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Research ArticleSources of Agricultural Productivity Growth in SAARC Countries: The Role of Financial Development, Trade Openness and Human Capital
Naveed Ali, Umar Hayat, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Imad Khan, Sanam Wagma Khattak
Apart- from providing food to the massive population, agriculture sector contributes a big share to South Asian GDP and it also provides employment to the fast-growing population. Examining the sources of agriculture productivity has not attained much importan…
28 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.586.593
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionCurcuma xanthorriza Roxb. as Feed Additive on the Carcass and Fat Weight Percentage, Meat Nutrient, and Nutrient Digestibility of Super Kampong Chicken
Wahyu Widodo, Imbang Dwi Rahayu, Adi Sutanto, Apriliana Devi Anggraini, Harum Sahara, Sara Safitri et al.
The purposes were to analyze the effect of Curcuma xanthorriza Roxb. as a feed additive towards super kampong chicken (Indonesian native/local chicken - Gallus gallus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) and to determine the most effective level of curcuma xanthorriza f…
24 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.s1.41.47
Research ArticlePolicy Analytics-Insights from Pakistan and India Water Policies
Faheem Aslam, Aneel Salman, Inayatullah Jan, Sarah Siddiq Aneel
The role of water in economic output, job creation, household sustenance, and industrial growth depends on the kind of water systems and policies a country develops and implements. Due to its value and importance in all aspects of life, water is a highly polit…
23 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.538.547
Research ArticleStraw Bending and Lodging in Landrace Barley: Finite Element Modelling
Dara Jaff, Michael C. Jarvis
Barley genotypes selected by farmers or breeders for dry climates need to cope with wide variation in rainfall from year to year. Vigorous vegetative growth is needed for yield when drought terminates growth early, but this character can lead to lodging in yea…
23 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.555.563
Research ArticleComparison of Foliar Spray and Side Dressing of Potassium on Growth, Flowering, Productions of Corms in Gladiolus cv. Yellow Stone
Shehzadi Saima, Maqsoda Perveen, Muhammad Nawaz, Khalid M. Ahmad, Haider Sultan
Potassium is a macro nutrients that play a key role in development and growth of plants. Therefore, the present study was planned to test the effects of potassium on Gladiolus by different treatment methods, and to find out which method is more promising. The…
23 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.548.554
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionEnhanced of Root Nodules, Uptake NPK, and Yield of Peanut Plant (Arachis hypogaea L.) using Rhizobium and Mycorrhizae Applications
Praptiningsih Gamawati Adinurani, Sri Rahayu, Endang Dwi Purbajanti, Devi Dwi Siskawardani, Karina Stankeviča, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi
Peanut plants use nitrogen sources from the atmosphere with the help of Rhizobium bacteria. Rhizobium was requiring P elements for root nodules formation. This study aims to determine the effects of the application of mycorrhizae at different levels that play…
21 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.s1.16.24
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionSupplementation of Snakehead Fish Extracts into Tris Egg-Yolk Extender on Mortality and Motility of Limousin Bull Sperm
Haris Setiawan, Aris Winaya, Herwintono Herwintono, Mulyoto Pangestu, Yayuk Kholifah
Freezing process reduces sperm quality due to membrane damage. Antioxidants protects the membrane of spermatozoa. This study aimed to observe the effects of Snakehead Fish (Channa striata [Bloch 1793]) Extract (SFE) supplementation in tris Egg-yolk extender on…
21 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.s1.35.40
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionRainy Season’s Fish Diversity Upstream and Downstream Jatigede Reservoir of Cimanuk River, West Java, Indonesia
Titin Herawati, Indra Adiwiguna, Ayi Yustiati, Iis Rostini, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi, Hafizan Juahir et al.
The purpose of the research is to map the diversity of fish in Cimanuk River, specifically upstream and downstream Jatigede Reservoir. Field observation method and census sampling technique were applied. Research commenced from November 2017 to January 2018. P…
21 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.s1.25.34
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionPhenotypic and Morphometric Characterization of Hycole, Hyla and New Zealand White Rabbits for KUAT Hybrid (Tropical Adaptive and Superior Rabbit)
Bram Brahmantiyo, Henny Nuraini, Astari Wibiayu Putri, Maizirwan Mel, Cecep Hidayat
Hycole and Hyla rabbits were imported in 2012 and 2013. Hycole and Hyla rabbits were known as best broiler rabbit and had potentiality as genetic resources to develop Indonesian broiler rabbit. The aim of this study was to characterize phenotype of Hycole and…
20 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.s1.09.15
Special Issue: Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Improvement in Tropical RegionComparison between Natural and Cabinet Drying on Weight Loss of Seaweed Euchuema cottonii Weber-van Bosse
Suwati Suwati, ErniRomansyah, Syarifudin Syarifudin, Yahya Jani, Agus Heri Purnomo, Damat Damat et al.
In Indonesia, seaweed has a critical role in improving the welfare of coastal communities. As a source of nutrition, seaweed consists of carbohydrate, protein, fat, fiber and ash, vitamin, and beta-carotene. Right drying methods are needed to preserve the qual…
20 May 2021
Research ArticleScreening of Local Rice Varieties Grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Blending High Amylose Rice Flour Modified Functional and Pasting Profile of Low Amylose Rice Flour
Muhammad Ilyas Khan, Ihsan Mabood Qazi, Mohammad Ayub
This study was divided into two phases, in first phase rice flour of selected local varieties were investigated for physicochemical, amylose, functional and pasting properties. Where, in second phase of the study flour of low and high amylose rice varieties we…
6 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.521.537
Research ArticleSoil Salinity and Economic Analysis of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Production using the Drip Irrigation Method
Kamran Baksh Soomro, Sina Alaghmand, Sanyogita Andriyas, Muhammad Rehmatullah Khan, Naveedullah, Amin Talei
Due to the unavailability of fresh water for agriculture, the use of saline water often emerges as an alternate source of irrigation. However, one hardly knows the economic implications of such recommendations. In this regard, the effect of saline irrigation o…
6 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.511.520
Research ArticleBiochar Application Improves Soil Respiration and Nitrogen Mineralization in Alkaline Calcareous Soil under Two Cropping Systems
Tasneem Shah, Muhammad Tariq, Dost Muhammad
Biochar can be used as a strategy to facilitate C and N sequestration in less fertile soil. Surface soil samples from a 4 years long field experiment were collected to assess the effect of added biochar (0, 50, 90 and 130 t ha-1) and chemical fertilizers (viz.…
3 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.500.510
Research ArticleLocal Rootstock of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana L) Grafted with Advanced Scion Cultivars Improved Fruit Yield and Quality under Arid Conditions
Javaria Sherani, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Tanveer Ahmad, Sohail Kamaran, Abdul Manan, Tehseen Ali Jilani et al.
Climate change and enormous increase in population are causing food insecurity situation in developing countries like Pakistan. Major food crops are seemed failing to fulfill food requirements hence, it is imperative to search for alternate food sources. Ber c…
28 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.492.499
Research ArticleImpact of Micro Finance on the Agricultural Development in Balochistan, Pakistan
Tariq Ali Mastoi, Zulfiqar Ali Mastoi, Zahoor Ahmed Khetran, Ghulam Hussain Alizai, Binish Baig, Mitha Khan et al.
This research study was conducted to explore the role of micro finance on the agricultural development in the district Jaffarabbad, Balochistan through survey method. Eight districts were selected purposively by using random sampling techniques to investigate…
28 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.484.491
Research ArticleFactors Affecting the Production of Stone Fruit (Apricot) in District Mansehra Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ahmad Abrar Khan, Muhammad Idrees
The present study was conducted to find out the factors affecting the production of apricot in district Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- Pakistan. Data were collected from 132 respondents belonging to the district Mansehra’s five agriculture circles through…
28 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.475.483
Research ArticleGermination, Winter Survival and Plant Growth of Sophora secondiflora as Affected by Sowing Dates and Seed Scarification
Muhammad Ihtisham, Noor Amjad, Muhammad Nauman, Asghar Ali, Khawar Riaz, Muhammad Sajid et al.
Seeds are the most common and cheap source of propagation. However, several plant species have water-impermeable hard seeds which take a long time to germinate. The hard seed coat can be scarified successfully through acid treatment. Sophora is a beautiful orn…
19 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.456.467
Research ArticleFarmers Preferred Information Sources for Agricultural Productivity in Hebei Province, China
Muhammad Yaseen, Xu Shiwei, Yu Wen, Muhammad Luqman, Raheel Saqib, Muhammad Ameen et al.
Agricultural information sources play a pragmatic role in knowledge building among the farming community. Farmers use various traditional and modern information sources such as extension field staff, fellow farmers, private sector, electronic media, print medi…
19 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.468.474
Research ArticleEffect of Selenium on Growth and Chemical Properties of Tomato Hybrid Salar F1
Sadaqat Khan, Saleem Ullah, Muhammad Sajid
An experiment was carried out in plots during 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the effect of different levels of selenium application in irrigation water and foliar spray on physicochemical parameters of tomato hybrid Salar F1 grown in simple plastic tunnels using ra…
9 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.444.455
Research ArticleClimate Variability and Yam Production: Nexus and Projections
Grace Okongor, Chukwudi Njoku, Pauline Essoka, Joel Efiong
This study aimed to improve understanding of the nexus between climate variability and yam (Dioscorea spp.) production in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Rainfall, temperature, sunshine and relative humidity (1976-2016), as well as ya…
9 Apr 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.sja/2021/37.2.406.418