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Arbuscular Mycorhizal Fungi (AMF) occur naturally in agroecosystems and interact symbiotically with crops, facilitating nutrition. This study aimed at studying the occurrence, abundance and diversity of AMF communities in the maize cropping system and their relation to soils properties in two agroecological zones in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Soil samples were collected from eight sites, with 4 sites in highland at...
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Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L,) is one of the most important spice and cash crop produced in Ethiopia. However, information related to potential of the midland areas of Guji zone for Coriander production is limited. This experiment was conducted in the Kiltu sorsa, Gobicha and Dole areas at three farmers’ field to evaluate the growth and yield performance of Coriander varieties and to select and recommend high yielding...
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High-quality resources are targeted by the horticultural industry for its success in performance and earnings. Toearnings. To achieve these goals, nitrogen is used, which is an essential nutrient for the growth of plants and quality crops.Nitrogen is the essential nutrient required to achieve these objectives for the quality of product and growth of plants. Investigation has been done on the impacts of the provision of ...
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Background: Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L). Moench] is one of the indigenous genetic resources of western Ethiopia. However, only a few studies were carried out to assess its genetic diversity and performance throughout the country, and specifically, no research was conducted to assess the diversity of okra genotypes from/within a regional state. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the genetic divergence of...
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Farmers can play an important role in climate change mitigation through sustainable soil management practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the Atwima Nwabiagya municipality of Ashanti region, Ghana, to explore farmers' knowledge and perceptions of their soils, soil fertility, applied management practices, and climate change on soil organic carbon. The interviews included topics related to farmers’ access...
Fixed mode technology support for eco boosted cultivation of Cassava for multiple benefits
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Erect long plant, stem cut planted tuber crop cassava produces flour, which on account of its low content of non carbohydrate constituents might well be called a starch, is known in world trade as tapioca flour. The production system of cassava did not receive adequate research attention to make it still higher productivity that existing low level. Many efforts have come up for revamping the productivity of crops and...
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The study was conducted in the three districts of Kafa Zone of Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region being; Chena, Gimbo and Gesha and three peasant associations (PAs) from each district. The main intention was to identify the production, processing and marketing status of beeswax. The districts were purposively selected based on their potential for honey and beeswax production and marketing. The survey data...
Profiling cassava leaf nutrients for quality and safety for human consumption in coastal Kenya
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Cassava leaves are nutritionally rich, but only moderately consumed in Coastal Kenya. Enhanced leaves’ utilization could reduce nutrients’ insecurity in this region of Kenya. Nutritional and safety information availability could popularize them. This study determined nutrients levels of the varieties Tajirika, Karembo and Kibandameno, at 3, 6, and 9 months after planting. Leaves harvested were analyzed for Moisture /...
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The objective of this review was to map dairy feed resources and milk yield in Shashemene to Dilla milkshed area. Shashemene to Dilla milkshed area include West Arsi zone, Sidama zone, Gedio Zone (includes Dilla town), Shashemene and Hawassa towns. This milkshed area is a smallholder mixed crop–livestock dairy production system that concentrates in the mid and high altitude agro-ecologies where cereals and cash crops are...
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Increased optimal plant density is necessary in ensuring future food security by increasing crop productivity. However, maintaining relatively high plant density has to overcome two challenges i.e. Kernel kernel abortion and stalk lodging. This paper reviewed the maize response to increased plant density and the impacts of increased plant density on maize productivity. Increased plant density induces elevated plant height,...
Effect of various pre-treatments for breaking the dormancy of Ricinus communis Linn.
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In the present investigation, seeds of Ricinus communis were subjected to various treatments to achieve early germination by breaking dormancy. At the end of 17th day, highest germination (82%) was achieved in the seeds subjected to mechanical injury followed by IAA treated seeds (79%). The germination percentage was 28, 48, 54, 23, 40, 17, 37, 4, 27, 38, 43, 27, 30 and 77 respectively in the seeds...
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The objective of study was identifying the marketing structure and opportunities of almond products in the Samangan and Balkh provinces. The primary data were obtained by face to face interviews with the 125 almond producers and 42 intermediaries. The collected data analyzed by using parametric and nonparametric statistical methods through SPSS 24. According to the research findings, the average age of the producers, who...
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The best phytotechnical adjustment of the plants is essential to obtain high yield levels in the cassava crop. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the agronomic and morphological characteristics of cassava genotypes submitted to five different spacings grown in two cycles under no-till system in the western region of the state of Paraná. The experimental design was a randomized block design, with four...
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Effect of plant powders tested against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infesting stored sorghum was carried out. The experiment of ten plant powders at 2 per cent tested, among them Piper nigrum 2 % per cent seed powder was significantly different from all other treatments. At four days after the treatment highest mortality was registered in Sesbania grandiflora (81.10%) which was...
Farmers knowledge on pesticide safety and pest management in the Serbia
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A survey with closed and open questions was done to assess knowledge and practice towards pesticides among farmworkers in Serbia and to evaluate the possible influence of education level, the amount of farming, and length in farming on farmers' behavior. The survey included 33 closed and open-ended questions, and meeting interview and personal visits were used for filling the questionnaire. All farmers (84) had at least...
Seed Treatments Commonly Used for Better Field Establishment of Crop Seed: Review
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Seed treatment refers to the application of certain agents, physical, chemical or biological to the seed prior to sowing in order to suppress, control or repel pathogens, insects and other pests that attack seeds, seedlings or plants. One of the advantages of seed treatment is, to break and prevent from seed dormancy.Seed dormancy and germination are strongly under the control of phytohormones and the germination responses...
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In Ethiopia, agriculture takes the leading role in the economy and the efficiency of agriculture remains essential for Ethiopia to eradicate extreme poverty. The country has registered steady increase in economic growth in recent years, but suffers from resource degradation, environmental pollution, low level of agricultural performance, and unemployment. One of the main challenges has been the use of conventional land use...
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Time of harvesting is one of the factors that influence crop yield and quality of produce from the crop. The actual time of harvesting cassava varies according to varieties. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of time of harvesting some pro-vitamin A cassava genotypes in storage root and garri yield and sensory qualities of garri produced from the cassava genotypes. The experiment was laid out in a...
Stability of Cili Padi Bara (Capsicum frutescens L.) paste containing calamansi lime during storage.
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This study evaluates the local chili bird paste stability, stored for 12 days at different temperatures (37°C and 4°C), adding calamansi lime as preservative. The paste functionality was assessed by its effect on chicken fillet as marinating paste. The paste containing calamansi lime stored at 4°C has the lowest microbial growth (5 log CFU/mL), a high DPPH-radical scavenging activity (57.4%) and low pungency index...
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In Ethiopia, the expansion of commercial poultry production is limited by inadequate supply of high performing breeds of chicken. This situation warrants the identification, introduction and evaluation of improved breeds of chicken that could adapt and perform under the current Ethiopian situation. One hundred fifty of each of Dominant Sussex, Lohmann Brown and Novo Brown breed of day-old chicks obtained from Debre Zeit...
Fairtrade Channel Choice and its Effect on Income of Coffee Farm Households in Jimma Zone.
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This article attempts to identify factors influencing Fairtrade coffee marketing channel choice and its effect on the income of coffee farmers in Jimma zone, based on primary data generated from 153 randomly sampled respondents. The probit model result indicated that members of cooperatives, literacy, access to market information, participation in training, and small-scale coffee farm enhances but remoteness from...
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The intraspecific genetic variability among entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae isolated from the Mexican pine beetle Dendroctonus mexicanus sp. was analyzed. Specimens were collected from four regions of Otinapa Durango, Mexico (geographic coordinates: -105.008333 longitude, 24.053889 latitude). Strains collected from the specimens were compared to commercial Metarhizium anisopliae (Metatron®)...
Khat marketing and it's export performance in the Ethiopian economy
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The major aims of this paper were to assess Khat marketing and its export performance in the Ethiopian economy. The study used secondary data collected from different organizations. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and econometric methods. The descriptive study showed that the crop has crucial importance for the economy as a whole and the producers. The crop can also be cultivated by mixing with other crops...
What Influences the Demand for Imported Broiler Chicken Among Low-Income Households in Ghana.
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Cheap poultry imports are detrimental to the growth of the poultry industry in Ghana since they threaten the livelihoods of about 400,000 people involved in the local poultry value chain. This study attempts to identify factors that affect the demand for imported broiler chicken among low-income households in Ghana apart from price. Both Primary and Secondary data were used for analysis. The study employed the linear...
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Enset ventricosum is a multipurpose food security crop that is widely cultivated in the south and southwestern Ethiopia. It serves as a staple food for 20 million people in Ethiopia. It plays a vital role in emergency food security, income generation, and environmental conservation. This study was carried out in Dawuro Zone by using a multi-stage sampling technique to select respondents and collect data from 152 producers,...
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Water quality is essential for the survival and growth of aquatic organisms. This study was aimed assessing the quality of Budamada reservoir for fish aquaculture production at East Badawacho district, Southern Ethiopia. The water samples from Budamada reservoir were collected from February 2019 to July 2019 following the standard laboratory techniques for the analysis of the following physico-chemical parameters:...
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In spite of their vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change, smallholder farmers have managed to utilise indigenous farming practices to adapt to the impacts of climate change and variability but only at low scale which needs to be scaled up. This paper explored the challenges and opportunities involved in such scaling up of indigenous farming practices. Specifically, the paper assesses existing indigenous farming...
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The study was conducted in Bedele district, Bunno Bedele Zone of Oromia regional state from December to February aimed to assess livestock production system and available major livestock feed resource. Single-visit-multiple-subjects formal survey technique was used to collect data with the use of pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaires prepared in the local language. The collected data was managed and organized with...
Olive oil production as influenced by pruning practice and deficit irrigation
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The present study focused on the effect of two agronomic practices pruning and irrigation on water status of tree, fruit growth and olive oil quality. One level of pruning (50% of the canopy volume were removed) had been tested compared to non pruned trees and they were combined with two irrigation treatments: trees irrigated usually as irrigation treatment (I) and trees subjected to water stress during the summer period...
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Agriculture continues to be a strategic sector in the development of most low-income nations. Despite extreme climate conditions, agriculture plays a major role in the development of the economy, eradication of poverty, sustainable growth, and modernization of society in Sub-Saharan Africa. About 75% of Ethiopia’s landmass is categorized as dryland, which is home to about one-third of the country’s population. There is...
Determinants of Rural Households Resilience to Food Insecurity: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia.
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Food insecurity is one of the development challenges of developing countries in general and Ethiopia in particular. In addition, despite the colossal effort that has been made by Ethiopian government to reduce food insecurity, the number of food insecure people are still significant in Ethiopia compared to Saharan African countries. Though many studies assessed the level and determinants of food insecurity, evidences on...
Differential Vegetation Status of Okomu National Park and Okomu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria
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Okomu National Park and Okomu Forest Reserve were established to protect the rich flora and fauna resources. Studies at comparing the impact of these two approaches in conserving the rich flora and fauna resources have not been carried out on the study sites. This study is aimed at filling the knowledge gaps and assessed the differences in vegetation status of Okomu National Park and Okomu Forest Reserve. The purpose is to...
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An Experiment was carried out at Pulses Research Center, Ishurdi, Bangladesh for genetic divergence and variability estimate in nine field peas genotype. The trial was conducted randomly in complete block design with three replicas. Observations were recorded on different yield and yield contributing characters. All cultivars showed considerable differences in their performance, indicating the presence of extensive...
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This study sought to establish the influence of capacity building interventions on performance of hybrid sweet potato projects in Kenya: A case of Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County. The study was grounded on Resource Dependency Theory and Diffusion of Innovations Theory. The philosophical underpinning of this study was pragmatism where a mixed method approach was used in a descriptive survey study design. The target...
Analysis of Sheep Value Chain in Central and Eastern Ethiopia
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The study was conducted to analyze sheep value chain in central and eastern Ethiopia. The objectives were to identify core functions, major market routes and to assess distribution of costs and margins. Purposive and simple random sampling was employed as a sampling technique to select 150 (75 mixed crop-livestock producers and 75 agro-pastoralists) respondents. The data collected through structured questionnaire and...
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This activity was conducted during the 2013 and 2014 main cropping season at Bule Hora District of West Guji Zone to improve farmers’ income, develop local capacity for future scaling up of potato technology and strengthen stakeholders linkage and collaboration in the study area. A total of fourty (40) farmers in the district were participated for the activity. A multidisciplinary team composed of breeder, pathologist,...
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The quality of the Yamoussoukro lakes and the risks of bacteriological contamination of the surrounding vegetables were assessed by studying thermotolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli, indicators of pollution. Sampling was carried out on five (5) lakes during two dry seasons and two rainy seasons of the years 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017. The bacteriological results revealed very high bacterial loads compared to...
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Tef is one of the most important staple food crop cultivated throughout the country. Twenty (20) Tef varieties (including local check) were brought from Debre Zeit Agricultural Research center and planted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications at Wulbareg and Dalocha woreda for two consecutive years. The study used Plots size 2mx2m with 1.5m, 1m distances b/n blocks and plots, respectively. ...
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Fusarium wilt can cause severe losses in many vegetables and flowers, field crops and plantation crops. The main method for control of Fusarium wilt is through chemical methods which have a disadvantage of polluting the environment and are expensive. Thus, there is a need for more environmentally friendly and cheaper techniques for controlling Fusarium Wilt. This study screened phytochemical compounds of two plant...
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A field experiment was conducted at Horticulture Farm of Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal from July 5 to October 20, in the year 2019 to evaluate the effect of concentrations of Gibberellic acid (GA3), Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and Ethrel® on growth, flowering and yield attributes of a locally grown marigold (Tagetes sp.).The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design...
Environmental risk assessment for the use of liquid swine manure as soil fertilizer
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Liquid swine manure has been recognized as potential fertilizer for agriculture, but excessive and/or prolonged applications of high doses in agricultural systems may cause soil and water pollution. The present paper presents the proposition of a multicriteria model that aims to identify and classify agricultural areas that receive liquid swine manure as soil fertilizers, according to the degree of potential risk of...
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The present research work had been carried out to investigate the effect of different type of mulching with pitcher irrigation on changes of soil properties under brinjal production. The location of the experiment was at farmer’s field in Paschim Medinipur, under Red and Lateritic Zone of West Bengal. Five treatment combinations viz. Pitcher irrigation with jute fiber mulch (T1), with live mulch (black gram) (T2), with...
Farm income stabilization in developing countries: hedging effectiveness of revenue insurance
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This study analyses the risk-reducing performance of revenue insurance for corn producers in Burkina Faso. We apply the Miranda (1991) model to empirical data from the corn sector of 13 agricultural regions of Burkina Faso from 1995 to 2009 to analyze the potential effects of revenue insurance in this sector. Our results show that revenue insurance can reduce farmers' income fluctuation by an average of 40% with variations...
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Withholding irrigation before harvesting is important for inducing maturity in sugarcane. Study was carried out with the objective of determining optimum period of withholding irrigation for inducing maturity in sugarcane in southern Ethiopia. Field experiments were conducted on two sugarcane varieties, NCo334 and B52-298by five treatments of withholding irrigation periods for 20, 30, 40 50 and 60 days in randomized...
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Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda), an endemic pest species in the tropical and subtropical Americas, is expanding its geographical range, with recent invasions reported in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, and their interconnection with Europe. With a host range of over 80 plants, the pest inflicts most damage to staple cereals, non-cereal crops, and pasture grasses impacting food security and livestock production....
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A study was carried out with the objectives to screen/evaluate biomass yield potential of Lablab purpureus accessions under rain-fed condition in Tanqua Abergelle district, Tigray, Ethiopia. The experiment was arranged in randomized complete block design with eight treatments and three replications. The treatments were dolichos lablab, lablab accessions 7278, 10979, 147, 507, 11640, 6526 and 7319 for T1, T2, T3, T4, T5,...
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A descriptive survey was conducted to investigate the availability, access and utilization of ICTs and tools among Poultry farmers for improved production in Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. 110 poultry farmers were purposively selected from eleven (11) communities in the study area. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequencies,...
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A survey was carried out to study the distribution, composition and economic importance of silkworm diseases between 2015 and 2017 in some parts of Ethiopia. From the surveyed areas, diseased silkworms were observed and distinguished at their station. In addition, sample infected silkworm parts were taken and examined in Melkassa Agricultural Research Center (MARC). The result showed that flacherie, grasserie and...
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate influence of different intra row spacing and harvesting frequency on growth and yield of swisschard. The result showed that the interaction effect of intra row spacing and harvesting frequency had a significant effect on the growth and yield of swisschard. The highest plant height (34.133 and 32.067cm) was obtained from swisschard harvested every 14 days combined with intrarow...
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This study was conducted in a private grape vineyard during the year 2019, was located in Tapalw village, Lailan district, Kirkuk province, Iraq. The was to study the effect of spraying four levels of the moringa leaf extract (0, 15, 30 and 45) g.L-1 and licorice root extract (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5) g.L-1 on some growth characteristics and yield of grape (Vitis vinifera) cv. Halawany. Spraying of the extracts were applied...
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