Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice

Pawpaw (Carica papaya) is a tropical crop with significant economic, nutritional, and medicinal importance. However, its production in Nigeria is largely casual and subsistence-based, with many farmers relying on naturally growing plants due to a lack of knowledge of suitable cultivars for improved yield. This study was therefore aimed to evaluate the growth... Continue here

Assessment of the youthful contributions to the Nigerian GDP has suffered considerable neglect hence, this study sets out to analyse how the Graduate Entrepreneurial Fund (GEF) scheme impacted income level among agricultural participants, using a multi-staged sampling procedure to randomly select 138 respondents, and analysed with; Descriptive statistics, and... Continue here

Predictive accuracy of a soil map is the scientific requirement for its use. To determine the extra information contained in a manuscript soil map (1:250,000) of Imo State, in the coastal plains sand zone of the state, its predictive accuracy was compared with that of the published (1:1,000,000) version. The study was done with 106 soil samples randomly taken in... Continue here