DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF AN IMPROVED SOYBEAN THRESHER
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Due to the bulky nature of the soybean and since it has to be harvested with the stems, the conventional threshers for maize and guinea corn...
BACTERIAL SOFT ROT OF TUBERS INDUCED BY ERWINIA SPP. (JONES)
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The incidence of bacterial soft rot was investigated in three markets in Zaria area namely: Samaru, Wusasa and Sabon Gari markets. Examination of symptoms...
THE ECONOMICS OF RICE PROCESSING: A CASE STUDY OF THE SMALL-SCALE...
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THERIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND THE INTEGRATION OF PASTORAL FULBE A...
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PERFORMANCE OF BREAD WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.) AND DURUM WHEAT {Triticum...
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Three field experiments were carried out during 1991, 1992 and 1993 rainy seasons at Gembu (6° 55′ N, 10° 38′ E and 1,500 m...
TRANSFORMATION AND PLANT AVAILABILITY OF AMIDE NITROGEN IN SELECTED SAVANNA SOILS.
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Amides added to soils are hydrolyzed to ammonium (NH) and their corresponding carboxylic acids+ Studies of 44 of amide – N in soils deserve...
EFFECTS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF...
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Investigation was carried out at Samsru during the 1984 wet season to observe the effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on the growth and yield...
EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AT TERTIARY LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN...
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This study explored the major subject areas and reasons for students’ difficulties in agricultural extension at tertiary level of education in Kano State. Structured...
SOIL QUALITY AND MAIZE YIELD AS INFLUENCED BY TILLAGE/LEGUME MANAGEMENT AND...
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This study was conducted in 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) farm, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to determine tillage/legume practice...
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...
EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND PERIOD OF WEED INTERFERENCE ON MAIZE/RICE MIXTURE
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A field experiment was conducted during 1994 and 1995 wet season on the research farm of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru (11’11’ N...
EFFECT OF STYLO COVER AND N-FERTILIZATION ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, WATER...
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An investigation was carried out at the Institute for Agricultural Research Farm in Samaru, Zaria, during the 1992 rainy season to determine the effect...
RUMEN MICROBIAL CHANGES IN CATTLE FED HIGH GRAIN DIETS WITH OR...
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NITROGEN-SUPPLYING POWER OF SOILS FROM LAKE CHAD BASIN
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Laboratory and greenhouse studies were carried out with soils sampled from Lake Chad Basin in Sudan and Sahel savanna zones of Nigeria to assess their nitrogen-supplying...
ORDINATION OF NIGERIAN GUINEA SAVANNA PLANT COMMUNITIES
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This thesis is an attempt to provide an objective quantitative ecological interpretation to the trends and aggregations of the flora within representative portions of...