Sweet Potatoesis the seventh most important food crop deteriorate rapidly once it is harvested due to physiological changes, changes in temperature and mechanical damage.This study investigated the effects of pretreatment, ...

The need for an effective and complete mechanised system for peeling and washing cassava tubers is of high importance to post-harvest technological processing of cassava tubers. The studies of past works revealed that the ...

Soil water is a major hinting factor to crop production particularly under dry season condition. Field experiments were conducted in the early and late season periods of year 2000 at the experimental farm of the Department ...

The scarce water resources of Southwestern Nigeria could be better managed, if reliable forecast of river discharge through rainfall variability data over a long period are available. The study was aimed at carrying out ...

This study is on the use of palm oil sludge as binder in the production of sawdust briquettes. The specific objectives of the research are to establish the optimum proportion of palm oil sludge as binders, determine the ...

This work was carried out at Akure, latitude 7°. 5' N and longitude 5°. 10' E in thc rain forest zone of Nigeria on soil type classified as alfiso! to determine the effects of conventional tillage techniques on soil and ...

Landlocked States in Nigeria are daily faced with the reality of the need for rapid agricultural development for socio-economic transformation. The magnitude of the need for most of the States requires massive mechanisation ...

The study evaluated the flood prone area of Igbokoda town in Ondo State and developed a flood risk map to facilitate proper planning to mitigate measures against future event of flooding. Scientific technique of GIS was ...

The aim of this study is to design, construct and evaluate a specialized cage for layers chicken and to evaluate various stress parameters associated with the use of such cage for layers chicken.Stress parameters that were ...