Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 314

Table of Content: 22 February 2012; 4(3)

February 2012

Assessment of surface water receiving sewage effluents for gardening irrigation purposes: A case study of Ona River in Ibadan Southwest Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria

The analysis of chemical quality of Ona River in Ibadan Southwest Local Government (IBSWLG) area of Oyo State was undertaken in this study to assess its suitability for irrigation purposes by considering two major seasons in the ecological zone. In order to achieve the objectives, twenty sampling points were selected along the stream at about 20 m interval. The water samples collected were analyzed in the laboratory...

Author(s): Adetayo, Adewale Olusola

February 2012

Dormancy breaking of gladiolus cv. Jester for the mid hills of Nepal

The gladiolus is a very common and famous cut flower of Nepal. It is an economically very important and commercially grown cut flower for Nepal. Dormancy plays a vital role in flower production and its market price. In order to produce flower earlier than rainy season starts and to get good market price, different dormancy breaking treatments were tested at mid hill condition of Agriculture Research Station, Pakhribas...

Author(s): Sharmila Piya, Ajaya Shree Ratna Bajracharya, Jawahar Lal Mandal and Banhu Prasad Choudhary

February 2012

Effect of organic and synthetic fertilization in grapefruit (Citrus paradasi Macf.) yield and juice quality

The study was conducted during 2010 to 2011 production year on a 14 year grapefruit (Citrus paradasi Macf.) grove in the locality of “Las Anacuas” in the municipality of General Teran, N.L. Mexico. The objective of the study was to observe the effect of organic and synthetic fertilizer in the grapefruit yield and juice quality. Treatments were in 00-00-00, 100-00-00, 160-80-95, 200-80-95, 250-120-140, 5...

Author(s): Jesus Martinez de la Cerda, Hector Rojas Perez, Adriana Gutierrez Diez, Emilio Olivares Saenz and Juana Aranda Ruiz