3. Articles "Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment" (formerly "Agronomical Research in Moldavia/Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova"): Recent submissions

  • Eco-friendly management of flower thrips and pod borers of mungbean through sesame intercropping 
    Hossain, M.A.; Islam, M.R.; Hossain, M. ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-18)
    Effectiveness of sesame intercropping in mungbean for the management of flower thrips and pod borer of mungbean was studied at Pulses Research Centre, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh, during two consecutive season of kharif-I ...
  • Youths’ involvement in oil palm (Elaeis Guineensis) fruit processing activities 
    Ayinde, Julius Olatunde; Famakinwa, Michael; Akeredolu, Babatunde Opeyemi ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-21)
    This study assessed the youths’ involvement in oil palm fruit processing activities in Ondo State, Nigeria. It described the socio-economic characteristics of youths involved in oil palm fruit processing activities, ...
  • The effect of Pangium Sp. and Tithonia Diversifolia leaves extract as vegetable pesticides to Crocidolomia Pavonana (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae) larva mortality 
    Baideng, Eva; Memah, Ventje; Pontororing, Hanny; Lengkey, Hendronoto ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    Pangium sp. and Tithonia diversifolia have the potential to become vegetable pesticides due to the content of secondary metabolites, such as alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids and saponins in their leaves, which ...
  • Rural households’ perception of vitamin A Biofortified Cassava and its products: implications for food security 
    Alabi, Dorcas Lola; Aribifo, Damilola Leah; Oluyemi, Oluwatomiwo Elizabeth ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2020-01-29)
    The paper examined the perception of rural households about vitamin A biofortified cassava and its products in Osun State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 50 households’ members. Quantitative ...
  • Rice farmers’ perception and knowledge of integrated rice and fish farming in selected local government areas of Kwara State 
    Olabode, Deborah; Omotesho, Kemi; Olabanji, Oluwafemi; Ogunlade, Israel; Adebisi, Oluwatosin ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    In spite of the numerous advantages associated with integrated rice and fish farming, deliberate adoption of this technique is still insignificant. This study examined rice farmers’ perception and knowledge of integrated ...
  • Food security status: its drivers and coping strategies among vegetable farming households 
    Mukaila, Ridwan; Falola, Abraham; Omotesho, Olubunmi Abayomi ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    Food insecurity remains a major challenge worldwide, especially among the rural areas of developing nation. Women and children are most vulnerable to this phenomenon. However, while many studies have assessed farming ...
  • Effect of land ownership on the technical efficiency of crop farmers 
    Ogunwusi, Adedeji; Olaghere, Ivie; Omotesho, Olubunmi ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    The essence of this study was to examine the land ownership pattern in Osun State, Nigeria, with a view to assessing its effect on the technical efficiency of the farms. Precisely, the farm efficiency level was estimated; ...
  • Effects of different stages of maturity and postharvest treatments on the extension of shelf life and quality of banana 
    Al Muzahid, Md. Abu Abdullah; Khanum, Most. Mahbuba; Mondal, Md. Ferdous ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    An experiment was carried out in the Laboratories of the Departments of Horticulture and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, during the period from 23rd April to 10th May ...
  • Economic analysis of contract farming and technical efficiency of broiler farmers 
    Adebisi, Luke; Adebisi, Oluwaremilekun; Owolabi, Marvellous; Henshaw, Edet; Asiyanbi, Olaide ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    The study assessed the effect of contract farming on broiler production in Osun State, Nigeria. 120 farmers comprising of broiler farmers participating and not participating in contract farming were selected using multistage ...
  • Does credit access improve adoption intensity of improved maize seed varieties? 
    Kehinde, Ayodeji-Damilola ("Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2021-01-29)
    This study investigated the effect of credit access on the adoption intensity of improved maize varieties in Osun State. A number of 150 maize farmers were selected through a multistage sampling procedure from using a ...
  • Variations of chlorophyll content at Abies Alba and Nepeta Pannonica species according to phenophase and harvesting area 
    Buhăianu, Sergiu; Jităreanu, Carmenica-Doina (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Chlorophylls from plants are photosynthetic pigments. Their quantity offers valuable informations about photosynthetic activity, growing and developing of plants. Photosynthetic pigments decrease quantitatively during ...
  • The sugar beet production forecast in the Republic of Moldova 
    Machidon, Ana (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    The production of the sugar beet in the Republic of Moldova (RM) in the last ten years decreased considerably. The world and Moldovan sugar consumption is increasing, therefore making sugar beet an important crop for sugar ...
  • Suitable priming for rice yield improvement 
    Kareem, I.; Ismail, M.R.; Pueth, A. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Low yield of rice has made reaching self-sufficiency level in Malaysia elusive. So, Malaysia has become a target of rice exporting countries within and outside Asia. To solve this problem, a pre-sowing seed treatment was ...
  • Effect of row spacing and weed management practices on the performance of aerobic rice 
    Ali, M.; Farooq, H.M.U.; Sattar, S.; Farooq, T.; Bashir, I. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Direct-seeded rice alternative to transplanted rice system is less labor intensive, easier to plant, and consume less water. The advantages of direct-seeded rice have been proved by many research workers, but yet it is not ...
  • Effect of iron on yield of corn (Zea Lays L.) in drought stress 
    Rafsanjani, K.; Madani, A.; Vazin, F. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    In hot and arid regions, drought stress is considered as one of the main reasons for yield reduction. To study the effect of drought stress, iron spray on the yield and yield components of corn, an experiment was carried ...
  • Effect of food expenditure on farming households’ welfare in Osun state, Nigeria 
    Babatunde, R.O.; Omoniwa, A.E.; Adekunle, A.O.; Oyeleke, G.T. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Food and nutrition security remain Africa’s most fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth. In this study, recent survey data from Osun State, Nigeria, was used to examine the effect of food expenditure ...
  • Effect of compost application on the growth of Acacia Nilotica 
    Saqib, H.M.U.; Ahmad, I.; Rashid, M.H.U.; Farooq, T.H.; Asif, M.; Kashif, M.; Iqbal, A.; Nawaz, M.F. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Acacia nilotica is an important agroforestry specie, which is used in both compact and linear forms. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of compost on the growth performance and biomass production ...
  • Comparative study on physicochemical properties of selected mango (Mangifera Indica L.) varieties in northern Bangladesh 
    Rashid, M.M.; Khatun, H.; Rayhan, M.F.; Plabon, M.E.A.; Hossain, M.U.; Mozid, M.A.; Kamal, M.M.; Hasan, M.K.; El Sabagh, A.; Islam, M.S. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Fruits and vegetables are important sources of nutrients for mankind. Among the various fruits available in Bangladesh, mango occupies a vital place in the human nutrition for its delicious taste and higher nutritious ...
  • Barley residues allelopathic effects on corn seed germination and seedlings growth 
    Khoshkharam, M.; Sun, W.; Cheng, Q.; Hahrajabian, M.H. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    Allelopathy is the detrimental effect of one crop on germination or development of a plant of another species. A factorial layout within completely randomized design with four replications was used to survey the influence ...
  • ASSA models and GIS integration in the determination of flooding point in different return periods 
    Rezayi, F.; Bahremand, A.; Shaikh, V.B.; Dasturani, M.T.; Tajbakhsh, M. (”Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași, 2019-10-10)
    The quantitative and qualitative management of urban runoff is a very complicated, and the importance of it is added every day. Regardless of the economic and social impacts, water engineers always need to know how to ...