This document summarizes a study that evaluated the impact of the rhizobacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens (P. fluorescens) bio-fertilizer on growth and yield parameters of two maize varieties, DMRESR-Y and EV99-MRP, in northern Cote d'Ivoire. Statistical analyses using correlation tests and principal component analysis in R software showed that growth and yield parameters were influenced by the bio-fertilizer regardless of maize variety. Treatment with P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer alone or combined with foliar fertilizer resulted in higher dry biomass and growth/yield parameters compared to treatments without the bio-fertilizer.
Influence of Harvest Stage on Yield and Yield Components of Orange Fleshed Sw...Premier Publishers
A field experiment was conducted at Adami Tullu Agricultural Research Center in 2018 under rainfed condition with supplementary irrigation to determine the influence of harvest stage on vine yield and tuberous root yield of orange fleshed sweet potato varieties. The experiment consisted of four harvest stages (105, 120, 135 and 150 days after planting) and Kulfo, Tulla and Guntute varieties. A 4 X 3 factorial experiment arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Interaction of harvest stage and variety significantly influenced above ground fresh biomass, vine length, marketable tuberous root weight per hectare, commercial harvest index and harvest index. The highest mean values of above ground fresh biomass (66.12 t/ha) and marketable tuberous root weight (56.39 t/ha) were produced by Guntute variety harvested at 135 days after planting. Based on the results, it can be recommended that, farmers of the study area can grow Guntute variety by harvesting at 135 days after planting to obtain optimum vine and tuberous root yields.
2 ijhaf dec-2017-3-effect of biochar issued fromAI Publications
Cassava is an important food crop cultivated (75%) by smallholder farmers. However, yields are very low and rarely exceed 17tons/ha-1. A study was carried out at Nkolbisson in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon to assess the effect of three types of biochar issued from Cassava (CSb), Ricehusk (RHb), and Corncob (CCb) on the root yield of variety 8034 cassava cultivated along a soil fertility gradient. The biochars were produced using an Elsa pyrolysis technology with carbonisation time of 50-58mins and temperature ranging from 400-6500C. Twelve 8m2 plots were constructed in three sites from the higher elevated, moderately elevated and flat fields.The biochars were applied at 20t.ha-1in three replicationsin a completely randomized design.Results showed that the biochars were high in nutrients containing 4.17-18.15g.kg-1 N, 22.26-42.51 mg.kg-1 P, 2.48-4.18 cmol.kg-1 K and pH (H2O: 7.78-10.81) and were significantly higher than the no-input soil containing 0.79g.kg-1 N, 7.41mg.kg-1 P, 1.42 cmol.kg-1 K and pH (5.68). Cassava root yield was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in RHb plots (23.22 t.ha-1) than CCb (20.53 t.ha-1), CSb (18.67 t.ha-1) and the no-input soil (16.13 t.ha-1). The addition of biochar particularly RHb, increasednutrient uptake in cassava leaves and roots compared with theno-input soil. The study concludes that biochars with higher N, Pand K content tend to increase cassava root yield and suggestsincreasing the quantity of biochar to 40t/ha-1or continuous application in combination with other farming options such as poultry manure, compost or mineral fertilizer tomaximize cassava productivity given the benefits of biochar.
Evaluation of the Growth and Yield Performances of Maize in a Soybean Culture...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by the International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The journal provides a common forum where all aspects of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences are presented. The journal invites original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications containing new insight into any aspect Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences that are not published or not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Effect of different phosphorus levels on growth and yield of wheat under wate...Alexander Decker
This study evaluated the effects of different phosphorus levels (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 kg/ha) and water stress levels (well-irrigated, stress at reproductive stage, stress at vegetative and reproductive stages) on the growth and yield of wheat. Higher phosphorus application with optimum irrigation resulted in better growth. Higher phosphorus helped compensate for the negative effects of water stress. Stress at both vegetative and reproductive stages had a more severe impact than stress only at reproductive stage. Lower phosphorus and water stress led to reductions in plant height, tillers, spike length, grains per spike, 1000 grain weight, grain yield, and straw yield. Applying 120 kg/ha of phosphorus produced the best
Effect of Phosphorus and Zinc on the Growth, Nodulation and Yield of Soybean ...Premier Publishers
This study investigated the effects of phosphorus and zinc on the growth, nodulation, and yield of two soybean varieties in Nigeria. Phosphorus application significantly affected growth, nodulation, yield, and some yield components, with 60 kg P2O5/ha giving the highest growth and yield. Phosphorus also increased nodulation, with 30 kg P2O5/ha providing the highest nodulation. Zinc application did not significantly affect most growth characters or nodulation, except for reducing plant height. Phosphorus increased soybean yield significantly to 1.9 t/ha compared to the control of 1.7 t/ha. Protein and oil contents were not significantly affected by phosphorus but were by zinc
Development of drought-tolerant maize varieties with high and stable yields is very imperative as being affordable alternative to
many smallholder farmers. Drought-tolerant maize varieties belonging to two maturity groups (10 early and 10 late/intermediate) were evaluated
for yield and other related characters in the southern guinea savannah (SGS) of Nigeria for two years. Days to flowering were higher in
the second year than the first year. Consistent number of days (3 days) was recorded for anthesis-silking interval in both years. Plant and
ear heights are greater in 2008 than 2007. However, plant and ear aspects were fair in overall phenotypic appeal and grain yield was not
significantly difference in both years. Maize grain yield in late/intermediate varieties is significantly higher than the early with a difference of
one tonne. High grain yield recorded in two varieties each among the early (AC 90 POOL 16 DT STR and TZE-Y DT STR C4) and late/
intermediate (DT-SR-WC0 F2, SUWAN-1-SR-SYN) varieties was approximately 4.6 t/ha. These genotypes could be used either as cultivar
per se to escape the prolonged moisture stress during the later part of the cropping season or introgressed with favourable cultivars for high
yield adaptable to drought-prone areas in SGS ecologies.
Development of drought tolerant maize cultivars is prerequisite to achieving stable grain yield in
drought–prone ecologies of Nigeria’s Guinea savanna. However, success has been limited mainly due
to lack of maize genotypes that show clear differences in response to well defined moisture deficit
condition. Two sets of drought tolerant (DT) maize germplasm were evaluated under screenhouse and
field conditions between 1999 and 2002. In the screenhouse study, performances of the genotypes
were compared under well-watered condition and moisture deficit imposed at different growth stages.
Under field conditions, the first set comprising 11 accessions along with a check were evaluated for 4
growing seasons while the second set which comprised 3 DT varieties were evaluated along with 2
check varieties using monthly plantings between April and August of 2001 and 2002, respectively. In
the first set, post anthesis moisture deficit significantly reduced grain yield by 25 to 73.5% in the open
pollinated varieties (OPVs) and by 20 to 64% in the hybrids. Grain yield under field conditions ranged
from 2.48 to 3.49, 2.82 to 3.73 and 3.58 to 4.76 tons/ha-1 for 1999, 2000 and 2001 full growing seasons,
respectively, and 2.03 to 2.50 tons/ha-1 for 2000 late growing season. In the second set, pre and post
anthesis moisture deficits reduced grain yield by 77.6 and 95.8%, respectively, of well watered
condition while in the field, grain yields in the genotypes were highest for plantings made in April and
July (1.90 - 2.5 t/ha), lowest for August (0.7 -1.8 t/ha) when moisture deficit coincided with
reproductive phase. Yield stability exhibited under moisture deficit and on the field by 8522-2, Oba
super 2 and AK9943-DMRSR in the first set as well as DT-SR-Y C0 and DT-SR-W C0 in the second set,
indicates their suitability either as cultivars per se or as potential source of DT alleles for
development of DT maize varieties for Nigeria’s savanna ecologies.
This document summarizes the results of a study on integrated nutrient management strategies for improving soil health and doubling farmer incomes in India. Key findings include:
1) Combining reduced tillage/no-till with mulching (straw, plastic) improved soil moisture retention and increased maize/wheat yields by 30-40% compared to conventional tillage alone.
2) Integrated nutrient management (INM) using organic manures, biofertilizers, and reduced inorganic fertilizers improved guava growth, yield, and quality more than inorganic fertilizers alone.
3) Applying vermicompost and biofertilizers along with 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers led to the highest guava plant
Influence of Harvest Stage on Yield and Yield Components of Orange Fleshed Sw...Premier Publishers
A field experiment was conducted at Adami Tullu Agricultural Research Center in 2018 under rainfed condition with supplementary irrigation to determine the influence of harvest stage on vine yield and tuberous root yield of orange fleshed sweet potato varieties. The experiment consisted of four harvest stages (105, 120, 135 and 150 days after planting) and Kulfo, Tulla and Guntute varieties. A 4 X 3 factorial experiment arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications was used. Interaction of harvest stage and variety significantly influenced above ground fresh biomass, vine length, marketable tuberous root weight per hectare, commercial harvest index and harvest index. The highest mean values of above ground fresh biomass (66.12 t/ha) and marketable tuberous root weight (56.39 t/ha) were produced by Guntute variety harvested at 135 days after planting. Based on the results, it can be recommended that, farmers of the study area can grow Guntute variety by harvesting at 135 days after planting to obtain optimum vine and tuberous root yields.
2 ijhaf dec-2017-3-effect of biochar issued fromAI Publications
Cassava is an important food crop cultivated (75%) by smallholder farmers. However, yields are very low and rarely exceed 17tons/ha-1. A study was carried out at Nkolbisson in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon to assess the effect of three types of biochar issued from Cassava (CSb), Ricehusk (RHb), and Corncob (CCb) on the root yield of variety 8034 cassava cultivated along a soil fertility gradient. The biochars were produced using an Elsa pyrolysis technology with carbonisation time of 50-58mins and temperature ranging from 400-6500C. Twelve 8m2 plots were constructed in three sites from the higher elevated, moderately elevated and flat fields.The biochars were applied at 20t.ha-1in three replicationsin a completely randomized design.Results showed that the biochars were high in nutrients containing 4.17-18.15g.kg-1 N, 22.26-42.51 mg.kg-1 P, 2.48-4.18 cmol.kg-1 K and pH (H2O: 7.78-10.81) and were significantly higher than the no-input soil containing 0.79g.kg-1 N, 7.41mg.kg-1 P, 1.42 cmol.kg-1 K and pH (5.68). Cassava root yield was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in RHb plots (23.22 t.ha-1) than CCb (20.53 t.ha-1), CSb (18.67 t.ha-1) and the no-input soil (16.13 t.ha-1). The addition of biochar particularly RHb, increasednutrient uptake in cassava leaves and roots compared with theno-input soil. The study concludes that biochars with higher N, Pand K content tend to increase cassava root yield and suggestsincreasing the quantity of biochar to 40t/ha-1or continuous application in combination with other farming options such as poultry manure, compost or mineral fertilizer tomaximize cassava productivity given the benefits of biochar.
Evaluation of the Growth and Yield Performances of Maize in a Soybean Culture...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science (IOSR-JAVS) is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by the International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The journal provides a common forum where all aspects of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences are presented. The journal invites original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications containing new insight into any aspect Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences that are not published or not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Effect of different phosphorus levels on growth and yield of wheat under wate...Alexander Decker
This study evaluated the effects of different phosphorus levels (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 kg/ha) and water stress levels (well-irrigated, stress at reproductive stage, stress at vegetative and reproductive stages) on the growth and yield of wheat. Higher phosphorus application with optimum irrigation resulted in better growth. Higher phosphorus helped compensate for the negative effects of water stress. Stress at both vegetative and reproductive stages had a more severe impact than stress only at reproductive stage. Lower phosphorus and water stress led to reductions in plant height, tillers, spike length, grains per spike, 1000 grain weight, grain yield, and straw yield. Applying 120 kg/ha of phosphorus produced the best
Effect of Phosphorus and Zinc on the Growth, Nodulation and Yield of Soybean ...Premier Publishers
This study investigated the effects of phosphorus and zinc on the growth, nodulation, and yield of two soybean varieties in Nigeria. Phosphorus application significantly affected growth, nodulation, yield, and some yield components, with 60 kg P2O5/ha giving the highest growth and yield. Phosphorus also increased nodulation, with 30 kg P2O5/ha providing the highest nodulation. Zinc application did not significantly affect most growth characters or nodulation, except for reducing plant height. Phosphorus increased soybean yield significantly to 1.9 t/ha compared to the control of 1.7 t/ha. Protein and oil contents were not significantly affected by phosphorus but were by zinc
Development of drought-tolerant maize varieties with high and stable yields is very imperative as being affordable alternative to
many smallholder farmers. Drought-tolerant maize varieties belonging to two maturity groups (10 early and 10 late/intermediate) were evaluated
for yield and other related characters in the southern guinea savannah (SGS) of Nigeria for two years. Days to flowering were higher in
the second year than the first year. Consistent number of days (3 days) was recorded for anthesis-silking interval in both years. Plant and
ear heights are greater in 2008 than 2007. However, plant and ear aspects were fair in overall phenotypic appeal and grain yield was not
significantly difference in both years. Maize grain yield in late/intermediate varieties is significantly higher than the early with a difference of
one tonne. High grain yield recorded in two varieties each among the early (AC 90 POOL 16 DT STR and TZE-Y DT STR C4) and late/
intermediate (DT-SR-WC0 F2, SUWAN-1-SR-SYN) varieties was approximately 4.6 t/ha. These genotypes could be used either as cultivar
per se to escape the prolonged moisture stress during the later part of the cropping season or introgressed with favourable cultivars for high
yield adaptable to drought-prone areas in SGS ecologies.
Development of drought tolerant maize cultivars is prerequisite to achieving stable grain yield in
drought–prone ecologies of Nigeria’s Guinea savanna. However, success has been limited mainly due
to lack of maize genotypes that show clear differences in response to well defined moisture deficit
condition. Two sets of drought tolerant (DT) maize germplasm were evaluated under screenhouse and
field conditions between 1999 and 2002. In the screenhouse study, performances of the genotypes
were compared under well-watered condition and moisture deficit imposed at different growth stages.
Under field conditions, the first set comprising 11 accessions along with a check were evaluated for 4
growing seasons while the second set which comprised 3 DT varieties were evaluated along with 2
check varieties using monthly plantings between April and August of 2001 and 2002, respectively. In
the first set, post anthesis moisture deficit significantly reduced grain yield by 25 to 73.5% in the open
pollinated varieties (OPVs) and by 20 to 64% in the hybrids. Grain yield under field conditions ranged
from 2.48 to 3.49, 2.82 to 3.73 and 3.58 to 4.76 tons/ha-1 for 1999, 2000 and 2001 full growing seasons,
respectively, and 2.03 to 2.50 tons/ha-1 for 2000 late growing season. In the second set, pre and post
anthesis moisture deficits reduced grain yield by 77.6 and 95.8%, respectively, of well watered
condition while in the field, grain yields in the genotypes were highest for plantings made in April and
July (1.90 - 2.5 t/ha), lowest for August (0.7 -1.8 t/ha) when moisture deficit coincided with
reproductive phase. Yield stability exhibited under moisture deficit and on the field by 8522-2, Oba
super 2 and AK9943-DMRSR in the first set as well as DT-SR-Y C0 and DT-SR-W C0 in the second set,
indicates their suitability either as cultivars per se or as potential source of DT alleles for
development of DT maize varieties for Nigeria’s savanna ecologies.
This document summarizes the results of a study on integrated nutrient management strategies for improving soil health and doubling farmer incomes in India. Key findings include:
1) Combining reduced tillage/no-till with mulching (straw, plastic) improved soil moisture retention and increased maize/wheat yields by 30-40% compared to conventional tillage alone.
2) Integrated nutrient management (INM) using organic manures, biofertilizers, and reduced inorganic fertilizers improved guava growth, yield, and quality more than inorganic fertilizers alone.
3) Applying vermicompost and biofertilizers along with 75% recommended inorganic fertilizers led to the highest guava plant
Drought and nitrogen (N) tolerance quality protein maize (QPM) could serve as a succor for malnourishment in the Sub-Saharan Africa, and adoption should be intensified where resource poor farmers cannot afford N fertilizer and drought on maize at grain filling stage is frequent. This study compares the quality index, protein, tryptophan and lysine contents of normal extra-early drought-tolerant and their quality protein maize hybrids under sub-optimal and optimal soil N conditions. Four normal drought-tolerant and their respective QPM hybrids were planted under no (0 kg N ha-1), low (30 kg N ha-1) and optimal (90 kg N ha-1) fertilizations at Oke Oyi, Ilorin in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons. The trials were set up in a split plot arrangement with the N rates as main plot and the eight cultivars as sub-plots. Each plot within N levels was four-row, laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The normal cultivars outyielded the QPM versions across N rates with no significance difference. There is a linear increase in all protein qualities with increase in N rates among QPM, while normal maize counterparts had a linear decline with increase in N fertilization. The QPM cultivars also maintained their endosperm protein qualities across N rates. Across N environments, the grain quality characters, such as crude protein, tryptophan, and lysine contents in grain, showed a significant negative relationship with grain yields, which were relatively much stronger under low-N stress. 99TY, TYEEC4, 99TYQ and 20SYNEEWQ have viable traits that could be explored for the development of maize varieties with good grain yield and better protein qualities to improve protein availability in maize based diets and feed for large population of man and livestock.
This document provides an overview of ruminant nutrition for grazing operations. It discusses how cattle, sheep, and goats can convert non-digestible plant materials into nutrients for human use, making otherwise unusable land productive. Proper animal nutrition requires understanding variables like forage quality, climate conditions, and animal needs. The publication provides tools and references to help managers make decisions that ensure the ecological and economic sustainability of their grass-based livestock operations.
Field experiments were conducted to investigate the variations in sixteen maize genotypes in relation to drought tolerance. The experimental set up was subjected to drought stress after five weeks of planting for three weeks before data on morphological and yield characters of maize genotypes were obtained for three cropping years. Plant height and grain yield of Bodija yellow maize were the highest overall. There was a significant difference among genotypes for drought stress resistance and Bodija yellow maize showed the most tolerance, while TZBR Comp 1 – C1 S2 510 genotype was the least. First principal component axis (Prin 1) had the highest contribution to the variation of the morphological, yield and drought tolerance traits. Prin 1 was highly related to the morphological and yield characters more than to the drought resistance. Plant height was negatively and strongly correlated (p<0.01) with stem height, number of leaves, stem girth, leaf length, leaf width and week after planting, but negatively correlated with the drought resistance. Therefore, Bodija yellow maize should be considered as parent material in breeding for the development of drought tolerant traits in maize.
Effect of Lime and Phosphorus Fertilizer on Acid Soil Properties and Sorghum ...Premier Publishers
Acidic soils limit the production potential of sorghum crop because of low availability of basic cations and excess of hydrogen (H+) and aluminium (Al3+) in exchangeable forms at Assosa. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of acid soil properties and sorghum to lime and Phosphorus fertilizer around Assosa area during 2012-2015 cropping seasons. Five levels of lime (0, 1.88, 3.76, 5.64 and 7.52 t ha-1) and four levels of P (0, 23, 46 and 69 kg ha-1) laid out in randomised complete block design with three replications.Analysis of variance revealed that the interaction effect of lime and phosphorus fertilizer significantly (P≤0.05) affected head weight, straw and grain yield of sorghum. The highest grain yield of sorghum was obtained from 5.65 t lime ha-1with application of 23, 46 and 69 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 7.54 t lime ha-1with application of 0, 23 and 46 kg P2O5 ha-1 treatments. The partial budget analysis also indicted that 1.88 t lime ha-1 along with 23 kg P2O5 ha-1 gives higher net benefits. Therefore, the management of P- deficient acid soils of Assosa area requires combined applications 1.88 t lime ha-1with application of 23 kg P2O5 ha-1.
Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on growth and yield of sorghumAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the effects of regulated deficit irrigation on the growth and yield of sorghum. The study consisted of different irrigation regimes (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% of full irrigation) applied to two soil types and measured various growth parameters. The results showed that irrigation regimes of 100% and 75% performed better in terms of growth, water use efficiency, and economic returns compared to 50% and 25% deficit irrigation. Additionally, there were some interaction effects observed between deficit irrigation and soil type. Overall, the study recommends the use of 75% regulated deficit irrigation for optimizing sorghum growth in this agricultural zone.
Influence of NPK Fertilizer and Poultry Manure on the Growth of Okra (Abelmos...AI Publications
This document summarizes a study that evaluated the effects of different levels of NPK fertilizer (0, 40, 80 kg/ha) and poultry manure (0, 4, 8 tons/ha) on the growth of okra plants. A field trial was conducted in Nigeria using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Application of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer significantly increased plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, and stem girth compared to the control treatment. Increasing levels of both poultry manure and NPK fertilizer generally led to better plant growth. The combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers supported greater okra growth than either treatment alone. Both p
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
The development of Plant Nutrient Management to increase the quantity of plant nutrients in farming systems and thus crop productivity is a major challenge for food security and rural development.The depletion of nutrient stocks in the soil is a major but often hidden form of land degradation. On the other hand, excessive application of nutrients or inefficient management means an economic loss to the farmer and can cause environmental problems, especially if large quantities of nutrients are lost from the soil-plant system into water or air.
Increasing agricultural production by improving plant nutrition management, together with a better use of other production factors is thus a complex challenge. Nutrient management implies managing all nutrient sources - fertilisers, organic manures, waste materials suitable for recycling nutrients, soil reserves, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and bio-fertilizers in such a way that yield is not knowingly increased while every effort is made to minimise losses of nutrients to environment
Poultry manure application and fallow improves peanut production in a sandy s...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
To meet our food security demands, Papua New Guinea (PNG) needs to improve smallholder subsistence agriculture by promoting the production of cash crops that mature early and have a high market value. Peanut is a typical example of a cash crop which potentially has a high market value, but pod yields are low due to declinein soil quality. A field experiment was conducted under 4 different land use systems (LUS) to evaluate the effects of continuous peanut cultivation on peanut pod yield and on selected soil properties. Peanut pod yield declined significantly under the continuous peanut and peanut/corn rotation systems; while the poultry manure and land fallow systems significantly increased pod yield. Over the 3 cropping seasons, significant changes in organic carbon; extractable potassium and CEC in all cropping systems occurred, while changes in total N was significant in the peanut/corn rotation and poultry manure cropping systems only. No significant changes in bulk density; field capacity; electrical conductivity; soil pH and available phosphorus were observed in all the 4 LUS over the 3 cropping seasons. We suggest that adequate fallow periods of more than 1 year and poultry manures are applied to enhance soil quality and improve peanut productivity and/or sustain peanut production in marginal lands under continuous cultivation
Drought-tolerant maize genotypes belonging to two different maturity (10 early and 10 intermediate) groups were
evaluated for yield and other related characters in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria for two years (2009 and
2010). The differences among genotypes between and within maturity groups differed significantly (P<0.01)><0.01) only for grain yield. The rainfall patterns were favourable in
both cropping years with comparable values of growth parameters. Intermediate maturing genotypes (TZL COMP1-
W C6 F2, SUWAN-1-SR-SYN, TZB-SR, OBA SUPER I, EV 8435-SR) out-yielded early maturing ones with yield
advantage of 34.29% and taller by 17.04% compared to early ones. However, early genotypes were early to
anthesis with 6.57% advantage over intermediate genotypes. Four early genotypes (DMR-ESR Y CIF2, AC 90
POOL 16 DT, STR, TZE-W DT STR C4 and ACR 95TZE COMP4 C3) were superior for grain yield withn a range of
4.39 to 4.68 t ha-1. These genotypes could be selected either as parental breeding cultivars to overcome the
problem of moisture stress during the later part of the cropping season or introgressed with favourable cultivars for
high yield adaptable to drought-prone areas in the SGS agro-ecology.
Genetic control and heterosis depend directly on genetic divergence among the parents in generating promising hybrids
required by plant breeders. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of heterosis, combining
abilities, regression and correlation estimates in order to develop hybrid cultivars in maize. The 28 F1 hybrids obtained by
partial diallel cross of 8 inbreds in a randomized complete block design were evaluated at the Lower Niger River Basin
Authority, Oke-Oyi, Nigeria in three years. General (GCA) and specific combining abilities (SCA) produced significant (P
< 0.01) effects for all the characters, while non-additive genetic effects were predominant. The levels of heterosis for grain
yield varied widely among crosses, ranging from -16.83 to 9.76%. Positive and significant genotypic and phenotypic
correlations among grain yield and some related characters (days to anthesis and silking; plant and ear heights; number of
ears plant-1 and 1000 seed weight) showed that each character could be used indirectly to selection of grain yield. These
results also indicated that SCA was more effective than heterosis for describing hybrid performance. The regression of
actual hybrid characters on the expected hybrid characters, based on parental GCA values, was highly significant.
Regression analysis also showed that all the agronomic characters jointly contributed 19.4% to grain yield of maize. The
inbreds (Pop 66 SR and 2000 EV DT-Y STRC4) and crosses (Pop 66 SR x, 2000 EV DT-Y STRC4, Pop 66 SR x KU1409
and 9006 x KU1409) featured prominently with respect to better GCA × Year and SCA × Year effects with high heterotic
values for maize grain yield and associated characters. These inbreds could serve as donors to obtain early and short
statured hybrids with higher yield, while the crosses may be exploited and adapted to the Nigerian Savannas. This study
also affirmed that genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients as well as combining abilities, heterosis and regression
analyses were found to be suitable models for yield improvement in maize breeding.
Effect of Farmyard Manure and Mineral NP Fertilizers on Yield Related Traits ...Premier Publishers
Declining soil fertility is one of the major problems causing yield reduction in Ethiopia. Farmers at Areka apply both organic and inorganic fertilizers to overcome the problem and increase yield of potato. However, information on the application of farmyard manure and chemical fertilizer is inadequate to the area to increase the yield of potato crop. Therefore, an experiment was conducted at Areka, Southern Ethiopia during the 2016 cropping season with the objective of assessing the effect of farmyard manure and mineral NP fertilizers on yield related traits and yield of potato. There were twenty treatments comprising of four levels of FYM (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 t ha-1) with five levels of combined mineral NP fertilizers [0, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% of blanket recommended rates of NP (110 kg N ha-1 and 90 kg P2O5 ha-1)] in randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement with three replications. The results showed that the main effect of FYM and mineral NP fertilizers were significant (P<0.01) on tuber number per hill, tuber size category and tuber yield in tha-1. There was significant interaction effect of FYM and mineral NP fertilizers on days to 50% flowering, days to maturity and plant height. The maximum total and marketable tuber yields of 35.11t ha-1, and 33.97 t ha-1recorded at the rate of 7.5 t ha-1 FYM respectively while the maximum total and marketable tuber yield of 37.97 t ha-1and 36.78 t ha-1respectively were obtained in response to the application of 100% blanket recommended mineral NP fertilizer rate.
Conservation agriculture useful for meeting future food demands and also contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Conservation agriculture helps to minimizing the negative environmental effect and equally important to increased income to help the livelihood of those employed in agril. Production.
Introduction of conservation technologies (CT) was an important break through for sustaining productivity, It seeks to conserve, improve and make more efficient use of natural resources through integrated management of soil, water, crops and other biological resources in combination with selected external inputs.
Organic soybean production relies on crop rotation, cover crops, green manures, and livestock manures to build soil fertility and manage pests without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Soybeans are well-suited for organic systems but should not be the sole crop, and work best in rotation with forages like alfalfa that supply nitrogen. Additional nutrients may be needed and can come from rock powders like lime, rock phosphate, and sulfate of potash. With proper management, organic soybean yields can match conventional yields while reducing costs. Premium prices provide incentives for organic production.
Genetic Variability and Heritability of Agronomic Traits in Faba Bean (Vicia ...Premier Publishers
This document reports on a study that evaluated genetic variability and heritability of agronomic traits in 50 faba bean genotypes under soil acidity stress, with and without lime application, across three locations in Ethiopia. Key findings include:
1) Significant genetic variability was found among genotypes for all traits except seeds per pod under both lime conditions.
2) Yield was reduced by 32.34% without lime compared to with lime.
3) Variability components like GCV, PCV, heritability and genetic advance varied between traits and lime conditions, with generally higher values under lime indicating a more optimum environment.
4) Traits like 100 seed weight and pods per plant showed medium to high variability components
Agro-Economic Benefits of Weed Biomass and Crop Residue in Maize Production S...IOSRJAVS
The climatic conditions of coastal Kenya favour rapid weed growth, leading to the accumulation of large biomass of weeds between cropping seasons. Smallholder farmers in the region usually slash and remove the weed biomass and crop residue from their farms during land preparation in order to facilitate easy planting. The impact of such practice on the production of maize has not been assessed. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the farmers’ practice on the performance of maize and fertilizer requirement. Three methods of managing weed biomass and crop residue (removal from field, incorporation into soil, or use as surface mulch) and five fertilizer rates (60 kg N ha-1 , 20 kg P ha-1 , 30 kg N ha-1 , 10 kg P ha-1 , and no fertilizer application) were evaluated. Removal of weed biomass and crop residue from the field led to 20-26% loss in grain yield and reduced the returns to labour by 41-51%.There was no response to applied P where weed biomass and crop residue had been incorporated into soil. Efforts should therefore be made to educate farmers on the advantages of retaining weed biomass and crop residue on their farms as they prepare land for subsequent crops.
A brief study on Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). This presentation has created by me after studying many articles and research papers regarding INM. Suggestions are kindly invited.
Evaluation of Improved Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L) Varieties for Adaptation ...Premier Publishers
This study was carried out to evaluate and identify adapted improved cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) varieties in southern tigray lowlands of Ethiopia. A field experiment was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 main cropping seasons using a randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate three improved cowpea varieties for yield and yield related traits under rain-fed conditions at Mekoni Agricultural Research Center site and Kara Adisheho farmer’s field. Analysis of variance showed that all the traits measured were statistically significant at 5% level of probability except plant height. The earliest days to 90% maturity (79 days) were observed for the variety Kenkety, whereas the longest was recorded by bole variety (89.6 days). Similarly, Kenkety variety filled their seeds in a short period of time (25 days) compared to Assebot and Bole varieties (29; 32 days). The highest pooled mean grain yield was obtained from Kenkety variety (1958 kgha-1), while Assebot and Bole had the lowest yield of 1656 and 1481 kgha-1 respectively. When we see variety × location wise mean, still Kenkety variety outsmarts in both locations over the varieties and Kara Adisheho were suitable for cowpea production with (2128 kgha-1) grain yield. Taken as a whole, Kenkety variety over weights Assebot and Bole varieties especially for the two main traits of earliness and yield performance. Thus, Kenkety was promising variety for demonstration and scaling up activities in the agro ecology.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Kurakulas Housing Pvt Ltd offers mortgage loans using property as collateral. A mortgage loan allows a borrower to receive cash upfront and make payments over a set period of time, typically up to 84 monthly installments, until repaying the lender in full. Minimum loan amounts are Rs. 1 lac for rural areas and Rs. 10 lacs for other areas, with maximum loans of Rs. 300 lacs. Documentation required includes income proofs, title deeds for the mortgaged property, and tax receipts. Repayment options and common questions about mortgages are also addressed on the website.
Drought and nitrogen (N) tolerance quality protein maize (QPM) could serve as a succor for malnourishment in the Sub-Saharan Africa, and adoption should be intensified where resource poor farmers cannot afford N fertilizer and drought on maize at grain filling stage is frequent. This study compares the quality index, protein, tryptophan and lysine contents of normal extra-early drought-tolerant and their quality protein maize hybrids under sub-optimal and optimal soil N conditions. Four normal drought-tolerant and their respective QPM hybrids were planted under no (0 kg N ha-1), low (30 kg N ha-1) and optimal (90 kg N ha-1) fertilizations at Oke Oyi, Ilorin in the southern Guinea savanna of Nigeria in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons. The trials were set up in a split plot arrangement with the N rates as main plot and the eight cultivars as sub-plots. Each plot within N levels was four-row, laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The normal cultivars outyielded the QPM versions across N rates with no significance difference. There is a linear increase in all protein qualities with increase in N rates among QPM, while normal maize counterparts had a linear decline with increase in N fertilization. The QPM cultivars also maintained their endosperm protein qualities across N rates. Across N environments, the grain quality characters, such as crude protein, tryptophan, and lysine contents in grain, showed a significant negative relationship with grain yields, which were relatively much stronger under low-N stress. 99TY, TYEEC4, 99TYQ and 20SYNEEWQ have viable traits that could be explored for the development of maize varieties with good grain yield and better protein qualities to improve protein availability in maize based diets and feed for large population of man and livestock.
This document provides an overview of ruminant nutrition for grazing operations. It discusses how cattle, sheep, and goats can convert non-digestible plant materials into nutrients for human use, making otherwise unusable land productive. Proper animal nutrition requires understanding variables like forage quality, climate conditions, and animal needs. The publication provides tools and references to help managers make decisions that ensure the ecological and economic sustainability of their grass-based livestock operations.
Field experiments were conducted to investigate the variations in sixteen maize genotypes in relation to drought tolerance. The experimental set up was subjected to drought stress after five weeks of planting for three weeks before data on morphological and yield characters of maize genotypes were obtained for three cropping years. Plant height and grain yield of Bodija yellow maize were the highest overall. There was a significant difference among genotypes for drought stress resistance and Bodija yellow maize showed the most tolerance, while TZBR Comp 1 – C1 S2 510 genotype was the least. First principal component axis (Prin 1) had the highest contribution to the variation of the morphological, yield and drought tolerance traits. Prin 1 was highly related to the morphological and yield characters more than to the drought resistance. Plant height was negatively and strongly correlated (p<0.01) with stem height, number of leaves, stem girth, leaf length, leaf width and week after planting, but negatively correlated with the drought resistance. Therefore, Bodija yellow maize should be considered as parent material in breeding for the development of drought tolerant traits in maize.
Effect of Lime and Phosphorus Fertilizer on Acid Soil Properties and Sorghum ...Premier Publishers
Acidic soils limit the production potential of sorghum crop because of low availability of basic cations and excess of hydrogen (H+) and aluminium (Al3+) in exchangeable forms at Assosa. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of acid soil properties and sorghum to lime and Phosphorus fertilizer around Assosa area during 2012-2015 cropping seasons. Five levels of lime (0, 1.88, 3.76, 5.64 and 7.52 t ha-1) and four levels of P (0, 23, 46 and 69 kg ha-1) laid out in randomised complete block design with three replications.Analysis of variance revealed that the interaction effect of lime and phosphorus fertilizer significantly (P≤0.05) affected head weight, straw and grain yield of sorghum. The highest grain yield of sorghum was obtained from 5.65 t lime ha-1with application of 23, 46 and 69 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 7.54 t lime ha-1with application of 0, 23 and 46 kg P2O5 ha-1 treatments. The partial budget analysis also indicted that 1.88 t lime ha-1 along with 23 kg P2O5 ha-1 gives higher net benefits. Therefore, the management of P- deficient acid soils of Assosa area requires combined applications 1.88 t lime ha-1with application of 23 kg P2O5 ha-1.
Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on growth and yield of sorghumAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the effects of regulated deficit irrigation on the growth and yield of sorghum. The study consisted of different irrigation regimes (100%, 75%, 50%, 25% of full irrigation) applied to two soil types and measured various growth parameters. The results showed that irrigation regimes of 100% and 75% performed better in terms of growth, water use efficiency, and economic returns compared to 50% and 25% deficit irrigation. Additionally, there were some interaction effects observed between deficit irrigation and soil type. Overall, the study recommends the use of 75% regulated deficit irrigation for optimizing sorghum growth in this agricultural zone.
Influence of NPK Fertilizer and Poultry Manure on the Growth of Okra (Abelmos...AI Publications
This document summarizes a study that evaluated the effects of different levels of NPK fertilizer (0, 40, 80 kg/ha) and poultry manure (0, 4, 8 tons/ha) on the growth of okra plants. A field trial was conducted in Nigeria using a randomized complete block design with three replications. Application of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer significantly increased plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, and stem girth compared to the control treatment. Increasing levels of both poultry manure and NPK fertilizer generally led to better plant growth. The combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers supported greater okra growth than either treatment alone. Both p
Integrated Nutrient Management refers to the maintenance of soil fertility and of plant nutrient supply at an optimum level for sustaining the desired productivity through optimization of the benefits from all possible sources of organic, inorganic and biological components in an integrated manner
Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious use of all the major components of plant nutrient sources for sustaining soil fertility, health and productivity
Integrated approach for plant nutrition is being advocated because single nutrient approach often reduces fertilizer use efficiency and consequently creates problem fertilizers can help in enhancing and maintaining stability in production with least degradation in chemical and physical properties of the soil.
A healthy soil is a living, dynamic ecosystem that performs many vital functions.
A healthy soil produces a healthy feed for consumption. Improved soil health often is indicated by improvement on physical, chemical and microbiological environment.
Introduction of high yielding varieties, irrigation and use of high analysis fertilizer without proper soil tests, accelerated the mining of native soil nutrient resources.
Under intensive cultivation without giving due consideration to nutrient requirement has resulted in decline in soil fertility and consequent productivity of crops
Vegetables are rich source of energy and nutrition.
The development of Plant Nutrient Management to increase the quantity of plant nutrients in farming systems and thus crop productivity is a major challenge for food security and rural development.The depletion of nutrient stocks in the soil is a major but often hidden form of land degradation. On the other hand, excessive application of nutrients or inefficient management means an economic loss to the farmer and can cause environmental problems, especially if large quantities of nutrients are lost from the soil-plant system into water or air.
Increasing agricultural production by improving plant nutrition management, together with a better use of other production factors is thus a complex challenge. Nutrient management implies managing all nutrient sources - fertilisers, organic manures, waste materials suitable for recycling nutrients, soil reserves, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and bio-fertilizers in such a way that yield is not knowingly increased while every effort is made to minimise losses of nutrients to environment
Poultry manure application and fallow improves peanut production in a sandy s...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
To meet our food security demands, Papua New Guinea (PNG) needs to improve smallholder subsistence agriculture by promoting the production of cash crops that mature early and have a high market value. Peanut is a typical example of a cash crop which potentially has a high market value, but pod yields are low due to declinein soil quality. A field experiment was conducted under 4 different land use systems (LUS) to evaluate the effects of continuous peanut cultivation on peanut pod yield and on selected soil properties. Peanut pod yield declined significantly under the continuous peanut and peanut/corn rotation systems; while the poultry manure and land fallow systems significantly increased pod yield. Over the 3 cropping seasons, significant changes in organic carbon; extractable potassium and CEC in all cropping systems occurred, while changes in total N was significant in the peanut/corn rotation and poultry manure cropping systems only. No significant changes in bulk density; field capacity; electrical conductivity; soil pH and available phosphorus were observed in all the 4 LUS over the 3 cropping seasons. We suggest that adequate fallow periods of more than 1 year and poultry manures are applied to enhance soil quality and improve peanut productivity and/or sustain peanut production in marginal lands under continuous cultivation
Drought-tolerant maize genotypes belonging to two different maturity (10 early and 10 intermediate) groups were
evaluated for yield and other related characters in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria for two years (2009 and
2010). The differences among genotypes between and within maturity groups differed significantly (P<0.01)><0.01) only for grain yield. The rainfall patterns were favourable in
both cropping years with comparable values of growth parameters. Intermediate maturing genotypes (TZL COMP1-
W C6 F2, SUWAN-1-SR-SYN, TZB-SR, OBA SUPER I, EV 8435-SR) out-yielded early maturing ones with yield
advantage of 34.29% and taller by 17.04% compared to early ones. However, early genotypes were early to
anthesis with 6.57% advantage over intermediate genotypes. Four early genotypes (DMR-ESR Y CIF2, AC 90
POOL 16 DT, STR, TZE-W DT STR C4 and ACR 95TZE COMP4 C3) were superior for grain yield withn a range of
4.39 to 4.68 t ha-1. These genotypes could be selected either as parental breeding cultivars to overcome the
problem of moisture stress during the later part of the cropping season or introgressed with favourable cultivars for
high yield adaptable to drought-prone areas in the SGS agro-ecology.
Genetic control and heterosis depend directly on genetic divergence among the parents in generating promising hybrids
required by plant breeders. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of heterosis, combining
abilities, regression and correlation estimates in order to develop hybrid cultivars in maize. The 28 F1 hybrids obtained by
partial diallel cross of 8 inbreds in a randomized complete block design were evaluated at the Lower Niger River Basin
Authority, Oke-Oyi, Nigeria in three years. General (GCA) and specific combining abilities (SCA) produced significant (P
< 0.01) effects for all the characters, while non-additive genetic effects were predominant. The levels of heterosis for grain
yield varied widely among crosses, ranging from -16.83 to 9.76%. Positive and significant genotypic and phenotypic
correlations among grain yield and some related characters (days to anthesis and silking; plant and ear heights; number of
ears plant-1 and 1000 seed weight) showed that each character could be used indirectly to selection of grain yield. These
results also indicated that SCA was more effective than heterosis for describing hybrid performance. The regression of
actual hybrid characters on the expected hybrid characters, based on parental GCA values, was highly significant.
Regression analysis also showed that all the agronomic characters jointly contributed 19.4% to grain yield of maize. The
inbreds (Pop 66 SR and 2000 EV DT-Y STRC4) and crosses (Pop 66 SR x, 2000 EV DT-Y STRC4, Pop 66 SR x KU1409
and 9006 x KU1409) featured prominently with respect to better GCA × Year and SCA × Year effects with high heterotic
values for maize grain yield and associated characters. These inbreds could serve as donors to obtain early and short
statured hybrids with higher yield, while the crosses may be exploited and adapted to the Nigerian Savannas. This study
also affirmed that genotypic and phenotypic correlation coefficients as well as combining abilities, heterosis and regression
analyses were found to be suitable models for yield improvement in maize breeding.
Effect of Farmyard Manure and Mineral NP Fertilizers on Yield Related Traits ...Premier Publishers
Declining soil fertility is one of the major problems causing yield reduction in Ethiopia. Farmers at Areka apply both organic and inorganic fertilizers to overcome the problem and increase yield of potato. However, information on the application of farmyard manure and chemical fertilizer is inadequate to the area to increase the yield of potato crop. Therefore, an experiment was conducted at Areka, Southern Ethiopia during the 2016 cropping season with the objective of assessing the effect of farmyard manure and mineral NP fertilizers on yield related traits and yield of potato. There were twenty treatments comprising of four levels of FYM (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 t ha-1) with five levels of combined mineral NP fertilizers [0, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% of blanket recommended rates of NP (110 kg N ha-1 and 90 kg P2O5 ha-1)] in randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement with three replications. The results showed that the main effect of FYM and mineral NP fertilizers were significant (P<0.01) on tuber number per hill, tuber size category and tuber yield in tha-1. There was significant interaction effect of FYM and mineral NP fertilizers on days to 50% flowering, days to maturity and plant height. The maximum total and marketable tuber yields of 35.11t ha-1, and 33.97 t ha-1recorded at the rate of 7.5 t ha-1 FYM respectively while the maximum total and marketable tuber yield of 37.97 t ha-1and 36.78 t ha-1respectively were obtained in response to the application of 100% blanket recommended mineral NP fertilizer rate.
Conservation agriculture useful for meeting future food demands and also contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Conservation agriculture helps to minimizing the negative environmental effect and equally important to increased income to help the livelihood of those employed in agril. Production.
Introduction of conservation technologies (CT) was an important break through for sustaining productivity, It seeks to conserve, improve and make more efficient use of natural resources through integrated management of soil, water, crops and other biological resources in combination with selected external inputs.
Organic soybean production relies on crop rotation, cover crops, green manures, and livestock manures to build soil fertility and manage pests without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Soybeans are well-suited for organic systems but should not be the sole crop, and work best in rotation with forages like alfalfa that supply nitrogen. Additional nutrients may be needed and can come from rock powders like lime, rock phosphate, and sulfate of potash. With proper management, organic soybean yields can match conventional yields while reducing costs. Premium prices provide incentives for organic production.
Genetic Variability and Heritability of Agronomic Traits in Faba Bean (Vicia ...Premier Publishers
This document reports on a study that evaluated genetic variability and heritability of agronomic traits in 50 faba bean genotypes under soil acidity stress, with and without lime application, across three locations in Ethiopia. Key findings include:
1) Significant genetic variability was found among genotypes for all traits except seeds per pod under both lime conditions.
2) Yield was reduced by 32.34% without lime compared to with lime.
3) Variability components like GCV, PCV, heritability and genetic advance varied between traits and lime conditions, with generally higher values under lime indicating a more optimum environment.
4) Traits like 100 seed weight and pods per plant showed medium to high variability components
Agro-Economic Benefits of Weed Biomass and Crop Residue in Maize Production S...IOSRJAVS
The climatic conditions of coastal Kenya favour rapid weed growth, leading to the accumulation of large biomass of weeds between cropping seasons. Smallholder farmers in the region usually slash and remove the weed biomass and crop residue from their farms during land preparation in order to facilitate easy planting. The impact of such practice on the production of maize has not been assessed. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the farmers’ practice on the performance of maize and fertilizer requirement. Three methods of managing weed biomass and crop residue (removal from field, incorporation into soil, or use as surface mulch) and five fertilizer rates (60 kg N ha-1 , 20 kg P ha-1 , 30 kg N ha-1 , 10 kg P ha-1 , and no fertilizer application) were evaluated. Removal of weed biomass and crop residue from the field led to 20-26% loss in grain yield and reduced the returns to labour by 41-51%.There was no response to applied P where weed biomass and crop residue had been incorporated into soil. Efforts should therefore be made to educate farmers on the advantages of retaining weed biomass and crop residue on their farms as they prepare land for subsequent crops.
A brief study on Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). This presentation has created by me after studying many articles and research papers regarding INM. Suggestions are kindly invited.
Evaluation of Improved Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L) Varieties for Adaptation ...Premier Publishers
This study was carried out to evaluate and identify adapted improved cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) varieties in southern tigray lowlands of Ethiopia. A field experiment was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 main cropping seasons using a randomized complete block design with three replications to evaluate three improved cowpea varieties for yield and yield related traits under rain-fed conditions at Mekoni Agricultural Research Center site and Kara Adisheho farmer’s field. Analysis of variance showed that all the traits measured were statistically significant at 5% level of probability except plant height. The earliest days to 90% maturity (79 days) were observed for the variety Kenkety, whereas the longest was recorded by bole variety (89.6 days). Similarly, Kenkety variety filled their seeds in a short period of time (25 days) compared to Assebot and Bole varieties (29; 32 days). The highest pooled mean grain yield was obtained from Kenkety variety (1958 kgha-1), while Assebot and Bole had the lowest yield of 1656 and 1481 kgha-1 respectively. When we see variety × location wise mean, still Kenkety variety outsmarts in both locations over the varieties and Kara Adisheho were suitable for cowpea production with (2128 kgha-1) grain yield. Taken as a whole, Kenkety variety over weights Assebot and Bole varieties especially for the two main traits of earliness and yield performance. Thus, Kenkety was promising variety for demonstration and scaling up activities in the agro ecology.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Kurakulas Housing Pvt Ltd offers mortgage loans using property as collateral. A mortgage loan allows a borrower to receive cash upfront and make payments over a set period of time, typically up to 84 monthly installments, until repaying the lender in full. Minimum loan amounts are Rs. 1 lac for rural areas and Rs. 10 lacs for other areas, with maximum loans of Rs. 300 lacs. Documentation required includes income proofs, title deeds for the mortgaged property, and tax receipts. Repayment options and common questions about mortgages are also addressed on the website.
This document provides a detailed map and analysis of the criminal justice system in New York City. It summarizes key data and decision points from arrest through case processing, including:
- Nearly half of those detained at arraignment remain in pretrial detention.
- Data indicates that jail has a 7% criminogenic effect in New York City.
- 59.8% of defendants with bail set or remand have minimal, low, or moderate risk scores, representing an opportunity for alternatives to pretrial detention.
- There are local variances between boroughs that require situating citywide initiatives within recognition of effective local practices while addressing issues that drive inefficiency or lack of fairness.
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La Unión Europea ha acordado un embargo petrolero contra Rusia en respuesta a la invasión de Ucrania. El embargo prohibirá las importaciones marítimas de petróleo ruso a la UE y pondrá fin a las entregas a través de oleoductos dentro de seis meses. Esta medida forma parte de un sexto paquete de sanciones de la UE destinadas a aumentar la presión económica sobre el gobierno de Putin.
This document provides a tour of Acuatica Water City, describing the coffee shop, rooms, pool, and slides located there. The tour concludes by thanking the reader for their time.
Devprom ALM - платформа для поддержки процессов разработкиEvgeny Savitsky
В рамках внедрения Devprom ALM мы выполняем предварительную настройку ПО, проводим обучение современным практикам разработки (включая все элементы процесса), предоставляем видеоматериалы и рабочие инструкции.
Statistical Metrics Identification of Interdep Analytes - Downey et al 05-2010Melissa Geraghty
This document discusses using statistical analysis techniques like Pearson's correlation and principal component analysis (PCA) to identify interdependent analytes in groundwater at remediation sites. It presents a case study using data from the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant where these methods identified correlations between contaminants of concern and other geochemical parameters. The iterative PCA process established which analytes were dependent on each other and which were independent, allowing unrelated or unimportant species to be eliminated from future monitoring to streamline efforts and reduce costs.
Стратегия развития позитивного имиджа НТУУ КПИ, 2010 годreputationlab
В 2010 году, в рамках студенческого фестиваля, была разработана стратегия продвижения НТУУ КПИ.
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This presentation was given to SME entrepreneurs at Bedaya Center in Qatar in 2012. It has examples of how to use Social Media efficiently and the Do's and Dont's
Nodulation, Growth and Yield Response of Five Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Wa...Premier Publishers
The experiment was carried out in the screen house of the Department of Crop, Soil & Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. The experimental layout was a 5 x 3 x 2 factorial combination with 3 replications given a total of 90 treatments. Seeds of five cowpea varieties namely: IT98K-205-8, Ife Brown, Oloyin Brown, IT98K-573-2-1 and IT96D-610 were sown in Plastic buckets of 7-liter capacity and were perforated at the bottom to allow for drainage and filled with top soil. Watering regimes of (500ml, 700ml and 900ml) were imposed and water was applied twice a week while cowpea plants were inoculated with 5g each of Rhizobia strain (Mesorhizobia loti) at seedling stage. Control set was maintained without inoculation. The effect of watering regimes on legume species was significant on nodulation, growth and yield characters of cowpea varieties evaluated. The results revealed marked varietal differences in plant growth, nodulation, yield and yield components. IT98K-573-2-1 and Oloyin Brown generally expressed superior performance in most measured parameters. Mesorhizobia inoculation significantly (p≤0.05) increased plant growth, nodulation, yield and yield components of cowpea. The interaction effect of variety, Mesorhizobia loti and watering regimes caused significant variations in the number of nodules, leaf area, number of seeds/pod and seed yield. The nitrogen and crude protein content in the leaf differed among the cowpea varieties evaluated. Application of mesorhizobium strain significantly increased seed yield of cowpea and caused substantial increase in nodulation and this subsequently affected the Nitrogen fixation potential of cowpea under varying soil moisture regimes.
Effects of salinity stress on growth, Water use efficiency and biomass partit...Innspub Net
Future crop production is predicted to face significant challenges from salinity stress due to secondary salinization. Therefore future-proofing crop production in these conditions is an essential path towards addressing food security. We evaluated the effect of irrigation with water of 0, 4 and 8 ppt salinity on growth, biomass partitioning, WUE and chlorophyll fluorescence of Vernonia hymenolepis A.Rich as ameliorated by fertilization with three levels of NPK20:10:10. Data were analysed for variance using the General Linear Model ANOVA procedure, after positive tests for normality and homogeneity of variance. Means were separated through the Dunnett test. Pearson Correlation was done to determine relationship between variables and these were spatially projected using the Factor Analysis procedure, without rotation. Under fertilization at 8 g NPK20:10:10 per plant, growth was stimulated by salinity increase to 4 ppt (35.43cm) compared to 30.43cm for control plants. Fertilizer application significantly improved all the biomass fractions of plants irrigated with water of 4 ppt relative to the control, while root:shoot ratios were highest for unfertilized plants indicating resource re-allocation to roots for better foraging. Chlorophyll fluorescence ranged between 0.716 and 0.727 and did not differ significantly across treatments. These values indicate that all treatments were under stress, including control plants. Values of WUE and RGR indicate that fertilization of plants irrigated with water of 4ppt salinity enhances growth and Harvest Index of V. hymenolepis, in spite of the registered stress. This is significant to future food security.
Selection of Drought Tolerant Mutant of Amaranthus Cruentus L. in Green HousePremier Publishers
Water deficit is one of the significant environmental factors limiting plant production. This stress occurs during drought period. The aim of this study was to select gamma irradiation-induced drought tolerant mutant drought lines during vegetative stage. Seeds of the reference cultivar were gamma irradiated using the gamma irradiated facility at the IAEA to induce genetic variation. Four selected lines based on their high biomass (L2, L17, L18 and L23) and the reference cultivar (L0) were grown under four irrigation frequencies: 2, 4, 8 and 12 days with 200 ml as standard water regime for 24 days after transplanting. Completely randomized block design with 3 repetitions was applied. Data related to Relative Plant Height Growth, Relative Leaf Number Growth, Relative Shoot Fresh Mass Growth and Relative Root Length Growth were determined. The results indicated a significant effect of water deficit on all considered parameters by limiting the growth. Reduction observed were less accentuated in lines L2. Line L2 showed a significant difference for root growth indicating the adaptability of drought. Based on drought tolerant index, L2 was the most tolerant. At this stage, lines L2 appeared to be the most promising for the creation of new drought-tolerant amaranth varieties.
Selection of Drought Tolerant Mutant of Amaranthus Cruentus L. in Green HousePremier Publishers
Water deficit is one of the significant environmental factors limiting plant production. This stress occurs during drought period. The aim of this study was to select gamma irradiation-induced drought tolerant mutant drought lines during vegetative stage. Seeds of the reference cultivar were gamma irradiated using the gamma irradiated facility at the IAEA to induce genetic variation. Four selected lines based on their high biomass (L2, L17, L18 and L23) and the reference cultivar (L0) were grown under four irrigation frequencies: 2, 4, 8 and 12 days with 200 ml as standard water regime for 24 days after transplanting. Completely randomized block design with 3 repetitions was applied. Data related to Relative Plant Height Growth, Relative Leaf Number Growth, Relative Shoot Fresh Mass Growth and Relative Root Length Growth were determined. The results indicated a significant effect of water deficit on all considered parameters by limiting the growth. Reduction observed were less accentuated in lines L2. Line L2 showed a significant difference for root growth indicating the adaptability of drought. Based on drought tolerant index, L2 was the most tolerant. At this stage, lines L2 appeared to be the most promising for the creation of new drought-tolerant amaranth varieties.
Changes in Aflatoxins Contents of the Maize (Zea Mays L.) Stored in Clay Gran...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
Abstract— Maize protection without any risks for human health and environment concerns might be valued on alternative uses of pest control methods that do not only rely on synthetic insecticides. A combination of leaves derived from Lippia multiflora Moldenke and Hyptis suaveolens Poit. Benth were tested for their protective effect on the aflatoxins levels of maize cobs and grains stored in traditional and improved granaries in Côte d’Ivoire. Thus, 4 aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2) were determined with high performance liquid chromatography according to the official method of AOAC. Results showed presence of afltatoxins in 58% of samples, and specifically aflatoxin B1 from half the samples, with rather higher levels than the reference values of the European Union. The levels of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 resulted from both maize cobs and grains treated with biopesticides (from 0.06-0.53 µg/kg to 2.18-50.70 µg/kg) were significantly lower than those recorded with untreated maize of control granaries (ranging from 0.06-0.53 µg/kg to 12.48-346.15 µg/kg). In the treated maize, the aflatoxins levels increased slightly during 6 months of storage, while the untreated maize cobs were with significant increasing of the same toxins traits month after month. For each stage, aflatoxins levels of maize cobs and grains did not differ whether they are treated in traditional or improved granaries with both plant materials.
The estimated risk of exposure in aflatoxins, specifically in total aflatoxins and AFB1, deriving with intakes of maize stored for 6 months are respectively 114.37±2.2 ng/kg body weight/day and 36.21±0.11 ng/kg body weight/day for the untreated granaries and 7.15±0.04 ng/kg body weight/day and 2.12±0.17 ng/kg body weight/day for the treated granaries. These levels are strongly higher than the maximal Reference Value (0.15 pg/kg body weight/day) tolerated for Toxicity exposure. Therefore, it’s necessary to sensitize, on a larger scale, actors of maize path, namely farmers, retailers, processers and consumers about such mycotoxins in maize products for providing health safety to Ivorian populations.
Effects of Incorporated Green Manure and Inorganic Fertilizer on Amaranth Ama...ijtsrd
Four cowpea varieties Oloyin, Drum, Zobo and White Mallam , and four levels of nitrogen fertilizer 20, 40, 60 and 80 kg N ha were applied at 2 weeks after planting WAP to the vegetable Amaranth between October 2018 to April 2019. The cowpea green manure was incorporated into soil 6 WAP and left for a week to decompose before planting the vegetable Amaranth. Growth of cowpea varieties used as green manure in 2018 showed no significant difference. However, in 2019 the canopy height and fresh weight at 3 WAP were significantly p 0.05 different among cowpea varieties. The canopy height of Oloyin, Drum and White Mallam were similar but significantly p 0.05 higher than that of Zobo variety. Similarly, application of 60 and 80 kg N ha significantly produced more yield relative to 0 and 40 kg N ha of inorganic fertilizer rates. Generally, higher significant yield p 0.05 was recorded in the second cycle of planting. This study concluded that green manure from Oloyin produced yield of Amaranth us 11.0 47.3 t ha which was similar to the yield obtained from 80 kg N ha 12.13 37.7t ha . Adeniji Azeez Adewale | Kumoye Deborah Etooluwa "Effects of Incorporated Green Manure and Inorganic Fertilizer on Amaranth (Amaranthus Caudatus. L) Vegetable" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33676.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/zoology/33676/effects-of-incorporated-green-manure-and-inorganic-fertilizer-on-amaranth-amaranthus-caudatus-l-vegetable/adeniji-azeez-adewale
Influence of fertilizers on incidence and severity of early blight and late b...Innspub Net
The potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in the Far North Region, Cameroon is confronted with, diseases and pests. To improve the production of this plant, a study was carried out in Mouvou and Gouria to evaluate the impact of fertilizers on the development of late blight and early blight diseases of this plant. The experimental design used was a completely randomized block with 4 treatments: Mycorrhizae (MYC), NPK (20-10-10) chemical fertilizers, chicken droppings (CD) and a control (T). The plant material used was a local variety of potato (Dosa). Disease incidence and severity and rainfall were evaluated. Area Under Disease Progress Curve was calculated. At 60 DAS, mean incidences recorded for fertilizers were 5.7, 3.6, 1.8 and 0.8 % respectively for control, MYC, NPK and CD. In general, early blight severity decreased from 22.1% at 45 DAS to 0.3 % at 60 DAS. The highest AUDPC value of late blight at Mouvou site was observed in NPK treatment while potato in CD treatment had the lowest. The lowest AUDPC value of early blight was observed in CD treatment at both sites. AUDSIPC value for late blight was significantly higher in NPK treatment in both sites. The highest value of AUDPSIC of early blight was recorded in MYC treatment, 45 DAS in both sites. The average rainfall was higher in the Gouria site (716.5mm) than in Mouvou site (679 mm). The CD treatment can be recommended to the farmers for the phytosanitary protection of potatoes.
Effect of Rhizobium Innoculation on Growth, Nodulation Count and Yield of Soy...ijtsrd
This document reports on a study that evaluated the effect of rhizobium inoculation and biochar soil amendment on the growth, nodulation, and yield of soybeans in Nigeria. The results showed that rhizobium inoculation significantly increased the number of roots nodules, as well as yield parameters like number of flowers, pods, and seed weight, compared to the control in both study years. While biochar amendment alone did not significantly affect growth, it did produce higher yields when combined with rhizobium inoculation. The study suggests that rhizobium inoculation is an effective and affordable way to improve soil nitrogen and increase soybean productivity in Nigerian soils.
Growth and Yield Response of Bread Wheat Variety Grown Under Varying Seed Rat...Premier Publishers
Wheat is among the most important staple crop globally. However, constrained by appropriate agronomic practices. Therefore, the information on the interaction effect of seed rate and weeding period is useful to identify the effective time of weeding for high yield of wheat. Thus, the present study conducted at Amuru district of Horro Guduru Zone, Ethiopia in 2019 cropping season with the aim of identifying optimum seed rate and appropriate time of weeding to improve production and productivity of bread in the area. The experiment was laid down in randomized complete block (RCB) design with three replications. The treatment was arranged in factorial combinations of four weeding intervals (farmer practice, weeding at two weeks after emergence, three weeks after emergence and four weeks after emergence) and three levels of seed rate (125 kg, 150 kg and 175 kg-1).The result showed that days to 50% heading, days to maturity and effective tillers per plant were highly significantly (p<0.01) affected by the interaction effect of weeding time and seed rate. Moreover, interaction effect of weeding time and seed rate was significantly (p<0.01) affected the weed above ground dry biomass. Guizotia scabra (22.47%) with population density (370), Phalaris paradoxa (22.10%) with population (364), Plantago lanceolata (18.58%) with population density (306), and Bidens piloso L. (8.74%) were the dominant weed species competing with wheat in the study area. Minimum relative weed density (26.6%) weed dry biomass (1.7gm) and maximum weed control efficiency (98.08%) was recorded at weeding four weeks after emergence and 175kgha-1seed rate. Thus, the finding suggest grain yield was increased (52.3%) when weeding four weeks after emergence over farmers practice and 13.75% at 175kg seed rate.
Productivity of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) as Influence by NPK F...AI Publications
The aim of this research work was to evaluate the effect of different levels of NPK fertilizer (0, 40, 80 kg ha-1) and poultry manure (0, 4, 8 tons’ ha-1) on the productivity of okra plant. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and replicated three times. From the result of the experiment, it was shown that there was significant difference in days to 50% flowering by application 0-ton ha-1 of both NPK and poultry manure. The application of poultry manure and NPK 15:15:15 showed significant difference among the treatments to fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit yield in kgha-1 and weight of fruit in kgha-1 at various weeks of data collection. The increase in the level of poultry manure and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer showed the significant effects on fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit yield ha-1, and weight of fruit in kgha-1. Some of the parameters were statistically at far by varied level of factors and time. Okra variety Clemson spineless significantly gave taller plants, longer fruits and fewer days to 50 % flowering. Both poultry manure and NPK fertilizer were found to be sufficient to increase the yield of okra plant.
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Characterization of the Sweet Potato Production System in the Kou Valley in t...Agriculture Journal IJOEAR
This document summarizes a study characterizing the sweet potato production system in the Kou Valley region of Burkina Faso. The study found that 100% of producers practice crop rotation, with sweet potato grown after rice. Fertilizer use is also common. Labor availability and lack of storage facilities were key constraints reported by producers. Strengthening farmer training and improving access to inputs and loans were suggested to enhance sustainability of sweet potato production in the region.
Ecological environment effects on germination and seedling morphology in Park...AI Publications
Néré (Parkia biglobosa) is a wild species preferred and overexploited for its multiple uses by rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study of its germination and seedlings could constitute a prerequisite for its domestication, necessary for its conservation. This study aimed to assess the germination and morphology of seedlings taking into account distinct habitats from its natural environment.A total of 2160 seeds from different mother plants and 540 seedlings from germination were selected and evaluated. The trials were conducted on three sites (two nurseries in Côte d'Ivoire vs one greenhouse in France) with different microclimates. The results showed that the larger the mother trees are, the larger the seeds they produce, which in turn generate more vigorous seedlings. This study showed that the species grows better in a milder environment that is different from its region of origin (fertile soil with a stable or humid tropical climate: Montpellier greenhouse and Daloa nursery). Overall, parent trees did not statistically influence each germination and seedling development parameter for the three sites combined (P > 0.05). However, analysis of variance showed that germination and seedling development parameters differed between experimental sites (P < 0.05). These results are useful and could be used as decision support tools to guide conservation (domestication) and agroforestry programmes based on Parkia biglobosa. This study could be extended to other endangered species in order to preserve biodiversity.
Response of Two Soybean Varieties to the Application of Organic Fertilizers I...Repository Ipb
This study investigated the effects of different types of organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of two soybean varieties. The organic fertilizers tested were poultry manure, Centrosema pubescens, and Tithonia diversifolia. The results showed that Centrosema pubescens and Tithonia diversifolia increased plant height, reduced pest and disease levels, and improved productivity compared to poultry manure. Tithonia diversifolia was the most effective organic fertilizer, resulting in the highest soybean yields of 1.48 tons per hectare. Variety Anjasmoro consistently outperformed Wilis in terms of growth and yield across all fertilizer treatments.
Impact of Untreated Brewery Effluent on Bacteriological Characteristic of Agr...ijtsrd
This research was conducted to evaluate the impact of untreated brewery effluent on the bacteriological characteristic of agricultural soil. This is to ascertain the suitability of untreated brewery effluent for irrigation purposes. Untreated brewery effluent was aseptically collected from Intafact brewery, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria., while agricultural soil was obtained from a maize farm in Onitsha. Five kilograms of the soil sample was treated with 200 ml of the effluent in a pot experiment and allowed for 80 days. The bacteriological characteristic of the effluent and soil samples treated and untreated was determined by estimating the total bacterial count, total coliform count, fecal coliform count, Pseudomonas count, Rhizobial count and Clostridium count. Results obtained showed that the untreated brewery effluent had total bacterial count of 5.2 × 103cfu ml, total coliform count of 0.5× 103cfu ml, Pseudomonas count of 0.7 × 103cfu g and zero fecal coliform, Rhizobium and Clostridium counts. The total bacterial count, total coliform count, Pseudomonas count, rhizobial count and Clostridium count for the untreated and treated soil samples were 10.8× 103cfu g and 22.8× 103cfu g, 7.2× 103cfu g and 11.4× 103cfu g, 0.9 × 103cfu g and 2.5 × 103cfu g, 0.4× 103cfu g and 0.73× 103cfu g, 1.2 × 103cfu g and 8.0 × 103cfu g respectively. A total of 34 bacterial organisms belonging to ten different genera Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Rhizobium, Proteus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella and Serratia were isolated from all the samples analyzed. While Enterobacter sp. occurred most in the effluent sample, Bacillussp predominated in the untreated soil sample. Rhizobium and Pseudomonas count were significantly higher p value 0.05 in the treated soil sample. This study showed that untreated brewery effluent enhanced the growth of plant growth promoting bacteria, hence, can serve efficiently as irrigation water. Mbonu, C. F. | Onuorah, S. C. | Okoye, E. C. S. "Impact of Untreated Brewery Effluent on Bacteriological Characteristic of Agricultural Soil" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49673.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/microbiology/49673/impact-of-untreated-brewery-effluent-on-bacteriological-characteristic-of-agricultural-soil/mbonu-c-f
Evaluating Plantmate organic manure and prime EC foliar on plant performance ...Innspub Net
Trials for the effectiveness of Plantmate organic manure and Prime EC Foliar Plant Food for increased yields for selected crops were done in five different Agro-ecological zones and soil types, in Kenya. The approach was executed through controlled greenhouse experiment and in the field. The trials data obtained indicated Plantmate organic manure and Prime EC Foliar Plant Food in combination with half the rate of recommended inorganic fertilizer performed significantly (p<0.05) better than all other treatments. Thus, plots treated with Plantmate organic manure and Prime EC Foliar Plant Food gave higher yields in common beans, French beans, maize, onions, cabbages, capsicum with percentages exceeding 100 compared to the control in most cases. In many soils fertilizers are fixed and rendered insoluble under certain soil conditions such as soil pH. The Plantmate organic manure and Prime EC Foliar Plant Food ameliorated the soil conditions as it interacted with inorganic fertilizer thus increasing its use efficiency by crops. Plantmate organic manure and Prime EC Foliar Plant Food not only increased soil chemical fertility but also improves water use efficiency at low matric potential and generally improves plant vigor and soil health.
Efficacy of trichoderma harzianum, poultry manure and yeast on the growth and...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that evaluated the effects of Trichoderma harzianum fungus, poultry manure, and palm wine yeast, individually and combined, on the growth and yield of soybeans grown in nematode-infested soil. Field experiments were conducted over two growing seasons. Application of the biological agents significantly increased soybean growth and yield while reducing nematode populations compared to the untreated control. Combining Trichoderma harzianum with poultry manure or palm wine yeast had the best effects on soybean plant height, leaf number, and soil nematode suppression.
Applications Of Radioisotopes In AgricultureDaniel Wachtel
This document discusses the various applications of radioisotopes in agriculture. It describes how radioisotopes are used to study plant nutrition and fertilizer uptake, manage insect pests through techniques like sterile insect technique, and improve crops through induced mutation. Radioisotopes are also used to process and preserve foods, extending shelf life and reducing post-harvest losses. International organizations like IAEA and FAO support research on using nuclear techniques to boost agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner.
Review on Postharvest Handling Practices of Root and Tuber Crops.Premier Publishers
The root and tuber crops, including cassava, sweet potato, yams, and aroids, enjoy considerable importance as a vegetable, staple food, or raw material for small‐scale industries at a global level, particularly in the less developed tropical countries. The perishability and postharvest losses of root and tuber crops are the major constraints in the utilization of these crops. Several simple, low‐cost traditional methods are being followed by fanners in different parts of the world to store different root and tuber crops in the fresh state. An account of different storage practices and constraints is reviewed in this article. Some of these methods have been studied and evaluated by different research workers. Several modern techniques, including refrigerated cold storage, freezing, chemical treatments, wax coating, and irradiation, for storing fresh tropical tubers are also reviewed. The pre‐ and postharvest factors to be considered for postharvest storage of different root and tuber crops are incorporated into the review.
This document summarizes a research article that studied how estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) impacts hormone-induced alternative mRNA splicing in breast cancer cells. The key findings are:
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This document summarizes a research article that developed a statistical model to predict rice production based on rain precipitation intensity and water harvesting in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Descriptive statistics showed rice production, rainfall, and water harvesting data from 2007-2013. Normalizing the data through logarithmic transformation reduced standard deviations. Seasons were found to impact the parameters. A multiple linear regression model analyzed the mathematical relationship between rice production as the response variable, and rainfall intensity and water harvesting as explanatory variables, to predict how water management impacts rice yields with climate change.
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Dago et al. 2014 (Probes Specificity, Microarray, RNA-Seq, Gene Expression)Dago Noel
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Dago et al. 2014 (Probes Specificity, Microarray, RNA-Seq, Gene Expression)Dago Noel
The document discusses how the specificity of oligonucleotide probes in a microarray design influences the agreement between RNA-Seq and microarray platforms in detecting differentially expressed genes (DEGs). It analyzes a custom microarray platform based on multiple long oligonucleotide probes (60 nucleotides) per gene model transcript from two berry developmental stages of Vitis vinifera. The study finds that the agreement between RNA-Seq and microarray platforms in calling DEGs depends on the proportion of probes that are highly specific to their target genes without mismatches. Probes were classified as specific if they recognized only their gene model transcript at a melting temperature above 85±15°C. The RNA-Seq platform was found to be superior to microarrays for
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Multi-Variant Statistical Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Rhizobacteria
(Pseudomonas fluorescens) on Growth and Yield Parameters of Two Varieties of
Maize (Zea mays. L)
DIARRASSOUBA Nafan1*,
DAGO Dougba Noel1
, SORO Sibirina2
, FOFANA Inza Jesus1
,
SILUE Souleymane1
and COULIBALY Adama1,3
1
UFR Sciences Biologiques Université Péléforo Gon Coulibaly BP 1328 Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
2
UFR agroforesterie Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.
3
UFR Biosciences Université Felix Houphouet Boigny 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
*Corresponding author, E-mail: nafandiarra@yahoo.fr / nafan.diarassouba@upgc.edu.ci /
dgnoel7@gmail.com
Abstract
The present survey was conducted to study the effects of rhizobacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens
(P. fluorescens) bio-fertilizer on growth and yield parameters of two varieties of maize, DMRESR-
Y and EV99-MRP. The field experiment was conducted in Korhogo (north of Côte d’Ivoire). For
this purpose, we inoculated maize seeds with rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer at a
concentration of 7 ml.kg-1
. Statistical analysis based on several correlation tests and on variance
principal component analysis (PCA) of R bio-statistical software evidenced that disregarding the
varieties of maize used, both analysed growth and yield parameters were differentially influenced
by the bio-fertilizer. Moreover, the present study evidenced a strong difference in term of dry
biomass, growth and yield parameters between maize plants under treatment T0 (treatment with any
rhizobacteria P. fluorescens) with respect to treatment T1 (treatment with rhizobacteria P.
fluorescens only), T2 (treatment with rhizobacteria P. fluorescens associated to foliar fertilizer) and
T3 (treatment with foliar fertilizer only) suggesting a positive effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens
bio-fertilizer on maize growing and produce. We also showed that maize plants treated with the
rhizobacteria P. fluorescens associated to foliar fertilizer (T2 treatment) yielded a high dry biomass
ratio (p-value = 0.006) with respect to the other analysed treatments (T0, T1 and T3).
Key words: Bio-fertilizer; Rhizobacterie Pseudomonas fluorescens, Maize (Zea mays. L)
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1. Introduction
Maize (Zea mays. L) is called king of cereal because of it productivity potential compared to any
other cereal crop (Umesha S. et al., 2014). In Côte d'Ivoire, maize (Zea mays. L) is cultivated in
different agro-ecological zones, alone or in combination with most crops. In this country, maize is
the most cultivated cereal after rice with an annual production estimated to 600,000 tons. Maize is
the staple food for many Ivorian’s. However, it is also involved in animal feed (poultry, pigs, cattle)
and used as a raw material in some industries (brewing, soap and oil mill). The traditional
production of maize yield around 0.8 tons/hectare (tons/ha) against 2-5 tons/ha in the controlled
environment for the selected varieties (Akanvou Louise et al., 2006). Although being a food crop,
maize has also become a cash crop. Being an exhaustive crop, it has very high nutrient requirement
and its productivity is closely depend on nutrient management system. Under the present trend of
the decline of the soil fertility in north of Cote d'Ivoire, maize production in this area facing many
constraints including the productivity of the soil. Some of these problems can be tackled by using
bio-fertilizers, which are natural, beneficial and ecologically friendly. Among the means available
to achieve sustainability in agriculture production, bio-fertilizers plays an important and key role
because it processes many desirable soil properties and exerts beneficial effect on the physical,
chemical and biological characteristics of the soil. Then bio-fertilizers because of it vital role
maintaining long term soil fertility (Hossein S. et al., 2013) could be requested for many
agricultural soils in the north of Côte d'Ivoire. Moreover, they are essential for obtaining good
yields avoiding depleting the soil. In the north of Côte d'Ivoire, the maize production to ensure food
self-sufficiency and substantial income to producers, is still dependent on the intensive use of
chemical fertilizers. This approach is not without negative consequences. The intensive use of
mineral fertilizers can cause problems as the flow of these fertilizers into rivers, lakes and streams
where they constitute a source of pollution (Alalaoui, 2007). It is therefore appropriate to find
alternative solutions at the overuse of chemical fertilizers. Bio-fertilizer are found positive
contribution to soil fertility, resulting in an increase in crop yield without causing any
environmental, water or soil pollution hazards (Umesha S. et al., 2014). Research work has already
been undertaken on the potential effect of bio-fertilizers on crop yields. Hernandez et al. (1995)
claim that inoculation of maize seed with rhizobacteria in combination with a dose of 120 kg/ha of
nitrogen (N), results in an increase of around 25% of returns compared to those obtained with the
same dose of nitrogen but without inoculation with microorganisms. Also, the combination of
rhizobacteria raised with a dose of 120 kg/ha of nitrogen can increase over 60% the maize yields in
comparison with those obtained in plots without nitrogen application or inoculation of bacteria.
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Here, basing on these results and observations, we highlighted the effects of rhizobacterie
Pseudomonas fluorescens (P. fluorescens) bio-fertilizer on both growth and yield parameters of two
varieties of maize through a statistical analysis based on a combination of several tests (Dago et al.,
2015) of R software package (R Core Team, 2013) with the aim to promote its future use as bio-
fertilizers for maize plants (Zea mays. L) in the north of Côte d'Ivoire.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characteristics of the study site
The study was conducted on-farm of the sub prefecture of Napiéledougou in the Department of
Korhogo (north of Côte d'Ivoire). The site is located between an average altitude of 392 meters
between - 5 ° 34 '31" and - 5 ° 29' 34 '' West longitude and between 9 ° 31 '23'' and 9 ° 31' 32 ''
latitude North and 5°38' 83.2'' at an average altitude and is at 40 Km from Korhogo .The climate in
this area is characterized by two types Sudanese seasons: a dry season, from November to April,
punctuated by the Harmattan (dry wind from the Sahel) and a rainy season from May to November.
This area is irrigated by the rivers Bandama and Solomougou. The climate of the area is the
maritime sub-equatorial with the temperatures that range between 24 and 33°C and the annual
precipitation that vary between 1100mm and 1600 mm (Anonymous, 2006).
2.2. Maize Seed Material
The production cycle of DMRESR-Y (yellow colour) and EV99-MRP (white colour) exhibits the
same duration (short cycle; 90-95 days) with an annual production comprised between 2 and 4
tons/ha. The variety EV99-MRP contain more proteins with respect to DMRESR-Y variety and
displays a relative tolerance to drought. The improve seed of these maize varieties are available at
the National Agricultural Research Centre (CNRA of Côte d'Ivoire).
2.3. Experimental Design
The experimental design consisted in a block of 4 treatments and 4 repetitions. The two blocks
corresponding to each of the two analysed maize varieties were divided into 16 basic plots
corresponding to the four different treatments (T0, T1, T2 and T3). The space between the ridges
was 75 cm between rows and 40 cm between bunches with 2 plants per hill after thinning. The
various treatments have covered each elementary plot of 4m x 4m (16 m²). Each elementary plot
contained 4 lines of 4 m long.
The four treatments were as follows: T0: plots planted without rhizobacteria P. fluorescens and
without foliar fertilizer; T1: subdivision sown with the seed inoculated with rhizobacteria P.
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fluorescens only; T2: land sown with the seed inoculated with rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-
fertilizer and foliar fertilizer; T3: subdivision without rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer with
foliar fertilizer only. Moreover, a regular weeding (once a month) was made for the maintenance of
the plot. The present experimental design have been performed in the raining season then no
watering were made on the analysed maize plants outside the rain.
2.4. Preparation of Inoculums and Seed Inoculation
Rizofos Liq Maize Bio fertilizer manufacture requires the strain of bacterium Pseudomonas
fluorescens specifically selected for its phosphorus solubilizing ability. If stored under the
recommended conditions (cool below 25°C), the product contains 1x109 CFU/ml in manufacturing.
The inoculums were prepared from 500 ml Rizofos Liq Maize Premax-R + 200 ml of Premax-R for
100 kg of maize seed. We put the needed amount of Premax-R in a container and then added the
required amount of Rizofos Liq Maize. We mix until a homogeneous mixture before inoculation of
the required amount of seed. What follows is planting seeds making holes about 3 cm deep, in
which two inoculated seed of maize are deposited.
2.5. Growth and Production Measured Parameters
During this study, growth and yield parameters were measured, on each plant in the two considered
experimental site.
2.5.1. Growth Parameters
Six features were evaluated during the growth phase (i) height of the plant, (ii) dry biomass, (iii)
number of leaves, (iv) length of leaves, (v) width of the leaves and (vi) the diameter of the collar
which has been measured using an electronic sliding calliper. The growth parameters were
evaluated using a centimeter as scale of measurement (cm).The height of the plants have been
measured from the ground level to the end of the longest petiole. The number of leaves per plant
was counted weekly. For the estimation of dry biomass, we first determined the fresh weight of the
vegetative material and next we dry the material by using an oven-dried for 48 hours (at a
temperature of 60 ° C: time and temperature required for a constant dry weight). The weights were
measured using a precision balance 10-4 g (Toledo). Dry biomass was calculated using the
following formula:
Dry biomass = [(Fresh weight of leaves)×( dry weight of the leave sample )/( Fresh weight of the
leave sample )]+[(fresh weight rods )x(dry weight of the sample rod )/( wet weight of the sample
rods )].
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2.5.2.Yield or Production Parameters.
Five features were evaluated during the production phase (i) length of the ears length (ii) width of
the ears, (iii) geometric diameter of the ears (iv) number of seed per ear or spike and (v) number of
ear per plant. Length, width and the geometric diameter parameters have been measured by using an
electronic calliper.
2.6. Statistical Analysis Based on R Software.
R is a free software environment for bio-statistical computing and graphics. For the present study
and analysis, we processed our own script (R version 3.2.0). Then, we performed several correlation
tests (Spearman and Pearson correlation tests) between both growth and yield parameters. We also
estimated the variance of 8 analyzed parameters (4 growth and 4 yield parameters) by performing
the principal component analysis (PCA) based on R software. The evaluation of the variance
estimation, due to the large multivariate datasets have been processed by the principal component
analysis to reduces the dimensionality of the analyzed parameter. The PCA facilitates the
observation of different behavior among all analyzed parameters evaluating the effect of the bio-
fertilizer on plant growth and yield. This analysis have been performed on 41 samples for each
considered parameter in the two considered experimental sites.
Multi-variant analysis based on boxplot representation have been performed with the aim to
estimate the variability of each analyzed parameters (8 parameters) processed by the bio-fertilizer.
In descriptive statistics, boxplot is a convenient way of graphically depicting groups of numerical
data through their quartiles. Box plots are non-parametric and they display variation in samples of a
statistical population without making any assumptions of the underlying statistical distribution. The
spacing’s between the different parts of the box indicate the degree of dispersion (spread) in the
data, and show outliers (Rousseeuw, P. J et al., 1999).
3. Results
3.1. Impact of the Rhizobacteria Bio-fertilizer on Both DMRESR-Y and BEV99-MRP Maize
Varieties.
Correlation test in R statistical analysis (cor.test) have been used to evaluate the association
between paired parameters. In order to corroborate the effect of the rhizobacteria bio-fertilizer on
the two varieties of maize, we applied a correlation test (i) between the six examined growth
parameters (height of the plant, dry biomass, number of leaves, length of leaves, width of leaves and
diameter of the collar) and (ii) between the five considered production parameters (ears length, ears
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width, number of ear per plant, geometric diameter of the ear and number of seed per spike). The
present analysis have been accomplished basing on the mean values of each analysed parameters
and revealed a high and significant correlation values between all features assessed for (i) growth
and (ii) yield parameters. In fact the correlation values obtained for these surveys were higher than
0.75 (R: 0.76-0.98) with an associated p-value that ranged between 4.868e-07 and 8.882e-16.
Taking together, these results suggested that the impact of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer
on the development of the analysed maize plants is relatively associated to the examined varieties.
3.2. Spearman Correlation Evaluating the Effect of Bio-fertilizer Treatment on Both
Growth and Yield Parameters.
Next, we investigated the effect of each treatment (T0, T1, T2 and T3) on both maize growth and
yield parameters. The Spearman correlation analysis showed that disregarding (i) the analysed
parameters, (ii) the variety of maize and (iii) the experimental parcel, all maize plants under T0
treatment (treatment without bio-fertilizer) exhibited a very high correlation value among
themselves as reported in Fig. 1 (R > 0.95 at a p-value ≤ 0.001). These results presume that growth
parameters are good predictors of yield parameters in maize plants under treatment T0 (maize
without any bio-fertilizer treatment). In other words, the variability between the different analysed
features of both growth and yield parameters under treatment T0 is low. Moreover, the same
analysis exhibited a weak correlation between maize plants under treatment T0 and the plants under
treatments T1, T2 and T3 (correlation values range from -1 to 0.5; p-value ≤0.0001) as reported in
figure 1. In view of the foregoing, these results suppose that maize plants under bio-fertilizer
treatment (T1, T2 and T3) exhibit a strong difference with maize plants without any bio-fertilizer
treatment (T0). However, when compared among them, maize plants under treatment T1, T2 and T3
display a heterogeneous correlation between themselves (Fig. 1) (correlation values range from 0.90
to -1; p-value ≤ 0.0001), suggesting a strong variability between analysed features of both growth
and yield parameters. Taking together, these results reveal the strong influence of rhizobactéries P.
fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize growth and yield.
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Figure 1. Spearman correlation showing the effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer
treatment on both yield (production) and growth parameters in maize plant (Zea mays. L).
3.3. Evaluation of Growth and Yield Parameters by a Boxplot Multi-Variant Analysis.
We processed a multi-variant statistical analysis of 8 features of both growth and yield parameters
(these 8 features have been chosen for this survey because of the availability of their detailed values
for each plant and treatment) by using a boxplot representation. For this statistical analysis and the
others, we developed a script in R environment, highlighting a considerable difference between
growth and yield parameters. The boxplot analysis evidenced tow tendencies estimating a relative
high dispersion for analysed features associated to growth parameters with respect to those
associated to the yield or production parameters. Then, the present boxplot analysis evidenced a
relative small variability in yield or production parameters with respect to in growth parameters.
These results suppose that the two analysed parameter categories (growth and yield or production
parameters) are differentially influenced by the rhizobacteries P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer.
Moreover, while plant length parameter exhibits the highest variability among all features of growth
parameter, ear length results to be the most variable parameters among the production parameters
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(Fig.2). The smallest variability have been observed in the seed number parameter (yield
parameter). Taking together, these observations suggest that rhizobacteries P. fluorescens bio-
fertilizer strongly reduce the variability of yield parameter and in particular those of seed number
(Fig. 2).
Figure 2. Boxplot analysis assessing the effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens on the variability of
both growth and production parameters.
3.4. Correlation Test Analysis Between Growth and Yield Parameters.
Next, we performed a correlation analysis between both growth and yield parameters to test for
their agreement reacting to maize bio-fertilizer stimulus (8 parameters as above have been
considered for this analysis). This survey evidenced a high correlation between all analysed growth
feature parameters (R: 0.76-0.96; p-value ≤ 0.001) as reported in Table 1, suggesting a comparative
effect of rhizobacteries P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize plants growth parameters (collar
diameter, plant height, leaves number and leaves length). Moreover, figure 3 displayed a convincing
difference between both growth and yield (ear length, ear width, seed number per ear and ear
diameter) parameters evaluating the effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens on maize plant
development. The same analysis exhibited a heterogeneous correlation values between yield
parameter features (R: 0.13-0.81).However, the present results suppose that (i) ear diameter (yield
parameter) is a good predictor of ear width (yield parameter) (R: 0.81 at a p-value ≤0.001) and that
(ii) the seed number per ear and the length of ear parameters displayed a relative good correlation
between themselves (Fig. 3). Taking as whole, this analysis suggests that rhizobactéries P.
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fluorescens bio-fertilizer influences strongly the analysed production parameters. In other words,
yield or production parameters are more sensible to bio-fertilizer effect with respect to growth
parameters (Fig. 3, Table 1).
Figure 3. Clustering dendrogram of Pearson correlation between growth and yield parameters.
Table 1: Value of Pearson correlation between both growth and yield parameters.
Ear
Length
Ear
Width
Ear
Diameter
Number
of Seed
Collar
Diameter
Plant
Height
Number of
Leaves
Ear Width 0.26 1
Ear Diameter 0.13 0.81***
1
Number of
Seed 0.49***
0.35 0.21 1
Collar
Diameter -0.21 0.16 0.29 -0.05 1
Plant Height -0.21 0.22 0.45***
0.06 0.84***
1
Number of
Leaves -0.16 0.09 0.29 -0.01 0.79***
0.82***
1
Leaves Length -0.18 0.13 0.27 -0.06 0.96***
0.79***
0.76***
***
p-value ≤ 0.001; **
0.001<p-value ≤ 0.1 and *
p-value > 0.1
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3.5. Comparison Between Ear Seed Number and Ear Length Parameters by PCA
Analysis (yield parameters).
Because of their relatively good correlation (Fig. 3), we performed a principal component analysis
(PCA) comparing both ear length and ear seed number (two yield parameters). The analysis showed
a high variability in maize plants under T0 treatment for the two analysed parameters (Fig. 4).
However, the PCA survey revealed a strong normalization effect of the rhizobactéries P.
fluorescens bio-fertilizer on both analysed ear length and ear seed number parameters (Fig. 4). This
tendency could explain the relative good correlation between these two parameters as indicated in
figure 3 and table 1. Further, the normalization effect of the bio-fertilizer seem to be relatively less
drastic on ear length parameter with respect to in ear seed number parameter. These results could
explain a relative high variability of ear length parameter in comparison with those of ear seed
number parameter as evidenced in figure 2 (see above).
Figure 4. Effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer treatment on both maize ear length
and the number of grain per maize ear parameters (ratio of variances 2.20; p-value 0.014).
3.6. Comparison Between Ear Diameter and Ear Width Parameters by PCA Analysis
(yield parameters).
Comparison analysis based on a PCA approach between ear diameter and ear width parameters
(yield parameters) have been performed because of the high correlation between these two features,
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evaluating rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer impact on maize plants development and yield.
This analysis highlighted and confirmed the stabilization effect of the bio-fertilizer on the maize
plants production parameters (Fig. 5). It noteworthy to observe that the stabilisation effect of
rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on these two parameters is less strong in comparison to in
ear seed number parameter (Fig. 4). Moreover, rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer impact on
ear width parameter is comparable with those on the ear diameter parameter (Fig. 5). This result is
in agreement with the above boxplot analysis and representation which suggested that ear width and
ear diameter yield parameters exhibited a comparable data variability (Fig. 2). This result could also
explain the high correlation degree between these two parameters assessing bio-fertilizer stimulus
effect on the maize plants development. Then, the substantial differences observed between both
figures 4 and 5supports the high sensibility of maize plants production (or yield) parameters to the
rhizobacteria bio-fertilizer.
Figure 5. Effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer treatment on both ear width and
diameter parameters (ratio of variance 2.63; p-value=0.003).
3.7. Comparison Between Features of Growth Parameter by PCA Analysis.
We next evaluated the effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize growth
parameters by a PCA analysis showing a moderate stabilisation effect of this bio-fertilizer on
features of growth parameter with respect to those of yield parameter (Fig. 6). These results hint a
high variability of growth parameters with respect to yield parameters, assessing the effect of
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rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize plants development (Fig.2 see above). The
profile of the PCA analysis curves associated to growth parameters are comparable among
themselves (Panels A and B in Fig. 6). These observations may explain the high correlation value
among these parameters evaluating the effect of the analysed bio-fertilizer on maize plants growth
and development. It is also noteworthy to observe that the treatment T2 having recommended dose
of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens + foliar fertilizer compost recorded the drastic effect on the growth
parameters (Fig. 6). This might be due to more availability of nutrient from compost and beneficial
effect due to rhizobacteria P. fluorescens associated to organic foliar fertilizer inoculation which
provide nitrogen and phosphorus to plant growth. It is interesting to note that treatment T2 impact
maize plants growth parameter acting as an intermediary phase between treatments T1 and T3 as
expected. Taking together, this analysis evidenced a modest normalization effect of rhizobactéries
P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize plant development and support a weak variability of growth
parameters assessing the influence of the former on maize plant increasing process with a particular
attention to treatment T2.
Figure 6. Effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer fertilizing treatment on the analysed
growth parameters ((A) height of maize plant and collar diameter parameters and (B) leaves length
and number parameters) (ratio of variance: 0.57-0.68; p-value: 0.2-0.07).
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3.8. Pearson Correlation Evaluating the Degree of Agreement Between the Mean Value
of all Analysed Growth and Yield Parameters.
Pearson correlation analysis (Euclidian distance of Pearson correlation) between the mean values of
all analysed growth and yield parameters (11 parameters in total) assessing maize plants
development by rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer have been performed and evidenced four
tendencies (Fig. 7).This survey showed that assessing the mean values of each factor, yield
parameters exhibited a good clustering among themselves (except ear width parameter) with respect
to growth parameters. In other words, the analysed growth parameters (appraising their mean
values) exhibited a heterogeneous behaviours among themselves in term of Pearson correlation
analysis (Fig. 7). This analysis confirmed the moderate stabilisation effect of the bio-fertilizer on
growth parameters with respect to yield parameters. It is interesting to note that this survey displays
a good agreement between the number of maize ear per plants and the number of leaves per plants
(Fig. 7). However, it is also noteworthy to observe that dry biomass parameter exhibits a different
behaviour with respect the other’s analysed parameters. This might be due to the diverse effect of
rhizobactéries P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on this parameter in comparison to the others.
Figure 7. Cluster dendrogram of the Euclidian distance of Pearson correlation between the mean
values of the 11 analysed growth and yield parameters (p-value 0.012).
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3.9. Bio-fertilizer Effect on Maize Dry Biomass Parameter.
We performed a statistical t.test based on R software with the aim to evaluate the effect of
rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on maize dry biomass parameter. As previously showed
this parameter exhibited different behaviour compared with the other analysed parameters. This
assay emphases a strong difference between dry biomass obtained under T0 treatment and those
detected in T2 treatments (Fig. 8 panels A and B). Moreover, our statistical analysis suggested that
rhizobacteria P. fluorescens and foliar bio-fertilizer respectively improve the ratio of maize dry
biomass (T1and T3 treatments improve the maize dry biomass parameter with respect to treatment
T0). It is noteworthy to observed that treatment T2 having recommended dose of rhizobacteria P.
fluorescens and foliar fertilizer, recorded the highest test dry biomass compared to treatments T1
and T 3 in both parcels 3 and 4 (Fig. 8 panel B). In the other words, a significant difference
assessing the dry biomass parameter has been observed between maize plants under T2 treatment
and the other treated plants (p-value ranged from 0.012 and 0.007). These analysis evidenced the
good effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens combined with foliar fertilizer improving maize dry
biomass by providing sufficient nutriment (nitrate and phosphorus) for the maize plants growth
and development.
Figure 8. (A) Barplot of a comparative analysis of the effect of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens
combined with foliar bio-fertilizer on maize dry biomass parameter (B) showing a significant
difference between biomass yielded by treatment T2 with respect to the others treatments (t = 6.881,
df = 3, p-value = 0.006).
A B
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4. Discussion
The present study assessed the effects of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on growth and
yield parameters of two varieties of maize, DMRESR-Y and EV99-MRP.This investigation have
been conducted during rainy season in the north of Cote d’Ivoire and three types of treatments
(treatment T1, T2 and T3) based on the rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer combined with
foliar fertilizer and/or without foliar fertilizer have been processed (see materials and methods). We
showed that the two analysed varieties of maize; DMRESR-Y and EV99-MRP relatively gave the
same response to rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer stimulus. However, it is emerged that
maize plants under treatment T0 (planted without rhizobacteria P. fluorescens and without foliar
fertilizer) exhibited a strong difference with respect to maize plants under rhizobacteria P.
fluorescens bio-fertilizer treatment (Fig.1). Our finding also evidenced that rhizobacteria P.
fluorescens bio-fertilizer carry out a high heterogeneity in term of correlation between both growth
and yield parameters suggesting it influence on maize plant development. Moreover, the boxplot
multi variant analysis revealed that rhizobacteria bio-fertilizer favours a high variability in growth
parameters in comparison to yield parameters. Taking together, these results showed that growth
parameters were significantly influenced by the bio-fertilizer treatment. However among the
different features examined for growth and yield parameters, significant increase in maize plant
height and ear length respectively has been observed assessing bio-fertilizer effect on maize plant
growth and yield (Fig. 2). The Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated that both yield
(heterogeneous correlation values) and growth (high correlation values) parameters are strongly
differentially influenced by the bio-fertilizer evaluating maize plant development (Fig. 3). The
principal component analysis (PCA) applied to variance parameter evidenced a strong normalizing
effect of the bio-fertilizer on the yield parameters, showing that rhizobacteria P. fluorescens impact
the maize plants development reducing the variability of their yield parameters (Fig. 4 and 5). It is
interesting to observe that the same investigation highlighted a weak stabilizing effect of the same
bio-fertilizer on growth parameters (Fig. 6). Considering as whole, these results evidenced a
different impacts (two tendencies) of the rhizobacteria P. fluorescens bio-fertilizer on growth and
yield parameters respectively improving maize plants increase and production. However, the
development and the good growth and productivity of maize could be attributed to the enhanced
nutrient use efficiency in the presence of organic fertilizer (Umesha et al., 2014). Moreover,
treatment T2 having recommended dose of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens and foliar fertilizer detailed
a strong effect on the growth parameters (Fig. 6), suggesting a high availability of nutrient and
beneficial effect due to rhizobacteria P. fluorescens associated to organic foliar fertilizer inoculation
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which provide nitrogen and phosphorus to plant growth. Several research studies have showed that
the composted organic materials release nutrients slowly and may reduce the leaching losses,
particularly nitrogen (Naveed et al., 2008). It also emerged from our study that dry biomass
parameter (mean value) exhibits a low correlation with the other analysed parameters (Fig.7). In
fact the normalization effect of the bio-fertilizer on dry biomass parameter is wholly different with
respect to the other’s analysed parameters. Our findings showed that the treatment T2 that results to
be the combination of rhizobacteria P. fluorescens and foliar fertilizer, yielded the highest amount
of maize dry biomass (more than 70 g) in comparison with the treatments T0 (39 g), T1 (49 g) and
T3 (45 g) (Fig. 8 panels A and B) (p-values: 0.006). However, it is noteworthy to observe that
recent study shows that the treatment T2 (bio-fertilizers + foliar fertilizer) is the best recommended
in maize farming. Moreover, even if the efficiency difference shown between T1, T2, T3 treatment
could be attribute to the bio-fertilizers, the applied period, the amelioration (high dry biomass ratio
and strong effect on growth parameters) of the inoculated plants growth could be due to rizobacteria
and foliar fertilizer synergic effect. In fact, several assays proved that rhizobacteria P. fluorescens
associated to foliar fertilizer impacted positively both maize plant growth and maize yielded seeds
on intact soil in the south of Benin (Adjanohoun et al., 2012; Adjanohoun et al., 2011) showing that
87 days after sowing, the inoculated plants of maize with P.fluorescens and P.aeroginosa produce
an average value of dry biomass that significantly exceeded respectively 59,57% and 23,40% of the
dry biomass value of maize plant without any treatment. However, the homogeneity effect of the
bio-fertilizer on the yield parameters and the amelioration of the dry biomass production parameters
were obtained by the action of both rhizobacteries and foliar fertilizer. In fact the inoculation of
maize seeds by the rizobacteries P. fluoresens bio-fertilizer increases the availability of soil in
phosphorus and nitrogen, ameliorates the efficiency of phosphated fertilizer and produces
phytohormones which react as growth factor favouring crops growth (Lee et al., 1970, Kang et al.,
2010). Shaharoona et al. (2006) showed the efficiency of Pseudomonas increasing significantly
maize plant growth and production when adequate quantity of nitrate has been provided. Previous
studies showed that rhizobacteria improve maize productivity increasing the absorption of nitrate,
phosphate, potassium, zinc, manganese, copper and iron (Biari et al., 2010). Furthermore, Walker et
al. (2011) demonstrated the positive effect of rhizobacteria on the maize plant development via
quantitative and qualitative modification of benzoxazinoid compost. Nevertheless, Contesto et al.
(2008) showed that rhizobacteria impact positively plants growth inducing vegetal hormone
synthesis. In the same tendency, Ahmad et al. (2006) and Estes et al. (2004) evidenced the positive
influence of rhizobacteria on plant growth and development through a better seed germination and a
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greater development of the roots, which induce the increase in the absorption capacity of nutrients
and water in plants. These results and observations are in agreement with our finding. Bringing
these data together, we showed that rhizobacteria associated to the organic foliar fertilizer can be
used to increase or improve the production of maize. However, we are not able to quantify the real
impact of rhizobacteria (organic fertilizer) substituting chemical fertilizer. Even if the combination
of several potentially nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria is possible, the selection of plants varieties that
favour heterogeneous nitrogen fixation is a new and promising approach.
5. Conclusion
The findings of this study have clearly showed that inoculation of maize seeds by rhizobacteria P.
fluorescens associated with foliar fertilizer has resulted in obtaining highest dry biomass
production, improving maize plant growth and crop yields in the soil of the north of Côte d'Ivoire.
These results bode well for the possibility of using these rhizobacteria as organic fertilizer for
sustainable production of maize. In the dense region of Korhogo where the pressure on land and the
decline of soil fertility constantly threaten agricultural production, the use of bio-fertilizer is a good
alternative to increase agricultural yields. However, the experiment should be conducted on a large
scale to determine the values of the obtained yields and the contribution of these rhizobaterias in
increasing element such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Rhizobacter Company in Argentina for providing bio-fertilizer and for their
economic support to this work.
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