Theses

Analysis Of Round Wood Pricing Efficiency In Abia State

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Tariff systems were termed sales methods which teslie.( 1971) conveniently classified as either fixed or negotiable sales. Most of these tariff systems evolved into one form' of...

46 pages (6193 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Determinants Of Income And Consumption Expenditures Of Small Holder Farm Households In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria

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The broad objective of this study is to determine indicators of income and consumption expenditure decisions and examine their relationship in stallholder farm households in...

106 pages (23951 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Studies On The Extraction Of Fruit Juice By Ohmic Heating

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Three Fruits, orange (Citrus sinensisa), pawpaw (Carica papaya) and tomato (Lycopercium esculentum) were obtained, cleaned, washed, cored (or deseeded) and separately crushed into...

136 pages (26507 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Production And Evaluation of Breakfast Food From Trifoliate Yam (Dioscorea Dumetorun)

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Rasping, dewatering, fermentation, pulverization, sifting and thermal dehydration processes were used to produce a storable breakfast food from the peeled tubers of an edible...

174 pages (32308 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Production And Evaluation Of Cooked Blends Of African Breadfruit ( Treculia Africana), Corn (Zea Mays) And Soybean (Glycine Max) Flours Using A Single Screw Extruder: A Response Surface Analysis

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Flour blends of African breadfruit (Treculla africana), corn (Zea mays) and partially defatted soybean (G'Iycine max) were extruded in a single screw Brabender Laboratory extruder...

224 pages (55157 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Studies On The Control Of Stem Borers Of Upland Rice (Oryza Sativa) in South Eastern Nigeria, Using Some Botanicals.

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Studies were carried out in Amakama, South-Eastern Nigeria, to determine the effectiveness of Azadirachia ind/da A. Juss, .Jairopha curcas L., Monodora myristica (Gaertn) Dunal...

224 pages (46795 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Evaluation Of Potato Genotypes For Adaption To Heat Stress

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Forty eight potato genotypes were screened in two warm locations (Saminaka and Toro) and Kuru-a cool location all in the middle belt of Nigeria- in 1999 with a view to identifying...

235 pages (53935 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Effect Of Cropping Systems On Fungal And Bacterial Diseases Of Cowpea (Vigna Unguicuta (L) Walp) In A Rain Forest Ecosystem Of South-Eastern Nigeria

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A field survey to investigate the diseases of cowpea in Abia State, Nigeria was conducted between 1997 and 1998. The following diseases were found to be associated with the ...

172 pages (33539 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Rural Credit Markets And Resource Use In Arable Crop Production In Imo State Of Nigeria

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The Nigerian farmers and indeed rural entrepreneurs are known to be economically weak with little or no capital for investment. Low agricultural productivity resulting in low farm...

180 pages (44964 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Management Techniques Of Principals' For Effective Administration Of Secondary Schools In Umuahia Education Zone, Abia State.

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This study to examined management techniques of principals' for effective administration of secondary schools in Umuahia Education Zone, Abia State. Four research questions and four...

103 pages (24782 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Studies On The Root Rot Disease Of Cocoyam (Xanthosoma Sa Gittifolium (L.) Schott) Caused By Pythiummyriotylumdresch In South-Eastern Nigiria

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Studies on the root rot disease of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittfolium (L.) Schott) caused by Pythium myriotylum Dresch, were carried out in the laboratory, greenhouse and ...

141 pages (26864 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Adoption Of Modern Technologies In Livestock Production In Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia

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The study investigated the attributes of livestock farmers in Ohafla Local Government Area of Abia State in relation to their attributes to the technological options available to...

66 pages (14116 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Antimicrobial Activity Of Some Selected Edible Mushrooms

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The antimicrobial properties of ethanol, aqueous, hot and cold extracts of some mushroom species (Russula vesca, A uricularia auricular, Pleurotus squarrosulus and Volvariaella ...

74 pages (14794 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Optimization Of Divalent Cation Concentrations On Ethanol Production From Cassava Starch Hydrolyzafe, Using Immobilized Saccharomyces Pastorianus

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Divalent cations (Mg2 , Zn2Ca2 ) are known to directly influence fermentative metabolism in yeast and consequently increase ethanol yield. The bioavailability of these catiotis and...

147 pages (30866 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Performance Of Five Egg Plant (Solanum Melongena L.) Cultivars Under Umudike Condition In South Eastern Nigeria

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An experiment was sited at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture research farm in Umudike to study the performance of five eggplant (So/anum melon gena t.) cultivars under...

43 pages (7233 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Differentiation Of Nigerian Local Chickens In A Humid Tropical Environment Based On Quantitative Traits And Biologic Markers

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One hundred and thirty-nine day-old local chickens comprising of 45 naked neck, 42 frizzle and 52 normal genotypes generated from 36 adult local chickens of three different ...

55 pages (9109 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Microbial Diversity And Physicochemical Properties Of Soil In The Lead (Pb) And Zinc (Zn) Mining Area Of Ishiagu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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The effects of Zn and Pb contamination due to mining activities on the microbial diversity and physicochemical properties of soil in the Pb and Zn mining area of Ishiagu Ebonyi...

89 pages (18301 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Biosorption Of Fe3+., Ni2+, Cr6+ From Aqueous Solution Using African Yam Bean Pod And Groundnut Shell

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The removal of Cr6 , Ni2a1 Fe3from aqueous solution using oxatic-acid modified and unmodified Mrican yarn bean pod and groundnut shells was studied. The effects of timE, biomass...

140 pages (24137 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Adsorption And Inhibitive Properties Of Ethanol Extracts Of Cost Us Afer, Gongronema Lalifolia And Ocimum Gralisimum, As Corrosion Inhibitors For Mild Steel In H2so4


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Metallic objects form an essential object for humans ail(l because of this Scientists have attempted to understand and control the corrosion of metals from imieej)tioil of...

105 pages (18293 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Growth And Yield Response Of Soybean Varieties To Different Types And Rates Of Nitrogen Fertilizer In Abia State, Nigeria

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Pot experiment was conducted outside the greenhouse of Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to evaluate the response of soybean varieties (TGX 1440 and TGX...

31 pages (5313 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

A Study Pf Two Co-Infections Of Two Parasites In Male Albino Mice

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A study of two co-infections between Tiypanosoma brucei and  baker, infections were studied in male albino mice. The mice were divided into six groups of five mice per...

81 pages (14227 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

The Effects Of Some Centrosema Species On Soil Fertility Improvement

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The study of the effects of legumes on soil fertility improvement is essential due to declining productivity of many tropical soils which are the major constraints limiting ...

74 pages (14835 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Evaluation Op The Biochemical Effect Of Anti-Hypertensive Drug Lamlodipine) On Hypertensive Patients

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Amlodipine is a long-acting calcium channel bloáker used s an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina. As other calcium channel blockers, amlodipine acts by relaxing the...

60 pages (12612 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Evaluation Of Kidney Function Enzymes Of Aiclionea Cordfolia Methanol Methylene Chloride Extract Of Aichonea Cordfolia In Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Hepatoxicity In Wister Albino Rats

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The dry leaf of Aichornea cordifolia (AC) is used, in traditional medicine in the S Nigeria, for the preparation of blood tonic, remedies for urinary, respiratory, liver and gas...

80 pages (17799 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Adolescent-Parent Conflictas A Correlate Of Self-Esteem And Academic Performance Of Senior Secondary School Students In Abia State

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This study investigated how adolescent-parent conflict correlates with the self- esteem and academic performance of senior secondary school students in Umuahia Education Zone. The...

123 pages (30953 words) · Theses · 3 years ago
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