Clinico-histopathological and phylogenetic analysis of protozoan epibiont Epistylis wuhanensis associated with crustacean parasite Lernaea cyprinacea from ornamental fish in Iran by Hooman Rahmati-Holasoo, Amin Marandi, Sara Shokrpoor, Taranom Goodarzi, Zahra Ziafati Kafi, Iradj Ashrafi Tamai, Hosseinali Ebrahimzadeh Mousavi

“…By implementing these preventative measures, ornamental fish farmers can reduce the risk of parasitic infections and ensure the health and well-being of their fish populations. …”
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Designing a strategic branding model in the Iranian saffron industry by Mehdi Haghighi Kafash, Mojgan Hamidi Binabaj, Mohammad Reza Karimi Alavijeh, Shahram Khalilnejad

“…Also, it will be possible to expand funding sources and create sustainable employment, increase the income level of farmers and help to distribute income fairly. The strategic branding of Iranian saffron can increase the added value and quality of the product, which enhances the ability of the product to remain in the minds of customers. …”
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Insecticide resistance of Anopheles sinensis after elimination of malaria in Henan Province, China by Zhi-quan He, Ya-bo Hu, Dan Wang, Yu-ting Liu, Cheng-yun Yang, Dan Qian, Rui-min Zhou, De-ling Lu, Su-hua Li, Ying Liu, Hong-wei Zhang

“…Methods Adult Anopheles mosquitoes were collected at sites near local farmers' sheepfolds, pigsties and/or cowsheds located in Pingqiao, Xiangfu, Xiangcheng and Tanghe counties/districts of Henan Province during July–September 2021 for insecticide susceptibility testing. …”
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Effect of adding appropriate mixture of NPK and chicken manure on growth and yield of Tr-9 paddy variety on Bris soil by Pang, Su Kuan

“…Thus, it can be recommended that the treatment T2 and 51 is the best rate to be recommended to farmers because they produced the highest extrapolated yield. …”
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Effect of adding appropriate mixture of NPK and chicken manure on growth and yield of Tr-9 paddy variety on Bris soil by Pang, Su Kuan

“…Thus, it can be recommended that the treatment T2 and 51 is the best rate to be recommended to farmers because they produced the highest extrapolated yield. …”
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Effect Of high NPK fertilizer rate, optimum rate of chicken manure and fouar fertiuzers on growth and yield of Tr-9 paddy variety planted on bris soil by Sim, Hoong Hooi

“…Thus, treatment T4 is recommended to farmers because it produced the highest tiller number, the highest culm height, the highest number of panicles, the highest number of grains and the highest extrapolated yield. …”
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Effect of different rates of potassium incorporated with chicken manure biochar on the growth, yield and eating quality of sweet corn (Zea mays L.) by Aili Hasneena Norizan

“…Thus, the best treatment that can be recommended to the farmers is treatment T7 (90:60:90 NPK kg ha-1 incorporated with 20 t ha-1 chicken manure biochar) because the treatment had highest extrapolated dried cobs yield, 3.35 tonnes per hectare and longest cob girth, 12.63 cm. …”
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Effect of chicken manure biochar incorporated with potassium to the growth, yield and eating quality of glutinous maize planted on Silabukan Soil by Sierra Julius

“…Therefore, the best treatment that can be recommended to the farmers is P2M3 (potassium 90 kg ha-1, chicken manure biochar 60 tonnes ha-1) as it produced more grains and had the highest mean fresh weight of cob, highest nitrogen content and had pH of 5.99 and also had the highest fresh cob extrapolated yield.…”
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Evaluation of varietal performance for yield and yield contributing attributes of local brinjal (Solanum melongenaL.) germplasm collections by Md. Amirul Alam, Asmaiyah Kamarzaman, Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh, Mohammad Mohd Lassim

“…But in most cases the producers especially the rural farmers are not aware about the selection of high yielding varieties. …”
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Land use, land cover change and soil quality indices in agricultural practices in Al-Bayda-Lussaitah, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya by Belkasem, Jamal S. A.

“…The adoption of this index would help farmers and producers to assess and monitor soil quality under the current land management, which can provide early alarm of land degradation so the required remediation or improvement measures can be implemented in due course. …”
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First report of Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus 1 and 3 associated with mealybug wilt of pineapple disease on pineapple in Malaysia by Mohd Anuar, I.S., Nusaibah, S.A., Vadamalai, G., Mokhtar, A.S., Sapak, Z

“…Therefore, pineapple farmers need to be educated and trained in good management practices when propagating pineapple materials from disease-free sources to prevent and/or control the spread of the MWP in Malaysia.…”

Airborne Residues of Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos in Rice Fields of Sungai Besar, Selangor, Malaysia by Morshed, Md. Mahbub

“…Due to government subsidies and lack of labour, rice farmers in Malaysia generally use large amount of pesticides in a season starting from land preparation until maturity. …”
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Productivity Dynamics in Iranian Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss Walbaum) Aquaculture by Hassanpour, Behrooz

“…The findings revealed that many trout farmers did not adopt the best available technology, but used older or conventional production techniques instead. …”

Epidemiology of Bovine Trypanosomosis and its Economic Impact in Tsetse-Infested and Tsetse-Free Areas of Amhara Region, North-West Ethiopi by Asfaw, Thomas Cherenet

“…Selected districts with three different trypanosomosis risk (high, medium and low) demonstrated much overlap between the farmers’ perception of the disease (gendi) and bovine trypanosomosis. …”
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Growth performance of Acacia species and Eurycoma longifolia Jack mixed planting on BRIS soils by Darus, Dasrul Iskandar

“…The ability of A. mangium, A. auriculiformis, Acacia hybrid and Eurycoma longifolia to grow on BRIS soils will definitely help local farmers to involve in herbal industry and to produce general utility timbers and fuel wood for their own consumption.…”
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Nutritive Value Improvement and Utilization of Rice Straw in a Total Mixed Ration for Lambs by Hasan, Md. Mainul

“…There was no significant reduction of CP concentration but fiber concentration increased with delaying straw collection from the field. Therefore, farmers could delay straw collection from the field but earlier collection of straw was suggested for feeding ruminants. …”
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Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on BRIS fertility and growth performance of selected kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) varieties by Basri, Mohd Hadi Akbar

“…A combination treatment, T15 (NPK + biochar + zeolite) can be suggested to farmers, especially for cultivation of kenaf on sandy BRIS soil in order to obtain the best kenaf growth performance and indirectly reduce excessive use of chemical fertilizers. …”
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Deterioration of Soybean [Glycine Max (L.) Merr.] Seed by Colletotrichum Truncatum and its Control Through Bio-priming by Begum, Most. Mahbuba

“…Thus, bio-priming can be exploited by seed companies and organic farmers in the sustainable agriculture, which would be more economical and environmental friendly.…”
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Distribution and biochemical and genotypic comparison of phosphate solubilizing bacteria in oil palm soils by Nobandegani, Mohammad Bagher Javadi

“…Furthermore to increase the production with limited land size, forced the farmers to optimize land use through application of more chemical phosphate fertilizers. …”
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Co-composting of chicken manure with rice husk biochar and its effects on the performance of Cucumis sativus L by Manickam, Theeba

“…RHC was observed to increase crop growth and yield when used as polybag or potting media by farmers. However, there are inadequate detailed quantification on local mill RHC have been documented in relation to its capability in increasing crop production and soil improvement in Malaysia. …”
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