Volume 4 - Articles - Agriculture journal | Agriculture Science and Food Technology research journal - Peertechz

Open Access Review Article Article ID: IJASFT-4-133

Factors Affecting Iron Absorption and Mitigation Mechanisms: A review

10.17352/2455-815X.000033

Published On: December 24, 2018 | Pages: 024 - 030

Author(s): Fikiru Dasa* and Tilahun Abera

Iron has many special functions in the body. More than 65 percent of the body’s iron is in the blood in the form of hemoglobin, which is a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to tissues in the body. A compound that carries oxygen to the muscle cells called myoglobin, also requires iron. In addition, iron has a role in many chemical reactions within the b ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJASFT-4-132

Technical evaluation of selected soil conservation practices and farmers’ perception about soil erosion in Donbi Watershed, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

10.17352/2455-815X.000032

Published On: December 14, 2018 | Pages: 016 - 023

Author(s): Bekele Tsegaye* and Moges Awdenegest

A study was conducted at Donbi watershed, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia to identify, describe and evaluate different introduced soil and water conservation practices and to assess farmers’ perceptions about soil erosion and conservation measures. The necessary data were generated through field measurements and structured questionnaire survey, group discussion and tr ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Editorial Article ID: IJASFT-4-131

A novel technique to retain more water in soil, use less water and enhance plant growth!!

10.17352/2455-815X.000031

Published On: November 01, 2018 | Pages: 015 - 015

Author(s): Dinesh O Shah*

At a Global scale, we are growing as much grain as possible to feed world population and domestic animals. As the world population grows in the coming decades, we may not have enough grain to feed the world population. The limiting factors are land suitable for cultivation or farming, environmental conditions and water available for plant growth/farming. Thus, the g ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Case Study Article ID: IJASFT-4-130

Food Behavior and Consumption Pattern in Rural White Nile of Sudan

10.17352/2455-815X.000030

Published On: September 03, 2018 | Pages: 007 - 014

Author(s): Abdelsami Musa Ibrahim*

Food consumption and nutrition intakes it seem as a major problem in rural area of White Nile state in Sudan, in spite of this area is rich of food production resource, through this study we had tried to know the pattern of food consumption and nutritional intaking in this area by taking six groups of food. The measurement of food security in the State was assessing t ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJASFT-4-129

Association of Glomus Intraradices in Sorghum Bicolor

10.17352/2455-815X.000029

Published On: April 19, 2018 | Pages: 003 - 006

Author(s): Jeethu Anu Geo*, Anu S Nair and AK Vijayan

Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) are beneficial symbionts for plant growth. They are associated with higher plants by a symbiotic association, and benefit plants in uptake of phosphorus nutrients, production of growth hormones, increase of proteins, lipids and sugars levels, helps in heavy metal binding, salinity tolerance, disease resistance, and even in the uptake of rad ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJASFT-4-128

Diversity and Abundance of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Thiruthangal, Sivakasi (Taluk), Tamil Nadu

10.17352/2455-815X.000028

Published On: April 13, 2018 | Pages: 001 - 002

Author(s): B Manikandan, P Anusuyadevi* and SP Sevarkodiyone

The present study deals with the diversity of ants in three different sites of Thiruthangal, Sivakasi Taluk, Virudhunagar (Dist.), India. During the present study four subfamilies are noted. Myrmicinae is a dominant subfamily in three study sites. Dolichoderinae has a low relative abundance during the study period. ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos Universite de Paris UW Libraries SJSU King Library SJSU King Library NUS Library McGill DET KGL BIBLiOTEK JCU Discovery Universidad De Lima WorldCat VU on WorldCat

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