March 2018

Perceptions and clustering of Greek farmers on the new CAP: Opportunity or threat?

This study aims to highlight the problems of the Greek agriculture and to identify the level of information that the farmers have regarding the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Here, primary data were collected from in-depth interviews (structured questionnaire) with 241 farmers in the region of Thessaly-Greece. The study was conducted in November 2016, within the geographical boundaries of the Region of Thessaly. The...

Author(s): George Theodossiou, Christos Karelakis and Apostolos Goulas  

March 2018

Cotton growth in response to water supply in red Latosol cerrado

There are few studies that demonstrate the influence of water stress in biometric variables and cotton growth. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate different levels of water supply in the BRS 2 cotton growth, in the field of Campus Rio Verde - GO, in 2015. Experimental design used was randomized blocks, with three replications in a split-plot scheme of 5 x 4 with five water replacements (WR) (25, 50, 75,...

Author(s): Vitor Marques Vidal, Frederico Antonio Loureiro Soares, Marconi Batista Teixeira, Fernando Nobre Cunha, Leonardo Nazário Silva dos Santos, Cicero Teixeira Silva Costa, Giovani Santos Moraes, Washington Bezerra, Gustavo da Silva Vieira, Wilker Alves Morais, Aurélio Ferreira Melo, Ana Carolina Oliveira Horschutz, Jenifer Kelly Ferreira dos Santos, Igor Olacir Fernandes Silva and Leandro Spíndola Pereira

March 2018

Diversity of insects in conventional and organic tomato crops (Solanum lycopersicum L., solanaceae)

This study aims to compare the diversity and relative abundance of insect families collected in organic and conventional tomato production systems located in Alagoas, Northeast Brazil (09°81'76"S and 36°59'42"W). In this region, the visible spectrum is quite broad with sunlight throughout the year. Between rows of tomato plants, we set up a system of colored traps colored blue, yellow, white,...

Author(s): Rubens Pessoa de Barros, Ligia Sampaio Reis, Isabelle Cristina Santos Magalhães, Miriany de Oliveira Pereira, Ana Cleia Barbosa de Lira, Claudio Galdino da Silva, Jaciara Maria Pereira e Silva, João Gomes da Costa and Elio Cesar Guzzo

March 2018

Efficacy of Xylopia aethiopica ethanolic and aqueous extracts on the control of Sitophilus oryzae in stored rice grain

Stored product insects reduced the quantity, quality, nutritive value and viability of stored crops such as maize, sorghum, wheat and rice. These pests and many others threaten food security. The study investigated the efficacy of Xylopia aethiopica in the control of Sitophilus oryzae on stored rice. The extracts of this plant were made using ethanol and aqueous as solvent and prepared at the concentrations of 3, 6, 8...

Author(s): Ekeh F. N., Odo G. E., Nzei J., Ngozi E., Ohanu C. and Onuoha O.

March 2018

Effects of lime, vermicompost and chemical P fertilizer on yield of maize in Ebantu District, Western highlands of Ethiopia

Integrated use of lime with organic and chemical fertilizers is considered as a good approach for sustainable crop production under acidic soils. Vermicompost (VC) and chemical phosphorus (P) fertilizer when used with lime play a vital role in enhancing productivity of acidic soils. Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive cropping seasons of 2015 and 2016 to evaluate the effects of lime, VC and chemical P...

Author(s): Abdissa Bekele, Kibebew Kibret, Bobe Bedadi, Tesfaye Balemi and Markku Yli-Halla