GROWTH AND HERBAGE YIELD OF SEVEN FORAGE LEGUMES IN THE RAIN FOREST ZONE OF NIGERIA Abstract A field experiment was conducted for three months during the early growing season (April – July) of 2014 at the Teaching and Research farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City. …
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GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF EARLY MAIZE (Zea mays L.) VARIETIES UNDER DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AT BENIN CITY IN THE NIGERIAN RAINFOREST ABSTRACT This study was carried out at the Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin to investigate the effect of different population levels on growth …
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THE EFFECT OF POULTRY MANURE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO VARIETIES OF TOMATOES (Lycopersicon esculentum) ABSTRACT A field experiment was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City to investigate the effect of different levels of poultry manure …
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VARIATION IN CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MINERALS OF BASIL (Ocimum gratissimum L.) ABSTRACT The study was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Benin, Benin City. Proximate analysis was carried out at the Faculty of Agriculture laboratory to determine the nutritional components of ocicum gratissimum. The …
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AGRICULTURE FINANCING IN NIGERIA PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT ABSTRACT This project seeks to bring together existing state of knowledge and existing state of practice in agriculture sector new techniques have to be proven before they are adopted in the general practice. Chapter one of this project will deal with the statement …
Read More »Assessment Of Commonly Identified Diseases In The 2 Common Poultry Management Systems
ASSESSMENT OF COMMONLY IDENTIFIED DISEASES IN THE 2 COMMON POULTRY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The survival of rural poultry industry in developing countries depends to a large extent on the type of rearing methods employed and seasonal changes in weather conditions. In nearly all …
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AGRICULTURAL FINANCING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to find out the impact of agricultural financing on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981 to 2014. The study used endogenous components of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS) loans to Individual Farmers (LIF), loans …
Read More »Analysis Of Effect Of Flood On Livelihoods And Adaptation Measures Of Smallholder Crop Farmers
ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF FLOOD ON LIVELIHOODS AND ADAPTATION MEASURES OF SMALLHOLDER CROP FARMERS ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of flood on farm families in Delta State. It specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder crop farmers in the study area, identified the causes of floods in the study …
Read More »Farmer’s Perception Of The Effect Of Crude Oil Spillage On Agricultural Farm Land
FARMER’S PERCEPTION OF THE EFFECT OF CRUDE OIL SPILLAGE ON AGRICULTURAL FARM LAND ABSTRACT The study assessed the farmers perception of the effect of oil spillage on agricultural land of farmers in Udu Local Government of Delta State. The specific objectives of the work are to: Identify causes of oil …
Read More »Antiviral Activity Of Gossypium Hirsutum Extract On Newcastle Disease Virus In Embryonated Egg
ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY OF GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM EXTRACT ON NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS IN EMBRYONATED EGG CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY There has been a great challenge in recent times in antiviral therapy of poultry diseases. Fewer substances are available for treatment of antiviral infections when compared with the large …
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