Advances and Trends in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 2

Authors

Dr. Mohammad Reza Naroui Rad, (Editor)
Department of Horticultural Crops Research, Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center of Sistan, Iran.
Gérsia Gonçalves de Melo
Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Djayran Sobral Costa
Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Luana Camilla Cordeiro Braz
Federal University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Yrlânia de Lira Guerra
Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Islan Diego Espíndula de Carvalho
Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
Demerson Arruda Sanglard
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
David O. Ojo
NIHORT, PMB 5432, Idi Ishin, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Joseph T. Atobatele
College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314 718.982.2000, United States of America.
Jonas N. Chianu
Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of Centro Internacional Agricultura de Tropicale (TSBF-CIAT), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shafiq
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Mohammad Athar
California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3288 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA.
Muhammad Kabir
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sub Campus Bhakkar, Pakistan.
Zia-Ur-Rehman Farooqi
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Issah Sugri
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
Mutari Abubakari
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
John K. Bidzakin
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O.Box 52, Tamale, Ghana.
Osei-Agyeman Yeboah
School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, 1601 E Market Street, Greensboro NC 27411, USA.
A. A. Fadiyimu
Department of Animal Health and Production, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Nigeria.
J. A. Alokan
Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
A. N. Fajemisin
Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
G. E. Onibi
Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
M. O. Adigun
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Crawford University, P.M.B 2001, Faith City, Igbesa, Ogun State, Nigeria. .
K. S. Are
Land and Water Resources Management Program, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Pham Thi Anh
Institute for Environmental and Transport Studies, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Naila Orudzheva Hidayat
Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, St. Mamed Rahim 5, Baku, 1073, Azerbaijan.
Magerram Babayev Pirverdi
Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, St. Mamed Rahim 5, Baku, 1073, Azerbaijan.
Gunel Asgerova Farhad
Institute of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, St. Mamed Rahim 5, Baku, 1073, Azerbaijan.
E. N. Mbah
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
A. J. Attah
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
N. E. Amah
Federal College of Animal Heath and Production Technology, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
José Alonso Calvo-Araya
Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Apartado 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Martha Orozco-Aceves
Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Apartado 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Khushboo Chandra
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar – 848125, India.
Anil Pandey
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar – 848125, India.
S. B. Mishra
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar – 848125, India.
Kavita .
Department of Crop Physiology and Botany, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), Bihar – 848125, India.
Sérvio Túlio Pereira Justino
Federal University of Campina Grande, Av. Universitária s/n - Bairro Santa Cecília, Patos-PB, 58708-110, Brazil.
Roberta Patrícia de Sousa Silva
Federal University of Campina Grande, Av. Universitária s/n - Bairro Santa Cecília, Patos-PB, 58708-110, Brazil.
Amanda de Lira Freitas
Federal University of Campina Grande, Av. Universitária s/n - Bairro Santa Cecília, Patos-PB, 58708-110, Brazil.
Maria José de Holanda Leite
Federal University of Alagoas, Rodovia Br-104, sn-Km 14,Maceio-AL, 57072-970, Brazil.
José Lenildo Barbosa Leite da Silva
Federal University of Campina Grande, Av. Universitária s/n - Bairro Santa Cecília, Patos-PB, 58708-110, Brazil.
C. F. de Melo
Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
E. W. F. Gomes
Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
A. S. Messias
Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil and Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Victor Casimiro Piscoya
Department of Rural Technology, Environmental Engineering Pós- Graduate Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Vijay P. Singh
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Zachry, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2117, USA.
José Ramon Barros Cantalice
Department of Rural Technology, Environmental Engineering Pós- Graduate Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Moacyr Cunha Filho
Department of Informatics and Statistics, Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra
Department of Rural Technology, Environmental Engineering Pós- Graduate Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.
Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro
Environmental Engineering Pós- Graduate Rural Federal of Pernambuco University (UFRPE), Recife-PE, Brazil
Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), Tocantins, Brazil.
Sandro Augusto Bezerra
Federal Institute of Pernambuco-Campus Vitória de Santo Antão (IFPE), Recife-PE, Brazil.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of agricultural sciences. The contributions by the authors include African egg plant; harvesting techniques; financial profitability; smallholder farmers; phenology; seed; stomata; tree; C. zizanioides; urban dumpsite soil; industrial waste soil; mechanic village soil; irrigative soils of dry subtropical zones; quantity of microorganisms; crop rotation; constant (permanent) cultures; coefficient of mineralization; grain maize; grain quality; postharvest losses; cucumber; nematicide; oxamyl; browse plants; sheep intake; weight gain; rural communities; agricultural development; rural transformation; genotype vs environment interaction; oilseed; floriculture; Brassica juncea L.; drought; deficit irrigation; mutualism; plant growth; halophyte plants; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus; saline reject; watershed sediment yield; semiarid region; sediment delivery ratio; erosion etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of agricultural sciences.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    Applications and Potentialities of Safflower Culture (Carthamus tinctorius) for Exploration in Brazil: A Brief Review
    Gérsia Gonçalves de Melo, Djayran Sobral Costa, Luana Camilla Cordeiro Braz, Yrlânia de Lira Guerra, Islan Diego Espíndula de Carvalho, Demerson Arruda Sanglard
  • Chapter 2
    Integrated Harvesting Techniques for African Egg Plant (Solanum macrocarpon L., cv. Igbagba)
    David O. Ojo, Joseph T. Atobatele, Jonas N. Chianu
  • Chapter 3
    Impact of Auto Exhaust Pollution on Trees
    Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Shafiq, Mohammad Athar, Muhammad Kabir, Zia-Ur-Rehman Farooqi
  • Chapter 4
    Integrated Postharvest Practices to Reduce Losses in Maize Storage for Smallholders
    Issah Sugri, Mutari Abubakari, John K. Bidzakin, Osei-Agyeman Yeboah
  • Chapter 5
    Feed Intake, Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of West African Dwarf Sheep Fed Moringa oleifera, Gliricidia sepium or Cassava Fodder as Supplements to Panicum maximum
    A. A. Fadiyimu, J. A. Alokan, A. N. Fajemisin, G. E. Onibi
  • Chapter 6
    Comparatives Effectiveness of Two VetiverGrass Species (Chrysopogon zizanioides and Chrysopogon nigritana) for Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals
    M. O. Adigun, K. S. Are
  • Chapter 7
    Sustainable Options for Scrap Tire in Vietnam: From Waste to Energy
    Pham Thi Anh
  • Chapter 8
    Changes of Microbial Community in the Irrigative Grey-Brown and Grey-Meadow Soils under Vegetable Cultures of Dry Subtropical Zone
    Naila Orudzheva Hidayat, Magerram Babayev Pirverdi, Gunel Asgerova Farhad
  • Chapter 9
    Investing in Rural Communities of Nigeria for Agricultural Development: A Strategy for Reducing Rural-Urban Youth Migration
    E. N. Mbah, A. J. Attah, N. E. Amah
  • Chapter 10
    Nematicidal Efficacy of Fluensulfone against False Root-knot Nematode (Nacobbus aberrans) in Cucumber Crop under Field Conditions
    José Alonso Calvo-Araya, Martha Orozco-Aceves
  • Chapter 11
    Interrelationship and Cause - Effect of Morphological Traits with Grain Yield and Oil Content among Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss) Genotypes under Non- irrigated and Irrigated Condition
    Khushboo Chandra, Anil Pandey, S. B. Mishra, Kavita .
  • Chapter 12
    Phytoosociological Survey of Caatinga Trail under Extensive Grazing in Patos-PB Municipality
    Sérvio Túlio Pereira Justino, Roberta Patrícia de Sousa Silva, Amanda de Lira Freitas, Maria José de Holanda Leite, José Lenildo Barbosa Leite da Silva
  • Chapter 13
    Mycorrhizal Colonization in Atriplex nummularia Lind. Subjected to Desalinizador Reject
    C. F. de Melo, E. W. F. Gomes, A. S. Messias
  • Chapter 14
    Evaluating of Sediment Delivery Ratio on Spatial and Temporal Variabilities in Semiarid Watershed Brazil
    Victor Casimiro Piscoya, Vijay P. Singh, José Ramon Barros Cantalice, Moacyr Cunha Filho, Sergio Monthezuma Santoianni Guerra, Cristina dos Santos Ribeiro, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho, Sandro Augusto Bezerra
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/atias/v2
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