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Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3875
Mohamed Hassan DahabCorresponding author
Repair and maintenance cost is considered as one of important items for machinery management and selection. The present study was carried out in Dongola area for tractor repair and maintenance costs estimation. The data was collected from records of Elshimalya Company for Agricultural Inputs. Forty…
Aug 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-26-6095
Simon AlibuCorresponding author
Uganda has the world's lowest fertilizer use rate at just 1-1.5 kg per hectare. This limited use is a key factor hindering rice productivity in the country. Farmers can use affordable organic fertilizers to partially replace expensive mineral fertilizers, increasing the profitability of rice cultiva…
May 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-24-5032
Folorunso M. AkinseyeCorresponding author
Experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of different sorghum varieties to micro-dosing fertilization strategies on yield and yield traits, as well as the impact on nitrogen fertilizer and water use efficiency (NUE and WUE). In addition, the benefit-cost ratio of sorghum cultivation under…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3872
Mohamed Hassan DahabCorresponding author
Sugar cane production requires a number of operations to be carried out in the field through number of implements and machines. Therefore, time consuming and required large amount of energy. A combined field cultivator was designed in Kenana agricultural implements factory (KAIF) to carry out at one…
Sep 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3955
Giorgio MasoeroCorresponding author
In the cultivation of vines the risk of hail appears to be increasing with the ongoing climate change. The use of protective plastic nets is spreading, but there is little knowledge on the additional processing costs and on the phenological and qualitative consequences, moreover, as depending on dif…
Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3857
AbubakerHaroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
The Fall armyworm worm (FAW) (Spodopterafrugiperda) is one of the important economic pests which goes on several field crops and causes serious damage. The aim of this study was to look for efficient, less cost and environmentally friend plant extract for controlling Fall armyworm worm in cereal cro…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-20-3283
Jaime Cuauhtémoc NegreteCorresponding author
In the country, food production is more compromised every day, despite zero efforts and government, agricultural and livestock sector, causing poverty, migration, marginalization among other social disorders in addition to food insecurity. In Mexico 34% of the population is engaged in agricultural t…
Jan 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-20-3165
Prem NarainCorresponding author
This commentary questions the presumption of ever‑increasing crop productivity as the singular goal. It weighs diminishing returns and ecological costs against diversification, efficiency, and demand‑side measures. The authors argue for context‑specific targets that prioritize nutrition, resilience,…
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-19-2967
S.O AgeleCorresponding author
Department Crop, Soil & Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
A field experiment was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farms of The Federal University of Technology Akure to evaluate the responses of cassava varieties to time of planting in plantain-based intercropping system in the rainforest zone of Nigeria. The objectives were to identify the more co…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-19-2691
Giorgio MasoeroCorresponding author
In precision agriculture (PA) fertilizing, based on soil testing, production maps and crop nitrogen (N) demand, is the key to maximizing yields and tempering fertilizer costs. A trend study has considered the output / input relationships performed on a farm that has progressively adapted to PA proce…