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Dr. Gab Olulakin AdesinaDepartment of Crop and Environmental ProductionLadoke Akintola University of Technology Oyo, -State, Nigeria

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EDITORIAL STAFF:

Editor In Chief

Dr Fridelina SjahrirFaculty of Engineering and Life SciencesBestari Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saidatulakmal MohdDeputy Dean (Research, Postgraduates & Networking) School of Social SciencesUniversiti Sains Malaysia11800 Penang, Malaysia

Managing Editor

Dr Yazmin BustamiSchool of Biological Sciences,Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Jiban Shrestha ScientistNepal Agricultural Research CouncilNational Maize Research ProgramRampur, Chitwan, Nepal

Dr. Nadirah MusaSchool of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu, Terengganu

Editorial

1EFFECT OF TRICHODERMA VIRIDE AS BIOFERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF WHEAT 1-5

2 GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD ATTRIBUTING TRAITS OF MAIZE GENOTYPES UNDER DIFFERENT PLANTING DATES 6-8

3SOIL CAPABILITY AND SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT OF TUSHKA AREA, EGYPT BY USING DIFFERENT PROGRAMS (ASLE, MICROLEIS AND MODIFIED STORIE INDEX) 9-15

4 AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF FINGER MILLET GENOTYPES (ELUSINE COROCANA L.)

16-18

5SEED SCARIFICATION REDUCES SEEDLING SURVIVAL AND TREE GROWTH AND LONGEVITY IN SENEGALIA POLYACANTHA AT A SITE IN CENTRAL ZAMBIA, SOUTHERN AFRICA

19-23

6UNEXPECTED ROOTING IN SHOOT-TIP CUTTINGS OF PONYTAIL PALM (BEAUCARNEA RECURVATA)

24

Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agricultural (MJSA)

Contents

Editorial Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agricultural (MJSA) is a cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of sustainability in agricultural and food systems. MJSA publishes papers concerned with the advance of agriculture and the use of land resources throughout the world. MJSA publishes both theoretical developments and critical appraisals of new evidence on what is not sustainable about current or past agricultural and food systems, as well as on transitions towards agricultural and rural sustainability at farm, community, regional, national and international levels, and through food supply chains. It is committed to clear and consistent use of language and logic, and the use of appropriate evidence to substantiate empirical statements. It publishes original scientific work related to strategic and applied studies in all aspects of agricultural science and exploited species, as well as reviews of scientific topics of current agricultural relevance.

Scienti�icBoard Editorial Team

Prof. Dr. Baharuddin SallehUniversiti Sains MalaysiaPulau Pinang

Prof. Dr. Ghizan SalehUniversity College of Agroscience Malaysia(UCAM),Malaysia

Prof. Dr. Idris Abd GhaniUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,Malaysia

Prof. C SivayoganathanUniversity of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. S L RanamukaarachchiAsian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Prof. M J S WijeratneUniversity of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. Mahinda WijeratneUniversity of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Prof. S A B A JayasekaraWayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Prof. Colin N. PeirisUniversity of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. K K D S RanaweeraUniversity of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka

Prof. U K Jayasinghe-MudaligeWayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Prof. A A Y AmarasingheSabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Prof. Lal Vidana ArachchiSabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Prof. D M A GunarathneSabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Prof. Mirza Barjees BaigKing Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Gary S. StraquadineThe Ohio State University, USA

Prof. Faisal Sultan AL-SubaieeKing Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Serafin L NgohayonIfugao State University, Philippines

Prof. Deirdre LemerleCharles Sturt University, Australia

Prof. Shabbir A ShahidInternational Center for Biosaline Agriculture, United Arabs Emirates

Prof. Dr. Khan Bahadar MarwatThe University of Agriculture, Pakistan

Prof. Sandra Arifin AzizBogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

Prof. Naoki YamauchiYamaguchi University, Japan

Prof. Masayoshi ShigyoYamaguchi University Japan

Dr. Robert BlakemoreHanyang University, South Korea

Prof Madya Dr Connie F. KomilusUniversity Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

Dr. Ha How ChewUniversity Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

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