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Comparative effects of different organic manure on agronomic performances of Corchorus olitorus in rainforest agro-ecological zone of South Western Nigeria

Comparative effects of different organic manure on agronomic performances of Corchorus olitorus... M. Adesina, K. O. Sanni Key words: Cow dung, influence, pig dung, poultry manure, weeks after planting. Abstract Low soil fertility is one of the main factors for the low productivity of vegetables...

8 Tips for Beginner Farmers’ Market Vendors

IJAAR - INNSPUB • 8 Tips for Beginner Farmers’ Market Vendors You... 8 Tips for Beginner Farmers’ Market Vendors You won’t be alone in embracing farmers’ markets. According to the USDA, as of mid-2010 more than 6,100 farmers’ markets operated throughout the U.S., a 16-percent increase from 2009. With continued interest in local foods, shoppers find farmers’ markets t…

Reputed Open Access Journals in Asia

Reputed Open Access Journals in Asia | There are many open access journals but few of them are providing full facilities. Here is short description of some reputed open access journals in Asia.

http://cb.inard.org/earthquakes-hurricanes-cyclones-and-tsunamis-the-worlds-10-riskiest-cities/

Earthquakes, hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis: the world’s 10 riskiest cities | What are the world’s riskiest cities when it comes to natural disasters? A reinsurance company set out to assess 616 cities around the world for their risk of earthquake, hurricanes and cyclones, storm surge, river flooding and tsunami. Here are Swiss Re’s overall top 10 most risky cit 10) Tehran,…

http://cb.inard.org/leaf-chewing-links-insect-diversity-in-modern-and-ancient-forests/

Leaf chewing links insect diversity in modern and ancient forests | Observations of insects and their feeding marks on leaves in modern forests confirm indications from fossil leaf deposits that the diversity of chewing damage relates directly to diversity of the insect population that created it, according to an international team of researchers. "The direct link b…

http://cb.inard.org/light-sensitive-eyes-in-plants-how-phytochrome-proteins-tell-plants-whether-its-day-or-night/

Light-sensitive ‘eyes’ in plants: How phytochrome proteins tell plants whether it’s day or night | Most plants try to turn towards the sun. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have worked with Finnish colleagues to understand how light-sensitive proteins in plant cells change when they discover light. The results have been published in the most recent issue of Nature. The family of prote…

http://cb.inard.org/microsoft-resets-windows-phone-to-reach-lower-cost-markets/

Microsoft resets Windows Phone to reach lower cost markets | Nick Parker, Microsoft's senior vice president for handset makers, said the changes have attracted a range of new handset makers to build Windows Phones, including South Korea's LG Electronics, India's Xola and Karbonn, and ZTE, Foxconn, Lenovo, Gionee and Longcheer. "We are open for business on Win...

http://cb.inard.org/leather-oak/

Leather Oak | The Leather Oak, a California endemic, occurs primarily in the California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion. It is a species with strong affinity for ultramafic soils, a geochemical class of high magnesium, low calcium and nutrient deficient media. In appearance this is a shrub-like tree w...

http://cb.inard.org/water/

Water | From the earliest life forms to life on earth as we know it today, water has been the one essential constant . Covering roughly seventy percent of the earth’s surface, only a mere fraction is available as freshwater and of that, an even smaller proportion is available for human use and we are only j...

http://cb.inard.org/fermenting-veggies-at-home/

Fermenting Veggies at Home | Fermentation has become what USDA microbiologist Fred Breidt, Jr., describes as a “movement that’s picking up speed.” And for good reason, said Breidt, who specializes in the safety of fermented and acidic foods. Referring to home preparers, small producers and restaurant owners, he said that “they…

http://cb.inard.org/nasa-finds-a-rainbow-hidden-in-the-sun/

NASA Finds a Rainbow Hidden in the Sun | Unlike what you might have learned in elementary school art class, the sun isn't always yellow. A new photo from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center shows that it could be red, green or even purple. It just depends on how you look at it, or more accurately, how the Solar Dynamics Observatory looks…

http://cb.inard.org/technology-mars-rock-might-reveal-clues-to-planets-ancient-history/

Technology Mars Rock Might Reveal Clues to Planet’s Ancient History | A meteorite estimated to be 4.4 billion years old may hold some of the clues to Mars' early history. The ancient rock was found in northwestern Africa and has been dubbed NWA 7533. Munir Humayun, an associate professor of geological sciences at Florida State University, recently published some resea...