IN VITRO MORPHOGENIC PERFORMANCE OF GINGER (Zingiber officinale) AS INFLUENCED BY MEDIA VARIATIONS ABSTRACT Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rose) is a perennial herb that grows from underground rhizomes. The demand for fresh and dry ginger and…
Read MoreIMPROVEMENT OF SELECTED OKRA (Abelmoschus spp.) VARIETIES FOR FRUIT YIELD AND PRODUCTIVITY ABSTRACT Four field experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka to:…
Read MoreIDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF INSECT PESTS CAUSING FRUIT DROP ON Citrus sinensis L. OSBECK AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Identification and assessment of insect pests causing fruit drop on Citrus sinensis L.…
Read MoreGENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION OF HEAT TOLERANCE LOCI OF WHEAT IN HOTSPOTS OF SUDAN AND SYRIA ABSTRACT One hundred and eighty-nine (189) wheat genotypes were evaluated in multi-environments (Tel-hadya (Syria), Dongola (Sudan) and Wadmedani (Sudan)) for…
Read MoreGENETICS AND INHERITANCE PATTERN OF TIME OF FLOWERING AND QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). ABSTRACT Field experiments were carried out in 2006 and 2007 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm…
Read MoreGENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT QUALITY AND ADAPTATION TRAITS OF EXOTIC TOMATO VARIETIES IN A HUMID TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT The experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm and Laboratory, of the Department of Crop…
Read MoreEVALUATION OF TRAP CROPS AND INTEGRATED STRIGA MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTROL OF WITCH WEED (Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth) IN SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) ABSTRACT Field trials were conducted in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons…
Read MoreEVALUATION OF THE PRODUCTIVITY OF TWO SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum L.) VARIETIES AS INFLUENCED BY MULCHING, K-FERTILIZATION AND IRRIGATION INTERVAL ABSTRACT Four experiments comprising three field trials were conducted at the upland sugarcane experimental field of…
Read MoreUSE OF BIOFERTILIZER PRODUCED FROM FERMENTED ORGANIC WASTES IN THE PRODUCTION OF OKRA ABSTRACT The experiments were conducted at the Department of Crop Science Analytical Laboratory and green house of Faculty of Agriculture, University of…
Read MoreTHE INFLUENCE OF LEVELS AND MODES OF NPK FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOME IMPROVED CASSAVA VARIETIES IN NSUKKA, SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA ABSTRACT A study was carried out at the Department of Crop…
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