhaumik Dave and R. B. Subramanian

     Nickel accumulation by Colocassia esculentum and its impact on plant growth and

     physiology 
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3579- 3587

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1914

 

 

           PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Armagan Kaya, Emel Yigit and Gulcin Beker Akbulut

     Effects of reactive red 239 textile dye on total soluble protein content, peroxidase

     activity and lipid peroxidation of Zea mays L. cv. “Martha F1”
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3588- 3593

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR12.310

 

 

           CROP SCIENCE

 

Abdul Qayyum, Shahzad Ahmad, Shoaib Liaqat, Waqas Malik, Etrat Noor, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Memoona Hanif

     Screening for drought tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids at an early seedling

     stage
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3594- 3603

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.1475

 

 

Olanipekun Samson Oyewole, I. Omueti John Ajayi and R. Ipinmoroti Rotimi

     Growth of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings on old cocoa soils amended with

     organic and inorganic fertilizers
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3604- 3608

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJARX11.2045

 

 

            AQUACULTURE

 

Ahmad Reza Ommani and Azadeh N. Noorivandi

     Analyzing biodiversity indicators in sustainable aquaculture development based on

     Iranian fisheries experts
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3609- 3613

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.2275

 

 

           WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

 

Jian Zhu, Ping Wang, Xiaofu Wu, Wenlian Luo and Mingjing Lei

     Adsorption of Pb²⁺ ions on diatomite modified by polypropylene acetamide and     

     barium chloride in aqueous solution
     [Abstract]  [Full Text]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 3614- 3620

                 DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.2274