{"title":"Measurement of Allocative Efficiency in Agriculture and its Determinants: Evidence from Rural West Bengal, India","authors":"A. Laha, Dr.Pravat Kumar Kuri","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2011.377.388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2011.377.388","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127845160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neem based insecticides interaction with development and fecundity of red cotton bug, Dysdercus cingulatus Fab.","authors":"J. Pandey, R. Tiwari","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2011.335.346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2011.335.346","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131408818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Katooli, E. M. Moghadam, A. Taheri, S. Nasrollanejad
{"title":"Management of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) on cucumber with the extract and oil of nematicidal plants.","authors":"N. Katooli, E. M. Moghadam, A. Taheri, S. Nasrollanejad","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.582.586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.582.586","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123794720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Replacing rice with soybean for sustainable agriculture in the indo-gangetic plain of India: production technology for higher productivity of soybean.","authors":"Guriqbal Singh","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.259.267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.259.267","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124650769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phosphorus loss in subsurface flow from agricultural lands after manure application to Miscanthus × giganteus-impacts on groundwater quality.","authors":"E. Curley, M. O'Flynn, K. McDonnell","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.268.275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.268.275","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131555971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Affendy, M. Aminuddin, A. Arifin, M. Mandy, K. Julius, A. Tamer
{"title":"Effects of light intensity on Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. seedlings treated with different organic fertilizers.","authors":"H. Affendy, M. Aminuddin, A. Arifin, M. Mandy, K. Julius, A. Tamer","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.201.207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.201.207","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of varying light intensities and different organic fertilizers on the growth performance of O. stamineus seedlings through measurement of Relative Height Growth Rate (RHGR) and biomass production. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used. Orthosiphon stamineus was arranged accordingly into three blocks or replicates. The three blocks represented the percentage light intensity. Block 1 (30% of light), Block 2 (50% of light) and Block 3 (100% of light). Each Block had four treatments and 25 plants of O. stamineus. The treatments were chicken dung, cow dung, oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and control. The four treatments were arranged randomly in each block. Growth parameters measured were plant height, biomass (aerial portion, root biomass and total biomass within sixth month’s period. The 50% Relative Light Intensity (RLI) was better than 30 and 100% RLI. The chicken dung is better than oil palm EFB and cow dung.","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114303817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Sreedharan, R. Hunger, L. Singleton, M. Payton, H. Melouk
{"title":"Pathogenicity of three isolates of Rhizoctonia sp. from wheat and peanut on hard red winter wheat.","authors":"A. Sreedharan, R. Hunger, L. Singleton, M. Payton, H. Melouk","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.132.147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.132.147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131160855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of Rhizobium sp. BHURC01 and plant growth promoting rhizobactria on nodulation, plant biomass and yields of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).","authors":"J. Verma, J. Yadav, K. Tiwari","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2010.148.156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2010.148.156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121454101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. C. Law, S. K. Balasundram, A. Hanif, O. Ahmed, M. Harun
{"title":"Spatial variability of soil organic carbon in oil palm: a comparison between young and mature stands","authors":"M. C. Law, S. K. Balasundram, A. Hanif, O. Ahmed, M. Harun","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2009.402.417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2009.402.417","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed at quantifying the spatial variability of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC), estimating SOC at unsampled locations and comparing the spatial variability of SOC between young and mature oil palm stands. Two study sites were chosen to represent two different palm age groups, i.e., 5 Years after Planting (YAP) and 17 YAP. A systematic sampling design was employed for soil sampling at the 0-20 cm depth based on a cluster of four palms that comprised three operational zones: Weeded Circle (WC), Frond Heap (FH) and Harvesting Path (HP). A total of 60 sampling clusters were obtained for each site. Soil samples were analyzed for SOC by dry combustion method. All measurement points were geo-referenced by differential Global Positioning System (dGPS). The SOC data were first explored using descriptive statistics, normality check, outlier detection and data transformation, followed by variography and interpolation. Spatial variability of SOC was mapped based on measured and kriged values. Results showed that all operational zones exhibited a definable spatial structure, which were described by either spherical or exponential models. All operational zones exhibited strong spatial dependence. Operational zones of 5-year old palms exhibited a shorter effective range than those of 17 year old palms. Additionally, SOC heterogeneity was evident among operational zones at both sites, where FH registered the highest SOC, followed by WC and HP. SOC concentration at 17 year old palms was found to be more stable than that from 5 year old palms. This study suggests spatial variability assessment appears to be a feasible technique to quantify the variability of SOC in oil palm cultivation.","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"189 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123216367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Grafting Tomato and Watermelon on Different Rootstocks on Their Chemical Contents","authors":"S. Mohammed, M. Humidan, M. Boras, O. Abdalla","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2009.362.369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2009.362.369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130542515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}