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Agricultural Sciences is an international journal dedicated to the advancements in agriculture throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists, students, academics and engineers all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different are…
Xuanli Liu, Nalini Pattanaik, Mack Nelson, Mohammed Ibrahim
This research examined small farmers’ operational choice in converting to organic farming in the Southern region of the United States. A logistic model fitted to survey data from responses of 456 produce growers found the key determinants of the conversion ch…
Yaru Lin, Dexter B. Watts, Joseph W. Kloepper, Anthony O. Adesemoye, Yucheng Feng
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) colonize plant roots and promote plant growth by producing and secreting various chemical regulators in the rhizosphere. With the recent interest in sustainable agriculture, an increasing number of researchers are i…
Haiyan Shu, Keming Li, Wei Sun, Guiying Xu, Rulin Zhan, Shenghe Chang
Pineapple is nutrient and planted in many tropical and subtropical countries. Plenty of elite seedlings were always needed in short time. The common methods for propagating pineapple seedlings have low-multiplying index or take long time. A new method was int…
Xia Cheng, Bin Wang, Linyun Liu, Zhen Zhao, Xia Ling, Feng Zhao, Dingkang Wang
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franch.), one of the best-known medicinal plants in China, has a dehiscent anther which physiologically work in pollination, however, the dehiscent anther always closes in response to darkness every day, and watering or rain…
Agnes Rezkyta Herwang Dani, Tri Agus Siswoyo
The effect of various polyethylene glycol (PEG) concentrations to induced drought stress on the antioxidant capacities and antioxidant enzyme activities was investigated on Madura local maize during germination. Seed samples were treated under 5%, 10%, and 15…
Syed Abubacker Siddick
Rainfed paddy production accounts for 30% of rice production in India and supports the nutrition of some of India’s poorest farmers. Agro-biodiversity hotspots in India such as Kollihills are rich in genetic variability of economically important staple crops…
Reginald S. Fletcher, Daniel K. Fisher
There is a growing interest in the Open Ag community to use inexpensive sensors controlled by open-source software to measure plant height and plant canopy temperature of agricultural crops. Plant height and plant canopy temperature are key indicators of plan…
Bancy M. Mati, Michael K. Thomas
This paper utilized national data obtained mainly from published sources as well as information obtained from field visits, key informant interviews, reports and records in the coastal region of Kenya. It is a sector review of the sugar industry in Kenya, wit…
Reginald S. Fletcher
Redroot pigweed ( Amaranthus retroflexus L . ) is a nuisance weed that affects cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L . ) growth and yield worldwide. Being able to distinguish redroot pigweed from cotton would help producers and crop consultants better implement strat…
Nader Soltani, Christy Shropshire, Peter H. Sikkema
Five experiments were conducted in Ontario, Canada from 2016 to 2018 to determine how doses of S -metolachlor and halosulfuron applied preemergence (PRE) should be adjusted to control specific weed species in white bean. S -metolachlor, halosulfuron, and S -m…
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