The over-utilization of global energy sources is a major problem to the present and future world community. It has been estimated that the fossil fuels would be exhausted in the next few decades. In today's energy demanding lifestyle, there is always a need for exploring and exploiting new sources...

As a result of an increase in the urban demand for organic horticultural products, locally available soil amendments need to be evaluated. Here, the effects on growth and reproductive output of Cucurbita pepo, were assessed for the aquatic invasive Eichornia crassipes, a commercially produced...

A comparative studies was conducted between exotic and indigenous (epigeic Eisenia foetida (exotic) and anaecic species Lampito mauritii (indigenous) respectively). We use two species of earthworms for the evaluation of their efficacy in vermicomposting of poultry waste. Vermicomposting of poultry...

In this study, we investigated risk factors associated with the probability to detect Salmonella in samples of litter collected within 2 h prior to new flock placement in 76 grow-out houses on 38 conventional broiler farms located in the US states of Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. We evaluated...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of soil solarization and poultry manure combinations on some of the common weeds seeds (Abutilon theophrastii Medik., Amaranthus retroflexus L., Avena sterilis L., Chenopodium album L., Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Conium maculatum L., Rumex crispus...

The concept of Integrated Farm Management (IFM) is more feasible for small-farm holdings and it serves as a tool for linking environmental safety with weed control besides offering scope for conservation of agro-biodiversity. The component elements of fish culture and poultry rearing in...

Organic amendments are the necessities of sustainable usage of croplands. However, it is not established yet how to evaluate their quality. In this report, the authors evaluated the quality of 11 organic amendments which were sold at local markets around Kyoto City (Japan) based on their CO₂...

Field and greenhouse studies were conducted in Lebanon to investigate the effect of elementary sulfur (0, 1, 4, 8, and 12 t/ha) with or without chicken manure (20 t/ha) on Orobanche ramosa growth and development in aubergine and potato. Sulfur alone was ineffective in reducing Orobanche growth and...

A study on the effects of different organic and inorganic manures on the yield of yam tubers in termite infested soil of Owerri Imo State, South Eastern Nigeria was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri in the 2004 and 2005 cropping seasons,...

Laboratory and pot experiments were carried out in 2000 at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria to asses the soil improvement potential and the best form of application of Tithonia diversifolia. The laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the nutrient content of...