Concept of Soil Fertility and Productivity Fertility in Tropical Soils, N, P, K and S Content in Soils and their physiological role in plants Their forms and transformation in soils Fertilizer and Fertilizer Management, their Manufacturers, Sources, Application Methods, Rates and Timing, Handling and Storage of Fertilizers. Fertility Evaluation and Fertilizer Recommendations for Crops Radioisotopes in Soil/Plant System Crop Growth and Response to Soil Nutrients Absorption, Maintenance and Los...
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Seed Kinds of Seeds Types of Seeds GM Seed (Genetically Modified Seeds) Problems of pollination Agamospermy Horticulture The nature of seeds Types of pollination Methods of Pollination Development of a Seed Seed Germination Development of Fruit and Fruit Types
ORIGIN Production Growing Cacao Management and Harvesting Major pests and diseases of cocoa Economics of cocoa Sustainability and cocoa production Research and impact
Legumes overview Identification of some legumes (Soybean, Cowpea, Groundnut) Production of some common legumes in Nigeria
PLANT DISEASE PESTS General methods for the prevention and control of crop pests INSECTS Important insect pests of major crops Animal pests Important species of rats and their damage in Nigeria Pests of stored products Important pests of stored products WEED Direct Effects of weeds on crop Indirect Effects of weeds Beneficial effects of weeds Plant considered as weeds do have some positive values Management of weeds Integrated pest management
The Definition of Agriculture Branches of Agriculture Aquaculture Agricultural Related Institution/Acronyms
Natural Resources The Nigerian Government and the Management of Natural Resources Forest Roles of Vegetation (Forest) in Environment Activities of Man that Destroy the Vegetation Classification of Forest Deforestation Causes of Deforestation Impact of Deforestation Afforestation and Its Importance Agro Forestry Roles of Agro Forestry Types of Agro Forestry Systems
Climatic Factors Edaphological (Soil) Factors Vegetation Zones of Nigeria (AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES) Farm Implements and Agricultural Mechanization Safety Precaution and Maintenance
Concepts of Extension teaching and learning Principles of Extension teaching and learning How do we learn in Extension? Basic Characteristics and factors affecting teaching and learning; Characteristics of adult learning Differences between pedagogy and andragogy Factors that affect adult learners Problems of extension education Classification of Extension teaching methods Merits and demerits of extension teaching methods
Meaning of Agricultural Cooperatives Principles of Cooperation Types of Cooperatives How to organize a Cooperative Society Management of Cooperatives in Nigeria Preamble Cooperatives and Women Empowerment Agricultural Cooperatives and their Roles in Agricultural Development Management of Credit How Agricultural Cooperatives can be Used to Provide Cost Effective Ways of Managing both Large and Small Farms How Agricultural Cooperatives can be Used in Promotion of Environment Friendly Farm Pract...
Protozoa Most of the commonly encountered fish parasites are protozoan. With practice, these can be among the easiest to identify, and are usually among the easiest to control. Protozoan is single-celled organisms, many of which are free-living in the aquatic environment. Typically, no intermediate host is required for the parasite to reproduce (direct life cycle). Consequently, they can build up to very high numbers when fish are crowded causing weight loss, debilitation, and mortality. Five...
Fishery development is a process towards achieving the full potential of the sector through growth and improvement. Fishery development is also defined to include the expansion of fishing effort, improvement in post-harvest technology, marketing and transportation of fishery products as well as the provision of infrastructure and other related facilities. In fisheries, development may be defined as a process of change through which sustainable and equitable improvements are made to the qualit...
Colour and Turbidity: Often it is the colour of freshwater or how clear or hazy the water is that is the most obvious visual characteristic. Unfortunately neither colour nor turbidity are strong indicators of the overall chemical composition of water. However both colour and turbidity reduce the amount of light penetrating the water and can have significant impact on algae and macrophytes. Some algae in particular are highly dependent on water with low colour and turbidity. Many rivers draini...
The term “fish” most precisely describes any non-tetrapod craniates (that is an animal with a skull and in most cases a backbone) that have gills throughout life and whose limbs, if any, are in the shape of fins. Unlike groupings such as birds and mammals, fish are not a single clade but a paraphyletic collection of taxa, including hagfishes, lampreys, sharks and rays, ray-finned fishes, coelacanths and lungfishes. A typical fish is ectothermic, has a streamlined body for rapid swimming, ...