Sustainable Agriculture Research

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Volume 03, issue 4, 2014

Allelopathic Effects of Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) and Lyngbya wollei Farlow ex Gomont (Oscillariaceae) on Seed Germination and Root Growth

Jehangir H. Bhadha, Timothy A. Lang, Odiney M. Alvarez, Mihai C. Giurcanu, Jodie V. Johnson, Dennis C. Odero and Samira H. Daroub

Performance, Carcass and Meat Characteristics of West African Dwarf Rams Given Water Contaminated With Used Engine Oil

O. O. Eniolorunda, E. S. Apata, D. F. Akinruntan and L. A. Tijani

Comparative Effects of Breed and Sex on Carcass and Organ Profiles of Duck (Anas plantrynychos) and Guinea Fowl (Numidia meleagris) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

E. S. Apata, I. M. Koleoso, B. B. A. Taiwo, A. O. Okubanjo and L. A. Tijani

Evaluating an Investment Opportunity Under Risk and Uncertainty Environment: A Case Study About Profitability and Risk in Desert Farming at Najed Area

Kheiry Hassan M. Ishag and Hag Hamad Abdelaziz

Response of Cowpea, Soya Beans and Groundnuts to Non-Indigenous Legume Inoculants

Alice Mutiti Mweetwa, Malama Mulenga, Xaviour Mulilo, Munsanda Ngulube, John S. K. Banda, Ndashe Kapulu and N’gandu, Shirley Handia

Effects of Number and Rate of Goat Manure Application on Soil Properties, Growth and Yield of Sweet Maize (Zea mays L. saccharata Strut)

Donatus Felix Uwah and V. E. Eyo

Soil Organic Matter Quality From Soils Cropped by Traditional Peasants

Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas, Riccardo Spaccini, Natalia de Oliveira Aguiar and Fabio Lopes Olivares

Applicability of Climate Analogues for Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Bugabira Commune of Burundi

Risper Nyairo, Richard Onwonga, Kipruto Cherogony and Eike Luedeling

Evidence of the Interaction Between Crop Species and Organic Amendments: Modelling of the Differential Grain Yield Response of Wheat, Soybean, and Canola to Organic Amendments

Roger Nkoa, Boris Ondoua, Paul Voroney and James Tambong

Modelling Seed System Networks in Mali to Improve Farmers Seed Supply

Harouna Coulibaly, Didier Bazile and Amadou Sidibe

Assessing the Financial Health Status of Small Scale Poultry Businesses in Delta State, Nigeria

D. E. Idoge and C. O. Chukwuji

Formative Research on Acceptability of Pearl Millet in Rural Eastern Kenya – A Pilot Study

Mueni H. Ndiku, Eddy Jara and Joan Sabate

Volume 03, issue 3, 2014

Bernard Stiegler on Agriculture as a Technical System

Pieter Lemmens

A Comparison of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Sheep Industry With Beef Production in Canada

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

The Extent of Heat on Health and Sustainable Farming in Ghana –Bawku East

Frimpong Kwasi, Jacque Oosthuizen and Eddie Van Etten

Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Decomposition in Fecal Manure of Cattle Fed Browse/Maize Silages

Habib Kato, Robert Mulebeke, Felix Budara Bareeba and Elly Nyambobo Sabiiti

White Lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) Increases Solubility of Minjingu Phosphate Rock, Phosphorus Balances and Maize Yields in Njoro Kenya

Joyce J. Lelei and Richard N. Onwonga

Conservation Agriculture in Zambia: Effects on Selected Soil Properties and Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Soya Beans (Glycine max (L.) Merr)

Jane Muchabi, Obed I. Lungu and Alice M. Mweetwa

Status of Groundwater Table Depth Under Long-Term Irrigation in Wonji Plain: Concerns for Sustainability of Wonji-Shoa Sugar Estate, Upper Awash Valley, Ethiopia

Megersa Olumana Dinka, Willibald Loiskandl and Julius Musyoka Ndambuki

Influence of Drought and Wounding Stress on Soluble Phenols and Proteins in Potato Tubers

Christina B. Wegener, Gisela Jansen and Hans-Ulrich Jurgens

Volume 03, issue 2, 2014

Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Beef Cow-Calf Grazing Systems in Uruguay

Gonzalo Becona, Laura Astigarraga and Valentin D. Picasso

Effect of Air-Borne Salinity on the Growth and Appearance of the Tropical Perennial Strandline Plant, Commelina erecta subsp. maritima (C.V. Morton) C.V. Morton

Otitoloju Kekere

Varietal Susceptibility of Improved Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) (Walp.) Cultivars to Field and Storage Pests

P. K. Baidoo and M. B. Mochiah

X-Ray Fluorescence-Analyzed Mineral Micronutrient DensityVariation Among Kenyan Local Vegetables

Shadeya Levi. M. Akundabweni, Regina W. Munene and David Maina

Utilizing Conjoint Analysis to Develop Breeding Objectives for the Improvement of Pasture Species for Contrasting Environments When the Relative Values of Individual Traits Are Difficult to Assess

Kevin F. Smith and Peter F. Fennessy

Effect of Watering Regimes and Water Quantity on the Early Seedling Growth of Picralimanitida (Stapf)

Gbadamosi Alaba Emmanuel

Enhancing Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae Var capitata) Yields and Quality Through Microclimate Modification and Physiological Improvement Using Agronet Covers

Everlyne M. Muleke, Mwanarusi Saidi, Francis M. Itulya, Thibaud Martin and Mathieu Ngouajio

Can Farmers Receive Their Expected Seasonal Tomato Price in Ghana? A Probit Regression Analysis

Caleb Attoh, Edward Martey, G.T. M. Kwadzo, Prince M. Etwire and Alexander Wiredu

Practices to Reduce Milk Carbon Footprint on Grazing Dairy Farms in Southern Uruguay: Case Studies

Carolina Lizarralde, Valentin Picasso, C. Alan Rotz, Monica Cadenazzi and Laura Astigarraga

Volume 03, issue 01, 2014

Yield Characteristics of Moringa oleifera Across Different Ecologies in Nigeria as an Index of Its Adaptation to Climate Change

U. M. Ndubuaku, T. C. N. Ndubuaku and N. E. Ndubuaku

Rethinking Rural and Agricultural Development Through Market-Oriented Technologies in Africa

Bishop O. Ovwigho

Factors Influencing Involvement in Nonfarm Income Generating Activities Among Local Farmers: The Case of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria

Bishop O. Ovwigho

Optimization of Dockounou Manufacturing Process Parameters

Akoa Essoma Flore Edwige, Kra Kouassi Severin, Megnanou Rose-Monde, Kouadio Natia Joseph and Niamke Lamine Sebastien

Efficiency Profiles of Vegetable Producers in Akwa Ibom State, Southern Nigeria

Idiong Christopher Idiong, Inibehe George Ukpong and Etim Okon Effiong

Marketed and Original Shea Butters of Côte d’Ivoire: Physicochemical and Biochemical Characterization and Evaluation of the Potential Utilizations

Rose-Monde Megnanou, Lessoy T. Zoue and Sebastien Niamke

Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Crop Production Systems: A Case of Mpolonjeni Area Development Programme (ADP) in Swaziland

Phindile Shongwe, Micah B. Masuku and Absalom M. Manyatsi

Fertilizer Adoption and Use Intensity Among Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana: A Case Study of the AGRA Soil Health Project

Edward Martey, Alexander Wiredu, Prince M. Etwire, Mathias Fosu, S. S. J. Buah, John Bidzakin, Benjamin D. K. Ahiabor and Francis Kusi

Effects of Prelay Supplementations of Graded Levels of Alphamune R G on the Performance of Laying Hens

Babawale Oluseyi, Stephen A. Bolu and Tosin Olonijolu

Morphological Characterization of Mulberry (Morus spp.) Accessions Grown in Kenya

Nderitu Wangari Peris, Kinyua Mirriam Gacheri, Mutui Mwendwa Theophillus and Ngode Lucas

The Influence of Cow Age on Botanical Composition of Diets in Mountain Riparian Areas in Eastern Oregon of the United States

Enkhjargal Darambazar, Timothy DelCurto and Daalkhaijav Damiran

Volume 02, issue 4, 2013

An Analysis of Yield Gap and Some Factors of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Yields in Ghana

F. Aneani and K. Ofori-Frimpong

Technical Efficiency of Soybean Farms and Its Determinants in Saboba and Chereponi Districts of Northern Ghana: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Prince Maxwell Etwire, Edward Martey and Wilson Dogbe

Wetland Use/Cover Changes and Local Perceptions in Uganda

Nelson Turyahabwe, David Mwesigye Tumusiime, Willy Kakuru and Bernard Barasa

Assessment of Sap Production Parameters From Spathes of Four Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Cultivars in Côte d’Ivoire

Konan, Ysidor N’guessan, Jean Louis Konan Konan, Rebecca Rachel Assa, Brou Roger Konan, Joelle Muriel Djeya Okoma, Kouassi Allou and Henri Marius Godi Biego

Rapid Identification of Acacia Species With Potential Salt Tolerance by Using Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Markers

Shanthi Joseph, Mrinal Bhave, Joseph T. Miller and Daniel J. Murphy

Changes in Forage Quantity and Quality With Continued Late-Summer Cattle Grazing a Riparian Pasture in Eastern Oregon of United States

Enkhjargal Darambazar, Timothy DelCurto and Daalkhaijav Damiran

An Overview and Discussion of Solution Proposals for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Sub-Sahara Africa

Linda Kleemann

Impact of the Selection Criteria of Artificially Inseminated Cows on the Probability of Conception and the Occurrence of Embryonic Mortality in Senegal: Modeling Approach

Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche, Adama Sow, Miguiri Kalandi, Serge Eugene Mpouam, Georges Anicet Ouedraogo and Germain Jerome Sawadogo

Influence of Irrigation Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Nutrient Rates on Relative Weight Loss and Sprouting Characteristics of Seed Potato Tubers After Storage

Geofrey K. Gathungu, Joseph N. Aguyoh and Dorcas K. Isutsa

Spatial Distribution of Calibrated WOFOST Parameters and Their Influence on the Performances of a Regional Yield orecasting System

Bakary Djaby, Allard de Wit, Louis Kouadio, Moussa El Jarroudi and Bernard Tychon

Effects of Variety and Spacing on Yield Indices of Open-Pollinated Maize in Asaba Area of Delta State

E. C. Enujeke

Volume 02, issue 3, 2013

Wheat Production Simulation Based on the ALMANAC Model of North China Region

Liming Rong, Chengliang Zhang, Xuexia Zhang, Shineng Wu and Zijun Wang

Options for Operation and Maintenance Partnerships - A Case Study of Rupike Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Mwendera, Pius Chilonda and Patrick Chigura

Nutritional Analysis of Whole Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, for Application as a Fishmeal Replacer in Agrifeeds

Beth A. Beth A. and Elizabeth A. Fairchild

Social Organization and Agricultural Strategies to Face Climate Variability: A Case Study in Guaraciaba, Southern Brazil

Michelle Bonatti, Sandro L. Schlindwein, Ana Carolina F. de Vasconcelos, Stefan Sieber, Luiz Renato D Agostini, Marcos A. Lana, Alfredo C. Fantini, Larissa H. I. Homem and Adriano Canci

Knowledge, Perception and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change Among Farmers of Central State Nigeria

Bello Mustapha, E. S. Salau, O. E. Galadima and I. Ali

Preliminary Assessment of Newspaper Coverage of Agricultural News in Delta State: A Case Study of the Pointer Newspaper in Delta State, Asaba, Nigeria

B. O. Ovwigho and P. Orogun

Capital Structure and Its Role on Performance of Microfinance Institutions: The Ugandan Case

Haruna Sekabira

Nutrient Content (% Dry Matter) of Maize as Affected by Different Levels of Fertilizers in Asaba Area of Delta State

E. C. Enujeke

The Effect of Antimicrobial Drugs Tylocolinum, Tetragold and Cidisept-o on Escherichia coli Ultrastructure

A. G. Shakhov, D. V. Fedosov, L. Y. Sashnina and O. V. Kazimirov

Effect of Cultivar and Explants Type on Tissue Culture Regeneration of Three Nigerian Cultivars of Tomatoes

Oloruntoyin Ajenifujah-Solebo Shakirat, N. A. Isu, O. Olorode and I. Ingelbrecht

Effects of Dietary Crude Protein on Performance and Nitrogen Economy of Broilers

G. A. Malomo, S. A. Bolu and S. G. Olutade

Reducing Pesticide Drift by Considering Propeller Rotation Effects From Aerial Application Near Buffer Zones

Steven James Thomson, Alvin R Womac and Joseph E Mulrooney

Development and Application of a RT-NestPCR Assay for Differential Detection of C-Strain and Wild-Type Viruses of Classical Swine Fever Virus

Haiguang Wang, Yibao Ning, Cong Ying, Can Liu, Ruirui Wei and Wenzhi Gong

Competative Behaviour of Groundnut in Sesame-Groundnut Intercropping System under Varying Poultry Manure Rates and Planting Arrangement

I. M. Haruna, L. Aliyu and S. M. Maunde

Effect of Maize Stover Application as Soil Mulch on Yield of Arabica coffee (Coffee arabica L., Rubiaceae) at Western Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia

Zelalem Bekeko

Challenges of Women in Urban Agriculture in Kwara State, Nigeria

A Adedayo and A. M. Tunde

Effects of Sowing Date on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Damage by Pachnoda interrupta (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and an Economic Threshold Levels for Its Management at Maiduguri, Sudan Savannah Ecological Zone of Nigeria

G Abdullahi, B. M. Sastawa and Abdulaziz Shehu

Volume 02, issue 2, 2013

Harnessing Agricultural Potentials for Economic Growth in North Carolina

Janaranjana Herath and David Hill

Comparative Evaluation of Colemanite and Sodium Pentaborate as Boron Sources for Rice Grown in Flooded Calcareous Soil

Saleem Sarki Muhammad, Y. M. Khanif, C. I. Fauziah, A. W. Samsuri and B. Hafeez

Variations in Soil Carbon Stocks with Texture and Previous Landuse in North-western NSW, Australia

Peter Frank Heywood and Simon Turpin

Phosphorus Sorption and Lime Requirements of Maize Growing Acid Soils of Kenya

P. O. Kisinyo, C. O. Othieno, S. O. Gudu, J. R. Okalebo, P. A. Opala, J. K. Maghanga, Ng’etich, W. K., J. J. Agalo, R. W. Opile, J. A. Kisinyo and B. O. Ogola

The Influence of Household Procurement Strategies on Food Intake and Nutritional Status of Pre-school Children in Rural Western Kenya

Mary K. Walingo and Francis M. Kidake

Striga Infestation in Kenya: Status, Distribution and Management Options

Evans Atuti Atera, Takashige Ishii, John C. Onyango, Kazuyuki Itoh and Tetsushi Azuma

An International Network on Climate Change Impacts on Small Farmers in the Tropical Andes - Global Conventions from a Local Perspective

Andre Lindner and Jürgen Pretzsch

Knowledge Sharing between Farmer Field School Graduate Farmers and Other Farmers on Improved Cocoa Cultivation Practices in Edo State, Nigeria

Solomon O. Ebewore

Analysis on the Willingness of Peasant Households for Forestland Use Right Transfer in the Background of Collective Forest Tenure Reform: A Case Study in Guangyuan City in Sichuan Province

Minfeng Tang and Fang Wang

Content and Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids Following Ripening and Local Processing of Four Popular Musa Cultivars from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Beatrice Nakhauka Ekesa, Judith Kimiywe, Inge Van den Bergh, Guy Blomme, Claudie Dhuique-Mayer and Mark Davey

Identification of Factors Impeding the Spread of Jatropha Cultivation in the State of Chiapas, Mexico

Takayuki Ando, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo and Hajime Kobayashi

Efficacy of Aloe secundiflora Crude Extracts on Ascaridia galli in Vitro

Fredrick Kaingu, Alfred Kibor, Rebecca Waihenya, Robert Shivairo and Lewis Mungai

Meeting the Local Rice Needs in Nigeria through Effective Weed Management

U. Ismaila, A. C. Wada, E. Daniya and A. U. Gbanguba

Dynamics of Fodder Resources of the Most Important Fodder Plants of the Winter Pasturesof North-western Part of Azerbaijan

K. K. Asadova

Effects of Smoke-water on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Isatis indigotica Seedlings

Jie Zhou, Lei Fang, Xiao Wang, Lanping Guo and Luqi Huang

Ecologically Safe Architecture of Agrolandscape Is Basis for Sustainable Development

Ekaterina G. Kotlyarova, Vladimir I. Cherniavskih and Elena V. Dumacheva

An Analysis of the Vegetables Supply Chain in Swaziland

Bongiwe G. Xaba and Micah B. Masuku

Volume 02, issue 01, 2013

Analysis of Price Variation in the Marketing of Garri in Delta State, Nigeria

Solomon O Ebewore, Sunday I Ukwuaba and John Egbodion

Cocoa Beans and Cocoa Derivatives from Cote-D’Ivoire: Investigating Ochratoxin A Level and Assessing Dietary Intake Adults

Adama Coulibaly, Godi Henri Marius Biego, Ardjouma Dembele, Kouassi Maxime Bohoussou and Abba Toure

Improving Carrot Yield and Quality through the Use of Bio-slurry Manure

Agnes Jeptoo, Joseph N Aguyoh and Mwanarusi Saidi

A Functioning Approach to Well Being Analysis in Rural Nigeria

Adenike Adeyemo Temitayo and Omobowale A Oni

Production Potential and Soil Fertility Status of Ratoon Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) as Influenced by Time and Level of Earthing Up and Nitrogen Levels in North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

C. M. Dev, R. K. Singh, R. N. Meena, Ashok Kumar and Kanchan Singh

Comparative Analysis of Motorized and Manually Propelled Technologies of Artisanal Fisheries in Ijebu Waterside of Ogun State

R O Kareem, E O Idowu, S B Williams, I A Ayinde and N O Bashir

Livelihood Resilient Strategies through Beekeeping in Chitanga Village, Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe

Bernard Chazovachii, Maxwell Chuma, Alimos Mushuku, Leonard Chirenje, Leonard Chitongo and Raphel Mudyariwa

Factors Affecting the Choice of Marketing Channel by Vegetable Farmers in Swaziland

Bongiwe G Xaba and Micah B Masuku

Socio-economic Analysis of Subsistence Farming Practices in South-western Nigeria

Olawamiwa Reuben Adeniyi

Coping with the Standards Regime: Analyzing Export Competitiveness of Indian Seafood Industry

Jayasekhar Somasekharan, K. N Harilal and M. Parameswaran

Competition in the Parasitization of Callosobruchus maculatus between Dinarmus basalis and Choetospila elegans on Vigna unguiculata (Walp.) Seeds

S. B. A. Umoetok, D. A. Ukeh, I. A. Udo, M. Ekanem and B. N Iloba

Assessment of Nitrogen Pollution Load Potential for Groundwater by Mass Balance in the Tedori River Alluvial Fan Areas, Japan

Maruyama Toshisuke, Yoshida Masashi, Takase Keiji, Takimoto Hiroshi and Noto Fumikazu

Policies and Socio-economics influencing on Agricultural Production: A Case Study on Maize Production in Bokeo Province, Laos

Boundeth Southavilay, Teruaki Nanseki and Shigeyoshi Takeuchi

Growth Performance of the Mudfish, Clarias anguillaris (Pellegrin, 1923) in Treated and Untreated Domestic Sewage

Agatha A Nwabueze

Differences in Fruit Size, Postharvest Pathology and Phytochemicals between Irvingia gabonensis and Irvingia wombolu

Ebimieowei Etebu

Lumbering Activities and Market Equilibrium Analysis of Timber Industry in South Western Nigeria

K. A. Akanni

A Review on Genetic Resources, Diversity and Agronomy of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. Ex A. Rich.) Harms): A Potential Future Food Crop

Adewale B. Daniel and Odoh N. Celestina

Indigenous Knowledge of Climatic Conditions for Sustainable Crop Production under Resource-Poor Farming Conditions Using Participatory Techniques

L. O. Nethononda, J.J. O Odhiambo and D G Paterson

Yields and Quality of Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) Grown in Monocultures and Mixed Cultures under Irrigated Conditions in the Highlands of Madagascar

Volatsara B. Rahetlah, Jean M. Randrianaivoarivony, Blandine Andrianarisoa, Lucile H. Razafimpamoa and Vololoniaina L. Ramalanjaona

Profitability of Smallholder Sugarcane Farming in Swaziland: The case of Komati Downstream Development Programme (KDDP) Sugar Farmers’ Associations, 2005-2011

Micah Bheki Masuku and Mandla Bhekumusa Dlamini

Productivity of Timber Processing in Ondo State, Nigeria

Adegboyega Eyitayo Oguntade, Temitope Enitan Fatunmbi and Joshua Adio Folayan