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Integrated Use of Compost, FYM and Lime on Acidic Soil Amelioration and Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Yield Improvement in Semen Ari District, Southwestern Ethiopia
Abstract: Soil acidity is the major problem to production of crops in the highlands of southern part of Ethiopia. This experiment was conducted in the Semen Ari district for two consecutive years to evaluate the effect of lime, FYM, and Compost on the acid soil properties and crop yield under barley grown in acidic soil. The treatments included control (no fertilizer), 200kg NPKSZnB + 94 kg urea top dressed, 7.6 t …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 16–23 Read article
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Yield Gaps Among Hybrid Head Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitatal) Varieties
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to quantify the impacts of selected hybrid head cabbage (Brassica capitata var. L.) varieties on the yield and quality traits. Three hybrid head cabbage varieties; K-500, Landini and Bandung were tested. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Head weight, head diameter, marketable yield, total head yield and gross head yield at (P<0.05) were significantly affected by the variety.The …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Evaluation of Best Watershed Management Practice for Sediment Yield Reduction (The Case Study of Baro Akobo of Upper Gilo Watershed, Ethiopia)
Abstract: This study aimed to estimate the sediment yield, evaluating its distribution, and compare the selected Best Management Practices (BMPs) and identify relatively effective management practices to alleviate soil erosion and sedimentation yield in the Upper Gillo watershed. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with the interface of Geographical Information System (GIS) were used to simulate, streamflow and sediment yield. Meteorological, hydrological and spatial data were used while modeling the …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–17 Read article
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Influence of Different Mulches on Weed Dynamics and Yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus cv. Malini) in Chitwan, Nepal
Abstract: AbstractAn experiment was conducted to study the effect of mulching materials on weed dynamics and yield characters of Malini variety of cucumber under drip irrigation condition during Feb to May 2018 in Chitwan district, Nepal. The experiment was laid in one factor Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 4 replications. Four different mulching materials- silver on black polyethylene mulch, black polyethylene mulch, rice straw mulch and rice husk mulch were …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 23–29 Read article
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Genotype by Environment Interaction and Grain Yield Stability Analysis for Bread Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Genotypes in Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: The productivity of bread wheat varieties affected by many factors including the agro-ecology of the growing area. It is important to test the adaptability and yields of released varieties in multi-location for their productivity. This study was designed to evaluate the yield potential and stability of bread wheat varieties across locations. A total of fourteen recently released bread wheat varieties were evaluated during 2019 and 2020 main cropping seasons at …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Effect of Nitrogen Level on Growth and Yield Attributing Characters of Radish
Abstract: Radish is one of the well-known root crops that belong to family Brassicaceae. Its popularity could be due to its wider climatic adaptation, easy cultivation methods and wider ranges of its uses. The cultivar “Minow Early” was selected for experiment. Field trial was conducted on horticultural farm of Lamjung campus between October to January 2017/18 in Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications and five treatments to assess the role …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 34–38 Read article
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Effect of Different Hormones on Plant Attributes and Yield of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.)
Abstract: Field pea is the most valuable grain legume crop in India. The successive growth of plant depends on growth hormones that may be natural or artificial. The application of plant growth hormones has been demonstrated to enhance plant height, leaf area, leaf area index, crop growth rate, net assimilation rate, number of days to flowering, number of pods per plant, pod length and number of grains per pod. This study …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 16–20 Read article
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Performance Evaluation and Yield Stability of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Hybrid Genotypes in Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Improved maize varieties were released by different agricultural research centers at different times in Ethiopia. However, the productivity of these varieties was not evaluated at wide environment. The variety choice of most farmers in Ethiopia is not suitable for their farm due to lack of awareness about varieties adaptability and their field’s condition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the stability and yield potential of hybrid maize genotypes …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Pre-extension Demonstration of Maize Along with Vetch for Yield Production in Misrak Azerinet and Worabe Town Administration, Siltie Zone of Southern Ethiopia
Abstract: Indeed, climate change parameters have direct impact on agricultural activity in resource poor country. The current study has been aimed to demonstrate integrating of Vetch along with maize to smallholder farmers of the area. On each farmer's 0.25 ha of field, vetch was cultivated alongside maize. On a nearby plot that was the same size as the control, only maize was also planted. The grain and biomass yield of maize …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 24–29 Read article
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Influence of Plant Density and Nitrogen Application on Yield and Economic Viability of Okra (Cv. Arka Anamika) in Manipur
Abstract: The present study investigated the effect of plant densities and nitrogen levels on yield and economics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) cv. Arka Anamika under Manipur conditions from April 2021 to August 2021. The experimental field was laid out in the horticulture department of the College of Agriculture at Central Agricultural University, Imphal, India. The experiment was framed in Factorial Randomized Block Design constituting three levels of spacing (S1-60 …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 7–12 Read article
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Effect of Different Doses of Phosphorus on the Growth and Yield of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.)
Abstract: Phosphatic fertilizers play a vital role in enhancing mung bean production by not only improving crop yield but also increasing the quality of the produce. A field trial was done at the Nepal Polytechnic Institute research field to determine the effect of different levels of phosphorus on yield of Mung bean at Bharatpur, Chitwan during the summer season 2024. The test was carried out as per Randomized Complete Block Design …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Regional Rice Yield Estimation by Integration of Spatial Technologies and Crop model
Abstract: This study investigates how spatial technologies like remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information System) integrated with a crop growth model to estimate paddy rice yields. Two approaches were used to estimate rice yield one is from remote sensing images and another from soil, climate layers of GIS, linked to the crop model. Oryza2000 model was used as a crop model to link with these technologies. Results show that yield estimated …
Published in Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 56–66 Read article
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Sodium Fluoride Enhances T2 Bacteriophage Yield
Abstract: Sodium Fluoride is a strong stimulator of the adenylate cyclase enzyme both in eucaryotic and in procaryotic cells. Stimulation of adenylate cyclase produces cAMP and increases the metabolic activity of bacterial cells by methods that are as yet not completely understood. The addition of either sodium chloride or sodium bromide to bacteriological growth medium moderately affects the growth rate of E. coli cells after 2 h of exposure while the …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015 · pp. 17–23 Read article
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Growth and Yield Response of Sweet Potato Genotypes at Different Harvesting Stage
Abstract: AbstractAn experiment was carried out to characterize seven exotic sweet potato genotypes during two consecutive winter seasons of 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 at the experimental field and laboratory of Department of Horticulture at Sylhet Agricultural University with a view to observe the effect of harvesting stages on growth and yield of sweet potato. The seven sweet potato genotypes viz., SP001, SP002, SP003, SP004, SP005, SP006 and SP007 were evaluated under RCB …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 43–49 Read article
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates and Spacing on Yield Components of Pepper Capsicum annum L. at Bure District, North Western Ethiopia
Abstract: Hot pepper is an important spice and vegetable crop in Ethiopia, but its productivity is low due to poor agronomic practices including inappropriate nutrient supply and poor inter-row spacing management. The experiment was carried out in the field in the year 2019/20 to know the effect of the rates of N fertilizer and spacing on the yield-attributed factors of pepper. The experiment consisted of factorial combinations on four levels of …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 44–54 Read article
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Evaluation of Yield and Fruit Quality of Thirteen Selected Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) Cultivars in Southwest Nigeria
Abstract: Assessing the morphology, fruit yield, proximate composition and phytochemical properties of some grown tomato cultivars from southwest Nigeria is needed to identify quality and promote performance for tomato industry. Thirteen tomato cultivars that are prominently grown by farmers were purposively collected from farmer’s field across the region and evaluated for fruit yield and nutritional quality. Fruit yield and quality were evaluated on field and laboratory of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 12–22 Read article
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Effect of Split Application of N and K Fertilizer and Bagging on the Growth, Yield and Post-Harvest Quality of Banana
Abstract: AbstractThe experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jamalpur Bangladesh from January, 2013 to December, 2013. The effect of split application of N and K as well as bagging was considered on growth and yield of banana. The treatments were—Factor-A: Split application of N and K: T1=2-split (2 months after planting+at shooting); T2=3-split (2 months after planting+3.5 months after planting+at shooting); T3=4-split (2 months after planting+3.5 months after …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 22–32 Read article
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Split Application of Lime on Acid Soil Amelioration and Bread Wheat Yield at Dember, SNNPR Ethiopia
Abstract: Soil acidity is one of the most important yield-limiting factors for crop production in highlands areas where areas receive heavy rainfall. Liming of acidic soils has been suggested as a good measure to boost crop productivity in acidic soils. However, lime is not free or easy to obtain, require a large quantity, and its transportation is also difficult. Thus, a field trial was carried out in permanent plots to investigate …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Crop science and Technology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 13–18 Read article
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Fruit Yield Production Potential of Tomato Genotypes during Summer Season
Abstract: The aim of this experiment was to investigate heat tolerance of tomato genotypes (C11, C21, C41, C71, WP10, FP5 and HT025) during summer under Sylhet condition. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The highest number of branches per plant was recorded in C71 (15.41) and lowest was recorded in WP10 (2.43). Stem diameter ranged from C51 (4.29 cm) to C71 (3.11 cm). The …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Food Science & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 16–22 Read article
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Green Pastures, Healthy Herd: The Intricate Interplay of Nutrition, Milk Yield, Reproduction, and Welfare in Dairy Cows
Abstract: The study explores the intricate interplay between green pastures, nutrition, milk yield, reproduction, and welfare in dairy cows, emphasizing the multifaceted benefits of pasture-based systems. Green grass serves as a natural, nutrient-rich feed source that supports optimal dairy cow performance by providing essential nutrients such as energy, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, which are crucial for high milk production. The natural grazing behavior associated with green pastures enhances rumen function, facilitating …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 51–66 Read article