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Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017

  • Path Coefficient Analysis of Early Maturing Maize (Zea Mays) Inbred Lines in Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

    Mieso Keweti Shengu

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 47-50
    Received: 13 May 2017
    Accepted: 21 June 2017
    Published: 22 August 2017
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    Abstract: This work was executed to work out direct and indirect effects of yield related traits on grain yield by path coefficient analysis in early maturing maize inbred lines. Hence, fifteen inbred lines were crossed in a diallel mating system. Two standard checks along with one candidate variety and hybrids were evaluated in Alpha Lattice Design with two... Show More
  • Study of Antagonistic Beneficial Microorganisms to Phytophtora colocasiae, Causal Agent of Taro Mildew (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)

    Asseng Charles Carnot, Ebongo Lobe Emmanuel, Nanda Djomou Giresse Ledoux, Akono Ntonga Patrick, Mbida Jean Arthur, Ngono Ngane Annie, Ambang Zachée, Monkam Tchamaha Fabrice, Djouokep Léonel Gautier

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 3, May 2017
    Pages: 51-60
    Received: 14 July 2017
    Accepted: 21 July 2017
    Published: 22 August 2017
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    Abstract: The cultivation of taro is of great economic and social importance on a global scale. The current orientation towards agricultural production and the serious consequences of the mildew of taro to crops prompts to find alternatives to chemical control. This study aims at selecting in the taro habitat (leaves, rhizosphere) the microorganisms with hig... Show More