Rice Husk (RH) is one of the agricultural wastes causing environmental pollution in Nigeria. Thus, recycling them to useful materials becomes matter of importance. This study therefore evaluated the biotoxic effects of ...

Cropping systems were originally designed to enhance agro-system productivity, however modern agriculture is increasingly concerned with cropping systems' soil sustainability. Hence, this study investigated the effects ...

Indian spinach is an underutilized and underexploited tropical leafy vegetable widely adapted to a variety of soils and climates. Its medicinal and nutritional qualities obviously make it a promising crop for food security ...

This study aimed at (i) investigating the magnitude and nature of genetic variability present in sixteen open-pollinated maize varieties for yield (ii) assessing the extent of association among characters responsible for ...

Over the years, phytoremediation has been considered a promising technology for addressing soil contamination problems and ornamentals plants are used they are not edible therefore reducing the risk of contaminants getting ...

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, ...

Increasing total greenhouse gas emissions poses treats to global food security and livelihoods. Previous attempts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions has focused on manipulating farm management practices. Manipulation of ...

Fusarium wilt and Southern blight diseases are soil borne fungal pathogens of tomato that are known to cause yield losses in significant proportions. Sole management options employed to control these diseases have associated ...

The effects of variety and manure application on the growth, yield and nutritional quality of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) were investigated during the rainy and late cropping seasons of 2012. The study was conducted ...

Experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, a humid rainforest zone of southern Nigeria, to evaluate the morphological and physiological traits determining ...