Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013

  • Biomobilization of Heavy Metals from the Sediments Affect the Bacterial Population of Al-Ghadir River (Lebanon)

    Amale Mcheik, Mohamad Fakih1, Noureddine Bousserrhine, Joumana Toufaily, Evelyne Garnier-Zarli, Taysir Hamieh

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013
    Pages: 116-125
    Received: Apr. 21, 2013
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    Published: May 30, 2013
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    Abstract: Although there is no doubt about the importance of the bacterial activity on the solubilisation and the distribution of heavy metals in aquatic sediments, hydromorphic soils and ground waters; little is known about the involvement of bacterial dissolution in periodically anaerobic environments like that found in dredged sediments and little is know... Show More
  • Wheat Crop Response to Liming Materials and N and P Fertilizers in Acidic Soils of Tsegede Highlands, Northern Ethiopia

    Abreha Kidanemariam, Heluf Gebrekidan, Tekalign Mamo, Kindie Tesfaye

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013
    Pages: 126-135
    Received: Jun. 02, 2013
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    Published: Jun. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: A greenhouse experiment was carried out on acidic soils collected from the Tsegede highlands of northern Ethiopia, where wheat production is severely constrained by soil acidity, to evaluate wheat crop response to the applications of liming materials (Wukro lime and Sheba lime) and N and P fertilizers. Three lime sources (without lime, Wukro lime a... Show More
  • Predictive Modeling of Pelagic Fish Catch using Seasonal ARIMA Models

    Hadiza Yakubu Bako, Mohd Saifullah Rusiman, Ibrahim Lawal Kane, Hazel Monica Matias-Peralta

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013
    Pages: 136-140
    Received: Jun. 19, 2013
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    Published: Jul. 10, 2013
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    Abstract: Fish catch prediction is an important problem in the fisheries sector and has a long history of research. The main goal of this paper is to create a model and make predictions using fish catch data of two fish species. Among the most effective and prominent approaches for analyzing time series data is the methods introduced by Box and Jenkins. In t... Show More
  • A Study on the Effect of Salinity Stress on the Growth and Yield of Some Native RiceCultivars of Kerala State of India

    E. Abhilash Joseph, K. V. Mohanan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013
    Pages: 141-150
    Received: Jun. 27, 2013
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    Published: Jul. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: Rice is the most importantcereal cropamong many ofthe low and middle income countries of the world. Natural phenomena and human activities have led to the loss of rice fields at an alarming speed. Utilization of marginal and critical habitats for cultivation is the only way to sustain the net cropping area available for the crop. Many of such area... Show More
  • Evaluation of Woody Plants Used by Pandam, Namu and Kayarda Communities in Tropical Woody Savanna, Nigeria

    Unanaonwi, OkpoEsio, Amonum Joseph Igba

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2013
    Pages: 151-155
    Received: Jun. 21, 2013
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    Published: Jul. 30, 2013
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    Abstract: Most rural communities are opposed to forest reservation by the government not only because it denies them of the right of land ownership but because of the essential services these forests provide for the populace. In most cases there is usually total ban on any form of extraction from such forests without taking cognizance of the effects on those... Show More