Viable seed is a requirement for a stable agricultural system and for establishing food security to farmers and the nation at large. This study focused on economic evaluation of certified rice seed production among out-growers in Katsina state, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to purposively select four out of the five registered se... Continue Reading
Four genotypes of upland rice with diverse background have been hybridized and evaluated in a Nested design with three replications in the wet seasons of 2004 and 2005.the experiment was carried out to estimate genetic analysis of quantitative traits and heritability of sonic agronomic traits of yield and yield components. Results indicated signif... Continue Reading
The study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of Controlled Internal Drug Release (CIDRB), CIDR + Prostaglandin 2α and Prostaglandin F2α alone in synchronizing estrus, conception and pregnancy rates in Bunaji and Friesian x Bunaji cows. The study was conducted between July and October using forty seven cows (47) consisting of twenty four (24) ... Continue Reading
Phosphorus deficiency is a major constraint that limits food production in Nigeria, especially under acidic soil conditions. Presently, successful production of high nutrient requiring crops such as maize is only possible with the use of inorganic phosphate fertilizers which are very costly and often unavailable to the farmer. In an attempt to addr... Continue Reading
The influence of respondents‟ socio-economic characteristics along with other factors on adoption of the recommended palm oil processing technologiesin Delta State, Nigeriawas investigated. This study was carried out in order to determine the specific factors that significantly influence adoption of recommended palm oil processing technologies in... Continue Reading
Taxation is not new in the scene of human existence as it has been part of it all along. However, despite its age long history, its importance and necessity, it has not received the required level of acceptance and compliance. Instead, people tend to avoid the payment of tax if they are not compelled to do so. The trend is worse among operators in ... Continue Reading
A long-term field experiment was established in 2003 at the Institute for Agricultural Research, (I.A.R) Samaru, northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria to evaluate the effect of N fertilizer on maize grown in rotation with maize, cowpea and soybean. Continue Reading
Morphological and morphometric traits were used to determine the relationship among Red (Auraki), Black (Duni), White (Fari), Brown (Idabari) and Brown-white (Idabari-fari) donkeys at different ages. A total of 700 donkeys were used for the study. Continue Reading
This study compares economics of Maize production with DTMA and NDTM Maize variety. The study used farm level data to estimate Profitability, efficiency, yield gap, varietal gap, determinants of profitability and constraints to maize production in seven local government of Gombe state. Continue Reading
This study analyzed the efficiency of groundnut farmer‘s in the adoption of IAR developed groundnut varieties for poverty alleviation in north western Nigeria. Primary data were obtained through the use of well-structured questionnaires from a sample size of 112 comprising of 56 adopters and 56 non-adopters of IAR groundnut varieties. The data w... Continue Reading
In Nigeria, concerted efforts have been made by governments, non-governmental agencies and researchers to combat the menace of climate change on agricultural production. In pursuance of this noble objective, some technologies have been promoted by government and non-governmental agencies for adoption by farmers. This study examined the adoption of ... Continue Reading
Two field trials were conducted one during 2012 wet season and another in 2012/2013 dry season, at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) Farm, Samaru, in the northern Guinea savannah ecological zone of Nigeria to assess the performance of two extra-early maize varieties (SAMMAZ-28 and SAMMAZ-29) as influenced by rate of nitrogen and intra-r... Continue Reading
This study was undertaken to evaluate some selected productive traits and relationship between three genetic groups of cattle (Bunaji, Friesian X Bunaji cross and Sokoto Gudali) using blood biochemical polymorphism. A total of 150 cows consisting of 50 per genetic group was randomly sampled from the (NAPRI) cattle herd and used for the study. The s... Continue Reading
Proximate analysis of maize cobs (MC) was carried out with samples from two different sites. The average values of CP, CF, NFE, EE, Ash, Ca and P were 2.47, 32.22, 57.73, 1.66, 5.16, 0.15 and 0.075 percent respectively. The apparent metabolizable energy of MC was found to be 751.68 Kcal/kg. Two experiments were also conducted to evaluate the replac... Continue Reading
This study was designed to evaluate the "Economics of Swine Production and Marketing in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria". The objectives of the study include (i) to determine the costs and returns of pig production in the study area; (ii) to determine the structure and conduct of the pig market, (iii) to determine the mar... Continue Reading