Soil fertility management is a major challenge in high humid tropical regions of Nigeria. Field experiment were conducted at National Cereals Research Institute, Uyo Out-Station 2011 and 2012 to investigate the response egusi melon (Colocynthis citrullus) different rates OBRA (1,2,3,4, 5 6 t/ha) 200kg/haNPK as recommended rate inorganic fertilizer for study area. The was laid out randomized com...

Field experiments were conducted in 2020 and 2021 at Teaching Research Farm of Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Ekaideh, Obio Akpa Campus, Oruk Anam Local Government Area to assess Genetic Variability the Agronomic Performance ten different cultivars White Yam (Dioscorea rotundata). The laid out a Randomized Complete Block design (RCBD) replicated three times. Data analysis was done using stati...

Commercial production of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai) is increasing in The Gambia, but tephritid fruit flies present a huge challenge to its production. To avoid severe losses, growers often resort indiscriminate use pesticides manage the pest. Field studies were conducted at two sites (Faraba and Site 3) West Coast Region Gambia evaluate environmentally friendly o...

this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different heating treatments (autoclaving, roasting, steam flaking and microwave irradiation) on chemical composition, anti- nutritional compounds (tannin and phenolic), in situ dry mater (dm) and crude prate in (cp) degradability. three fistulated bull in a complete randomized block design and in vitro gas production kinetics (complete random...

abstract nickel is a heavy metal distributed ubiquitously in nature. it accumulates in soil as a result of human activities, including mining and industries development. it may be poisonous to plants, humans, animals and microorganisms. the present study was implemented as a factorial experiment with a randomized complete block design (rcbd), of three replications in calcareous soils of karaj a...

the study was conducted to determine the effect of varying protein levels and preservation method on external egg qualities of japanese quails. a total of 180 birds were randomly allotted into three dietary treatments in a completely randomized design (crd) replicated six times. a factorial arrangement of 3 × 4 × 4 which involves 3 protein levels (15, 20 and 25% crude protein), 4 storage method...

olive oil extraction methods and technology can affect the quality and quantity of the extracted oil. in this study, qualitative and quantitative parameters were investigated for oil extracted using a hammer crusher at 720 and 1450 rpm at 30°, 40°, 60° c mixing temperatures. the data were analyzed using a complete randomized block factorial design using spss software with three replications. th...