D. Onduru, A. Jager, F. Muchena, L. Gachimbi, G. N. Gachini
{"title":"Socio-economic factors, soil fertility management and cropping practices in mixed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: a study in Kiambu, Central Highlands of Kenya","authors":"D. Onduru, A. Jager, F. Muchena, L. Gachimbi, G. N. Gachini","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2007.426.439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2007.426.439","url":null,"abstract":"A study was carried out in Kiambu District, central highlands of Kenya to explore the effects of household socio-economic factors on farm nutrient balances and agro-economic performance and to determine nutrient depleting and conserving cropping practices in the crop-dairy (mixed) farming system. Data was collected from 30 smallholder farmers and processed using nutrient monitoring (NUTMON) tool. Family earnings (sum of net farm income and off-farm income) were low and off-farm income accounted for 61% of family earnings of the studied households. On-farm livestock density (TLU ha-1) was the main determinant of farm N, P and K nutrient stocks and balances. The mean farm (total) nutrient balances were -2.6 kg N ha-1 half year-1, 36.7 kg P ha-1 half year-1 and 16.9 kg K ha-1 half year-1. In the analysis, purchased livestock feeds (and fertilizers) were the major determinants of farm N, P and K nutrient balances. The major loss pathway for P and K was erosion, accounting for 35 and 66% of total P and K outflows respectively. For N, it was leaching. Farmers adopted preferential soil fertility management strategies for cropping practices resulting in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrient mining under Napier (monocrop) and coffee (intercrop) fields and nutrient conservation under maize (intercrop) fields.","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126177733","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}
.. B.M.Dzomeku, M. Quain, J. Lamptey, F. Anno-Nyako, A. Aubyn, S. Darkey
{"title":"Agronomic and sensory evaluation of some IITA hybrids in Ghana.","authors":".. B.M.Dzomeku, M. Quain, J. Lamptey, F. Anno-Nyako, A. Aubyn, S. Darkey","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2007.307.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2007.307.311","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125643382","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 Effects of Different Bio-organic, Chemical Fertilizers and their Combination on Yield,Macro and Micro Nutrition Content of Dry Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)","authors":"Refik Uyanoz","doi":"10.3923/ijar.2007.115.125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/ijar.2007.115.125","url":null,"abstract":"Abnormal wera of tread is a commonly seen problem in the operation of metro systems. It was found that abnormal wear of tread widely exists on vehicles in a line of Beijing metro. The two main types of abnormal wear are “w” shape wear and narrow grooves on tread. It was found that hardness of the tread is strongly correlated with abnormal wear. Monitoring was conducted to watch the growth of abnormal wear on tread surface. Monitoring results show that abnormal wear of tread disappeared after changing brake shoes. Analysis showed that hardness of brake shoes have a great effect on tread wear. The competition between the wear of wheel tread caused by brake shoes and rail head was discussed to explain the reason of commonly seen abnormal wear of tread in metro systems.","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128299701","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":"Moisture dependent electrical parameter as an indicator of germination of seed: a case study of poppy seed.","authors":"Pradeep Kumar, S. Singh, R. Manohar, J. Shukla","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.534.544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.534.544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122093028","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":"Effect of four fungicides on development and control of Phytophthora on apple tree in vitro and in vivo.","authors":"N. Boughalleb, A. Moulahi, M. El-Mahjoub","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.582.589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.582.589","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126089176","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}
I. M. Daghman, M. Sariah, J. Kadir, M. Zainal, A. Rosenani
{"title":"Dry preparation of Trichoderma harzianum for controlling Rhizoctonia damping-off in Brassica rapa.","authors":"I. M. Daghman, M. Sariah, J. Kadir, M. Zainal, A. Rosenani","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.590.596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.590.596","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130039457","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":"Growth responses of Helianthus annus to plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria used as a biofertilizers.","authors":"K. Shaukat, Shazia Afrasayab, S. Hasnain","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.573.581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.573.581","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128598805","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. Benedetto, J. Molinari, C. Boschi, D. Benedicto, M. Cerrotta, G. Cerrotta
{"title":"Estimating crop productivity for five ornamental foliage plants.","authors":"A. Benedetto, J. Molinari, C. Boschi, D. Benedicto, M. Cerrotta, G. Cerrotta","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.522.533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.522.533","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131132391","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. Daami‐Remadi, F. Ayed, H. Jabnoun-Khiareddine, K. Hibar, M. El-Mahjoub
{"title":"In vitro, in vivo and in situ evaluation of fungicides tested individually or in combination for the control of the Fusarium dry rot of potato.","authors":"M. Daami‐Remadi, F. Ayed, H. Jabnoun-Khiareddine, K. Hibar, M. El-Mahjoub","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.564.572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.564.572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114731950","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. Manickavelu, R. Gnanamalar, N. Nadarajan, S. K. Ganesh
{"title":"Identification of important traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) for lowland drought situation by association analyses.","authors":"A. Manickavelu, R. Gnanamalar, N. Nadarajan, S. K. Ganesh","doi":"10.3923/IJAR.2006.509.521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3923/IJAR.2006.509.521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":177458,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Research","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123502725","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}