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Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science ISSN (Online) : 2456-6632 Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science An International Journal Volume 4 | Issue 2 Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy www.aesacademy.org Scan to view it on the web Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science (Abbreviation: Arch. Agr. Environ. Sci.) ISSN: 2456-6632 (Online) An International Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Volume 4 Number 2 2019 Abstracted/Indexed: The journal AAES is proud to be a registered member of the following leading abstracting/indexing agencies: Google Scholar, AGRIS-FAO, CrossRef, Informatics, jGate @ e-Shodh Sindhu, WorldCat Library, OpenAIRE, Zenodo ResearchShare, DataCite, Index Copernicus International, Root Indexing, Research Gate etc. All Rights Reserved © 2016-2019 Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy Disclaimer: No part of this booklet may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. 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Its goal is to publish scientific research views in the field of Agriculture Sciences, and Environmental Sciences; and any other related field to promote speedy propagation of quality research information. Periodicity: Four issues in a year (March, June, September and December) The journal managing board: Editor-in-Chief Dr. Vinod Kumar Department of Zoology and Environmental Science Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), INDIA E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Associate Editors Dr. Sachin Srivastva, Dehradun, India Dr. Temin Payum, Pesighat, India Advisory Board Prof. Bharat Raj Subba, Biratnagar, Nepal Prof. Dr. Barbara Sawicka, Lublin Poland Prof. A.K. Chopra, Haridwar, India Prof. N.C. Gupta, Delhi, India Prof. Kavita Shah, Varanasi, India Prof. S.K. Singh, Varanasi, India Dr. T. Ramanathan, Parangipettai, India Er. Omkar Singh, Roorkee, India Prof. G. Sudarsan, Tirupati, India Editorial Board Dr. Adarsh Kumar Pandey, Malaysia Dr. M.F. 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Thakur, Roorkee, India Dr. Fernanda Farnese, Brazil Editorial Secretaries Mr. Jogendra Singh, Haridwar, India Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Haridwar, India Mr. Piyush Kumar, Haridwar, India II Information of Membership/MS Publication/Subscription Fee INSIDE INDIA (INR) OUTSIDE INDIA (USD) Publication charges NIL Publication charges NIL Annual membership 1000 Annual membership 100 Life membership 5000 Life membership 500 Individual subscription of hard copy per issue 1500 Individual subscription of hard copy per issue 150 Institutional subscription of hard copy per issue 2500 Institutional subscription of hard copy per issue 250 Note: All prices published here are subjected to change at any time without any prior information from the publisher. The payments will be accepted preferably by online payment portal of AESA which is available on the website or through Direct Bank Wire Transfer in favor of ' Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy payable at 86, Gurubaksh Vihar (East), Kankhal, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) India. All Rights Reserved © 2016-2019 Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy E-mail: [email protected] III Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science (An International Research Journal) Volume 4 Issue 2 June, 2019 Content List A. No. Title Page No. Research/Review/Case studies/Short Communication Articles 1. A review on water and nitrogen use efficiency of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in relation to 119-132 its yield and yield components Egata Shunka Tolessa 2. Influence of weeding regime on the performance of aromatic Boro rice (Oryza sativa L.) 133-140 Swapan Kumar Paul*, Layla Sabequn Nahar, Newton Chandra Paul and Mahfuza Begum 3. Adoption of disaster risk reduction strategy in agriculture sector at Southkhali Union of 141-150 Sharankhola Upazila, Bangladesh Prome Debnath*, Md. Mainul Hasan, A.K.M. Abdul Ahad Biswas and Avijit Biswas 4. Assessment of heavy metals concentration in water and Tengra fish (Mystus vittatus) of Surma 151-156 River in Sylhet region of Bangladesh Ariful Islam, Md. Motaher Hossain, Md. Matiur Rahim, Md. Mehedy Hasan*, Mohammad Tariqul Hassan, Maksuda Begum and Zobaer Ahmed 5. Disabled user’s preference investigation of Konya Karatay City Park according to the 157-162 universal design criteria (UDC) Esma ARI and Sertaç GÜNGÖR* 6. Species Selection Index (SSI): A novel tool designed for bio-resource selection under Access 163-170 and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism Salman Khan*, Sohom Seal, Swanti Sharma and Upasana Joshi 7. Nitrogen uptake and economics of black rice (Oryza sativa L. indica) under different crop 171-176 geometries and nitrogen management practices Suraj Singh Karkee*, Shrawan Kumar Sah, Santosh Marhatta, Suman Dhakal, Manoj Kandel and Jiban Shrestha 8. The impacts of rainfall and temperature variation on maize (Zea mays L.) yields: A case study 177-184 of Mbeya Region, Tanzania Peter Batho*, Nyimvua Shaban and Agnes Mwakaje 9. Effect of genotype on proximate composition and biological yield of maize (Zea mays L.) 185-189 Sayed Hasanul Kabir, Ashim Kumar Das*, Md. Sadiqur Rahman, Samiron Kumar Singh, Monjur Morshed and Aung Sing Hla Marma 10. Performance of Agribusiness Microfinance Institutions (MFIA) by using approach of 190-197 Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) in district of Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Riris Nadia Syafrilia Gurning*, Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo and Masyhuri 11. Agronomic manipulation for adaptation of black rice cultivars in plain land environment to 198-205 eliminate hidden hunger Md. Rashedur Rahman*, Md. Parvez Anwar and Iffat Ara Mahzabin 12. Role of women in pond fish farming and fish consumption situation in a selected area of 206-212 Bangladesh Mohammad Ataur Rahman*, Jannatul Ferdous and Zarin Tasnim 13. Effectiveness of fulvic acid to the growth of Swietenia macrophylla King. with addition 213-218 phosphate at post mining land in Indonesia Basuki Wasis* and Dimas Okta Arifani IV 14. First report on Apanteles ruidus, Wilkinson reared on Hyblaea puera (Lepidoptera: 219-223 Hyblaeidae) teak defoliator from India Mohd. Yousuf and Mohsin Ikram 15. Assessment of soil and water quality as affected by herbicide application in the rice field of 224-229 Bangladesh Md. Rashedur Rahman*, Iffat Ara Mahzabin and Md. Tofazzal Hossain 16. Morphometric relationships between length-weight and length-length and condition factor of 230-234 four small indigenous fishes from the Payra River, southern Bangladesh Newton Saha*, Md. Rahamat Ullah, Md. Samiul Islam and Md. Belal Hossain 17. Performance of locally discovered rice cultivar (Haridhan) in Bangladesh under urea sprays 235-241 technology Ekramul Haque, Md. Rashedur Rahman* and Abdul Kader 18. Effect of different phosphorus levels on four cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp L.) varieties for 242-248 grain and fodder yield in Upper East Region of Ghana Boakye Boateng Augustine* and Wilson Godfre 19. Long-term fertilization effect on yield and land productivity of rice-wheat cropping system of 249-255 Bangladesh Fahamida Akter, Md. Mizanur Rahman and Md. Ashraful Alam* 20. Comparative analysis of potency of Azole derivatives to target ASL and GPI proteins 256-260 responsible for pathogenesis of Candida albicans using in silico approach Preeti Raperia, Narender Chaudhry and Rashmi Mittal* V Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science 4(2): 119-132 (2019) https://doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2019.040201 This
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