Agronomy

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

Effect Of Various Rates Of Fertilizer On Growth And Development Of Mungbean Vigna Radia Ta(L.) Wilczek In Umudike

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An experiment was conducted in the rainy season of MayAUgU5t 2004,in Umudike to investigate the effect of various fertilizer rates oti growth and yield of three Mungbean...

47 pages (6485 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Relative Sowing Time On The Growth, Yield And Yield Components Of Grain Amaranth And Okra In Amaranth/Okra Intercropping System.

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The compatibility of grain amaranth and okra intercrops and the effect of variation in the relative sowing time of component crops in grain amaranth/okra intercropping systems...

57 pages (8815 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Evaluation Of Growth Of Three Cultivars Of Okra (Alielmoschus Esculentus (L) Moenchi In Umunike Soil

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Growth is one of the most fundamental and conspicuous characteristics of living organism being the sequences of increase in the amount of living protoplasm (Street et al...

29 pages (5254 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

A Comparison Of Some Methods Of Leaf Area Determination On Some Crops In Umudike In South Eastern Nigeria

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The project located at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike teaching and research farm, Umudike aimed at establishing the conversion factors which when applied will...

57 pages (7594 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Determination Of Micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe And Mn) Requirement Of Maize (Zea Mays L.) In Soils Of Southeastern Nigeria.

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This research was carried out to determine maize (Zea mays L) requirement of Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe fertilization, through a correlation and calibration test, in laboratory, greenhouse and...

245 pages (57183 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Evaluation Of Some Accessions Of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylls Stenocarpa Hochst El A) Harms For Yield Aid Yield Components

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Yield has been the major factor determining the level of production and consumption of African yam bean in Nigeria. Fifteen different accessions of the African yam bean ...

62 pages (8318 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

The Effect Of Component Densities, Relative Sowing Time And Fertilizer Rates On The Performance Of Garden Egg (Solanurm Gilo) And Egusi Melon (Colocynthis Citrullus) Intercropping System

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Three field experiments were conducted in the research field of National Horticultural Research Institute's substation at Mbato, Okigwe in 2009 and 2010. The first experiment ...

138 pages (32628 words) · Theses · 3 years ago

Effects Of Nitrogen And Potassium Rates On Growth, Weed Control And Yield Of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas (L) Lam) In An Ultisol

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Sweet potato grows on a wide range of soil even with wide variation in nutrient content. However, where general crop yields are low for reasons of natural infertility, the...

38 pages (7319 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Variability In Yield And Yield Components Of Three Soybean (Glycine Max) Varieties As Influenced By Weed Control And Plant Population

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Field experiment was conducted at the research farm of National Institute of Horticulture (NIHORT) , Okigwe, Imo state in 2007 cropping season to investigate the effect of weed ...

82 pages (10643 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates And Intra-Row Spacing On The Yield Of Okra (A Belrnosch Us Esculentus (L.) Moench) In Umudike South Eastern Nigeria

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A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of rates of application of Nitrogen fertilizer and intra-row spacings on the yield of okra in an ultisol in Umudike in ...

37 pages (6144 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Weeding Regimes On Weeds And Growth In Four Cowpea Varieties. (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Waip)

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Field experiment was conducted at the Eastern farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike to investigate suitable weeding regime for enhanced growth and development...

64 pages (9576 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Growth And Yield Responses Of Fluted PumpKin (Telfairia Occidentalis Hook To Organic Manure Sources And Rates In An Ultisol Of.South-Eastern Ngeria.

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The experiment was carried out in the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Research farm in 2006 and 2007 cropping season to investigate the growth and yield responses of...

72 pages (12218 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Productivity Of Coco Am! Vegetable Cowpea Intercrops As Influenced By Spatial Arrangement And Cowpea Growth Habits

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Two years field experiments laid out in randomized complete block design were conducted during 2006 and 2007 wet seasons at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture. Umudike, in...

77 pages (15920 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Number Of Nodes Per Stake On Growth And Yield Of Four Low Cyanide Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) Varieties.

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Two field experiments were used to study the responses of four varieties of low cyanide cassava to the number of nodes per cutting in a tropical ultisol during the 2004/2005 and...

60 pages (8926 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Responses Of Selected Plantain Genotypes To Organic And Inorganic Fertilizers

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Two field experiments were carried out for two crop cycles at the high rainfall station of

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (ilTA), Onne in southeastern Nigeria.

Experiment 1...

125 pages (30841 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Performance Of Six Sweet Potato Genotypes Under The Acidic Soils Of Umudike In South Eastern Nigeria.

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The field experiment was located at the Eastern wing of the Michael

Okpara University of Agriculture Research farm, Umudike during the 2007

cropping season. Six varieties of Sweet Potato were...

49 pages (9220 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Evaluation Of Legume Cover Crop For Biomass Production Soil Fertility Improvement And Yam Production In South Eastern Nigeria


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Discorca rotundata two underground structures, the fibrous root

systeiit md the thick slouae,e oreans or tubers in which starch is dep.sited. [tic above

rowid part of the yarn plant consists...

49 pages (8918 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Cowpea Planting Density On Growth, Yield An Productivity Of Component Crops In Cowpea/Cassava Intercropping System

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Field trials were conducted at the research farm of the National Root Crops Research,

Institute NRCRI), Umudike in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 cropping seasons to determine

the effect of cowpea...

66 pages (15480 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Cytogenetic Studies On Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Sub Ferranea (L.) Verde.)

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The study reports the results of analysis of chromosomes of Vigna

siihterranea performed in the mitotic prometaphase and metaphase stages using

conventional techniques. The somatic chromosome...

64 pages (9994 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Maize Planting Density On The Productivity Of Soybean/Maize Intercropping System

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Two field trials were conducted in early and late seasons of 2004 at the Agricultural

Vocational Training Centre (AVTC) Otobi-Otukpo located in the southern guinea savannah

agro-ecological...

92 pages (19172 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Effect Of Liming On The Growth And Yield Of Four Varieties Of Soybean (Glycine Max (L.) Merrill) In The Forest Zone Of South Eastern Nigeria.

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Field experiments were conducted during the 2003 and 2004 cropping

seasons at the Eastern Farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,

Umudike, to assess the effect of liming on four...

58 pages (10221 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Diallel Analysis Of Five Maize Genotypes Under The Tropical Rainforest Condition Of Okeikpe In South Eastern Nigeria.

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Five maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes were crossed in a complete diallel scheme

and the resulting progenies were assessed for yield, general and specific

combining abilities aiid reciprocal...

102 pages (15678 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Cytogenetic Studies On Solanum Anguivi Cultivar Umudike

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Cytogenetic study was done on melosis and pollen formation

in Solanum anguivi cultivar Umudike. Pollen mother cells were

harvested in the mornings between 8.00 am and 12.00 noon each

day and...

69 pages (11146 words) · Projects · 3 years ago

Hybridization And Selection Of F2 Segregates Of Talinurn Triangulare Land Races For Desirable Metric Characters In South Eastern Nigeria

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Increase in the demand for watercraft in recent times has made farmers especially in urban areas, to go into its production in commercial scale and home gardening. Nevertheless, the...

92 pages (16986 words) · Projects · 3 years ago
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