Open Access Journals: Recent submissions
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(2017)This paper is part of a broader study which aims to investigate the success factors of agricultural enterprises. It attempts to present the partial results of a questionnaire survey whose goal was to determine the quality ...
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(2017)The paper is an attempt to address the advantages and risks connected with the wave of financial globalisation, with a focus on its impact on financial policy in European agriculture. The aim of the paper is to identify ...
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(2018)The paper analyses the structure and level of international cooperation among African states in the area of agriculture and rural development. It focuses on the African Union (AU) and its eight Regional Economic ...
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(2018)The paper presents an analysis of the shadow prices of the greenhouse gas emissions in the Czech dairy production industry. There is employed the stochastic frontier multiple output distance function with two market outputs ...
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(2016-06)The study of spermicidal effects of lemon juice and juices from other natural products consisting of pineapple juice, apple juice and aloe vera juice, was carried out to develop methods of contraception using natural ...
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(2016-06)Extractions were performed of the total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant properties of five edible mushroom samplesdLentinus edodes, Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus eous, Pleurotus sajor-caju and Auricularia ...
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(2017-07)The optimization of two parametersdespresso coffee oil extraction time and the ratio of dried spent coffee grounds (DSCG)-to-solventdwere conducted on DSCG employing four solvents. Extracted yields were investigated using ...
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(Hindawi, 2015-06)Majority of the rural households in Kenya depend on agriculture as a source of food and livelihood. Agricultural productivity has been declining due to many factors resulting in increased food insecurity in the country. ...
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(Hindawi, 2015-10)The present study was conducted to determine antifungal activity of three different concentrations (5, 10, and 15%) of cow urine against three fungal pathogens (Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, and Sclerotium ...
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(Hindawi, 2015-12)In the search for alternatives to sawdust as growing media in commercialmushroomcultivation, three organic substrates obtainable as crop residue, maize husk, maize cob, and maize stalk, with each being supplemented with ...
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(Hindawi, 2016-02)The search for suitable organic growingmedia substitutes for pine bark basedmedia combinations has been prompted by concerns over high costs and lack of availability to smallholder farmers coupled with increasing demand ...
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(Hindawi, 2016-04)Tomato production has increased in recent years due to the economic and nutritional importance of the crop. This increase is made possible by the numerous research advances made along the entire value chain. However, ...
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(Hindawi, 2016-06)The study was conducted during 2012/2013 at Wonji Sugar Estate, Ethiopia, to estimate the extent of morphological diversity among sugarcane germplasm based on 16 qualitative traits. Four hundred sugarcane genotypes grouped ...
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(Hindawi, 2016-11)In this paper, a feed ration problem is presented as a mixed integer programming problem. An attempt to find the optimal quantities of Moringa oleifera inclusion into the poultry feed ration was done and the problem was ...
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(Hindawi, 2017-01)The present study was undertaken to assess the allelopathic effect of Echinochloa colona L. and Cyperus iria L. in relation to the germination and primary growth of Oryza sativa L. (rice) and Glycine max L. (soyabean). ...
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(2017-01)The interactive effects of lime and phosphorus on maize growth in an acid soil were investigated in a greenhouse experiment. A completely randomized design with 12 treatments consisting of four lime levels, 0, 2, 10, and ...
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(Hindawi, 2017-02)This study characterized wheat straw feeding practices in smallholder farms using cross sectional survey and the results informed the design of an experiment to improve the nutritive value ofwheat straw with urea and yeast ...
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(Hindawi, 2017)The study was undertaken in Amhara National Regional State, northeastern zones of Ethiopia in 2013/2014. The objectives of the study were to identify the existing local honeybees and their productive characteristics and ...
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(Hindawi, 2017)Sodomapple (SolanumincanumL.) fruit extracts were tested for their potential tomanage root knot disease caused by Meloidogyne spp. in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). The effect of sodom apple fruit extracts at different ...
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(Hindawi, 2018)Colletotrichumgloeosporioides is a serious postharvest pathogen of avocado fruits worldwide. Kenya lacks any registered fungicides for the management of the disease. Nevertheless, farmers commonly use commercially available ...
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