Two soil compaction trials were conducted at Riverside and Kaalrug near Malelane in the northern irrigated area of the South African sugar industry. Treatments for the trial at Riverside were fresh citrus peel incorporated at 318 tons/ha (95 ton/ha dry material), dry cane trash at 30 tons/ha left on the soil surface and a combination of these two. Compaction was applied by driving a 30 ton rigi...

Protein feeds in the European Union (EU) cover only 25% demand for protein, what oblige the particular members to import feeds with a high protein content, where the main place have soybean meal. The share of this feed in total quantity of feeds utilization in EU is about 9%. Yearly consumption of soybean meal in EU is about 32mln ton, from what 5.6% it falls on Poland (Rynek Pasz, 2010). Polan...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of fasting period with or without enzyme supplementation on body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio; carcass traits and blood parameters of broilers. One hundred sixty eight, one day old, Cobb broiler chicks were randomly distributed into eight treatments. Each treatment included three replicates each with 7 birds. Bi...

A pot experiment was performed in the net house to observe influence of cow dung and poultry manure on growth red amaranth grown amended soil (mixture acid calcareous soil). Acid mixed with at a ratio 3:1 for amaranth. The conducted indicated by T0M (control-where no amendment added), three different rates such as T1 (3 ton/ha), T2 (6 ton/ha) T3 (9 rate designated T4 (2 T5 (4 T6 ton/ha). Treatm...

An experiment was carried out to study the performance of different concentrations Amirthakaraisal, a foliar spray, on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) development and yield. The conducted followed Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with following treatments; T1 - Full recommended fertilizer, T2 Compost 10 ton/ha, T3 5 ton/ha compost as basal topdressing, topdressing 1% (T4), 3% (T5), 5% (T6) Amir...

The reclaimed water produced by sewage treatment plants can be reused for many purposes, which has gradually been paid great attention. However, its pricing mechanism not well established especially in China, brought certain restrictions on the wide application of water. Therefore, this paper attempts to analyze current situation domestic pricing, combined with research and analysis production ...

Soil fertility is one of the most promising factors that directly impact sustainable crop production. Therefore, a pot experiment was conducted in net house on capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) agricultural soil to study effects vermicompost (VC) and inorganic fertilizers (NPK) growth, yield nutrient content plants. The growth parameters nutritional values were observed during under eleven treatmen...