the study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of agricultural transformation agenda (ata) of nigeria.  the objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ata; identify icts relevant in agricultural extension and application of ata; examine roles of icts in extension of ata and identify constraints to the use of icts in extension ...

Introduction The PorcineSNP60 v2 BeadChip (Figure 1) is the most comprehensive genome-wide genotyping array for the porcine genome, providing superior power to interrogate genetic variation across many porcine breeds, including Duroc, Landrace, Pietrain, and Large White. The PorcineSNP60 BeadChip was developed in collaboration with the International Porcine SNP Chip Consortium, comprising resea...

This paper presents a concise overview of ash deposition in combustion or co-firing of biomass (woody biomass, agricultural residues, peat, etc.) with other fuels for power/heat generation. In this article, the following five research aspects on biomass combustion ash deposition are reviewed and discussed: influence of biomass fuel characteristics, deposit-related challenges, ash deposition mon...

Vandermeer and Perfecto (Reports, 17 February 2006, p. 1000) reported a general power law pattern in the distribution of a common agricultural pest. However, there is an exact analytical solution for the expected cluster distribution under the proposed null model of density-independent growth in a patchy landscape. Reanalysis of the data shows that the system is not in a critical state but conf...

Aim of study: To develop an instrumentation system comprising three force sensing elements to measure the draught resistance any tillage and seeding tools during field operation by connecting one element each three-point linkage tractor.
 Area Department AgFE, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, India
 Material methods: Commercial S-type transducers were packed laterally in betwee...