African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Table of Content: 13 December, 2018; 13(50)

December 2018

A research on the determination of productivity levels of tomato grown areas

The research was conducted in tomato-growing lands of Lâpseki, Ezine, Bayramiç and Central districts of Çanakkale province, Turkey. The aim of the study is to check the suitability of the field for tomato farming and to produce a solution if there is a problem. Disturbed soil samples were taken from 114 points with certain coordinates, at a depth of 0 to 30 cm, and analyses were performed. In the...

Author(s): Tuncay Demirer  

December 2018

Factors influencing commercialization of sweet potato in Mosocho Subcounty, Kenya

Sweet potato is a traditional crop grown in most parts of Kenya. In Nyanza Region, Kisii County and Mosocho sub-county in particular are major producers of the crop. However, only less than half of the produce is marketed and the growers are largely poverty stricken. This paper investigates why so little of the produce is marketed. Using primary data collected from a survey of 108 farmers in Mosocho, the study estimates...

Author(s): Winnie Kemunto Mageto and Kamau Gathiaka  

December 2018

Quality of clonal plantlets of Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner produced using coffee husk in the substrate

Coffee husk is a residue produced during the fruit processing and it is an excellent source of organic matter. It is an interesting alternative that can be used in the formation of the substrate to plantlet production, but the proportion to be recommended is still unknown. In this context, this experiment was conducted with the objective to study the growth, quality and gas exchange rates of clonal plantlets of Conilon...

Author(s): Abraão Carlos Verdin Filho, Wagner Nunes Rodrigues, Tafarel Victor Colodetti, Aldo Luís Mauri, Bruno Fardim Christo, Romário Gava Ferrão, Marcelo Antonio Tomaz, Marcone Comério, Saul de Andrade Júnior, Sheila Cristina Prucoli Posse, Lima Deleon Martins and Sebastião Vinícius Batista Brinate  

December 2018

Farmer-based dynamics in tissue culture banana technology adoption: a socio-economic perspective among small holder farmers in Uganda

The rates at which tissue-culture banana technology at smallholder farmer level in Uganda are adopted have reduced since the late 1990s. The study assessed the socio-economic factors influencing adoption of this technology by smallholder farmers. A survey on 280 smallholder farmers sampled from Western Uganda was conducted and responses were subjected to principal component analyses. There are evidences of very low...

Author(s): Murongo M. Flarian, , Ayuke O. Frederick,  Mwine. T. Julius, and Wangai K. John  

December 2018

Fertilizer source influence on antioxidant activity of lettuce

Consumers are increasingly aware and concerned about their health and therefore demanding for more healthy and nutritious food. Thus, the demand for organic foods has increased recently. Thus the aim of this study was to compare the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of lettuce produced in organic and conventional systems. The antioxidant activity of ethanol extracts was determined by the DPPH and FRAP...

Author(s): Camila Karina Costa e Silva, Kelly Barbosa da Silva, Paulo Rogério Barbosa de Miranda, Tâmara Claudia de Araújo Gomes, Jessé Marques da Silva Júnior, Mayara Andrade Souza, Aldenir Feitosa dos Santos and João Gomes da Costa,