JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Integrity Research Journals
ISSN: 2536-7072
Model: Open Access/Peer Reviewed
DOI: 10.31248/JASP
Start Year: 2016
Email: jasp@integrityresjournals.org
ISSUE (Vol.2 (5) - October 30th, 2017)
Economic Analysis Of Yam-cowpea Intercropping System In Obi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Though Nigeria is blessed with vast land and human resources suitable to produce enough food for her teeming population, low productivity in crop production has constrained her food sufficiency effort; this however calls for crop production mixture expansion strategies. The study evaluates the economics of yam-cowpea intercropping in Obi Local Government of... Continue here
Identifying The Potential Of Some Heavy Metals Toxicity In Urban And Peri-urban Cropping Systems In Sierra Leone
As an essential coping strategy for providing the vital augmentation of food stocks in urban centers, there has been a considerable expansion of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Sierra Leone since the end of the civil war in 2002. In many of these urban and peri-urban cropping sites, sources of water are usually polluted by urban wastes posing potential risk of... Continue here
Proximate Composition Of Rumen Digesta From Sheep Slaughtered In Zuru Abattoir, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Biochemical studies with a view to assess the proximate and essential mineral content of sun-dried rumen digesta were carried out. The values for each of the nutrients were collected in triplicates according to the samples analyzed. The results of mean percentages showed the samples contained moisture (5.83±0.17), crude protein (15.52±0.20), lipids... Continue here
Review On Pesticides Safety On Stored Products In Nigeria
Pesticides can be used to protect stored produce against pest damage despite its danger to humans, livestock and environment. This paper relied on secondary data and information to review the benefits of pesticide usage in stored produce, its toxicity and measures necessary for safe stored produce for local consumption and export. Pesticides was found to have a... Continue here
Effects Of Npk Fertilizer Rates On The Carbohydrate And Crude Protein Contents Of Three Varieties Of Potato (solanum Tuberosum L.) In Sudan Savanna Of Nigeria
Field trials were conducted during the 2015/16 and 2016/17 dry seasons. The aim was to study the effects of NPK fertilizer rates on tuber carbohydrates and crude protein (CP) of three varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The research was conducted at Teaching and Research Farm of Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, located at Jega in... Continue here
Mini-livestock Production As A Strategy For Food Security Among Households In Iwo, Nigeria
The study was conducted to assess mini-livestock production as strategy for food security among households in Iwo, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 150 respondents. A structured interview schedule was used to elicit information from the respondents. Household food security was estimated using food security index to establish the food... Continue here
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