November 2012
Growth, bulb yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.) as influenced by nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization on vertisol. II: Bulb quality and storability
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different levels of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers on bulb quality and storability of onion (Allium cepa L.) grown on vertisol of Shewa Robit, North-East Ethiopia. Five rates of N (0, 69, 92, 115, 138 kg ha-1) and five rates of P (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 kg ha-1) were arranged in a randomized complete block design, replicated three times....
November 2012
Husbandry and breeding practices of cattle in Mursi and Bodi pastoral communities in Southwest Ethiopia
This study was conducted with the objectives of documenting the husbandry and breeding practices of Mursi and Bodi communities who keep Mursi cattle breed in the pastoral production system of southwest Ethiopia. The pastoral communities raise more number of cattle (54.27 heads) compared to goat (6.47) and sheep (1.24). Sale of cattle is the main income source, while sale of honey and goat ranked second and...
November 2012
Rice marketing in Bangladesh: From the perspective of village study at Cox’s Bazar district
The paper analyzes the problems and prospects of rice marketing in Bangladesh by way of using secondary data as well as primary data. Both secondary and primary data are indicative of the fact that rice marketing in Bangladesh is marred by a wide range of problems including packaging, transporting, storage, distribution and pricing. There is a comparative advantage in the production of high yielding rice in...
November 2012
Effects of variety on yield, physical properties and storability of tomato under ambient conditions
Three processing and six fresh market tomato varieties were evaluated for yield and related traits. The tomato varieties harvested at "mature green” stage were evaluated for changes in physical quality characteristics during the storage period of 32 days under ambient conditions. Both field and storage studies were undertaken using randomized complete block design with three replications. Physical...
November 2012
Watermelon landrace seedling establishment and field performance in response to differing water regimes
Wild watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is an indigenous crop whose agronomic potential has not been well investigated in South Africa. However, the country has a significant amount of the crop’s germplasm in the form of landraces. Three local landraces of watermelon were compared for seedling establishment and production under controlled and dry land field conditions. The objective of the study was to...
November 2012
Identification of fish species of Çamlıgöze Dam Lake, Sivas, Turkey
This study was carried out to determine fish species in Çamlıgöze Dam Lake located at Central Anatolian region of Turkey. Fish samples were caught seasonally with nets of various mesh sizes between April 2010 and January 2011 in Çamlıgöze Dam Lake. As a result of evaluated fish samples Oncorhynchus mykissbelonging to Salmonidae, Cyprinus carpio, Barbus...
November 2012
Traditional vegetables of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Has indigenous knowledge expanded the menu?
A survey was conducted on traditional vegetables in three districts of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The objective was to determine which alien and native plant species were collected from the wild or cultivated for use as leafy vegetables. The survey documented 72 vegetable species of which nearly half were alien species. The majority of the vegetables were collected from the wild (56 species) and...
November 2012
Incidence of potato blackleg caused by Pectobacterium atrosepticum in district Chiniot and its management through bio-products
Potato is an important commercial crop of the world. It was reported to be affected by many biotic and abiotic factors. Among biotic factors is a blackleg, a bacterial disease of potato caused by Pectobacterium atrosepticum and is responsible for both quantitative and qualitative losses in the field and in the storage. This disease has been found to be more frequent in the districts of Chiniot....
November 2012
Evaluation of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids, seed germination and seedling characters in water stress conditions
Drought stress is one of the most important environmental factors that reduce growth, development and production of plants. Germination is one of the main growth stages, and success in this stage is dependent on moisture content of soil at time of planting. This study examined germination characteristics of four maize hybrids under four levels of osmotic potential (0, -3, -6 and -9 bar) polyethyleneglycol...
November 2012
Genetic divergence among sunflower genotypes based on morphoagronomic traits in Parana State
This work aimed to evaluate the genetic divergence among 16 sunflower hybrids. Experiment was developed in Umuarama County, Parana State, Brazil, in 2010/2011 cropping season. Experimental design used was randomized complete block with four replications. The characteristics evaluated were: Final stand, plant height, chapter curvature, chapter size, grain yield, weight of 1000 achene’s and oil content....
November 2012
Studies on pectinase activities of isolates of Erwinia carotovora and Rhizopus sp. causing soft rot in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata L.)
Four isolates of Erwinia carotovora, isolated from cabbage, potato and carrot and one isolate of soft rot causing Rhizopus sp., were evaluated for their ability to cause soft rot and to produce pectinases. The results showed that all isolates varied in macerating ability and carrot isolate of E. carotovora showed the highest activity of pectinases. All...
November 2012
Feasibility of biological control of chestnut blight caused by Cryphonectria parasitica, in Marmara region of Turkey
Bursa and Yalova provinces are very important centers of chestnut production and processing. Chestnut blight is a serious disease of Castanea spp. and the only feasible method to control it is the use of hypovirulence. Hypovirulence and vegetative compatibility (vc) types of 198 isolates of Cryphonectria parasitica obtained from 15 different locations from Bursa and Yalova provinces in three years...
November 2012
Sowing date and boll position affected boll weight, fiber quality and fiber physiological parameters in two cotton (Gossypium Hirsutum L.) cultivars
To study the effects of sowing date and boll position on fiber quality and the physiological mechanism, field experiments were conducted using two cotton cultivars (Kemian 1 and Sumian 15) with two sowing dates (normal sowing date 25 April, and late sowing date 25 May) at Nanjing (118°50′E, 32°02′N), Jiangsu, China, in 2006 and 2007. Cotton bolls were divided into three parts (low, middle and upper)...
November 2012
Initial growth response of Moringa oleifera seedlings to different soil amendments
Moringa oleifera is one of the important traditional multipurpose food plants that is produced and used in many African countries. However, the production capacity is low and therefore do not meet the ever growing demand for human and animal consumption. To solve the problem, this study was initiated to assess the effect of three different soil amendments on the initial growth performance of M....
November 2012
Effectiveness of hydrologically upgraded natural vegetation riparian buffer on stream water quality protection at Uyo municipality cattle market/slaughter, Nigeria
A hydrologically upgraded secondary bush-fallow was used as natural native vegetation riparian buffer to protect water quality of adjacent stream against organic waste pollution by non-point source (NPS) run-off and abattoir wastewater draining from the cattle market/slaughter lots at the upslope of the buffer in Uyo municipality, Nigeria. Buffer site characteristics and soil properties and the quality of the...
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