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Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2000 The autoalle1opathic effects of date palm leaflets and seed aqueous extracts, with -0.05, -0.1 and -0.2 mPa osmotic potentials, on seed germination and early seedling growth were investigated. Final seed germination percentage, seed germination rate, the
M.O.A. Warrag, A.S. AI-Wasel
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Efficacy of Crop Cover in Controlling Viral Disease of Squash
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1998 The efficacy of using crop cover in controlling viral diseases of squash was studied under field conditions. Results of the study revealed that crop cover of 15 to 30 d delayed the onset of disease incidence, spread and severity of viral diseases ...
A. Zouba, M.V. Lopez
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Gram Yield and Yield Components of Spring Wheat Genotypes at Different Moisture Regimes
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1998 Yield and developmental characteristics of crop genotypes grown at different levels of water availability are often used to select genotypes that are adapted to variable moisture environments. Field studies were conducted at Aberdeen.
R. Ahmad +3 more
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Animal Breeding Considerations for Improved Animal Performance in Hot Environments
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1996 A variety of options are available for improved performance including altering genotype with genetic improvement of indigenous breeds through selective breeding; upgrading through crossbreeding of indigenous females with semen from genetically superior ...
J. W. Fuquay
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Phytotoxic Effect of Herbicides with and without Surfactant on Weed Growth and Yield of Wheat
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1999 Use of surfactants is an effective mean of improving herbicide efficiency. The herbicides methabenzthiazuron [l ,3-Dimethyl-3-(2-benzothiazolyl)urea], chlortoluron[N-(3, Chloro-4-methyl phenyl)-N-N-dimethyl urea] + MCPA(2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxy acetic ...
A. Tanveer, M. Ayub, A. Ali, R. Ahmad
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Monitoring of Sweet Potato Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) with Yellow Sticky Traps
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1999 Population fluctuations of adult sweet potato whitefly (Batista tabaci Gennadius) were monitored at the Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, for a period of four years on a weekly basis ...
S.A. Razvi, K.M. Azam, A. A. AI-Raeesi
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Cost Structure of Irrigation Water in the Sultanate of Oman
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1998 Agriculture in the Sultanate of Oman depends mostly on irrigation and consumes more than 94% of the national water resources. Previous studies have regarded water supply as perfectly elastic and consequently have concentrated on water management issue ...
L. Zaibet
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Effect of Hot and Humid Conditions on Cortisol Levels m Lactating Dairy Cows
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1997 Fourteen lactating, non-pregnant Holstein cows were heat synchronized for estrus and assigned randomly to pens in a free stall barn with (Fan) or without (Control) a fan to observe the effect of forced ventilation on cortisol concentrations.
M. Younas +3 more
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Yield Potential and Stability Indices as Methods to Evaluate Sprung Wheat Genotypes under Drought
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1999 Selection for drought tolerance typically involves evaluating genotypes for either high yield potential or stable performance under varying degrees of water stress.
R. Ahmad +3 more
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Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 1998 Recent advances in personal computer hardware and the rapid development of spatial analysis software that is user-friendly on PC's has provided remarkable new tools for the analysts of plant diseases, particularly ecologically complex virus diseases. Due
M. R. Nelson, T. V. Orum
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