Tag: Cultivars

Response of germination parameters of some canola cultivars to salinity stress – IJAAR

Kandil AA, AE Sharief, Ola SA Shereif

Agronomy Department, Mansoura University, Egypt

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt

Key words: Canola, Cultivars, Salinity stress, Germination parameters.

Abstract

A laboratory experiment was conducted at Agronomy Department Laboratory of Seed Testing, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt, during December 2013 to study the effect of salinity concentrations on germination and seedlings parameters of some canola cultivars. Continue reading Response of germination parameters of some canola cultivars to salinity stress – IJAAR

Intra species association of some yield parameters in half-sib families of Allium cepa L. – JBES

Gashua, G.A. Gwayo, A. A. Oyedeji, J. T. Samaila, I.B.

University of Wolverhampton, School of Applied Sciences, Wulfruna. WV1 1SB, United Kingdom.

Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua Biology Department, Yobe State. Nigeria

Niger Delta University, Department of Biological sciences, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

College of Education, Hong Department of Agricultural Education, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

The Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Department of Science Laboratory Technology Damaturu, Nigeria

Key words: Intra species, Half-sib, cultivars, correlation, yield parameters.

Abstract

Allium cepa L. is considered as one of the most widely consumed bulb vegetable in topical and sub-tropical regions of the world, because of its flavour, in addition to other dietic and medicinal values. Poor onion genotypes are among the major production constrains of this crop in Nigeria. Continue reading Intra species association of some yield parameters in half-sib families of Allium cepa L. – JBES

Evaluation of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) cultivars for dry season production in the Southern Guinea Savanna ecology of Nigeria

Abelmoschus-esculentus

O. S. Ojo, B. I. Richard, T. Iorlamen

Key words: Cultivars, genotypic- response, season, Savanna.

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi during the dry seasons of 2010 and 2011 with the objective of evaluating the performance of okra cultivars in the Southern Guinea Savanna ecology of Nigeria. Continue reading Evaluation of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) cultivars for dry season production in the Southern Guinea Savanna ecology of Nigeria