Juniper Publishers Agricultural Research Journal

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers Crop load adjustment, using blossom and/or post-bloom thinners is a crucial practice to ensure production of commercially acceptable fruit size and yield efficiency in apples and stone fruit. In a study with two apple, one peach and one plum cultivars, application of calcium polysulfides and thiosulfate mixture (lime sulfur), ammonium thiosulfate (ATS), and NC-99 (Natural-cal), applied during bloom, reduced the fruit set of apples and/or certain stone fruit. In most cases, higher concentrations or double applications of a bloom thinner resulted in more blossom thinning which led into lower fruit set. Double applications of ATS at a rate of 15 mL.L-1 or a single application of this chemical at a rate of 25 mL.L-1 resulted in adequate levels of thinning in ‘Fuji’ apple. Double applications of ATS at a rate of 25 mL.L-1 resulted in excess thinning on ‘Fuji’ apple. In ‘Gala’ apple, a single application of NC-99 at 3% or 6%, w...

  Journal of Agriculture Research -  Juniper Publishers The objective of this review on Smallholder farmers perceptions and adaptation strategies in case Ethiopia. Smallholder households obtain livelihoods through the rural labour market, self-employment in rural non-farm economy, migration and rain-fed agriculture. Agriculture is the major source of rural livelihoods. Climate refers to the average weather and represents the state of the climate system over a given time period. Due to natural variability and human interventions, there is increase in the emission of the greenhouse gases reflecting variation of the mean state of weather variables including temperature, precipitation and wind. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are more important for their ability to trap heat from the sun and create atmosphere that supports the life on Earth. However increasing levels of these gases is the cause of global temperatures, resulting in the most severe ecological crisis that earth has witnessed...