African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6901

Table of Content: 27 July, 2017; 12(30)

July 2017

Assessing the impact of different tillage systems and land uses on CO2-C emissions in Eastern Amazonia

The production and emission of CO2 in native, pasture and cultivated areas is a result of microbiological activity and mineralization of organic matter, and depends on favorable environmental factors, such as temperature, availability of water and of land use. The results of this work show that the no tillage system (NT) has the potential to mitigate 37.7% of C-CO2 efflux from cultivation of soy compared to conventional...

Author(s): Miércio Jorge Alves Ferreira Junior, Raimundo Cosme de Oliveira Junior, Rodrigo da Silva, José Mauro de Sousa de Moura,  Alírio Furtado Neto, Marcos Ximenes Ponte  and Troy Patrick Beldini

July 2017

Repeatability analysis on morphological descriptors in the early stages of development

The insufficiency of morphological descriptors reveals the importance of studies related to this topic for the genetic improvement of soybean, with attention to the possible descriptors measured in early stages of plant development which allows obtaining fast results. The aim of this work was to estimate the coefficient of repeatability of some morphological descriptors in the early stages of development of...

Author(s): Santos Henrique Brant Dias, Francisco Charles dos Santos Silva, Fabíola dos Santos Dias, Ronaldo Silva Gomes, Edcássio Dias Araújo, Gemima Santos Arcanjo, Francielle de Matos Feitosa, Élvis da Silva Alves, Jannaylton Éverton Oliveira Santos and Fernando França da Cunha

July 2017

Evaluation of suitability of tube well water for irrigation in Maiduguri Metropolitan, Borno State, Nigeria

Groundwater contamination is gaining more concerns due to its direct and/or indirect impact on public health. Groundwaters from various sources are commonly used to irrigate vegetables in Maiduguri, Borno State. In this study, the physicochemical qualities of groundwater collected from 20 randomly selected tube wells in Maiduguri were evaluated for their suitability or otherwise for irrigation purposes. Selected wells...

Author(s): A. U. Bashir, M. K. Rowshon, J. M. Dibal and U. A. Kawuyo

July 2017

Assessment of factors influencing smallholder farmers’ adoption of mushroom for livelihood diversification in Western Kenya

Poverty is a critical issue in developing countries. It has become almost impossible to carry out any profitable agricultural production as a means of livelihood diversification in areas with small land acreage. Therefore, there is need to identify enterprises that can be incorporated into small holder farmers’ production processes. This study assessed the factors that influence small holder farmers’...

Author(s): Irene Christine Ongoche, David Jakinda Otieno and Willis Oluoch- Kosura

July 2017

Growth of Jatropha curcas L. plants under salt and nutrition stress

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of nutrition and salt stress on the growth and accumulation of mineral elements in Jatropha curcas plants. The work was conducted in greenhouse with 100% solar radiation interception, at Goiás State University, Ipameri Campus, Goiás, Brazil. The experiment was set up in five-liter containers following the completely randomized design in 4 x 2...

Author(s): Fabio Santos Matos, Ricardo Pires Ribeiro, Tarik Galvão Neves, Rosane Angélica Dos Anjos, Patrícia Souza Da Silveira, Clair Kássio Lamberty Cruvinel, Leandro Juen and Hilton Dion Torres Júnior

July 2017

Improving geotechnical properties of a sand-clay soil by cement stabilization for base course in forest roads

The study evaluated the chemical stabilization of soils with cement toward application in improving forest roads, as constructive alternative of low cost. The study was carried out with fine soils from the region of Niquelândia-GO, where the sand-clay-silt particle proportion was predominant, and Portland cement CP-II-Z-32 used as a stabilizing agent at 2% under dry soil weight. Geotechnical tests were conducted...

Author(s): Fabiano Emmert, Reginaldo Sérgio Pereira, Eder Pereira Miguel, Fabrícia Conceição Menez Mota, Humberto Angelo, Ailton Teixeira do Vale, Mayara Paula Oliveira Machado, Mauro Eloi Nappo and Ildeu Soares Martins