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Renewable oils from biomaterials are now acknowledged as having the potential to provide for alternative fuels (biodiesel) and interest in the use of biofuels worldwide has grown strongly...
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A motorized cassava tuber chipping machine was designed, constructed and evaluated. The objectives of the research are to investigate the effect of moisture content and speed on the...
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The development of a Mini low-cost lysimeter was carried out and the lysimeter evaluated by using it to estimate the consumptive water use of tomatoes (lycopersicon esculentum) in sandy...
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The tractor-drawn single row ginger rhizome harvester was the designed, fabricated and its performance was evaluated in terms of effective field capacity, field efficiency, and percentage...
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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of lime to control seepage losses in fishpond. Measurements of seepage losses in fishponds were carried out with a metre rule to...
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A study of the effect of soil trampling by animal on some soil engineering properties was carried out in Umudike. The results of the study showed that the soil textural class for the...
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Penetrometers are instruments used in soil tillage and dynamics, site explorations, road and foundation construction and crop root growth and development research. They may have either a...
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Palm kernel and groundnut shells were ground using a hammer mill with three different screen sizes (5.0, 3.0, and 0.8mm). The energy required for grinding these materials was...
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A charcoal dryer with centrifugal blower which is been powered manually suitable for drying agricultural products was developed to improve on the traditional methods of drying agricultural...
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The research involves the physical characterization of periwinkle-rice composite as coarse aggregate for livestock housing. Characterization of the rice husk, periwinkle shells and the...
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A solar powered system operates under the energy gotten from its exposure to the sun. Pure water is most essential for human life. Pure water is not only important for drinking...
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The convective drying of a cocoyam cylinder in a convective dryer is presented. The study was conducted in the laboratory with a convective dryer. The Central composite Design (CCD)...
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A study was done on evaluation and management of self-watering raised soil bed with grated rice husk. Sample of saud was collected from the eastern farm of Michael Okpara...
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Non-conventional feed nutrients such as pig dung, palm trunk, snails and periwinkle, groundnut were procured and then processed into particulates. These particulates were used to...
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The purpose of this study was to assess the effect land degradation from soil compaction has on the soil physical, mechanical and hydraulic properties, at different levels of tyre...
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Non-convectional feed materials such as pig dung, palm trunk, snail and then periwinkle, groundnut where procured and processed into particulates, the particulates were used to formulate...
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Drying is very important process applicable for agricultural and industrial products. It is the moisture removing process from the products. Drying reduces the bacterial growth in...
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A study was carried out to determine the suitability of harvested rain water from selected ages of roofs for domestic purposes at Nnokwa in Idemili South Local Government area of...
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Soil compaction refers to the physical degradation of the soil resulting in densitication and distortion of soil where biological activity ,porosity and permeability arc reduced....
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The research involves the determination of the physical and mechanical properties of sawdust from Tropical wood species. The physical and mechanical properties where determined...
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Although, relatively sparse information is available on in-depth nutritional attributes of the seed, between 1 66g oil/kg DM and 25% seed oil have been reported by researchers(Ajewole and...
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This study focused on the assessment of Heay metals pollution in soils of selected abbatoirs in Abia State. This was done by collecting soil samples at a depth of 0-30cm at the study...
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Rainfall simulator is an important instrument for producing artificial rainfall for the determination of soil loss from a catchment over a given period of time. The instrument is...
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The objective of this work is to investigate some engineering properties of soursop (A. muracata) seeds with a view to obtain empirical data required for the design of systems for...