Volume 12, Issue 1 (2017) | American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The Occurrence of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Mineral and Peat Soils in Peninsular Malaysia

Pong Kuan Kin — 2017-01-12

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 12 January 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.1.12

The aims of this study are to isolate and identify Entomopathogenic Fungi (EPF) from mineral and peat soils in relation with the soil physico-chemical parameters. The mineral soil was sampled from the...

Effect of Sticky Trap Color and Height on the Capture of Adult Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Chili Pepper

Ahwiyah Ekawaty Said — 2016-12-30

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 30 December 2016; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.13.17

Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a destructive pest to many major crops, including chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens L). The insect can cause yield loss up t...

Stable Nitrogen Isotopic Changes in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Induced by its Growth Temperature

Zhou Feng Wang — 2017-03-21

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 21 March 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.18.27

The nitrogen dynamics of plants can be quantified using the variation in their δ15N level. This reveals details of plant physiological characteristics and the relationship between plants and their gr...

The Single and Combined Effect of MC4R and GH Genes on Productive Traits of Pigs

Lyubov Getmantseva — 2017-01-18

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 18 January 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.28.32

The aim of our work is to identify the single and combined effect of MC4R and GH polymorphism genes on growth and reproduction traits of pigs. The study was carried out on 204 crossbred F1 females (�...

Determinants Factors of Agricultural Extension Services Performance and Impacts on Farmers' Behavior

Muh. Hatta Jamil — 2017-02-02

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 2 February 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.33.38

Agricultural extension plays an important role in improving the quality of human resources, also it function as a learning process for the main actors so that farmer will be able to help and organize ...

Identifying Factors Influencing Production and Rice Farming Income with Approach of Path Analysis

Max Nur Alam — 2017-03-21

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 21 March 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.39.43

This research analyzes direct and indirect factors that potentially affected rice quality, rice price at the farmers' level, rice production and farming income. The target population in this research ...

Diallel Analysis and Evaluation of Parents and F₁ Progenies of Maize (Zea mays L.) for Tolerance to Drought and Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth in the Guinea Savanna Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana

Alhassan Bawa — 2017-03-25

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 25 March 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.44.54

Field studies were conducted to evaluate 6 parents and 30 F1 hybrids of maize for tolerance to drought and Striga hermonthica in Nyankpala, Ghana during the 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons. These genot...

Improving Farmers' Income and Soil Environmental Quality through Conservation Agriculture Practice in Bangladesh

Md. Taj Uddin — 2017-03-29

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Published online: 29 March 2017; doi:10.3844/ajabssp.2017.55.65

The study was accomplished for assessing conservation agriculture practice's impact on farmers' income and soil environmental quality in Bangladesh. Majority of the farmers were within the late majori...