New Perspectives in Agriculture and Crop Science Vol. 1

Authors

Dr. Abhishek Naik, (Editor)
Regional Manager (Product Development-Vegetable Crops), Acsen Hyveg Pvt. Ltd., Eastern India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Short Biosketch 

Dr. Leye Samuel Ayeni, (Editor)
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Science, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.

Short Biosketch 

Daniel Kosini
School of Health Sciences, Saint Jérôme Catholic University Institute of Douala, P.O.Box 5949, Douala, Cameroon.
Clément Saidou
Department of Scientific Studies, University Institute of Technology, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
Elias Nchiwan Nukenine
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, P.O.Box 454, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
Issah Sugri
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 46, Bawku, UER-Ghana.
Witness Mojeremane
Department of Range and Forest Resources, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Thembinkosi Mathowa
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Ofentse Moseki
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Gabatshele M. Legwaila
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Sifanele Machacha
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Sahar Mehboob
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
M. Zafar Iqbal
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shafiq
Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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.
Emir Imširović
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Besim Salkić
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Husejin Keran
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ensar Salkić
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ahmed Salkić
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sead Noćajević
Tehnološki Fakultet Tuzla, Univerzitetska 8, 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
M. Yuvaraj
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, Kalavai-Vellore, India.
P. P. Mahendran
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, India.
J. M. Mulinge
Department of Crop Sciences, Pwani University, P.O.Box 195-80108, Kilifi, Kenya.
H. M. Saha
Department of Crop Sciences, Pwani University, P.O.Box 195-80108, Kilifi, Kenya.
L. G. Mounde
Department of Crop Sciences, Pwani University, P.O.Box 195-80108, Kilifi, Kenya.
L. A. Wasilwa
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), P.O.Box 57811-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Vikas Sheoran
Department of Horticulture, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Anil Kumar Malik
Department of Extension Education, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Sunil Kumar
Department of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Suryapal Singh
Department of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Elena E. Nefed’eva
Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU) 28, Lenin Prospect, Volgograd, Russia.
Vladimir I. Lysak
Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU) 28, Lenin Prospect, Volgograd, Russia.
Soumana Datta
Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India.
Violetta A. Pavlova
Volgograd State Technical University (VSTU) 28, Lenin Prospect, Volgograd, Russia.
M. T. Salaudeen
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
A. A. Akinyemi
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
A. C. Wada
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
C. J. Adama
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
K. E. Ogunsola
Department of Biological Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
A. N. Muhammad
Department of Crop Production, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
Zoran Jovović
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Ana Velimirović
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Predrag Vukićević
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Stephen Edem Akpalu
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Bolgatanga, Ghana.
Gloria Kukurije Adeyiga
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Bolgatanga, Ghana.
Maurice Kwame Amooh
Department of Agroforestry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Dennis Kyereh
Department of Agroforestry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Mercy Marilyn Akpalu
Bolgatanga Polytechnic, Bolgatanga, Ghana.
Kemoemetse Maphuthe
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Sanjay Anand
Faculty of Business and Economics, School of Agriculture and Food Technology, The University of the South Pacific, Alafua Campus, Apia, Samoa.
Danilo Flores Guinto
Ballance Fertilisers, Tauraga, New Zealand.

Synopsis

This book deals with yield and yield attributes of plants, organic fertilizer, physico-chemical properties of crop and its germination, crop residue, heavy metal toxicity, population density and diversity. The book also covers key areas in dry matter accumulation, nutrient uptake, organic production and industrial organic fertilizer, resistant traits, stability and subsurface drip fertigation, population density, species diversity, species richness, agroforestry, germination index, nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, destructive sampling, seedlings, introduction, propagation etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians of this area.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    Physico-chemical Properties and Resistance of Ten Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea) Varieties to Attack by Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Sudano-sahelian and Sudano-guinean Zones of Cameroon
    Daniel Kosini, Clément Saidou, Elias Nchiwan Nukenine
  • Chapter 2
    Shelf-life of Tomato as Affected by Ripeness, Temperature and Handling Practices
    Issah Sugri
  • Chapter 3
    Effect of Different Organic Fertilizer Application Rates on Yield and Yield Attributes of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
    Witness Mojeremane, Thembinkosi Mathowa, Ofentse Moseki, Gabatshele M. Legwaila, Sifanele Machacha
  • Chapter 4
    Effects of Lead on Different Seedling Growth Attributes of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)
    Sahar Mehboob, M. Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Kabir, Zia-ur-Rehman Farooqi
  • Chapter 5
    Heavy Metals in Fruits and Juice of Elstar Apple Variety
    Emir Imširović, Besim Salkić, Husejin Keran, Ensar Salkić, Ahmed Salkić, Sead Noćajević
  • Chapter 6
    Potassium Dynamics under Sub Surface Drip Fertigation System on Banana cv. Rasthali
    M. Yuvaraj, P. P. Mahendran
  • Chapter 7
    Effect of Legume Cover Crop on Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) Fruit Weight and Brix
    J. M. Mulinge, H. M. Saha, L. G. Mounde, L. A. Wasilwa
  • Chapter 8
    Paddy Residue Management: A Need of the Hour
    Vikas Sheoran, Anil Kumar Malik, Sunil Kumar, Suryapal Singh
  • Chapter 9
    Seed Village Scheme: Empowering Livelihood of Farmers
    Anil Kumar Malik, Sunil Kumar, Suryapal Singh, Vikas Sheoran
  • Chapter 10
    Influence of Impulse Pressure Treatment on Changes in Productivity of Buckwheat Plants
    Elena E. Nefed’eva, Vladimir I. Lysak, Soumana Datta, Violetta A. Pavlova
  • Chapter 11
    Use of AMMI and GGE Analyses to Identify Stable and Resistant Soyabean (Glycine max L. Merrill) Genotypes Infected with Cucumber mosaic virus
    M. T. Salaudeen, A. A. Akinyemi, A. C. Wada, C. J. Adama, K. E. Ogunsola, A. N. Muhammad
  • Chapter 12
    Production of Immortelle Seedlings According to the Principles of Organic Production
    Zoran Jovović, Besim Salkić, Ana Velimirović, Predrag Vukićević, Ahmed Salkić
  • Chapter 13
    Population Density and Diversity of Trees on Farmlands in Three Districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana: Implications for Food Security and Ecosystem Sustainability
    Stephen Edem Akpalu, Gloria Kukurije Adeyiga, Maurice Kwame Amooh, Dennis Kyereh, Mercy Marilyn Akpalu
  • Chapter 14
    Germination Response of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth Seed to Different Scarification Treatments in Botswana
    Kemoemetse Maphuthe, Witness Mojeremane, Thembinkosi Mathowa
  • Chapter 15
    Nutrient Use Efficiency of Two Improved Cultivars of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) under Screen House Conditions in Samoa
    Sanjay Anand, Danilo Flores Guinto
  • Chapter 16
    Production of Seedlings of Fast - Growth Tree of Paulownia elongata S. Y. Hu
    Besim Salkić, Ahmed Salkić, Husejin Keran, Sead Noćajević, Ensar Salkić, Emir Imširović
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/npacs/v1
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