With the objective of determining whether it would be possible to sustainably produce Jatropha curcas L. seeds on the marginal land situated close to the Senegal River, a 6-hectare pilot plantation was cultivated under drip irrigation between September 2007-November 2011, close to the village of Bokhol (Lat. 16°31’N, Long. 15°23’W). A series of tests were conducted on this plot, in order to ide...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of protected cultivation on earliness, yield, and fruit quality characteristics some lowchill peach-nectarine cultivars grown in eastern Mediterranean region Turkey. Phenological observations, yield parameters, were investigated. The chilling durations as CH (chilling hours), CU unit), heat accumulations determined. `Astoria? cultivar reached ...

Chat (Catha edulis) is an important perennial crop and its leaves are chewed for a stimulating effect. It is widely cultivated in the Ethiopian highlands of Oromia region and is figured as Ethiopia's second largest foreign exchange earner. Its cultivation accounts for about 70% of farmer's income in the study area. The common effect of its consumption leads to insomnia, a condition that the use...

While most crab production for human consumption worldwide comes from capture fisheries, there is increasing of selected species using aquaculture-based methods. This both the purpose stock replacement and direct yield consumption. Disease has limited ability to produce larval crabs in commercial hatcheries this together with suitable feeds, are major hurdles sustainable development cultivation...