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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

Studies on cashew pollen viability and fruit morphology, with respect to differences in plant age and canopy sections of cashew trees were carried out at two different locations (Ibadan South West and Ochaja North Central), ...

Field experiment was carried out to study the effectiveness of cattle manure (CM) in improving the physical properties of an alfisol located at Federal University of Technology Teaching and Research Farm in rainforest zone ...

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 ...

Three experiments were conducted between 2009 and 2014 in both nursery and on the field to investigate the effects of shade and irrigation regimes and arboscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation on the growth, field ...

Field experiment was conducted during 2017 and 2018 cropping season at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, South West, Nigeria to determine the effects of spacing on ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is in the family Malvaceae (formerly Sterculiaceae), originated from Central and northern South America. It is now distributed and grown throughout the tropical world with Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, ...

Field experiments were carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, and the research stations of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA in ...