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ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RICE YELLOW MOTTLE VIRUS ISOLATES POPULATION IN NIGERIA

ONASANYA, RUTH OMOTOLA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2016-04)

Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV), genus Sobemovirus is a highly variable pathogen that is very infectious to rice plant. This variability hinders rice breeding for durable resistance to the virus and effective deployment ...
ANTIFUNGAL EFFECTS OF TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM (LIERKF) ON SCLEROTIUM ROLFSII, (SACC) THE CAUSAL ORGANISM OF WHITE MOULD DISEASEOF TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM L.)

ARIYO, Adetoyosi Catherine (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2015-02)

Trichoderma spp are fungi with worldwide distribution. Some occur as endophytes while others are found in the soil and plant debris. Recent research findings suggest that Trichoderma strains can reduce significantly the ...
ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF Anomis leona SCHAUS (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE), A PEST OF COCOA IN NIGERIA

OLAYIWOLA, MAROOF ADEKUNLE (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2012-12)

The fruit piercing moth, Anomis leona Schaus (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major defoliator pest of cocoa in Nigeria causing severe losses to farmers in the event of outbreak of the pest. There is scanty information on the ...
ASSESSMENT OF DITHIONITE AND OXALATE EXTRACTABLE IRON AND ALUMINIUM OXIDES IN SOILS OF IDO-OSI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EKITI STATE

POPOOLA, AYODELE JOSHUA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2016-11)

The nature and content of sesquioxides has become a good tool in making predictions of the pedogenic processes and physicochemical properties of the soils. The study was aimed at investigating the forms, content and ...
BIOCONTROL OF BLACK ROT DISEASE OF OKRA WITH Trichoderma harzianum

UDOH, MARY EFFIONG (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2017-11)

This experiment was conducted using okra (Abelmoschus esculetntus L. Moench) variety (NHAE 47-3) that is high yielding , rich in vitamins and iodine that are essential for body building . However, okra production in Nigeria ...
BIOSYSTEMATICS STUDIES IN THREE NIGERIAN REPRESENTATIVES OF ALOE

AYORINDE, BUSAYO ADEYEMI (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2015-05)

The three Nigerian aloe accessions used in this study were already under cultivation in the Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. The objective of this study ...
CARBON STOCKS AND AESTHETICS VALUES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN SOME TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

SAMAH, DORCAS TITILOPE (The federal university of technology,Akure., 2021-06)

This Study estimates the rate of carbon sequestered by ornamental plants in some tertiary institutions in Ondo State, South West of Nigeria. This was with the view to determine the carbon stocks and species diversity of ...
CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF SOILS LOCATED ON TWO TOPOSEQUENCES AT ILE OLUJI, ONDO-STATE

ATOFARATI, SUNDAY OLUMIDE (The federal university of technology,Akure., 2011-09)

The position of a soil on a toposequence affects its morphological, physical and chemical characteristics which in turn determine its productivity with or without fertilizer application. The objective of this study was to ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAIN AMARANTH LINES AND EVALUATION OF SOME AQUEOUS PLANT EXTRACTS FOR CONTROL OF CLETUS FUSCESCENS WALKER.

OKE, OLUFUNKE ABIOLA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2012-12)

The morphological characterization of the 93 accessions of Amaranthus spp based on 8 quantitative traits analysed for cluster and principal components analysis revealed that the first four PCs with eigenvalues >1 explained ...
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, TOXICITY AND BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME BOTANICAL EXTRACTS AGAINST THREE MAJOR STORED GRAIN BEETLES

ADESINA, JACOBS MOBOLADE (THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THECHNOLOGY, AKURE, 2019-11)

The insecticidal, biochemical, toxicological studies and chemical compositions of Clerodendrum capitatum¸ Phyllanthus fraternus, Mitracarpus villosus and Bridelia micrantha crude extracts and sub active fraction for the ...
COMBINED APPLICATION OF OIL PALM BUNCH ASH AND NPKMg EFFECT ON SOIL, PLANT NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH OF OIL PALM SEEDLINGS

EDERENO, UTHO KINGSLEY (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2016-08)

Because of scarcity and cost of NPKMg fertilizer recommended for oil palm production, there is need to study effect of wastes generated during processing of oil palm fruits into oil. The oil palm bunch ash (OPBA) is generated ...
COMBINED EFFECT OF TILAGE METHODS AND ASH APPLICATION ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta)

ADEJUWON, ADEBOLA TEMIDAYO (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2015-06)

Soil physical and chemical properties and cassava (Manihot esculenta) performance were evaluated in an alfisol giving eight tillage cum ash treatments in Akure, southwest Nigeria in 2012 and 2013. The treatments were no ...
COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF PIG MANURE AND NPK FERTILIZER ON SOIL FERTILITYAND PERFORMANCE OF TOMATO (Lycopersicum LYco~sicon Mill.)

GIWA, DAVID DADA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2004-06)

The effect of pig manure (5t1ha) and integrated application of pig manure and NPK (15-15-15) fertilizer (In growth and yield of tomato were studied at Abeokuta in the derived savanna zone of Southwest Nigeria. The sandy ...
COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF PKC RESIDUE AND NPK FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OF FLUTED PUMPKIN (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F)

AROGUNDADE, E. BODE (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2014-01)

This project work was carried out to investigate the comparative effect of combine application of PKC residue and NPK fertilizer on growth and yield performance of fluted pumpkin in the Southwest rainforest zone of Nigeria. ...
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF POLLUTED SOIL-ENVIRONMENT ON THE UPTAKE AND BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.) AND ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.)

AJALA, RASHEEDAT OLUWASEUN (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2021-03)

Crop production is limited by adverse environmental factors which include soil pollution with heavy metals. Soil is the major sink for heavy metals released into the environment. Plants grown on polluted soil are a potential ...
A COMPARATIVE SPATIAL STUDY OF INLAND VALLEY SOILS AND THE ADJOINING UPLAND REGION IN AKURE, NIGERIA

ADEWUMI, BABAFEMI SAMUEL (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2016-08)

Climate variability and changes in precipitation patterns in recent decades have led to growing uncertainty amongst farmers regarding the timing of cultivation and harvest. Most farmers have little or no experience in new ...
CONTROL OF PODAGRICA INFESTATION ON FOUR OKRA CULTIVARS USING PIPER GUINEENSE SEED EXTRACTS AND CYPERMETHRIN

ADESOKAN, ILESANMI AYODELE (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2013-03)

Crops in the Family Malvaceae are attacked by various insect pests at different stages of their development especially Podagrica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The emergence of biodegradable pesticides (botanicals) ...
CROP WATER USE, GROWTH AND YIELD OF FADAMA-GROWN PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) AS INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND IRRIGATION IN AKURE, NIGERIA

BALOGUN, CHARLES DADA (FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, 2011-07)

Inland valley swamps (inland floodplains/fadama) are characterized by shallow water table depths. The shallow water table can supply important fraction of crop water use (ET) via capillary rise (upflows), this may constitute ...
DIVERSITY STUDY OF FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F.SP. TRACHEIPHILUM RECOVERED FROM DISEASED COWPEA IN MAJOR PRODUCING STATES IN NIGERIA

UDOH, MARY EFFIONG (The federal university of technology,Akure., 2021-08)

Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp is a versatile and economically important legume. The production of this crop is hindered by many disease factors in which Fusarium wilt is one of the most severe diseases. Meanwhile, ...
EFFECT OF BIOCHAR AND POULTRY MANURE ON SOIL PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.)

ODELOLA, OLATUNDE EZEKIEL (The federal university of technology,Akure., 2021-09)

The challenges of food security in sub-Sahara Africa and the entire world have effects on the population increase and these have placed enormous pressure on lands to produce more food. Solving this challenge could be a ...

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