In Maize (Zea maize L.), cost of hybrid seed production is directly related to the yield and quality of seed obtained per hectare of female parent. It is also important to consider the effects that a male parent can exert on the development of hybrid seed in the female parent. This effect is known as xenia. The objectives of this study were to evaluate xenia effects on 1) yield as 80K units, 2)...

Field assessment of integrated management BT cotton pests was carried out in two consecutive seasons; 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 the experimental research farm Kassala University, Sudan. Four insecticides (imidacloprid, abamectin, profenofos, lufenuron) from different chemical groups with a mode action three levels (43.81 kgha-1, 87.62 131.43 kgha-1) soil-applied nitrogen were tested IPM package. ...

Rice cultivation has been challenged by increasing food demand and water scarcity. We examined the responses of water use, grain yield, and water productivity to various modes of field water managements in Chinese double rice systems. Four treatments were studied in a long-term field experiment (1998-2015): continuous flooding (CF), flooding-midseason drying-flooding (F-D-F), flooding-midseason...

A field study was conducted on sandy clay loam soil to evaluate the impact of row spacing and N application method on the productivity of maize (Zea mays L.). The experiment was conducted using four row spacings (60 cm spaced single rows, 90 cm spaced double row strips, 90 cm spaced single rows and 135 cm spaced double row strips) and two methods of nitrogen (N) application (broadcast and band ...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important crop among Brazilian smallholder farmers,who are also responsible for 40% of the poultry and egg production in the country.Although poultry litter is considered a potential pollutant, if properly stabilized anddistributed in the field it can be used as a source of nitrogen for maize production.In this study, the response of maize to mineral fertilizer and pou...

water deficit stress is the most important environmental constraint for growth, yield and productivity of crops, including the oil seed crops. this study was aimed at studying the influence of differing irrigation régimes on growth, chlorophyll , proline and some antioxidants content along with grain yield, yield components and oil content of sesame genotypes using a 4-replicate split plot rand...

Nitrogen rate and time of application are among the major abiotic factors limiting productivity maize. The research was, therefore, carried out to examine response two maize varieties (Omankwa Pioneer hybrid) four different times N : P K 15 fertilizer during growing season in Ghana. experiment was arranged a randomized complete block design with eight treatment combinations three replications. ...

Storage is an important aspect of food security in developing countries. Therefore, it crucial for farmers to have access sustainable storage technologies cope with losses. Maize staple and commercial Rwanda, but maize are still being challenged by losses due lack proper facilities. It that regard advanced technology, notably hermetic technologyy has been introduced Rwanda its adoption low amon...

Wild maize (teosinte) has been reported to be less susceptible to pests than their modern maize (corn) relatives. Endophytes, defined as microbes that inhabit plants without causing disease, are known for their ability to antagonize plant pests and pathogens. We hypothesized that the wild relatives of modern maize may host endophytes that combat pathogens. Fusarium graminearum is the fungus tha...

development of new cultivars with high seed yield and desirable characteristics are major goals of lentil program for moderate and semi warm climate of iran. kimiya is a new lentil (lens cultivars medik) cultivar with high-yield, yield satability and adaptability to rainfed conditions. the iranian agricultural research, education and extension organization issued registration for kimiya on 9 au...