VARIABILITY OF INFILTRATION IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA ALFTSOL OF NIGERIA
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The ring infiltrometer method was used to measure infiltration rate of a savanna soil on a 60m transect, at 2m intervals. This was done with the...
ANALYSIS OF FARMERS’ PERCEPTION OF INNOVATION SYSTEM IN OIL PALM PRODUCTION...
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This study analyzed farmers’ perception of the innovation system in oil palm production in the South-east, Nigeria. The study specifically examined key actors in...
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER USE IN MAIZE PRODUCTION IN THE NORTHERN...
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The main objectives of this study are to determine the main factors affecting crop choice and fertilizer use decisions among the farmers in Northern...
HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY FOR GRAIN YIELD AND AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN...
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Eleven entries (consisting of lines, testers and hybrids), were used to study general, specific combining ability and heterosis. The male and female lines were mated in...
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF APPLICATION OF CARBARYL ON PEST...
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PHYSICAL QUALITY OF AN ALFISOL AS INFLUENCED BY CULTIVATION OF JATROPHA...
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The decline in soil quality is increasingly seen as a form of soil degradation and is often related to land use and soil/crop management practices. The...
STUDIES ON SOIL TEST CORRELATION, CALIBRATION AND INTERPRETATION FOR PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER...
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The study was carried out in the southern Guinea savanna zone of Nigeria to develop a soil testing programme which leads to the establishment...
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL ASSET HOLDINGS...
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The study was conducted to analyze the impact of physical and social capital asset holdings on poverty among farm households in Nigeria as a...
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED RURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS ON RURAL...
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The study assessed the effects of selected rural development interventions on rural women in Imo State of Nigeria. The study determined the level of...
IMPACT OF NORTH—EAST ARID ZONE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CREDIT ON FARMERS IN...
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The study was undertaken with the main objective of evaluating the impact of North-East Arid Zone Development Programme (NEAZDP) crop production credit on farmers in Bursari...
BIOECOLOGY AND ECONOMIC INJURY LEVELS (EIL) OF Dysdercus volkeri F (HETEROPTERA:...
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Field and laboratory studies were conducted on the bioecology and economic injury levels (EIL) of Dysdercus volkeri Fab. (Pyrrhocoridae: Heteroptera) on sunflower in Samaru...
EFFECTS OF PELLETED AND UNPELLETED COMPOSTED ORGANIC MATERIALS ON THE GROWTH...
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The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of the pelleted and unpelleted composted organic materials on the growth and yield...
IRRIGATION EFFECT ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS AT KADAWA IRRIGATION...
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THE RESPONSE OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) TO SOIL AND FOLIAR...
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Nitrogen (N) deficiency is the most widely spread macro- nutrient fertility problem in the Northern Guinea Savanna (NGS). Correction of this disorder is usually...
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED COTTON PRODUCTION PRACTICES BY FARMERS...
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The bottle neck facing the production of cotton in Zamfara State is the use of traditional method of growing cotton by farmers which leads to poor...
