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Agricultural Sector and HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa: The Economic Retrogression Model
(Scientific Research, 2016-04)
Objective: Agricultural activities in most African countries demand human labour, the supply of
labour to agriculture may be threatened if humans could no longer farm because of HIV/AIDS
pandemic. Past studies have ...
Assessment of Long-Term Compost Application on Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties, as Well as Fertility, of Soil in a Field Subjected to Double Cropping
(Scientific Research, 2016-01)
The aim of this article was to assess the influence of long-term application of compost on the physical,
chemical, and biological properties, as well as the fertility, of soil in a field subjected to
double cropping ...
Climate Change Favors Grapevine Production in Temperate Zones
(Scientific Research, 2018-03)
Wine production has a long-standing history in Palatinate (Southwestern
Germany), dating back to Roman times. Especially “Riesling”, but also several
“Pinot” varieties gained major significance. Red wine varieties gained ...
Effects of Different Potassium Stress on Leaf Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Maize (Zea Mays L.) at Seedling Stage
(Scientific Research, 2016-01)
Leaf early senescence caused by nutrition deficiency is one of the major limitation reasons in the
world crop production. Potassium (K) is one of important nutrient elements in crop growth, which
modifies dozens of enzyme ...
A Grading Method for Mangoes on the Basis of Peel Color Measurement Using a Computer Vision System
(Scientific Research, 2016-06)
An objective grading method using a Computer Vision System (CVS) for mangoes is proposed. Red
peel was selected using two types of color space values at chroma = 22 and hue angle = 52˚. Eighteen
out of 25 fully-ripened ...
Biological control of Aphis fabae and Bemisia tabaci by the native isolates of Beauveria bassiana in Kerman province
(published online, 2012-10)
In this research, we isolated the pathogenic strain, KB512, of entomopathogenic
fungi Beauveria bassiana from soil and insects, which produced aerial and
submerged conidia and blastospores in the laboratory conditions. ...
Integrated pest management tactics and predatory coccinellids: A review
(published online, 2016-02)
Integrated pest management, defined as an approach in comprehensive meaning by the selection,
integration and implementation of sustainable pest control tools to keep pest status to endurable levels
while maintaining a ...
Sensitivity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Isolates from Diseased Avocado Fruits to Selected Fungicides in Kenya
(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 ...
Effects of drought stress on some agronomic and bio-physiological traits of Trtiticum aestivum, Triticale, and Tritipyrum genotypes
(2018-05)
Drought tolerance is a complex trait that involves different biochemical
and physiological mechanisms in plants. It was the objective of the
present study to evaluate the agronomic and biochemical responses of
triticale, ...
Pathogenicity of individual isolates of entomopathogenic fungi affects feeding preference of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta
(published online, 2014-01)
Seven isolates of entomopathogenic fungi, Isaria fumosorosea (IFCF-H and
IFCF-L), Beauveria bassiana s.l. (Bb02 and Bb04) and Metarhizium anisopliae s.l.
(Ma01, SM076 and M09), were selected for their pathogenicity against ...