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: 15 December, 2016; 11(50)

December 2016

Soil chemical properties under a no-tillage system: Forage grass seeding modes of gender urochloa intercropped with maize

Different farming practices and soil management can make changes in the chemical properties of the soil. In this sense, the monitoring of these possible changes is essential for proper soil correction and/or using systems that are more sustainable. The objective of this work was to verify the behavior of the chemical attributes of a Latosol (Oxisol) under a no-tillage system of plantation, by intercropping maize with...

Author(s): Paulo Ricardo Alves dos Santos, Francisca Edcarla de Araujo Nicolau, Marcelo Queiroz Amorim, Clice de Araújo Mendonça, José Evanaldo Lima Lopes, Elivânia Maria Sousa Nascimento, Carlos Alessandro Chioderoli, Leonardo de Almeida Monteiro

December 2016

Influence of environmental factors on carpetgrass seed germination

The aim of this study was to verify the influence of temperature, light, substrate, sowing methods, and salt and water stress on carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis, in the Poaceae family) seed germination. All four trials were performed in a germination chamber under controlled conditions of temperature, moisture and photoperiod. Experimental designs were entirely randomized with 100 seeds per plot. For the study of...

Author(s): Suzana Targanski Sajovic Pereira, Gilberto Rostirolla Batista de Souza, Carla Rafaele Xavier Costa, Marina Romano Nogueira, Renata Bachin Mazzini-Guedes and Kathia Fernandes Lopes Pivetta

December 2016

White thread blight disease caused by Marasmiellus scandens (Massee) Dennis & Reid on cocoa and its control in Ghana

White thread blight disease (WTBD) is currently emerging as an important foliar disease on cocoa in Ghana. The disease has been known in the country for many years. Yet, the incidence and severity levels on cocoa in the growing regions are not known. Surveys and sampling were conducted between 2011 and 2013 to estimate incidence and severity of WTBD in the six cocoa growing regions (Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central,...

Author(s): Amoako-Attah I., Akrofi A. Y., Rashid Bin Hakeem, Mercy Asamoah and Kumi-Asare E.

December 2016

Adaptability and stability parameters for immature seeds and pods and mature dried seeds in cowpea genotypes in Brazil northeast

The aim of this study was to estimate adaptability and stability parameters in genotypes of cowpea for the yield of immature seeds and pods and mature dried seeds, in order to enable the recommendation of cultivars for the region of São Francisco Submedium valley. We evaluated 30 cowpea genotypes, being fourteen lines of Embrapa Semiarid, six commercial cultivars and 10 landraces in the municipalities of...

Author(s): Deisy Aiane Lima de Aquino, Carlos Antonio Fernandes Santos and Danillo Olegário Matos da Silva

December 2016

Irrigation history and pruning effect on growth and yield of jatropha on a plantation in southeastern Brazil

Jatropha is an oilseed culture that has been highlighted due some specific agronomic aspects. This plant produces high oil quantities in its seeds that is used for biodiesel production. One of the major challenges regarding to the Jatropha cultivation is the lack of information on many management techniques, especially the irrigation and pruning management in adult plants in southeastern Brazil. The objective of this...

Author(s): Otávio Neto Almeida Santos, Marcos Vinícius Folegatti, Bruno Patias Lena, Jefferson Vieira José, Eder Duarte Fanaya Júnior, João Paulo Francisco, Irineu Pedro de Sousa Andrade and Renata Alcarde Sermarini

December 2016

Effects of BAU- biofungicide and Proud on disease severity, seed quality, vigour index and health status of seed against brown spot disease of rice

The experiment was conducted with three replication in randomized complete block design in field laboratory of Department of Agronomy, Bangaladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Extracts of garlic (Allium sativum) and neem (Azadirachta indica), BAU-Biofungicide (Trichoderma based preparation) and Proud (Propiconazole) and Bavistin (Bavistin DF) were evaluated under field condition in controlling brown spot disease...

Author(s): Hyat Mahmud, Ismail Hossain, Purnima Dey, A. K. M. Kamal Hasan and Sheikh Afsar Uddin

December 2016

Dry bean crop productivity simulation for soil and climatic conditions of Tangará da Serra, MT - Brazil

The Brazilian national growing of dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) currently comes in three annual harvests, which are the wet season, sowing between October and December, the Dry Season, sowing between February and May, and finally the Winter Season, sowing in June to August. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal sowing date for each of the three different sowing seasons wet, dry and winter of dry bean...

Author(s): Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva, Paulo Sergio Lourenco de Freitas, Paulo Vinicius Demeneck Vieira, Rivanildo Dallacort, Roberto Rezende and Juliana Voroniak