Plant

Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022

  • Participatory Variety Selection of Improved Onion (Allium cepa L.) Varieties at Wondo Genet and Heben Arsi, Southern Ethiopia

    Dadi Tolessa Lemma, Habtamu Gudisa Megersa, Dejene Tadesse Banjaw, Damtew Abewoy

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 40-43
    Received: 15 March 2022
    Accepted: 15 April 2022
    Published: 25 April 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.plant.20221002.11
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    Abstract: Onion is a bulb vegetable crop produced for its nutritional and economic benefit worldwide. Also, this crop is widely produced in Ethiopia for domestic consumption and also generate income for the producers. Even though it is produced widely the producers use unimproved varieties which does not meet the market preferences lower in yield. So, partic... Show More
  • Determining Optimum NPS and Urea Fertilizer Rates for Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] Production in Cheha District, Ethiopia

    Bezabih Woldekiros

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 44-46
    Received: 3 March 2022
    Accepted: 15 April 2022
    Published: 25 April 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.plant.20221002.12
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    Abstract: Taro is a tropical and subtropical perennial herbaceous root crop. There are various compelling reasons to encourage Ethiopians to cultivate root and tuber crops. Taro corms have a higher nutritional content than most other root/tuber crops. In the south, west, and southwestern regions of Ethiopia, taro is widely farmed and used as a food and sourc... Show More
  • Effects of Poultry Manure, Kitchen Ashes and Mycorrhizae on the Growth, Chlorophylls and Carotenoids Contents of Banana (Musa spp) Plants Coming from Stem Fragments

    Tchiaze Ifoue Alice Virginie, Emade Ngoudjede Raissa, Enome Akame Guy, Youagang Gougueu Harris Stephane, Gouado Inocent

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 47-52
    Received: 29 April 2022
    Accepted: 16 May 2022
    Published: 26 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.plant.20221002.13
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    Abstract: The aim of this study was to find alternatives to the use of chemical fertilizers to help improve the availability in the nursery of plants of the Batard and Big ebanga cultivars of plantain. The trial was set up at the IRAD Agricultural Research Station in Njombé using a completely randomized Fisher block system. The study assessed the impact of t... Show More
  • Virus Diseases of Some Tomato Cultivars Grown in Buea, Cameroon

    Doris Besem Arrey, Oben Tom Tabi, Afanga Yannick Afanga, Eneke Esoeyang Tambe Bechem

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 53-58
    Received: 3 May 2022
    Accepted: 18 May 2022
    Published: 26 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.plant.20221002.14
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    Abstract: Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum (L) Mill is an exotic fruit vegetable which has achieved popularity due to its versatility in fresh and processed forms. Viruses impose serious limitations on tomato cultivation in many countries. Field sampling was done randomly and single leaf samples were collected from 10 randomly selected plants per village. Cul... Show More
  • Zirconium Nanoparticles It's Biological Synthesis and Biomedical Application: A Review

    Muhammad Ilyas, Safi Ullah, Suliman Khan, Abbas Ahmad, Fazal Rahman, Subhan Ullah Khan

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 59-68
    Received: 24 May 2022
    Accepted: 23 June 2022
    Published: 29 June 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.plant.20221002.15
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    Abstract: Nanotechnology is starting with the characterization, fabrication, and possible applications of numerous materials at the Nano-scale. Over the last few eras, nanomaterials provide a platform for researchers from diverse arenas due to the high surface-to-volume ratio and other novels, and new significant belongings. In Nanobiotechnology development ... Show More