POULTRY MANURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON SOME NUTRIENT CONTENTS OF Telfairia occidentalis H.

Table of Contents

Title Page                                                                                          i

Certification                                                                                                ii

Dedication                                                                                         iii

Acknowledgements                                                                           iv-v

Abstract                                                                                            vi

Table of Contents                                                                             vii-x

Chapter One

1. Introduction                                                                                      1-3
   1. Aim and objective of the study                                                         4
   1. Scope and limitation of the study                                            4       

CHAPTER ONE

1. Introduction

Mineral nutrients are essential chemical elements absorbed from the soil in the form of inorganic ions. More than 50 chemical elements have been identified in plants among the inorganic substances present in plants, although it is unlikely that all these elements are essential. Roots can absorb minerals selectively, thus enabling the plant to accumulate essential elements that may be present in the soil in very minute quantities. To a certain extent, however, the minerals in a plant reflect