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    The status, problems and development trend of China’s industrial hemp

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    Published On: December 30, 2020 | Pages: 237 - 239

    Author(s): Guangwen Wu*, liguo Zhang, Yuyan Fang, Nan Zheng, Ming Zhang, Xixia Song, Hongmei Yuan, Lili Cheng and Si Chen
    This article reviews the historical evolution, current status, existing problems and development trend of China’s industrial hemp industry. The paper plays a role in promoting the healthy and sustainable development of China’s industrial hemp industry. ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Transitional Opportunities of the Family Farms to Agribusiness in Livestock Production in Cameroon

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000079

    Published On: December 14, 2020 | Pages: 229 - 236

    Author(s): Mbu Daniel Tambi* and Forchid Julius Anyah
    This study seeks to catalogue the opportunities for livestock production in the North West Region of Cameroon. Using Google Earth Maps, twenty urban and twenty peri-urban points were randomly selected based on settlement, followed by a random selection of four livestock farmers per point to participate in this study. A random sample of 160 questionnaires was collected ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Evaluation and Demonstration of Different Feeding options for Borana Cattle Fattening

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000078

    Published On: December 14, 2020 | Pages: 225 - 228

    Author(s): Aman Gudeto*, Tesfaye Alemu T, Genet Dadi, Ashebir Worku, Mieso Guru and Frehiwot Mesele
    Evaluation and demonstration study was conducted at Kemo-Gerbi kebele of Adami Tulu Jidokombolcha district on two to three year old Borana bulls with the objectives of evaluation and demonstration of bulls fattening technologies at on-farm level. One Farmer’s Research Extension Group (FREG) was formed for fattening the bulls. Twenty bulls were purchased from Borana zo ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Evaluation of the effect of the supplementation of Agaricus brasiliensis mushroom in cytohematological, growth and stress parameters in Nile tilapias (Oreochromis iloticus)

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000077

    Published On: November 07, 2020 | Pages: 218 - 224

    Author(s): Flávio F Silva, Alessandra Hugo de Souza and Wiliam CB Regis*
    Currently, in fish farming, Nile tilapia farming is one of the most widespread types worldwide and is present on all continents. However, stressors are normal in intensive rearing systems, which triggers immune suppression leading to a higher chance of infection, with Aeromonas hydrophila being one of the main responsible for the frequent diseases. Inhibition of repro ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Soil acid Management using Biochar: Review

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000076

    Published On: November 05, 2020 | Pages: 211 - 217

    Author(s): Miheretu Bedassa*
    Soil acidity affects the growth of crops because acidic soil contain toxic levels of aluminum and manganese and characterized by deficiency of essential plant nutrients such as P, N, K, Ca, Mg, and Mo. The management options to correct acid soils are, improve nutrient use efficiency, liming, application of organic materials, biocha, appropriate crop rotations, crop mi ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Evaluation of some fungicides for Management of Sugar cane rust (Puccinia melanocephela) disease in Finchaa Sugar Estate, Horo -Guduru Wollega, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000075

    Published On: November 03, 2020 | Pages: 204 - 210

    Author(s): Melka Kecha*
    Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is an important industrial, monocotyledonous perennial cash crop. Sugarcane brown rust (Puccinia melanocephela Syd. & P. Syd) is one of the most devastating diseases. Sugar cane brown rust is new for Ethiopia and currently only fincha sugar Estate is affected. The current study was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of differen ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Impact of row planting teff technology adoption on the income of smallholder farmers: The case of Hidabu Abote District, North Shoa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000074

    Published On: October 31, 2020 | Pages: 195 - 203

    Author(s): Fekadu Adamu Negussie*
    In Ethiopia, improved agricultural technologies, like row planting are promoted in the recent times in order to address low agricultural productivity. However, despite such production enhancing technologies, utilization of such technologies remained low in Ethiopia. This study is focusedon the impact of row planting teff technology adoption on the income of smallholde ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Contribution to the improvement of cotton seed storage at the new textile and cotton industrial company (SN-CITEC) in Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000073

    Published On: October 30, 2020 | Pages: 190 - 194

    Author(s): Kiessoun Konaté*, Dominique Ouryagala Sanou, Balamoussa Santara and Mamoudou Hama Dicko
    The oil produced by SN-Citec is a vegetable oil made from cotton seeds. The cotton seeds from the cotton plant go through several stages or workshops to give the oil. To obtain a quality oil, it is necessary to control the physico-chemical parameters such as humidity, water content, acidity level, fat content during the storage of the raw material which is cotton. The ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Participatory Demonstration and Evaliation of Food Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties at Adami Tulu Jido kombolcha district, Central rift valley of Oromia, Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000072

    Published On: October 30, 2020 | Pages: 186 - 189

    Author(s): Tesfaye Gemechu*, Fiseha Tadesse and Hikma Sultan
    Two improved food barley varieties (Gobe and Bentu) were demonstrated along with local check as a follow up of participatory variety selection activity. The objectives were to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of the varieties along with their management practices under farmers’ circumstances and to raise farmers’ knowledge and skill on food barley production a ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    A Review of Ochratoxin A Occurrence, Condition for the Formation and Analytical Methods

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000071

    Published On: October 29, 2020 | Pages: 180 - 185

    Author(s): Salasib Atumo*
    Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by several fungal species including Aspergillus ochraceus, A. carbonarius, A. niger and Penicillium verrucosum. Various studies report shown that Ochratoxin A can be leads several health problems for both animal and human health through the consumption of Ochratoxin A contaminated plant and animal origin foods. For instance, ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Maize technology popularization in selected Agricultural Growth Program-II districts of Harari region and Dire Dawa administration

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000070

    Published On: October 28, 2020 | Pages: 176 - 179

    Author(s): Ibsa Aliyi Usmane*, Abdulaziz Teha, Nasir Siraj and Oromiya Magersa
    Now days food and nutrition insecurity is a key challenge of small holder farmers faces in Ethiopia in general and study area in particular. Based on this notion the research was conducted with objectives of objectives of promoting and popularize improved maize technologies, create awareness, improving farmers’ knowledge and skills through giving training, improve far ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    On farm demonstration of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties in orobanche infested areas of Ofla district, South Tigray, Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000069

    Published On: October 27, 2020 | Pages: 171 - 175

    Author(s): Birhanu Amare* and Tsehaye Birhane
    Faba bean variety demonstration was conducted at Adigollo kebelle (Ofla district, South Tigray, Ethiopia in 2016 main cropping season to demonstrate the performance of the Orobanche tolerant faba bean variety. The tested materials were improved (Hashenge) and local faba bean varieties. The demonstration was conducted in six farmers’ field that has plot size of 20 m by ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Effect of different spacing on weed interference and performance of watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus) in South Western Nigeria Rainforest Zone

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000068

    Published On: September 07, 2020 | Pages: 166 - 170

    Author(s): Adenubi OO and Sanni KO*
    The spatial distribution of plants in a crop community is an important determinant of yields. An attempt was made to evaluate the effect of different spacing on weed interference, growth and yield of watermelon in Ikorodu agro-ecology during the rainy season of 2019. Three different spacing namely: 1m x 1m, 1m x 0.5m, and 1m x 1.5m replicated three times were used. Da ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Engineering the plant genome, transient gene silencing, meristematic gene expression and up regulation of flowering - The phase change in papaver bracteatum

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000067

    Published On: September 02, 2020 | Pages: 157 - 165

    Author(s): Phani Raja Kumar Madam*
    CRISPR - Cas9 for gene editing has long been considered revolutionary in minimizing time frame to improve plant genetics and crop breeding. By using CRISPR tools we can improve desired traits, such as yield, plant height, gene expression, gene silencing, and disease tolerance. Flowering in plants is regulated by complex network of gene-controlled factors. This paper p ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Multiple linear regressions on determinants of ginger production in yeki district, Sheka Zone, South West Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000066

    Published On: September 02, 2020 | Pages: 151 - 156

    Author(s): Alemu Bekele Eticha*
    Ginger is an important crop that is produced worldwide for both spice and medicine. Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan countries which cultivate and export ginger to other countries. Even though ginger is an essential spice in the country, constraint faced during production reduces its output. Thus, this study aimed to identify the determinants of ginger production in ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Enset (Ensete Ventricosoum) Value Chain in Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000065

    Published On: August 27, 2020 | Pages: 126 - 150

    Author(s): Ashenafi Haile, Berhanu Megerssa* and Rijalu Negash
    This study was conducted in Dawuro zone southern part of Ethiopia with aim of analyzing enset value chain with specific objectives of identifying actors and their functions along the value chain, examine the share of benefits along ‘enset’ value chain, analyze factor affecting market participation and outlet choice of producer. The multi-stage sampling method was empl ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Vulnerability to food insecurity and coping strategies of agrarian households in the lower river region of the Gambia: Implication for policy

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000064

    Published On: August 20, 2020 | Pages: 115 - 126

    Author(s): Josephine Mendy*, Godswill Azinwie Asongwe and Raymond Ndip Nkongho
    This study assessed the extent of agrarian households’ vulnerability to food insecurity and coping strategies in the Lower River Region of The Gambia and implication for policy. The data was collected principally through questionnaires administered to 230 households and 10 key informants. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics with the aid of Statistical Packa ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Effect of cattle manure on the performances of maize (Zea mays L) grown in forest-savannah transition zone Southwest Nigeria

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000063

    Published On: August 19, 2020 | Pages: 110 - 114

    Author(s): Eleduma AF*, Aderibigbe ATB and Obabire SO
    The contribution of inorganic fertilizer to enhance crop growth and yield cannot be ignored, but on the other hand their indiscriminate use is causing deterioration of the soil structure and soil acidity. A field experiment was conduct at the Teaching and Research Farm, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo state, Nigeria to study the effect of variable rate of cattle man ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Review on some cereal and legume based composite biscuits

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000062

    Published On: July 06, 2020 | Pages: 101 - 109

    Author(s): Milkesa Feyera*
    The major determinants of malnutrition in Africa are low availability of nutritious foods and inadequate consumption of protein-rich diets. Consumption of nutritious snacks could help to reduce protein-energy malnutrition in children and adults. Biscuits are a ready-to-eat, convenient and cheap snack that is consumed by all age group in many countries. It can be prod ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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    Value chain analysis of smallholder milk producer in West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

    DOI Logo 10.17352/2455-815X.000061

    Published On: July 02, 2020 | Pages: 093 - 100

    Author(s): Azeb Lemma Kebede* Adune Dinku and Mohammed Sheko
    The study was aimed at analyzing milk value chains in West Hararghe zone with 140 producers were randomly selected from list of dairy producer kebeles. Meanwhile, 30 traders from different markets and 30 consumers in Chiro, Bedessa Gemechis and Mieso towns were selected and interviewed. Heckman two stage models were applied to identify determinants of milk market part ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat
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