February 2020

Effect of Alternaria sp on seed germination in rapeseed, and its control with seed treatment

The role of Alternaria sp on seed vigor of rapeseed, Brassica napus, was investigated. Seed samples were collected from rapeseed growing regions of Sindh province. The samples were processed for fungal recovery using blotter paper and agar plate methods. Both methods produced a number of parasitic and saprophytic fungi. Among the recovered fungi, Alternaria sp was predominant with 16% average infection. Similarly,...

Author(s): Tufail Ahmad Soomro, Muhammad Ismail, Safdar Ali Anwar, Raza Muhammad Memon and Zubair Ahmad Nizamani  

March 2020

Growth and yield response of two groundnut cultivars to row pattern in the forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana

Two field trials (2017 and 2018) were conducted at the research field of the University of Education, Winneba, Mampong Campus from May to August to determine the growth and yield response of groundnut to row pattern. The experimental design was a 2 x 4 factorial arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The factors studied included: (A) Cultivar [(i) Yenyawoso and (ii) Adepa] and (B)...

Author(s): Essilfie M. E., Dapaah K. H., Essilfie K. J., Asmah F. B. and Donkor F.  

March 2020

Yield evaluation and character association of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes in moisture stress areas of South Tigray, Ethiopia

Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the most important highland oil crops of southern Tigray, Ethiopia and it is considered as the least expensive source for oil related home consumptions. The 12 genotypes of linseed including two standard checks were evaluated in the highland and moisture stress area of Southern Tigray under rain fed condition with the objective of evaluating yield and yield components as well...

Author(s): Birhanu Amare Gidey, Kiflom Kahsay and Netsanet Kidane  

June 2020

Effect of germination on structural and physicochemical properties of starch in glutinous brown rice

This study compared the structural and rheological properties of native (GB0), 12 h (GB12), 24 h (GB24), 36 h (GB36), 48 h (GB48) and 72 h (GB72) germinated glutinous brown rice starch to improve the market value of glutinous rice through germination. The proportion of A chains (DP 6-12) increases and the proportion of B1 chains (DP 13-24) decreased with germination time. Interestingly, we observed that the total...

Author(s): Liyezi He, Chuan Cao, Jingwei Hu, Dongmei Wei, Li Xu, Tang Su and Yibin Zhou  

January 2020

Competition indices and monetary advantage index of intercropping maize (Zea mays L.) with legumes under supplementary irrigation in Tselemti District, Northern Ethiopia

An understanding of competitive and monetary indices such as land equivalent ratio (LER), land equivalent coefficient (LEC), relative crowding coefficient (K) and monetary advantage index (MAI) is critical in recommending cropping systems in a given area. To appreciate this, an experiment was conducted in Tselemti, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia. Maize (Zea mays L.) was intercropped with Soybean and Mung bean in a...

Author(s): Tesfahun Mekuanint