Supply response of wheat in Bangladesh: cointegration and vector error correction analysis by A. S. M. Anwarul Huq, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah, Md Nurul Islam, Gazi

“…Wheat acreage is significantly influenced by price of wheat, and other competing crops such as Boro rice. The non-price factors weather has a highly positive effect on wheat area in the short-run. …”
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Drying kinetics,energy consumption, and quality of paddy (MAR-219) during drying by industrial inclined bed dryer with or without the fluidized bed dryer. by Ibrahim, Mohd Nordin, Ab. Aziz, Norashikin, Sarker, Md. Sazzat Hossain, Punan, Mohd Salleh

“…However, the quality of milled rice obtained from both drying systems was found to be almost similar. …”
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Beneficial effects of mycorrhizal association for crop production in the tropics - a review. by Naher, Umme Aminun, Othman, Radziah, Panhwar, Qurban Ali

“…This paper highlighted the symbioses and beneficial effects of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) with tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), brinjal (S. melongena), potato (S. tuberosum), lady's finger (Abelmoschus esculentus), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), pepper (Capsicum annuum), wheat (Triticum aestivum), aerobic rice (Oryza sativa), corn (Zea mays), durian (Durio zibethinus), rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), pineapple (Ananas comosus), citrus (Citrus sinensis), banana (Musa acuminata), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus). …”
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Effect of Partial Rootzone Drying (PRD) on growth, Water Use Efficiency (WUE) and yield of tomatoes grown in soilless culture by Ali, Hassan Ibrahim, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Mohd Saud, Halimi, Manan, Mohd Mokhtaruddin

“…An investigation was carried out at the Department of Crop Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to examine the effect of PRD using soilless media, a mixture of 70% coconut coir dust and peat (3:2 respectively) amended with 30% rice straw compost. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill cv Red Rock) plants were exposed to two different water treatments, which was either well-watered (control) or partially irrigated on half of the roots (PRD). …”
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Predominant weeds of some cereal crops in the scrub Savannah Region of Nigeria by F. B., Jafun, S. D., Abdul

“…A survey was conducted to determine the weed species populations inhabiting cereal farms (maize, rice and sorghum) in some parts of the scrub savannah region of Nigeria during the growing seasons of 1996-1998 with the aim of providing information for effective weed management. …”
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Drying performance and overall energy requisite of industrial inclined bed paddy drying in Malaysia by Ibrahim, Mohd Nordin, Sarker, Md. Sazzat Hossain, Ab. Aziz, Norashikin, Punan, Mohd Salleh

“…The IBDs operated at air temperature of 38-39°C yielded 1 to 4% higher head rice yield than the IBDs were operated at 41-42°C for drying of similar moist paddy, but milling recovery and whiteness were comparable.…”
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Agricultural development project: case of Kenaf industry in ECER by Kamaruddin, Norfaryanti, Othman, Mohd Shahwahid

“…Kenaf industry has being developed in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) mainly in the area of Kelantan and Terengganu which have a generally agrarian economy dominated by rice, rubber and tobacco. There are six (6) key drivers to accelerate the growth of ECER. …”
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Production Of Laccase By A Locally Isolated Fungus For Biodegradation Of Selected Agrowastes by Ang, Kong Nian

“…The biodegradation study showed that some locally available agro-waste materials are suitable for soluble sugar production and that rice bran gave the best results with 1.90 g/L of soluble sugar produced…”
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The potentials of novel native fungi in delignification of lignocellulose biomass wastes by Farouq, Ahmadu Ali, Abdullah, Dzulkefly Kuang

“…The pretreatment effect (% loss on lignin and hemicellulose determined after treatment) on rice husk (RH), rubber wood saw dust (RW) and oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) using SMC and SSC by T. aureoviride UPM 09 JN811061 was statistically significantly (P<0.05) higher than by F. equiseti UPM 09 JN811063. …”
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A review on activated carbon: process, application and prospects by Tadda, M. A., Ahsan, A., Shitu, A., ElSergany, M., Arunkumar, T., Jose, Bipin, Razzaque, M. Abdur, Nik Daud, N. N.

“…It is cheap and available, and can be produced from agricultural waste materials, e.g. rice husk, palm oil shell and coconut shell. The AC’s fine and porous structure and an extremely large particle surface area (>1000 m2/g) results in making it possessed powerful adsorptive properties. …”
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Paddy grading using thermal imaging technology by Bejo, Siti Khairunniza, Azman, Norsolehah, Jamil, Norazlida

“…Rice production depends on good quality of paddy. …”
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Properties of alumina with RHA-reinforced aluminum composite using different sintering profile by Mohamad Aznan, M. N., Mohamed Ariff, Azmah Hanim, Mohd Tahir, Suraya, Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa, As'arry, Azizan

“…The mixtures of alumina, rice husk ash (RHA), aluminum, and sucrose binder solution were compacted and went through three different sintering profiles which involve two non-continuous procedures and one continuous procedure. …”

Remote sensing indices for mangrove health assessment by Mohd Razali, Sheriza, Suk-ueng, Krittawit, Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin

“…Increase in population is putting high pressure in coastal areas with conversion of many mangrove forests to other land usages, including infrastructure, aquaculture, rice and salt production. The conversion affects water quality and hence, increases pressure to mangrove health. …”
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Stability of blended palm oils during potato frying by Azimah, R., Azrina, A., Khoo, H. E.

“…The blended oils were prepared by blending palm oil with corn oil (POCO), sesame oil (POSO) and rice bran oil (PORBO). Blended vegetable oils were prepared in a ratio of 1 to 1 (v/v) and tested for 0, 10 and 20 times after frying potato. …”
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The impact of Japanese occupation in the writings of Malaysian Indian writers by Mani, Manimangai, Veeraputhran, Veeramohan

“…This study will analyse two novels; Rani Manicka’s, The Rice Mother (2002) which is written in English and Siam Marana Rayil (1993) by R. …”
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The activity pattern of barn owls in urban area as biological control agents of rats by Mohd Hamdan, Muhammad Hazziq

“…Barn owl has been established as a biological control agent of rats in oil palm plantations and rice fields. In view of the serious rodent infestation in urban areas, an initiative has been launched to introduce barn owl in a city environment. …”
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Grain recognition based on colour and shape analysis by Mustaffa, Mas Rina, Nachiappan, Indra Nachammai, Abdullah, Lili Nurliyana, Khalid, Fatimah, Hussin, Masnida

“…For evaluation of the proposed prototype, 10-fold cross validation experiment is conducted on five Malaysia’s most used grains which are corn, rice, wheat, barley, and soya. 80% of the images are used for training whereas the remaining 20% images are used for testing. …”
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Impact of soil compaction on soil physical properties and physiological performance of sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L.) by M. A., Umaru, Puteh, Adam, Sakimin, Siti Zaharah, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh

“…Sweet potato is the most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize and cassava. Soil compaction degrades soil by altering its structure and aggregate, thereby causing poor plant-water relationship. …”
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Effect of antibiotics extracted from Pseudomonas aerugimosa against plant fungal pathogens by Mayudin, Maisarah

“…Fungi are among the most important plant pathogens that cause severe yield loss of crops such as rice, maize, fruits and vegetables. This problem may be effectively controlled using fungicides but somehow it will trigger the emergent of new resistant fungi. …”
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The meaning of Nyangahatn ritual of Dayak Kanayatn community for disaster mitigation by Magiman, Mohammad Maulana, Sulistyo, Ary, Francoise, Jeanne

“…Nyangahatn ritual related to the cultivation practices carried out based on the rice planting cycle. The results showed that the Nyangahatn ritual is a pearl of local wisdom, which is an effort in mitigating and adapting to disasters, especially regarding the planting and harvesting seasons. …”
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