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{"title":"EFFECT OF DIFFERENT RATES OF ORGANIC NITROGEN INPUTS ON PLANT TOTAL NUTRIENT, UPTAKE, AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF LEAFY VEGETABLE","authors":"Faridah, M, Roslan, I, Arina Shairah A.S","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2023.5822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2023.5822","url":null,"abstract":"In organic farming, nitrogen (N) is one of the most crucial factors. Other than the limited source of N for organic fertilizer as the key factor for growth-limiting nutrients in organic farming, the cost of fertilization is also affected by different N application rates in organic farming running. Therefore, in this study, emphasis was given to the effect of different rates of N in organic farming on the plant total nutrient, uptake, and growth performance of leafy vegetables. A study was conducted in a glasshouse at an integrated organic farming research area in the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) at Serdang, Selangor for two consecutive cycles. The experimental treatments were focused on the different rates of N inputs (12, 24, and 36 kg/ha of N from organic sources) with soil alone as a control. The treatments were applied 14 days after seeding (14-DAS) using green spinach as a test crop. The study result found that a 24-63 kg/ha rate of organic N input had improved N and P uptake in spinach (leafy vegetables), as well as their growth performances. Study findings have shown that the range of application rate of organic N between 24 to 36 kg/ha, promotes nutrient uptake in plants and can be scaled up to farm level to sustain organic system productivity.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123253105","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":"LENGTH–WEIGHT RELATION AND CONDITION FACTOR NEMIPTERUS JAPONICUS IN SUNDA STRAIT","authors":"Nurilmi Achmad, Agus Suryahman, Muhammad Adam Asgar, M. Yusuf","doi":"10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5574","url":null,"abstract":"Kurisi (Nemipterus japonicus) is one of demersal fish economically important. Effort continued of kurisi to increase until it reaches the 3280 trip in 2010. This is what drives need for a management of fish resources kurisi that fit through the stock assessment based on aspects of Length–Weight relation and condition factor as the basic for fisheries resource management. Samples collected in April-August 2015. Kurisi in the waters of the Sunda Strait has a body length range 107-350 mm with a weight range of 13-252 g. Condition factor ranges between 0-1. Length–Weight relationships kurisi of males and females in the waters of the Sunda Strait showed allometric negative growth pattern W=0,00002L2,4844 and W = 0,0019L2,0144. Kurisi females in this study had a high condition factor is the sampling time in April and June at 1.1241 and 1.0807. While the lowest condition factors on sampling in August is 0.9819. Kurisi males have the biggest factor conditions in April and the lowest month of May in the amount of 0.9292 and 0.6961.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124648750","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":"TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FOR MODIFICATION OF MAIZE SOWING DATE IN THE FUERTE-MAYO REGION, SONORA, MEXICO","authors":"F. Pedro, Ortiz-Enríquez José Eliseo, Fuentes-Dávila Guillermo, Torres-Cruz María Monserrat","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5749","url":null,"abstract":"Maize is the second most important crop in southern Sonora, Mexico, so it is an asset for the economy of the region, and it is highly relevant for the fall-winter crop pattern. The Fuerte-Mayo region is conducive for maize high grain yield potential; however, farmers used to establish the crop in a period of high frost occurrence. Therefore, the objective of this work was adjust the sowing date in order to optimize grain yield per hectare and escape the frost and heat risks. Experiments were established in the Fuerte-Mayo region which is located in the southwestern part of Sonora, during the crop season 2016-2017. Five commercial fields sown on different dates and in different areas of the region were selected for a follow up of the different phenological stages. Climatic information was taken close to the crop, by placing digital sensors within three of the fields; also, temperature data was taken from the automated weather stations from Module 01 and Zapata which belong to the weather network of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), from October to June during the years 2015 to 2017, in order to identify months with high probability of frost and heat risks. Based on the temperature recorded by the digital sensors and the development of maize in those fields, three climatic zones were detected for avoiding the possible frost and heat risks: from November 15 to December 15 for early hybrids in a cold zone (central and northwest of the region), intermediate hybrids in the intermediate zone (central and east), and late hybrids in the warm zone (southeast and west). From November 15 to 30 for intermediate hybrids in the cold zone, and late hybrids in the intermediate zone, and from November 15 to December 31 for early hybrids in the intermediate and warm zones, and intermediate hybrids in the warm zone.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124997176","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":"SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF COTTON CULTIVATION (Gossypium) IN THE ARRONDISSEMENT OF AKLAMKPA (MUNICIPALITY OF GLAZOUE)","authors":"T. A. Gabin, Hounzinme S. Sylvie","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2021.5675","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2021.5675","url":null,"abstract":"Cotton is the main cash crop in Benin. Cotton cultivation is an important source of income for the Aklamkpa District. The income from this sector contributes to the improvement of the living conditions of the populations. The main objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the socio-economic impacts of cotton cultivation in the Aklamkpa District. The methodological approach adopted includes documentary research, field work, demographic data from 1979-2013, cotton production statistics, data processing with Word and Excel software. The analysis of the results has been done. The results obtained show that income from the marketing of cotton production has contributed 85% to the improvement of people's living conditions. Cultivation techniques suggest a degradation of the vegetation cover and the acceleration of the depletion of the soil of the study area. Faced with such a situation, more than 90% of producers adopt endogenous strategies to adapt to cotton production. In doing so, it is important to develop new methods of cotton production, diversify agriculture, adopt organic cotton cultivation and propose measures for the rational management of the environment.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121669599","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":"ASSESSMENT OF F1 PROGENIES OF SWEETPOTATO (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) FOR YIELD AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SWEETPOTATO WEEVIL (Cylas puncticollis) UNDER RAINFED CONDITION IN UMUDIKE, NIGERIA","authors":"U. J. I., R. E. U","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2021.5685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2021.5685","url":null,"abstract":"Poor storage root yield and incidence of sweetpotato weevil Cylas puncticollis constitute major constraints to sweetpotato production in Nigeria. The objective of this study was to assess newly developed progenies of sweetpotato and identify promising genotypes with high storage root yield and resistance to Cylas spp. For this purpose, a field experiment was conducted at the National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Southeast Nigeria during the 2015 and 2016 cropping seasons to evaluate diversity across progenies of different sweetpotato families, namely: SautiX442162 (6), SautiXLigri (5) and Sauti Poly Cross (10), including two national check varieties (Umuspo 3 and TIS 87/0087). This experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. In this study, progenies of sweetpotato exhibited morphological variability storage root characters. SautiXLigri/4 (13.33t/ha) and SautiX442162/1 (12.70 t/ha) produced higher fresh storage root yield than the national check (Umuspo3) while five genotypes; SautiXLigri/4 (13.33t/ha), SautiX442162/1 (12.70 t/ha), SautiX442162/5 (12.03 t/ha), SautiX442162/2 (11.04t/ha) and Sauti PC/9 (9.97t/ha) produced higher fresh storage root yield than the national check (TIS 87/0087). Among the twenty one genotypes evaluated, nine genotypes; SautiX442162/5, SautiX442162/3, SautiX442162/2, SautiXLigri/2, Sauti PC/4, Sauti x 442162/1, Sauti PC/1, Sauti PC/5, Sauti x 442162/6 were susceptible to the attack of C. puncticollis. Sautix442162/5 had the highest attack of C. puncticollis, followed by Sautix442162/3 and Sautix442162/2 while twelve genotypes; Sauti PC/2, Sauti PC/3, Sauti PC/6, Sauti PC/7, Sauti PC/8, Sauti PC/9, Sauti PC/10, SautiX442162/4, SautiXLigri/1, SautiXLigri/3, SautiXLigri/4, SautiXLigri/5 did not record attack of C. puncticollis. This suggests that these genotypes may possess resistance genes and could be incorporated in breeding programs to produce hybrid varieties that are high yielding and resistance to Cylas puncticollis.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122516937","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":"HOW TO RAISE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AFRICA’S SMALL-SCALE FARMERS","authors":"J. N. Ocran","doi":"10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5580","url":null,"abstract":"Small-scale farmers produce a big chunk of the food grown in Africa and they are also in the majority. They play a vital role in most economies of Africa. These merits notwithstanding, the productivity of most small-scale farmers in Africa is low. They also face peculiar challenges, which must be addressed to boost their productivity. There are also new opportunities that small-scale farmers need to take advantage of. This paper discusses all these issues and conclude with a set of recommendations on how the productivity of small-scale farmers can be raised in Africa.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122667674","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":"BLOOD PROFILES, CEACA MICRO FLORA AND INTESTINAL MORPHOMETRIC OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS SUPPLEMENTED WITH (Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum and Tetrapleura tetraptera) AS ANTIOXIDANTS","authors":"W. Olayemi, O. Olatidoye, Adelaja Augustine Alade, Esther A. Shorinola","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2020.5507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2020.5507","url":null,"abstract":"250 unsexed day old broiler (Cobb) chicks were used to evaluate effects of phytogenic spices on blood profile, intestinal morphometric and gut microflora status. The study consist of five treatments namely: T1-control T2-synthetic antioxidant, T3 –T5 (Syzygium aromaticum, Piper nigrum, Tetrapleura tetraptera at 1% inclusion and replicated five times in a completely randomized design. Obtained results showed a significant (P<0.005) effect of phytogenic spices on haematological parameters with an increase in the value (37%) of PCV in birds fed synthetic antioxidants while lowest value (31%) was recorded in T1.The broiler chickens on synthetic antioxidants had highest serum protein (15.37g/l) as against (9.17-9.50g/l) in birds (T3-T5). Uric acid, creatinine, globulin, cholesterol values are normal while creatinine values (1.7 – 2.5mg/dl) reflects better protein utilization as confirmed by decreased uric acid values (0.81-1.74mg/dl). The active ingredients in the phytogenic plants reduced the Clostridium, Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Coliform, coliform counts in the ceacal contents while Lactobacillus and Bacillus population increased as recorded inT4. Increased villi height/crypt depth ratio (20µm) indicates improved intestinal health as well as increased digestive capacity of the small intestine in broilers fed T. tetraptera. The results trend showed that the present study is constituents dependent with optimal response with T. tetraptera meaning that these phytogenic antioxidants are able to replace the synthetic antioxidant under common feeding practice without any deleterious effect on intestine morphometric, blood profile and caecal microbial in broiler chickens.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123898311","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":"EFFECTS OF WATER STRESS AND QUALITY ON RESIDUAL SOIL MACRONUTRIENTS AND ROOT-ZONE SALINITY FOR TOMATO PRODUCTION IN A PROTECTED CROPPING ENVIRONMENT","authors":"Dr Jeet Bahadur Chand, G. Hewa, A. Hassanli, B. Myers","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5727","url":null,"abstract":"Improvement of water productivity from irrigated tomatoes while maintaining yield and soil health is a global challenge. This study aimed to examine the effect of varying water quality and water stress (deficit irrigation) scenario on different soil parameters of tomatoes in a greenhouse setting to establish an optimum soil-water-plant environment for sustainable production. The study was completed by simulating tomato growing conditions in the Northern Adelaide Plains of South Australia in two consecutive years (2017-2018 and 2018-2019). Three water sources selected as varying water quality were: groundwater, recycled wastewater and mixed of both. Water was applied via drip irrigation system in four irrigation scenarios maintaining irrigation frequency of two days. The results showed that irrigation with recycled wastewater had the highest residual nutrients accumulated in soil after completion of a crop growth season. The study also indicated that the residual soil macronutrients in the 80% FC treatment were not significantly different to that of the 100% FC regardless of water quality. The results thus suggested that a considerable amount of water and fertilizer can be saved through application of DI technique - especially at 80% FC level without having a significant difference of soil macronutrient compared to full irrigation. This study also found that salt accumulation in the effective root-zone was affected by both water quality and irrigation scenarios and was highest in the case of recycled wastewater.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126103351","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":"EFFECTS OF SOME TREES ON SOIL MINERALS IN HADEJIA-NGURU WETLAND ZONE IN THE SEMI-ARID REGION OF NIGERIA","authors":"Bello, H. B., Usman, D. D., Adeosun, M. O., Coker, A. O., Koko, J. O., Ajayi, O.A.","doi":"10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/ijaeb.2022.5752","url":null,"abstract":"This research work was carried out in Hadejia-Nguru wetland zone (HNWz) in the semi-arid region of the northern part of Nigeria. This region has become a major concern to researchers due to frequently reported soil nutrient decline worsened by climate change and declining environmental quality. This research work investigates the effects of some trees on availability of minerals like potassium (K), nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and organic carbon (O.C) on small scale farmlands in the study area. The results obtained from this work, showed that some indigenous savanna trees are deliberately left on farms in a manner that is likened to Agroforestry. Predominant trees found on farms in the study area include; Anogeissus leiocarpus (26%), Faidherbia albida (21%), parkia biglobasa (18%) and Vitellaria paradoxa (9%). Soil analysis carried out on soil samples collected at 4m, 8m, 12m from the trees found on the farms showed statistically significant differences in available soil minerals at p<0.05. The nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and organic carbon availability ranged between 0.16 to 0.26%, 0.1024 to 0.2467 cmol./kg, 58.34 to 65.05 ppm and 1.89 to 2.42 cmol./kg respectively in the study area. Interviews conducted amongst four hundred and fifty (450) small scale farmers agreed that crops that are closer to trees found on the farms yield better than crops that are farther away. This implies that crops closer to tree stands on farms have access to more minerals than those farther apart and this supports better yield for farmers.","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126132760","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":"PROBLEMS FACING SESAME PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF HADEJIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA","authors":"Z. Yakubu, Shamsuddeen Hashim Yusuf","doi":"10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5596","url":null,"abstract":"The study was conducted to assess the problems facing sesame production in Hadejia LGA of Jigawa State, Nigeria. It adopted the Descriptive research method involving quantitative approach and selfadministered questionnaire as instrument for data collection. A total of 60 farmers formed the study's sample size. Demographic results indicated that majority of the farmers were married young men within the age group of 25-45 years with very low level of education. Family sizes were found to be big and majority of the farmers were commercial farmers growing sesame for commercial purposes. Findings indicated that the major problem facing sesame production were poor agricultural extension services, theft and prevalence of pests diseases and poor marketing. Hence, it was conclude that, if drastic measures are not taken to addresses these challenges facing the production of sesame, these commercial farmers could be seriously affected financially as well as the state through loss of foreign exchange revenues because sesame is a cash crop majorly exported to other countries. Based on this conclusion it was therefore recommended that, government should strengthen agricultural extension services and provide farmers with improved seeds and agrochemicals such as pesticides and insecticides in order to boost the farmers productivity","PeriodicalId":364314,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126335696","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}