Field experiments were carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agricultrue, Makurdi Southern Guinea Savanna, during 2007 and 2008 cropping seasons to evaluate the nutrient...
The quest for organically-produced cocoa produce in the world market necessitated recent focus on research into the use of agricultural wastes as source of nutrients in cocoa (Theobroma cacao)...
Two experiments were conducted at the Federal College of Agriculture Akure, Southwest Nigeria to test effectiveness of a crop waste wood ash as source of nutrients for plantain (Musa paradisica) and...
This research was carried out at the College of Agriculture Lafia Research field in 2010 cropping season. The objective of this study was to investigate effects of long term cultivation on soil...
A two – year field experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ado – Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, during 2008 and 2009 cropping seasons to determine the...
chemical propertiesn – sourcesfertilityyieldmelon.
The assessment of degradation status of soils in selected areas of Benue state was carried out in 2009. The physical and chemical properties of these soils were evaluated in the laboratory and the...
Onyekwere, I.N., Nwosu, P .O., Ezenwa, M . I. S. and Odofin, A. J.
Trifoliate yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is an important food security crop in Nigeria, it occupies a prominent position in the diets and farming systems in the South East agroecological zone especially...
Three legume plants (Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena luecocephala and Calapogonium caerulean) alone or in combination with 0.5% (w/w) poultry manure were tested for their ability to reduce the heavy...
Ogban, P. I., Obi J. C., Anwanane, N. B., Edet, R. U. and Okon, N. E.
Infiltration of water into the soil is an important physical process affecting the fate of water under field conditions, especially, the amount of subsurface recharge and surface runoff and hence,...
Termite mounds are common features of agricultural landscape of the tropical regions of the world, however, published scientific research on TMS in relation to surrounding soil and possible potential...
This study investigated the impact of long term application of palm oil waste on the physical and chemical properties of sandy Ultisols (Arenic Kandiustult) in Uga, Nigeria. Soil samples were...
Occurrence of sulphur deficiency in Nigerian soils is becoming frequent and more extensive due to intensive cultivation and shift from low analysis to high analysis fertilizers which do not contain...
Olatunji, O., S. A. Ayuba, B.C. Anjembe and S. O. Ojeniyi
Field experiment was conducted at University of Agriculture, Makurdi in the Southern Guinea Savanna ecology of Nigeria to test effect of NPK fertilizer and Poultry manure on performance of cowpea and...
Pot experiments were conducted to compare the effects of pig dung and other sources of manure on the production of okra (Abelmoschus esculentum) and Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum mill) at...
A study was conducted in 2008 and 2009 raining seasons, to evaluate the possibility of alleviating the degraded soil conditions at Abakaliki. The measures employed were combination(s) of different...
tillage and crop residuesoil chemical propertiesrice yieldsacid ultisol
An experiment was conducted at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Western Farm, to investigate the effect of rice mill waste and poultry manure on some soil chemical properties and...
An experiment was conducted in the Soil Science laboratory of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to investiage the effect of oyster shell composted with goat and poultry droppings on...
This experiment was conducted in Kogi State. Twenty composite surface soil samples (0.15cm depth) drawn from two distinct geological formations (Cretaceous sediments and Basement complex) were used...
O. P UMEUGOCHUKWU, P. I. EZEAKU, V. O CHUDE, and G. U. NNAJI
This study was to investigate the causes and hazards of soil erosion in Uga, Anambra State as the area is always having the problem of erosion. This study was carried out in some selected erosion...
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