Sustainable Agriculture Research

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Volume 07, issue 4, 2018

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Sustainable Agriculture Research

Synthesis of Environmental Research Knowledge: The Case of Paraguayan Pantanal Tropical Wetlands

Luca Eufemia, Michelle Bonatti and Stefan Sieber

Risk and Economic Analysis of Greenhouse Cucumber and Tomato Cropping Systems in Oman

Kheiry Hassan M. Ishag and Muthir Saleh Said Al Rawahy

Biochar Effects on Carbon Stocks in the Coffee Agroforestry Systems of the Himalayas

Ngamindra Dahal, Roshan Man Bajracharya and Lal Mani Wagle

Choices of Research Methodologies on Climate Change Adaptation Especially Focusing on Agriculture Sector: A Systematic Review

Shree Kumar Maharjan and Keshav Maharjan

Ancient Agropastoral System of the Bolivian Altiplano: a Robust Ecosystem Endangered from Changes in Land-use

Sarah J. d'Apollonia, Henrik Meilby and Marten Sørensen

Sunn Hemp: A Legume Cover Crop with Potential for the Midwest?

D. Esther Shekinah and James K. Stute

Policy Integration and Coherence for Conservation Agriculture Initiatives in Malawi

Edna L. Chinseu, Lindsay C. Stringer and Andrew J. Dougill

Optimizing Soil Moisture and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Some Maize (Zea mays) Varieties under Conservation Farming System

Simunji Simunji, Kalaluka L. Munyinda, Obed I. Lungu, Alice M. Mweetwa and Elijah Phiri

Evidence of Soil Health Benefits of Flooded Rice Compared to Fallow Practice

Jehangir Bhadha, Raju Khatiwada, Salvador Galindo, Nan Xu and Jay Capasso

Predicting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Liquid Pollination and Polycarbonate Drying House Technologies: A Case Study from the Date Palm Growers in the Sultanate of Oman

Boubaker Dhehibi, Mohamed Ben Salah, Aymen Frija, Aden Aw-Hassan, Youssef M. Al Raisi, Ibrahim Al Bousaidi, Suleiman Al Amri, Said Al Sobahi and Khaled Al Shoaili

Effects of Heifer Calving Date on Longevity and Lifetime Productivity in Western Canada

Daalkhaijav Damiran, Kathy Larson, Leah Pearce, Nathan Erickson and Lardner, H. A. (Bart)

Agricultural Mechanization as an Expansion Factor of Cropland in Benin: The Case of Tractors

Ichaou Mounirou

Volume 07, issue 3, 2018

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Sustainable Agriculture Research

Stakeholders‟ Perception and Preferences of Post-harvest Quality Traits of Tomato in Ghana

Michael K. Osei, Agyemang Danquah, Essie Blay, Eric Danquah and Hans Adu-Dapaah

Nutritional Efficiency of Forest Species in Natural Regeneration of Tropical Forest in Brazil

Roseane K. S. da Silva, Ana L. P. Feliciano, Luiz C. Marangon, Maria Betânia G. dos S. Freire, Fernando J. Freire, Rosival B. de A. Lima and Ane C. F. da Silva

Transitions in Cooperative Labour and the Constraints to the Adoption and Scaling-Up of Labour Intensive Agricultural Technologies

David Natcher, Erika Bachmann, Mohamed Nasser Baco, Suren(dra) Kulshreshtha, Jeremy Pittman and Derek Peak

Evaluation of Selected Advanced Spring Wheat Germplasm Lines In Eastern Canada

Shuhui Xu, Junjie Yu, Yanhong Chen, Mirko Tabori, Xuelian Wang, Brent McCallum, George Fedak, Barbara Blackwell, Allen Xue, Zefeng Yang and Shahrokh Khanizadeh

Changing Trends in Cultivation Practices and Adoption of Climate Adaptive Farming in Eastern Nepal

Bed Mani Dahal, Nani Raut, Smriti Gurung, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Rabindra Kayastha, Ahuti Shrestha and Bibhu Gautam

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture: Cases from Southeast Asia

Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Nani Raut, Lwin Maung Maung Swe and Thida Tieng

Impacts of Cooperative Thrift and Credit Facilities on Members’ Business Output in Ogun State, Nigeria

Ezekiel Olaoluwa Akerele and Sheriff Adekunle Adekunmbi

Non-traditional Economic Estimation of Dairy Cow Income in Grazing Systems

P. R. Marini, R. Fernández and R. J. Di Masso

The Importance of Prison Farms: Evidence from Malawi’s Prisons

Hastings B. Moloko, Davis H. Ng'ong'ola and Henry Kamkwamba

Positive Yield Impact of Predacious Mites in Tea Production Areas of Kenya

Daniel L. Mutisya, E. M. El Banhaway and Evelyn C. R. Cheramgoi

Volume 07, issue 2, 2018

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Sustainable Agriculture Research

Forage Production and Economic Performance of Pasture Rejuvenation Methods in Northern Alberta, Canada

Akim Omokanye, Calvin Yoder, Lekshmi Sreekumar, Liisa Vihvelin and Monika Benoit

On-farm Assessments of Pasture Rejuvenation Methods on Soil Quality Indicators in Northern Alberta (Canada)

Akim Omokanye, Calvin Yoder, Lekshmi Sreekumar, Liisa Vihvelin and Monika Benoit

Payment for Environmental Services to Promote Agroecology: The Case of the Complex Context of Rural Brazilian

Ana Paula Rengel Gonçalves, Kamila Pope, Michelle Bonatti, Marcos Lana and Stefan Sieber

Drought Monitoring in the Dry Zone of Myanmar using MODIS Derived NDVI and Satellite Derived CHIRPS Precipitation Data

Rishiraj Dutta

Evaluation of Plant Growth on Expanded Black Cotton Soil

Samwel Nyakach, Seth F. O. Owido and Japheth O. Onyando

The Effect of Land Use Systems on Soil Properties; A case study from Rwanda

Theobald Bizuhoraho, Alexis Kayiranga, Noel Manirakiza and Khaldoon A. Mourad

Response of Sorghum Production in Kenya to Prices and Public Investments

Perez A. Onono

Integrated Management of Fusarium Wilt-Root Knot Nematode Complex on Tomato in Central Highlands of Kenya

Waceke J. Wanjohi, Geoffrey O. Wafula and Charles M. Macharia

Influence of the K+ and Ca2+ on the Presence of Sugars in the Phloem, and Growth Parameters in Capsicum

Pedro Alberto Rojas-Rojas, Saul Parra-Terraze, Sixto Velarde-Felix and Luis Alberto Lightbourn-Rojas

Volume 07, issue 01, 2018

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Sustainable Agriculture Research

Food Security and Income through Sweet Potato Production in Teso, Uganda

William Faustine Epeju and Peter Milton Rukundo

Effect of Pot Volume on the Growth of Sweetpotato Cultivated in the New Hydroponic System

Masaru Sakamoto and Takahiro Suzuki

Organic Farming Suffices to Feed a Country: a Large-Scale Linear Programming Model to Develop an Organic Agriculture Plan for Turkey

Bulut Aslan and A. Yonca Demir

Food Budget Shares and Elasticities in Malawi’s Prisons

Hastings B. Moloko, Davis H. Ng'ong'ola, Joseph Dzanja and Thabie Chilongo

Transformation of Traditional Silvo-Pastoral Home-Gardens: A Case Study in Southern Sri Lanka

Mangala De Zoysa

Tracking the Release of Soil Nitrate and Labile C in A Legume-Maize Rotation in Zimbabwe

Obert Jiri and Paramu L. Mafongoya

Beyond Striga Management: Learning Videos Enhanced Farmers‟ Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mali

Gérard C. Zoundji, Simplice D. Vodouhê, Florent Okry, Jeffrey W. Bentley and Rigobert C. Tossou

Effect of Mineral Nitrogen and Legume Intercrops on Maize (Zea Mays L.) Nitrogen Uptake, Nutrient Use Efficiency and Yields in Chitedze and Zomba, Malawi

Innocent Malunga, Joyce J. Lelei and Wilkson Makumba

Velvet Bean and Cowpea Residual Effects on Maize Crop in Smallholder Farming Areas of Zimbabwe

Obert Jiri and Paramu L. Mafongoya

Exploring Opportunities for Enhancing Innovation in Agriculture: The Case of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Production in Ghana

F. Aneani, R. Adu-Acheampong and O. Sakyi-Dawson

The Perfect Match: Simultaneous Strawberry Pollination and Bio-Sampling of the Plant Pathogenic Bacterium Erwinia pyrifoliae by Honey Bees Apis mellifera

J. J. M. van der Steem, M. Bergsma-Vlami and M. Wenneker

Characterization of the Production and Dissemination Systems of Nile Tilapia in Some Coastal Communities in Ghana

K. K. Mireku, D. Kassam, W. Changadeya and F. Y. K. Attipoe

The Role of Soil Amendments on Population Dynamics of Insect Pests, Growth Parameters and Yield of Eggplant, Solanum melongena (L.) Moench

P. K. Baidoo, M. B. Mochiah, D. Asare and A. A. Sefah

Improved Exchange Rate Farmers through Rice Falied Crop Intensification in Tolitoli, Indonesia

Nursida K. Bantilan, Made Antara Wahyuningsih and Rustam Abd Rauf

Volume 06, issue 4, 2017

Importance of Home Gardens in Rural Zone of the Municipality of Abomey-Calavi in South of Republic of Benin

Adjahossou Bai Sedami, Adjahossou Videdji Naesse, Gbenou Pascal and Adjahossou Dossou Firmin

Screening Cover Crops for Soil Macrofauna Abundance and Diversity in Conservation Agriculture

Mutondwa M. Phophi, Paramu L. Mafongoya, Alfred O. Odindo and Lembe S. Magwaza

Anatomical Characteristics of Garcinia lucida (Vesque) and Scorodophloeus zenkeri (Harms) Wood and Debarking Response in the South Region Cameroon

Marie Caroline Momo Solefack, Hans Beeckman, Lucie Felicite Temgoua and Ghislain Kenguem Kinjouo

Screening Cover Crops for Weed Suppression in Conservation Agriculture

Mutondwa M. Phophi, Paramu L. Mafongoya, Alfred O. Odindo and Lembe S. Magwaza

Drivers of Labour Productivity in Flower Farms in Naivasha, Kenya

Jared Isaboke Mose

Land Access and Household Food Security in Kpomassè District, Southern Benin: A Few Lessons for Smallholder Agriculture Interventions

Augustin K. N. Aoudji, Prudence Kindozoun, Anselme Adegbidi and Jean C. Ganglo

Effects of Incorporating Biochar into the Soil Using Power Tiller and Ox-Plough

Masauso Ndhlovu, Nicholas Kiggundu, Joshua Wanyama and Noble Banadda

Multivariate Characterization of Biological Efficiency in Dairy Cows in Grazing Systems

P.R. Marini, R. Castro, E. Frana and R.J. Di Masso

Effects of Biochar and Farm Yard Manure on Soil Properties and Crop Growth in an Agroforestry System in the Himalaya

Deepak K. Gautam, Roshan M. Bajracharya and Bishal K. Sitaula

Power Laws in Cone Production of Longleaf Pine across Its Native Range in the United States

Xiongwen Chen, Qinfeng Guo and Dale G. Brockway

Grower Perception of the Significance of Weaver Ants as a Fruit Fly Deterrent in Tanzanian Smallholder Mango Production

Nina Kirkegaard, Theodosy Msogoya, Joachim Offenberg and Brian Grout

Efficacy of Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids in the Management of Thrips and Whitefly on Snap Beans

Geoffrey Ongoya Wafula, James W. Muthomi, John H. Nderitu and Chemining’wa, George N.

Comparative Proximate and Mineral Composition of Moringa oleifera and Moringa ovalifolia Grown in Central Namibia

Morlu Korsor, Charles Ntahonshikira, Haruna M. Bello and Habauka M. Kwaambwa

Implications of Seed Policies for On-Farm Agro-Biodiversity in Ethiopia and Uganda

Gloria Atieno Otieno, Travis W. Reynolds, Altinay Karasapan and Isabel Lopez Noriega

Phosphorus Sorption Behavior of Torrefied Agricultural Byproducts under Sonicated Versus Non-Sonicated Conditions

Jehangir H. Bhadha, Stephen P. Jennewein and Raju Khatiwada

Volume 06, issue 3, 2017

Growing Seed Yams in the Air: the Agronomic Performance of Two Aeroponics Systems Developed in Ghana

Patricia Oteng-Darko, Nicholas Kyei-Baffour, Emmanuel Otoo and Wilson Agyei Agyare

Smallholder Farmer Innovation and Contexts in Maize-Based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Central Malawi

Limson Kaluzi, Christian Thierfelder and David W. Hopkins

Nitrous Oxide Emission of a Tropical Peat Soil Grown with Pineapple at Saratok, Malaysia

Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo and Osumanu Haruna Ahmed

Methane Emission from Pineapple Cultivation on a Tropical Peatland at Saratok, Malaysia

Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo and Osumanu Haruna Ahmed

Management of Snap Bean Insect Pests and Diseases by Use of Antagonistic Fungi and Plant Extracts

James Muthomi, A. M. Fulano, J. M. Wagacha and Mwang’ombe, A. W.

Soil and Rhizosphere Bacterial Diversity in Maize Agro- Ecosystem

Maria Teresa Federici Rodriguez, Natalia Bajsa Valverde, Paula Lagurara, Jackson Antonio Marcondes de Souza, Marco Dalla Rizza Vilaro and Santiago Revale

Successful Organic Production Practices in the Southern Cone

Cecilia Cespedes-Leon, Monica Graciela Balzarini, Roberto Jose Zoppolo, Hugo Alberto Zarza, Elsa Margarita Rodriguez, Nelida Isabel Granval and Ivan Amado Torrico

Impact of Soil Fertility Improving Trees on Crop Productivity and Farmer Wealth in Zambia

Elias Kuntashula

Contemporary Challenges Facing the Small Farmers in the Green Scheme Projects in Namibia

Martin K. Shapi

Volume 06, issue 2, 2017

Biochar Derived from the Dry, Solid Fraction of Pig Manure as Potential Fertilizer for Poor and Contaminated Soils

Jens Maggen, Robert Carleer, Jan Yperman, Alain De Vocht, Sonja Schreurs, Guy Reggers and Elsy Thijsen

The Fossil Energy and CO2 Emissions Budget for the Barnyard Operations of Livestock Farms in Canada

James A Dyer, Xavier P. C. Verge, Raymond L. Desjardins and Devon E. Worth

Triggers of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Ghana: A Non-Parametric Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perspectives

Stanley K. Dary, Harvey James and Asaah S. Mohammed

Technical Efficiency of Olive-growing Farms in the Northern West Bank of Palestine

Kenichi Kashiwagi

Effects of Selected Plant Growth Regulators on Bread Wheat Spike Development

Ali Rasaei, Saeid Jalali Honarmand, Mohsen Saeidi, Mohammad-Eghbal Ghobadi and Shahrokh Khanizadeh

Relationship between Manure Management Application Practices and Phosphorus and Nitrogen Export in Snowmelt Run-off Water from a Black Chernozem Saskatchewan Soil

Tom King, Jeff Schoenau and Jane Elliott

Towards a Professionalism of Agricultural Extension: Key to Promoting Extension Effectiveness in Africa

Robert Agunga, Ruth Sleshi and Rahwa Hassen

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Manure Management in Southwestern Siberia, Russia

Maria Storrle, Hans-Jorg Brauckmann and Gabriele Broll

The Response of Spring Wheat Cultivars to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization under Salinity Stresses

Daishu Yi, Timothy Schwinghamer, Yolande Dalpé, Jaswinder Singh and Shahrokh Khanizadeh

An Evaluation of Banana Macropropagation Techniques for Producing Pig Fodder in Northern Thailand

Elizabeth Langford, Patrick J Trail, Abram J Bicksler and Rick Burnette

Feed Efficiency Estimates in Cattle: The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Reranking

Albert Boaitey, Ellen Goddard, Sandeep Mohapatra and John Crowley

Realizing Farmers’ Rights through Community Seed Banks in Uganda: Experiences and Policy Issues

Gloria Atieno Otieno, Catherine Kiwuka and John Wasswa Mulumba

Occurrence of the Common Amber Snail Succinea Putris (L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora) on Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica [Houtt.] Ronse Decraene) in Slovenia - Possible Weed Biocontrol Agent?

Ziga Laznik and Stanislav Trdan

Field Testing of Efficacy of Three Environmentally Friendly Insecticides Against Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata [Say], Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) on Potato-Evaluation of the Effect on Yield

Ziga Laznik and Stanislav Trdan

Comparison of Two Harvesting Methods for the Continuous Production of Indigo Plant (Polygonum Tinctorium) Leaves in a Closed-Cultivation System

Masaru Sakamoto, Dong-An Kim, Keiko Imoto, Yusuke Kitai and Takahiro Suzuki

Farmers Perception of Low Soil Fertility and Hybrid Maize and the Implications in Plant Breeding

Priscilla F. Ribeiro, Baffour Badu-Apraku, Vernon E. Gracen, Eric Y. Danquah, Manfred B. Ewool, Charles Afriyie-Debrah and Benedicta N. Frimpong

Volume 06, issue 01, 2017

Farmers’ Own Research: Organic Farmers’ Experiments in Austria and Implications for Agricultural Innovation Systems

Susanne Kummer, Friedrich Leitgeb and Christian R. Vogl

Evaluation of Low Heat Unit Corn Hybrids Compared to Barley for Forage Yield and Quality on the Canadian Prairies

Herbert Andrew Lardner, Leah Pearce and Daalkhaijav Damiran

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Water Harvesting Technologies: A Case Study of Jordanian Arid Area

Samia Akroush, Boubaker Dehehibi, Bezaiet Dessalegn, Omamah Al-Hadidi and Malek Abo-Roman

Socio-economic Potential of Rainwater Harvesting in Ethiopia

Khaldoon A. Mourad and Sadame Mohammed Yimer

Improving French Bean (PhaseolusVulgaris L.) Pod Yield and Quality Through the Use of Different Coloured Agronet Covers

Munywoki James Ngelenzi, Saidi Mwanarusi and Ogweno Joshua Otieno

Labor Use and Profitability Associated with Pasture Systems in Grass-Fed Beef Production

Basu Bhandari, Jeffrey Gillespie and Guillermo Scaglia

Dates Palm Farming Systems Sustainability and Risk Efficiency in Oman

Kheiry Hassan M Ishag

Evaluation of Salt Affected Soils for Rice (Oryza Sativa) Production in Ndungu Irrigation Scheme Same District, Tanzania

Joel L. Meliyo, Sophia Kashenge-Killenga, Kongo M. Victor, Benjamin Mfupe, Samwel Hiza, Ashura L. Kihupi, Brian J. Boman and Warren Dick

Baseline Farmer Survey of Smallholder Cocoa Farming Systems in Ghana

F. Aneani and F. Padi

Water Use Efficiency of Maize Varieties under Rain-Fed Conditions in Zambia

Ethel Muleya Mudenda, Elijah Phiri, Lydia M. Chabala and Henry M. Sichingabula