Review

 

          AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

F. B. Akande, O. A. Adejumo, C. A. Adamade and J. Bodunde  

     Processing of locust bean fruits: Challenges and prospects
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2268 - 2271

 

 

Research Articles

 

           AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

 

C. O. C. Chukwu, I. D. Chukwu, I. A. Onyimba, E. G. Umoh, F. Olarubofin and A. O. Olabode 

     Microbiological quality of pre-cut fruits on sale in retail outlets in Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2272 - 2275

 

Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju and C. J. Arene 

     Constraints and determinants of technical efficiency in medium-scale

     soybean production in Benue State, Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2276 - 2280

 

Abdul-Wahab Salifu, Samuel Asuming-Brempong and Ramatu Alhassan

     Benefit-cost analysis and socio-economic considerations of

     trypanosomiasis control and treatment in Northern Ghana          

     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2281 - 2288

 

S. A. Oni, L. L. Maliwichi and O. S. Obadire

     Socio-economic factors affecting smallholder farming and household food

     security: A case of Thulamela local municipality in Vhembe District of

     Limpopo Province, South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2289 - 2296

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Hakeem .A. Ajeigbe, Bir .B. Singh, Innocent .E. Ezeaku and James .O. Adeosun

     On-farm evaluation of improved cowpea-cereals cropping systems for crop-

     livestock farmers: Cereals-cowpea systems in Sudan savanna zone of

     Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2297 - 2304

 

C. I. Oyewole and M. Mera

     Response of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) to rates of inorganic and

     farmyard fertilizers in the Sudan savanna ecological zone of Nigeria
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2305 - 2309

 

FDK Anim and B. Mandleni    

     Effect of social dynamics on technology adoption in urban, sub-urban and

     rural farming communities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2310 - 2314

 

 

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

 

S. Shafiee, A. Modares Motlagh and S. Minaei

     Moisture dependent physical properties of fennel seeds
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2315 - 2320

 

O. I. Oladele and L. K. Mabe    

     Job burnout and coping strategies among extension officers in North west

     province, South Africa
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2321 - 2325

 

 

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

 

Owona Ndongo Pierre-André, Nyaka Ngobisa Aurelie, Ehabe Eugene Ejolle, Chambon-Poveda Bénédicte and Bruneau Jean-Claude

     Assessment of training needs of rubber farmers in the South-west region of

     Cameroon
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2326 - 2331

 

 

Shohreh Soltani, S. F. Jamal Hosseini and S. Mehdi Mirdamadi

     The role of training in facilitating innovation in small food industries in

     rural Iran
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2332 - 2340

 

 

AGRONOMY

 

F. S. Murungu and T. Madanzi

     Seed priming, genotype and sowing date effects on emergence, growth

     and yield of wheat in a tropical low altitude area of Zimbabwe
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2341 - 2349

 

Motuma Tura, Dejene Aredo, Wondwossen Tsegaye, Roberto La Rovere, Girma Tesfahun, Wilfred Mwangi and Germano Mwabu

     Adoption and continued use of improved maize seeds: Case study of

     Central Ethiopia
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2350 - 2358

 

Ibrahim Ethem Guler

     The effects of different distributor head types, air velocities and fertilizing

     rates on flow evenness for some fertilizers
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2359 - 2369

 

 

 

HORTICULTURE

 

Mikdat Simsek, Abdullah Osmanoglu and Hakan Yildirim  

     Evaluation of selected almond types in Kocaköy and Hani Counties
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2370  - 2378

 

Ferhad Muradoglu, H. Ibrahim Oguz, Kenan Yildiz and Hüdai Yilmaz 

     Some chemical composition of walnut (Juglans regia L.) selections from

     Eastern Turkey
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2379 - 2385

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

Babalola Olubukola Omolara and Akinsoyinu Akintunde Olaleye   

     Performance, carcass analysis and sensory evaluation of cooked meat of

     snailets of African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata) fed pawpaw  

     leaves, whole lettuce, lettuce waste and cabbage waste as sole feed

     ingredient
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2386 - 2391

 

 

SOIL SCIENCE

 

Wycliffe Wabwile Kiiya, Samuel Mutuku Mwonga, Robert Kariuki Obura and Joseph Gitahu Ngugi  

     Effect of incorporation of legumes on selected soil chemical properties and

     weed growth in a potato cropping system at Timboroa, Kenya
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2392 - 2398

 

 

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

Kami Kaboosi and Feridon Kaveh 

     Sensitivity analysis of Doorenbos and Kassam (1979) crop water production

     function
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2399 - 2417

 

 

ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE

 

Dicle Oğuz, Halis Saygi and Canan Baştemur 

     Urban transformation process and its contributions: Sekapark case-Izmit,

     Turkey
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2418 - 2425

 

 

AGRO-BIOENGINEERING

 

Litang Lu, Yang Liu, Youyin Zhu and Degang Zhao

     Selectable gene auto-excision via a cold inducible ‘gene deletor’ system
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2426 - 2433

 

 

CROP PROTECTION

 

Murat Ertekin and Erol Kirdar

     Effects of seed coat colour on seed characteristics of honeylocust (Gleditsia

     triacanthos)
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2434 - 2438

 

 

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Yasemin Coskun, Ragbet Ezgi Duran and Cigdem Savaskan   

     Influential effects of arabinogalactan-proteins on plant regeneration using

     calli derived from wheat mature embryos
     [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 2439 - 2445