Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 445

Table of Content: 15 December; 3(15)

December 2011

Nutrient and mineral elements levels in four indigenous tree seeds in Sokoto State, Nigeria

  This study was conducted at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria to determine the nutrient composition of four tree seeds. The tree species served as treatments and were replicated four times in a completely randomized design. The seeds of the four tree species randomly selected were analysed for the nutrient and mineral elements. The results showed that; highest moisture and fat contents of 13.75 and...

Author(s): Bello A. G. and I. Abdu

December 2011

Effect of phosphorus and organic matter on phosphorus status of winter wheat at different part and growth stages

  Knowledge about nutrient demands of plants at different growth stages is important in scheduling the fertilizer application. This study was conducted to determine the influence of three phosphorus (P) levels [0, 25, and 50 mg kg-1 soil as (Ca (H2PO4)2] and two organic matter (OM) levels (0 and 2% w/w as feedlot cattle manure) on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) characteristics and P status in...

Author(s): Maryam Zahedifar, Najafali Karimian, Abdolmajid Ronaghi, Jafar Yasrebi, Yahya Emam and Ali Akbar Moosavi