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Loss of organic matter and related loss of soil microbial diversity and activity, as a result of intensive agriculture has contributed to an increase in soil borne plant diseases. Sweet pepper is highly susceptible to many soil borne diseases such as damping-off, root rots and wilts. In view of this,

This study provides information on the highest infestation of potato tuber moth,Phthorimaea operculella, in potato fields and in storage of different weredas in Showa, Oromia, Ethiopia. Intensive survey has been done to monitor PTM at larval stage populations and tuber damage symptom from 2015 to 2017 cropping seasons. The combined

Seed cotton yield and fiber quality traits are controlled by many genes and also greatly affected by biotic and abiotic environmental factors. Hence, selection based on only yield would not be effective. In order to improve the yield potential of the cotton cultivars, an understanding of the relationship among various

Maize is the second most widely grown food cereal crop cultivated in the world and consumed in various form of as part of diets of human and animals. However, its production and productivity is affected by biotic and abiotic stresses among which, soil acidity is the key factor. This field

This study examines the agroecologic zonal disparity in the impact of adoption of improved wheat varieties on productivity using 1,611 sample farm households in four major administrative regions of Ethiopia. Propensity score matching (PSM) technique was employed since it is an increasingly utilized standard approach for evaluating impacts using observational

This research was carried out to assess the impact of Fadama III project on beneficiaries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty respondents, who were beneficiaries were selected for the study using Multi-stage, stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Research findings

Soil is the most precious gift of God to mankind and its proper management is a key to sustainable crop production and other life existence on this planet earth. In arable crops production soil tillage is usually noted for having greatest requirement for energy and labour consumption. Thus one of

Fallowing has been an efficient balance and sustainable crop production system for soil productivity especially for tropical soils. The sustainability of this soil management option in south east Nigeria has drastically reduced to almost zero, hence the use of external inputs in the form of organic waste has become imperative.

This study was carried out to assess the use of ICTs by farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, with a view of the ICTs being used to obtain marketing information. Farmers in Makurdi form the population of the study, and were selected using purposive and random

Thirty six Tef varieties including local check were evaluated with the objective of Evaluation of Adaptability and Improvement of Tef [Eragrostis Tef (Zucc.) Trotter] in Western Part of Ethiopia during 2016/17 G.C cropping season at Assosa Agricultural Research Center, Tongo and Begi sub-site; Benishangul Gumuz Regional Sate of Ethiopia. This

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