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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT WEED CONTROL METHODS ON WEEDS AND MAIZE GRAIN YIELD
... be that nutrient depletion by weeds was restricted by mulch as a weed control treatment effectively controlling weed infestation and weed competition thereafter. These results are in line with the reports of Sharma et ...
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Transparent, Black and Organic Mulches Effect on Weed Suppression in Green Pepper (Capsicum annuum) in Western Kenya
... control has always been an important component of green pepper production, its importance has not been well researched and documented in Kenya and this has led to a drop in the yields of the crop. Green pepper ...
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EVALUATION OF MULCHING MATERIALS AS INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT COMPONENT IN MAIZE CROP
... Plant height of each individual selected crop plant showed signi- ficant variation. Maximum plant hei- ght was recorded in weeds as mulch (144.9 cm) followed by black plastic (142.2 cm) as compared to weedy ...
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Green Pepper Growth and Yield Response to the Integration of Mulching Materials and Row Plant Spacing
... viz. black plastic mulch, transparent plastic mulch, straw mulch and bare soil which was the control with three row spacings ...the black plastic mulch while only a mean of 1 fruit per ...
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Yield and yield attributes of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) cultivars influenced by weed management techniques
... (Black plastic as mulch, Eucalyptus leaves as mulch, Newspaper as mulch, Cyperus rotundus (weed extract), Convolvulus arvensis (weed extract), Ammi visnaga (weed extract), Hand weeding and Control) and ...
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Factors affecting the early production of processing tomatoes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Plant Science at Massey University
... The results of this study showed that black plastic mulch plus fertigation provided for improvements in the early growth relative growth rate and development number of flower clusters an[r] ...
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Evaluation of row spacing and mulching on weed control, growth and yield of green pepper in Busia County, Kenya
... includes plastic mulch and accounts for the greatest volume of mulch use in commercial crop production (Hochmuth et ...The plastic materials used as mulch are poly vinyl chloride or polyethylene ...of ...
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Evaluating partial root-zone irrigation and mulching in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) under a sub-humid tropical climate
... with black plastic mulch (15 µ M thickness) is found as a productive and potential water saving technique for okra cultivation in coastal Orissa, ...with black plastic ...with black ...
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Why do mayflies lay their eggs en masse on dry asphalt roads? Water imitating polarized light reflected from asphalt attracts Ephemeroptera
... Since there were no temperature differences between the different regions of the asphalt road and the test surfaces lying on it, the attractiveness of the smoother and darker regions of the asphalt surface and the shiny ...
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Factors affecting the early production of processing tomatoes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Plant Science at Massey University
... The results of this study showed that black plastic mulch plus fertigation provided for improvements in the early growth relative growth rate and development number of flower clusters an[r] ...
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Experimental Investigation on Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil by using Lime and Fly Ash
... Locally available soil was used for the experimental investigation. Natural black cotton soil was obtained from Dharmapuri district in Tamilnadu state. The soil was excavated from a depth of 1.5 m from the natural ...
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Laboratory and field tests and distinct element analysis of dry granular flows and segregation processes
... To reduce the impact force and velocity of the granular flow mass, we have proposed to add a jump in the flume as a pilot test in this study. From the results in this study, it is found that the construction of a jump, ...
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In Sheep’s Clothing: Reflections on the Trickery of Nature
... ornamental is also taken as a black magic of utility and power associated with deception and the meretricious’ (p. 57). As women were no longer forbidden from owning property, from using their own maker’s marks on ...
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Effect of Lime on the Index Properties of Black Cotton Soil and Mine tailings mixtures
... limit, plastic limit and shrinkage limit of Black cotton soil (BCS) and mine tailings (MT) mixtures treated with lime are investigated and are presented in this ...of black cotton soil and mine ...
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Investigation on the effect of linear kinematic hardening model on plasticity prediction of reciprocating sliding contact
... the plastic strain value is depending on the sliding ...shear plastic strain graphs highly occurs at step 4 as the sliding amount is maximum compared with step 2 and 3 which results in higher disturbance ...
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Effect of Saw Dust Ash and Lime on Expansive Soil (Black Cotton Soil)
... The engineering properties of black cotton soil mixed with various percentage of Saw Dust Ash and Lime were obtained by performing various laboratory tests as per relevant IS codes. The tests such as standard ...
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Utilisation of Waste Bottle Plastic Strips and Lime as a Soil Stabilizer in Construction of Flexible Pavements
... use plastic waste for construction purpose of roads and flexible pavements has ...waste plastic pieces and bitumen mix is made which can be used as a top layer coat of flexible ...waste plastic which ...
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Study on Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil by Using Stone Dust & Polypropylene Fibers
... Unconfined compressive strength of virgin black cotton soil was found 11.76 N/cm 2 . From the test results, it was found that the UCS of soil was increases with the addition of stone dust and polypropylene fibers. ...
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Elliptical tracks: evidence for superluminal electrons?
... occur in pairs, multiples and swarms as do non-ellipse tracks (cf. [2] and see subsec. 7.1). Partial ellipses can be registered as black tracks or white tracks in the emulsion layer or clear tracks in the ...
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Moisture tempers impairment of adult Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) climbing ability by fluoropolymer, talc dust, and lithium grease
... As part of a project to develop tools for the physical exclusion of flightless root weevils, adult black vine weevils (BVW), Otiorhynchus sulcatus (F.), were placed in open enclosures with smooth walls of glass, ...
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