May 2010

The effect of Glomus mosseae and Trichoderma harzianum on proximate analysis of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) seed grown in sterilized and unsterilized soil

Trichoderma harzianum as well as Glomus mosseae inoculum (separately and combined) were prepared, and soybean plants were treated by these inocula in a greenhouse to compare their proximate analyses in sterilized and unsterilized soils. Soybean plants grown on sterilized soil gave higher percentage of crude fiber (3.66%), carbohydrate (50.00%), ash (4.53%) as well as dry matter (90.41%) than those grown...

Author(s): H. O. Egberongbe, A. K. Akintokun, O. O. Babalola and M. O. Bankole

May 2010

Effect of irrigation on consumptive use, water use efficiency and crop coefficient of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Sesame was grown for two successive seasons (2001/2002 - 2002/2003) at Shambat, Sudan. The aim of the study was to investigate five irrigation water quantities on actual evapotranspiration as compared with estimated evapotranspiration using Penman-Monteith method, modified Penman formula and pan evaporation. Water use efficiency and crop factors were calculated and the best water use efficiency was obtained under...

Author(s): M. El Naim Ahmed and F. Ahmed Mahmoud