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EVALUATION OF GROWTH TRAITS AND SEMEN QUALITY USING BIOCHEMICAL AND IGF-1 AS A MOLECULAR MARKER IN THREE GENOTYPES OF NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS

ABSTRACTA study was conducted using 231 chicks (101 Normal feather, 56 frizzle and 74 Naked neck) to evaluate growth traits and semen quality characteristics using biochemical and IGF-1 as molecular marker on three genotypes (normal, frizzle and naked neck) of Nigeria indigenous chickens. Each of...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 93 pages | 🧠 7719 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERS AND SEED RATE ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO UPLAND RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L) CULTIVARS.

ABSTRACTField experiments were conducted at the Fadama Farm of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto for three consecutive years during 1990-92 rainy seasons. The objective of the investigation was to study the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and seed rates on two upland rice cultivars with a view ...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 9206 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF FERTILIZERS AND HERBICIDES ON THE REACTION OF COWPEA VARIETIES (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) TO Alectra vogelii (Benth.)

ABSTRACTField and green house trials were conducted to study the effects of fertilizers and herbicides on the reaction of cowpea varieties to Alectra voqelii (Benth.) at Samaru in the northern Guinea savanna ecological zone of Nigeria in 1991 and 1992 wet seasons and the reaction of cowpea variet...

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📄 97 pages | 🧠 6621 words | 📚 5 chapters

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UREA AS A SOURCE OF NITROGEN FOR IRRIGATED WHEAT

ABSTRACTAn experiment was conducted in the greenhouse to evaluate urea by comparing responses of irrigated wheat to treatments involving urea, ammonium sulfate and sulfur coated urea (SCU). Grain y i e l d , total dry matter, 100 seed weight and grain to stover r a t io were observed. The wheat w...

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📄 96 pages | 🧠 11749 words | 📚 5 chapters

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UREA AS A SOURCE OF NITROGEN FOR IRRIGATED WHEAT

ABSTRACTAn experiment was conducted in the greenhouse to evaluate urea by comparing responses of irrigated wheat to treatments involving urea, ammonium sulfate and sulfur coated urea (SCU). Grain y i e l d , total dry matter, 100 seed weight and grain to stover r a t io were observed. The wheat w...

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📄 96 pages | 🧠 11749 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF PLANT DENSITY AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER LEVEL ON CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativa L.)

ABSTRACTIn order to study the response of cucumber to different Ahmadu Bello University Zaria during the 1992 rainy season. Four N levels (0 nitrogen levels and planting densities a field trail was conducted at the Institute of Agricultural Research Farm, Samaru, , 25, 50, 75kg/ha) and four plant...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 9292 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECT OF TYPES AND LEVELS OF COMPOUND FERTILIZERS (NPK) ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SOYABEAN VARIETIES (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)

ABSTRACTA field experiment was conducted during the 1992 rainy season in Samaru in the northern Guinea Savanna ecological zone of Nigeria to investigate the effect of different levels of two types of compound fertilizers on yield and yield components of three varieties of soyabean (Glycine max (L...

Agricultural Science Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 7015 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND MINERAL0G1CAL PROPERTIES OF LATERITE SAMPLES FORMED IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS

ABSTRACTIBANGA, INIOBONG JIMMY. The Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Properties of Laterite Samples Formed in Various Environments. (Under the direction of STANLEY W. BUOL). Samples of l a t e r i t e were obtained from Australia, Bolivia, B r a z i l, Nigeria, Thailand, and the U. S. A. The...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 6930 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND MINERAL0G1CAL PROPERTIES OF LATERITE SAMPLES FORMED IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS

ABSTRACTIBANGA, INIOBONG JIMMY. The Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Properties of Laterite Samples Formed in Various Environments. (Under the direction of STANLEY W. BUOL). Samples of l a t e r i t e were obtained from Australia, Bolivia, B r a z i l, Nigeria, Thailand, and the U. S. A. The...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 6930 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DYNAMICS OF SOIL NITROGEN IN CEREAL-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS IN THE NIGERIAN SAVANNA

ABSTRACTTwo field trials were conducted in the 1993 and 1994 cropping seasons to develop strategies for efficient use of nitrogen in cereal-based cropping systems of the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. The objective of the first trial was to evaluate the contribution of root morphology to N u...

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📄 98 pages | 🧠 10223 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EFFECTS OF PERIOD OF WEED INTERFERENCE AND CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL ON RAINFED AND IRRIGATED PEPPERS (Capsicum spp).

ABSTRACTField trials were conducted to dertermine the effects of period of weed interference and evaluate various herbicides for weed control in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and chilli piepper (C. frutescens L.), respectively at Samaru during the wet season in 1982 and at Samaru and Kadawa d...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 10827 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INCREASING THE USE EFFICIENCY OF APPLIED PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER BY CROPS ON NIGERIAN ACID SOILS

ABSTRACTPhosphorus 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 cost...

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📄 93 pages | 🧠 7737 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INHERITANCE OF SEEDCOTTON YIELD AND LINT TRAITS IN COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Studies were carried out to investigate the mode of gene action governing the inheritance of geedcotton yield, lint yield, lint percent, mean fiber length and fiber fineness within six intervarietal crosses of Upland cotton. Polygenic inheritance for these characters was indicated by unimodality ...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 8203 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INHERITANCE OF SEEDCOTTON YIELD AND LINT TRAITS IN COTTON (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Studies were carried out to investigate the mode of gene action governing the inheritance of geedcotton yield, lint yield, lint percent, mean fiber length and fiber fineness within six intervarietal crosses of Upland cotton. Polygenic inheritance for these characters was indicated by unimodality ...

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 8203 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECTS OF SEED SIZE AND NUMBER OF SEEDS PER HOLE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) VARIETIES

ABSTRACTAn experiment was conducted at Samaru during the 1987 wet season to study the effect of seed size and number of seeds per hole on the growth and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp) varieties. The treatments consisted of two cowpea varieties (Kanannado (local) and SVU 48), three s...

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📄 86 pages | 🧠 11522 words | 📚 5 chapters

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