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RESPONSE OF SELECTED RICE CULTIVARS TO NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY

Mohammed U A*, Habibu I

Majority of rice farmers cannot afford fertilizers to replace nutrients removed from the soils through harvested crops and leaching. It is a global challenge of sustainable rice cultivation to find or develop rice varieties that can grow even with limited nutrients while at the same time maintaining or improving grain yields. This study tried to identify rice cultivars that can perform with half o...

Jul, 2015 pp. 103-109
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Profitability Analysis of Millet Production in Katagum LocalGovernment of Bauchi State

Abba, K.Z.*, Umar, S.M., Auwalu, Umar

The study examined the profitability analysis of millet production in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Data were obtained with the aid of structured questionnaires administered to eighty millet farmers in the study area and analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgeting technique and multiple regression models. The result of farm budgeting showed that the total revenue (TR), G...

Nov, 2025 pp. 104-109
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YIELD RESPONSE OF GROUNDNUT (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.) VARIETIES TO GYPSUM AND RHIZOBIA INOCULATION IN THE NIGERIAN SAVANNA

Dauda H*, Babaji B A, Olufajo O O, Mukhtar A A

Yield and yield parameters of two groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties under varying rates of gypsum and rhizobia inoculation levels were studied under field condition in 2012 wet seasons and 2012/13 dry season at the Institute for Agricultural Research Farm, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru and Irrigation Research Station of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Kadawa respectively. Th...

Nov, 2016 pp. 108-116
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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SWEET POTATO AS INFLUENCED BY NPK FERTILIZER RATES INTRA-ROW SPACING AND SEED BED TYPES IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA

Mu’azu A*

Farm of Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru (11011’ N070 38Eand 686m above sea level) in the northern Guinea savanna agro-ecological zone of Nigeria to determine the growth and development of sweet potato as influenced by NPK fertilizer rates, intra-row spacings and seed bed types in the northern Guinea savanna. The treatment consisted of three NPK fertiliz...

May, 2016 pp. 109-115
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Hydrolysate Yield, Surface Hydrophobicity and Amino acid Properties of Desert Date (B.aegyptiaca Del) Protein Hydrolysates

Ogori, A. F*, Jackson, V., Girgih, T. A.

Desert date, called B.aegyptiaca Del commonly wild in desert regions of the world. The seed was processed into Aduwa Protein Concentrate (APC) and afterward hydrolyzed using two combined endogenous Pepsin-Pancreatin (PP) proteases and two different exogenous proteases (Alcalase and flavourzyme) to respective hydrolysates and analyzed using standard methods. The result of the analysis revealed that...

Nov, 2025 pp. 110-122
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GENETIC VARIABILITY, HERITABILITY AND GENETIC ADVANCE IN F8 ADVANCED BREEDING LINES OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogeaea L.)

Usman A*, Ahmed H, Sami R A, Usman M, Yahaya A I

Genetic variability is a basic requirement for crop improvement as this provides wider scope for selection. The effectiveness of selection is dependent upon the nature, extent and magnitude of genetic variability present in the material and the extent to which it is heritable. The pesent experiment was conducted to study the variability in F8 advanced breeding lines of groundnut across four enviro...

Jul, 2015 pp. 110-122
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IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY ON FARMING ACTIVITIES IN YOLA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ADAMAWA STATE

Headboy P*, Magaji. I A, Dauda H, Monday M

This study examined the impact of temperature variability on farming activities in Yola North Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State. Data for this study was obtained through the administrations of structured questionnaires to the sampled farmers (respondents) in the study area during the 2014 raining season with the aim of obtaining information on; the impact of temperature change o...

May, 2016 pp. 116-128
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GROWTH COMPONENTS, FORAGE AND SEED YIELD OF VELVET BEAN (Mucuna pruriens) AS AFFECTED BY PIG MANURE RATES AND IRRIGATION INTERVALS IN NIGERIAN SAVANNA

Hassan M R*, Abdu S.B, Amodu J T, Uchechukwu A V, Hasiya I, Adamu H Y, Musa A, Braimah Y, Sani I, Akpensuen T T, Ishiaku Y.M, Bala A.G, Bello S.S

A study was conducted to determine the effects of graded levels of pig manure rates and irrigation frequency on growth components, forage and seed yield of Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens). The experimental design was a split plot fitted into a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), replicated three times. Treatments consisted of graded levels of pig manure application rates (0, 9 and 18 t / ha...

Nov, 2016 pp. 117-128
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ACCUMULATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) CULTIVATED AT VARIOUS SITES IRRIGATED WITH TEXTILE EFFLUENT

Isah, B.I.*, Ado, G.

This study evaluates heavy metal accumulation in cassava (Manihot esculenta) grown on the soils irrigated with textile effluent. Root samples were collected from effluent-affected and control fields. Samples were digested and analyzed via AAS/ICP-OES to quantify lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd),chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu). The results revealed that effluent-irrigated sites accumulated signific...

Nov, 2025 pp. 123-129
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PERFORMANCE OF GROWER RABBITS FED GRADED LEVELS OF SUNDRIED BREADFRUIT (Artocarpus altilis) PEEL MEAL IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA

Ayoola M A*, Balogun K B, Ogunsipe M H, Oladepo A D

A total of thirty rabbits of mixed breeds and mixed sexes with an average initial weight of 0.8kg were used to evaluate the effect of varying inclusion levels of sundried breadfruit peel meal on growth performance, carcass attributes and economics of production of rabbits. The feeding trial which lasted for eight weeks was performed using the thirty rabbits which were divided into five experimenta...

Jul, 2015 pp. 123-130