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This experiment was carried out to study the effect of tillage on the growth and yield of ugu (telfairia occidentalis,) and Okra (abelmoschus escu!entus). The various tillage operations...
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The purpose of this project is to construct and evaluate the class A pan designed for the university and compare the evaporation rate with the pan in National Root and Crop Research...
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This project work was conducted to determine the soil moisture balance of a sandy loam soil in Umudikc using existing related model, from the month of June to August. The specific...
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Rainfall is very important for the economic growth and development of any nation; hence there is dire need to study the annual trends. This study examined the trends and patterns in the...
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A charcoal dryer was developed with a manual blower and used to dry fish and okra on two trays. 570g of sliced and whole okra and 1.610kg of sliced and whole fish. The sliced was reduced...
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Drip irrigation is a recent development in irrigation methods and is unique for its high efficiency. In this study, a subsurface drip irrigation system was designed and fabricated for...
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The Design and Fabrication DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL SCALE CHARCOAL I-IEATED CHICKEN EGGS INCUBATOR is specifically for incubating and hatching of eggs for food consumption and different...
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The problem of, soil erosion, especially in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, is enormous. This problem is affecting the development because infrastructures such as houses, roads and many...
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A research was conducted in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike to determine some engineering properties of soil in its activity areas. The engineering properties of...
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Water is one of the most important and basic natural resources and it is essential to sustain life, and it is satisfactory (adequate, safe and accessible) supply must be available to all....
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Solar still is a device which allows using the heat of the Sun to evaporate brackish water an condense fresh water for drinking and other industrial use. This work presents the analysis of...
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Breadfruit (Treculia Africana) or simply breadnut is very important both as food and as a potential source of oil. The economic importance of this tropical seed on domestic and commercial...
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This research work focus on the impact of various tillage systems on temporal distribution of soil physical properties in Umudike, Nigeria. Field experiments were conducted using four...
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The development of a manual operated snack extruder is presented. The machine was designed based on the high shear single screw extrusion systems, with continuous screw flight, which has...
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The research looked at the physical properties of African oil bean seeds (Penthraclethra macrophylla, Benth) to obtain data required for the design and development of agricultural machines...
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A plantain chipper of 540kg/hr was designed and fabricated. The plantain chipper is made up of the cutting device, a feeding mechanism, the support frame and an electric motor as a source...
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The research interest was on the design, fabrication and testing of a black velvet tamarind shelling machine. The machine is manually operated considering the income level of users and...
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The knowledge of coefficient of friction of agricultural granular materials on various structural surfaces is important in analysis and design of post-harvest handling, food processing and...
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Yellow root cassava also known as pro- vitamin A cassava, a result of biotechnology research, can be used to produce cassava moimoi, chiii-chin, gari, fufu and High Quality Cassava Flour...
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A tractor mounted drop spreader was developed. The major components of the machine and their specifications are; the hopper which has the capacity of 0.0985m3, two shafts of 20mm diameter...
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Runoff is that portion of the precipitation or rainfall that finds its way towards the stream channels rivers, lashes or oceans as surface or subsurface flow. It is also the total lwei of...
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The design, fabrication and evaluation of a cocoa bean dehulling machine was carried out for adaptation in Nigeria. The machine which is operated by an electric motor of 0.18kw has a...