AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITION INDICES IN FONIO-MAIZE INTER-CROP UNDER RAIN-FED CONDITIONS [PDF]
Journal of Plant DevelopmentThe investigation was to analyze for yield characters and competition indices in fonio-maize intercrop. NCRIACH2 fonio and DMR-SR maize were deployed, inter-cropping arrangement was in eleven proportions, having 10 rows of planting patterns.
Abasianyanga Edem ISONG +8 more
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PESTICIDAL PLANT SPECIES IMPACT ON WHIP SMUT REDUCTION AND SUGARCANE (SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L.) PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA [PDF]
Journal of Plant DevelopmentYield decline due to Whip smut is an issue that has plagued sugarcane production in Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of pesticidal plants at varying rates of application on whip smut disease for sugarcane ...
Moses Samuel BASSEY +6 more
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A rapid magnetic solid phase extraction method followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis for the determination of mycotoxins in cereals [PDF]
, 2017 Mycotoxins can contaminate various food commodities, including cereals. Moreover, mycotoxins of different classes can co-contaminate food, increasing human health risk.
Capriotti, Anna Laura +6 more
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Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 2022 Salt stress is considered one of the most damaging abiotic stresses for maize productivity. In this study, two-hybrid varieties (Sancia and Agrister) were cultivated under 0, 2, 4, and 6 g NaCl L−1.
Zayneb Kthiri +6 more
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Effect of the dough mixing process on the quality of wheat and buckwheat proteins
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2017 The changes in the structure of cereal proteins during the mixing of flour into dough was described and evaluated. Wheat gliadins and glutenins (gluten proteins) have unique physical properties and play an important role in breadmaking.
Marcela Sluková +4 more
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Genetic analysis of the barley variegation mutant, grandpa1.a
BMC Plant Biology, 2021 Background Providing the photosynthesis factory for plants, chloroplasts are critical for crop biomass and economic yield. However, chloroplast development is a complicated process, coordinated by the cross-communication between the nucleus and plastids,
Shengming Yang +2 more
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Effect of chestnut and acorn flour on wheat / wheat-barley flour properties and bread quality
International Journal of Food Studies, 2019 Additions of barley flour alone or with combination of chestnut and acorn flour (30%; 30+5%; 30+10%) were aimed at increasing the dietary fibre content in wheat bread.
Marie Hruškova +3 more
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Affecting Ash Determination of Wheat Flour
Liang you shipin ke-ji, 2020 Based on the national standard GB 5009.4—2016, the relative contribution of each influencing factor to ash content change of wheat flour was studied, including sample weight, carbonization time, ashing time and ashing temperature.
LI Zhen-hua +5 more
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Characterization and Classification of Soils Derived from Two Different Parent Materials in Niger State, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development StudiesThe aim of this study was to characterize and classify soils developed under two different parent materials (that is, basement complex rocks and the sedimentary rocks) in Niger State. Four sites, two each under the formations were selected for the study.
Daniel Mathew +7 more
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Pest and Diseases Control Using Synthetic and Botanical Pesticides on Several Wheat Varieties
AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020 The research was carried out to find out the effect of wheat varieties and types of pesticide to control the naturally occurred pests and diseases. The research was designed in a split plot experiment with three replications.
Nurnina Nonci, Amran Muis
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