Accepted Articles

Christiana Olusola Owolabi1, Olukemi Ifetola Adediran2, Chimezie Udeh C1, Deborah Oyinlola Fasasi1 and Jacob Goke Bodunde1 ABSTRACT Root and shoot initiation, as well as seedling growth after planting a stem cutting, is critical for ensuring seedling establishment. This study was carried out at the Department of Horticulture Nursery, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, to […]

Minerva L. Gaurana-Nuñez1 ABSTRACT A field-based drought tolerance screening is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) offers a simple laboratory-based method to simulate drought stress efficiently. This study was conducted to identify and select the five most drought-tolerant genotypes based on vigor-related traits under PEG-induced drought stress. These genotypes will be used in a subsequent

Jerzon G. Villacencio1 ABSTRACT Kanzawa spider mites Tetranychus kanzawai, are among the most widespread and serious pests that infest economically important crops such as cassava. It is important to screen the toxicity of the available agrochemicals with acaricidal effects because chemical control remains an integral part in the management of these pests. This study presents

Syrus Cesar P. Decena1, Arwin O. Arribado1, Carlo A. Avorque1 and Dionesio R. Macasait Jr.1 ABSTRACT Mangrove forest ecosystems are known to sequester large quantities of carbon, becoming a significant carbon source when disturbed. This paper presents a quantification in aboveground (standing trees, palm, shrub, standing dead trees, downed wood and litter), belowground (root and

Normina A. Mamalinta1 and Junito P. Marcelino1 ABSTRACT The study investigated the impact of abiotic factors on the yield of harvested mangoes before and after Science and Technology (S&T) interventions in five municipalities, namely: President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat, Tulunan, North Cotabato, Tantangan, South Cotabato, Malungon, Sarangani Province, and General Santos City. The study used the

Buliaminu Adeniyi Yekini1, Olaitan Chinenye Okechukwu2 and Clement Gboyega Afolabi3,4* ABSTRACT Blast disease is one of the major threats to rice production globally. This study investigates the prevalence, incidence, severity, damage index and morphological variation of blast disease in lowland rice in nine local government areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Ebonyi State lies within Latitudes