ABSTRACT Integrated Nutrient Management with biochar and inorganic fertilizer is critical to sustainable agriculture including the enhancement of production systems for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The objective of this research was to evaluate how soil management could be improved to respond to increasing environmental pressure on soil and crop in carrot production and to examine how anthropogenic changes in and management of soil affect crop growth, yield and nutritional...
ABSTRACT The productivity of the poultry industry like any other industry is hinged on adequate dissemination of information through appropriate channels. This study assessed the perceived effectiveness of agricultural information channels in marketing of poultry eggs in Ijebu North East local government area of Ogun state. Fifty four randomly selected poultry farmers and an equal number of purposively selected marketers were administered with questionnaires. Data on socioeconomic characteris...
ABSTRACT A 6 week feeding trail was conducted in glass tanks with juveniles Clarius glariepinus to examine the effects of partial and total replacement of fishmeal with sesame seed cake protein.
ABSTRACT The suitability of untreated Eremospatha macrocarpa canes for cement-bonded composites (CBCs) and the effect of cold water pretreatment on the compatibility of the species with cement were investigated using the hydration test approach. Eremospatha macrocarpa particles were mixed with cement and water, and placed in insulated thermos flasks. Temperature rise was monitored for 24 hours. Suitability of the species for CBC production was assessed based on setting time (tmax), maximum hy...
ABSTRACT There is a problem of desertification worldwide. it is most prevailing in the Northern part of Nigeria where the scanty vegetation cover is been destroyed daily for firewood.
ABSTRACT Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott) is an important staple food crop grown throughout many part of the world for it fleshy corms and nutritious leaves. Suckers are the main planting materials used in West Africa; therefore, it is traditionally conserved in field collections. This is not an effective conservation strategy for medium to long term preservation of taro genetic resources due to extreme climatic conditions, pests and diseases. Tissue culture is one of the invitro te...
ABSTRACT The phenological development, growth, yield and yield stability performance of eight cowpea varieties released in Ghana between 1990 and 2015 were evaluated in field experiments carried out at Mampong-Ashanti (forest-savannah transition zone) and Fumesua (forest zone) over two cropping seasons in 2015 and 2016. The experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replicates. Asontem, Nhyira, Asetenapa, Hewale and Videza flowered and podded earl...
ABSTRACT The study provides requisite scientific and socio-economic data for sustainable management of the fishery and aquatic ecosystems at Anlo Beach in the Shama District, Ghana. Physico-chemical conditions, macrozoobenthic fauna, and the fish and fishery characteristics of River Pra Estuary, the associated wetlands and marine waters were studied from February 2012 to December 2013. Economics of the fishery, governance and other livelihood activities were also investigated. Data were part...
ABSTRACT The effects of dietary supplementation with a pure culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at 0.0, 1.5 and 3.0 g kgÿ1 on growth performance, blood composition and clinical enzyme activities in serum of rabbits were studied during a 56-day experiment. Rabbits fed 3.0 g kgÿ1 attained the heaviest (P < 0.05) body weight, consumed the highest (P < 0.05) quantity of feed and had the best (P < 0.05) feed conversion. Rabbits fed 1.5 g kgÿ1 yeast had higher (P < 0.05) body weight, feed intake...
ABSTRACT The importance of wildlife, especially the vertebrates for game, tourism and medicinal use cannot be over emphasized. Nature reserves are also known to influence the ecosystem of its location. However, rapid increase in land use for agriculture and other physical developments are gradually reducing wildlife habitation including the Alabata area nature reserve of Abeokuta. Inventory of these resources in relation to their habitat parameters would inform their better management. Asses...
ABSTRACT Ecotourism development (ED) is one of the factors promoting sustainable utilisation of natural resources. Stakeholders‘ attitude towards natural resources in Old Oyo National Park (OONP) can undermine or enhance conservation goals of the park. Information on stakeholders‘ knowledge and perception that can be used for ED in OONP is limited. Therefore, this study assessed the knowledge and perception of stakeholders on ED in OONP, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the characteristics of the market and marketing information of Bodija Plank market, Ibadan with a view to suggest ways for the market to be more transparent and efficient. Twenty sawnwood traders were randomly selected from five of the nine plank market zones for administration of questionnaire. Thus primary data were collected from 100 randomly selected respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Bodija plank market which covers a...
ABSTRACT Increasing roles of women in agricultural activities has made provision of gender responsive information imperative. This study investigated coverage of gender roles in agriculture in four selected Nigerian newspapers. Ninety-two articles representing the media coverage from four newspapers were coded for this study. Results indicated that the tabloids covered more non-gender stories (67.3%) than gender stories (32.6%), male roles enjoyed more prominence than female roles; and total ...
ABSTRACT An experiment was undertaken to determine the effect of boiling of cocoa pod husk and levels of inclusion that will positively affect the growth rate of CIarias gariepinus, a major species of importance cultured in Nigeria Cocoa Pod husk is a by-product of cocoa industry often discarded as Waste. This study was to assess the effect of incorporation of boiled Cocoa pod husk into the diets of C.gariepinus juveniles.
Abstract The Nigerian economy over the past few years grew at one of the highest rates in Africa. Yet, this growth has not led to substantial reduction in inequality and poverty, particularly in the rural sector. This was partly attributed to redistributional problem of national wealth which has not been adequately investigated. Therefore, the study assessed the contribution of growth and wealth distribution to poverty reduction in rural Nigeria from 1996 to 2004. Data from the National Cons...