THE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS)

THE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS) CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION In Africa indigenous vegetables remain popular in rural areas where they are often considered to be more nutritive than exotic vegetables.Telfairiaoccidentalis commonly called fluted pumpkin is an important leaf and seed vegetable indigenous to Southern Nigeria and grown in the forest […]

THE COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF MYRISTICA FRAGANS

THE COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF MYRISTICA FRAGANS (NUTMEG) AND AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA (ALLIGATOR PEPPER) ON DEMESTES MACULATUS DEGEER. CHAPTER ONE 1.0  INTRODUCTION Fish protein is known to be the best and cheapest source of animal protein (Olayide 1973). The loss of protein in dried fish due to the fish pest, D. Macuatus has been variously studied. Fish […]

DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE

DEPLETION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE ABSTRACT Depletion of stratospheric ozone emerged as a political concern in the early 1970s in the United States in the debate over the devel­opment of a commercial fleet of supersonic transports. In the mid- 1970s it became a major political issue with regard to the use of CFCs in aerosol spray […]

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT RATES OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT RATES OF GOAT DROPPINGS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS OVERVIEW Goat dropping,were evaluated with recommended level of inorganic fertilizer for vegetable (AmaranthusHybridus). The highest crop yield was obtained by the application of goat dropping combined with the recommended level of inorganic fertilizer. The lowest yield was obtained […]