Vol 17, No 1 (2005) - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Vol 17, No 1 (2005)

January

Table of Contents

Articles

Effect of various potassium and nitrogen rates and splitting methods on potato under sandy soil and arid environmental conditions
A. M. Al-Moshileh, M. A. Errebhi, M. I. Motawei

Use of sicklepod, Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby, as mulch interplant in cayenne pepper, Capsicum frutescens L., production
Rasheed Olufemi Awodoyin, Sola Ogunyemi

Longevity, fecundity, and fertility of the red palm weevil, Rynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on natural and artificial diets
Walid Kaakeh

Heavy metals (Cd, Pb) and trace elements (Cu, Zn) contents in some foodstuffs from the Egyptian market
Ahmed K. Salama, Mohamed A. Radwan

Prevalence of overweight and associated risk factors among primary female school children in Al-Ain city United Arab Emirates
Abdelhamid Kerkadi, Nassar Abo-Elnaga, Wissam Ibrahim

Short Communications

Growth and potassium uptake by Maize (Zea mays L.) in three soils differing in clay contents
Abdul Wakeel, Tahir Aziz, Tariq Aziz, Anwar ul-Hassan