DEVELOPING MAIZE (Zea mays) POPULATIONS RESISTANT TO STEM BORERS FOR SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT Development of maize populations resistant to stem borers depends largely on the existence of useful genes or alleles, which can combine to…
Read MoreEFFORTS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH YIELDING AND STEM BORER RESISTANT MAIZE IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT Field experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of…
Read MoreEFFECTS OF REMITTANCES ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of remittances on the livelihood of farm households in Enugu State Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique…
Read MoreEFFECTS OF PLANTS SPACING AND ORGANIC MANURE RATES ON YIELD AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF WATER LEAF (Talinum Triangulare) ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of the Department of Crop Science,…
Read MoreEFFECTS OF PELLETED AND UNPELLETED COMPOSTED ORGANIC MATERIALS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF THREE VARIETIES OF CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of the…
Read MoreEFFECT OF SIX WEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON WEED CONTROL AND GROWTH AND YIELD OF PLANTAIN (Musa spp AAB cv AGBAGBA) ABSTRACT The effects of five weed management techniques and a weed free control on weed…
Read MoreEFFECT OF SEED TREATMENT WITH SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES AND Cassia alata EXTRACT ON FIELD PERFORMANCE OF NSUKKA YELLOW PEPPER (Capsicum annum) ABSTRACT Field experiment was conducted at the Teaching and Research farm of the Department of…
Read MoreEFFECT OF COMPOSTED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND NPK FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE (Zea mays L) IN NSUKKA ABSTRACT Municipalities are facing a growing problem of how to safely dispose off their…
Read MoreASSESSMENT OF MORPHOLOGICAL, NUTRITIONAL AND CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME NIGERIAN CUCURBITA SPECIES ABSTRACT Two field experiments were conducted in 2007 and 2008 cropping seasons at the Department of Crop Science research farm, University of Nigeria,…
Read MoreAPPRAISAL OF POULTRY FEEDS’ MARKETING IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the marketing of poultry feeds in Anambra State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the poultry feeds…
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