Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 10, Issue 2 (2021)
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Table of contents
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Assessment of Smallholder Cassava Farmers’ Market Participation Intensity in Delta State, Nigeria
Abstract: The study assessed the decision and level of participation in the cassava market by smallholder farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. It focused on such specific objectives as to describe the socio-economic characteristics of smallholder cassava farmers in the study area, determine the level of market participation by smallholder cassava farmers, determine the factors that influence market participation by the farmers and identify the constraints the farmers face in the process …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Design, Fabrication and Performance Study of a Small-scale Grain Seed Dryer
Abstract: Drying of seeds at the farmer level in Bangladesh is normally carried out by the traditional sun drying method, this method is practiced until today for grain because of the advantages of simplicity and low-cost, but it results in inferior quality of seed due to longer drying time. This work concerns the development of a small-scale grain seed dryer for farmers. The size of the dryer was 800 mm height …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 11–19 Read article
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Canker-induced Shifts in Microbial Diversity for Antagonist Mediated Disease Management: A Mini-review
Abstract: Citrus canker is a major bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis subsp. citri in acid group of citrus fruits, causing host plant microbiome to undergo structural-to-functional changes in rhizosphere, endosphere and phyllosphere. The paucity of research breakthroughs on these lines makes such elusive and equally complex issue, still clueless to researchers, unless a renewed thought is given to shift our focus from microbe specific function to plant microbiome in response …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 20–27 Read article
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Observations on Agroproduction in the Chota Province, Northern Peruvian Andes: A Narrative Approach
Abstract: Agro- and peccary production is a Homo sapiens activity which spans millennia now, it provides the species with the nutrient requirements necessary to sustain a growing society, also, it is a considerable source of income for agroproducers around the world. Observations on agroproduction for the Northern Peruvian Andes, in the Chota Province, are narrated for the reader: growing techniques and throughput, local genetic resources, seed production, food security and Perspectives …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 28–35 Read article