EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ON METABOLISMS OF ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS IN FIELD-GROWN GRAIN MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.)

Effect of nitrogen fertilization on metabolisms of essential and non-essential amino acids in field-grown grain maize (Zea mays L.)

In Tote Bag Patterns two-year field experiments, nitrogen (N) in the form of urea (0, 120 and 240 kg N/ha) was applied to grain maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid KWS 2376.The two-year mean content of total grain N at harvest was 1.54%.The highest N dose reduced most of the 17 amino acids (AA) analysed in the grain compared with the other treatments.Possib

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Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View

Background.The government of Sierra Leone introduced social health insurance (SHI) scheme to provide universal health coverage to people.This study was carried out to assess the population characteristics and their implications on the benefit basket of the proposed national health insurance scheme.Methods.A cross-sectional study design was employed

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PRIVATIZATION OF AGRICULTURE AFFECTED BY FOREIGNERS

The collapse of socialism changed the global picture of the world order and on international plan shifted most of the ex-communist countries of Europe towards Euro-Atlantic integration and membership in the European Union.The economic and social transition of most post-socialist states under the influence of Euro-Atlanticists and domestic pro-Weste

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