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1. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PROCESSED TENDER LEAVES AND HUSKS OF COWPEA AND ORGANOLE...

» ABSTRACTThe study examined the chemical composition of fresh, sundried tender leaves and husks of cowpea‘Adengee’ (Vigna unguiculata) and organoleptic attributes of their traditional soups. Information onprocessing, preparation and utilization of soup meals based on cowpea leaves and husks were obtainedduring the focus group discussion. The tender leaves and husks were parboiled and su...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 42 pages | 5,299 engagements |

2. CHEMICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS FROM AFRICAN STAR APPLE (Chyros...

» ABSTRACTThe seeds and peels of African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) (“udara”) were split,followed by removal of mucilage from the seeds and subsequent cracking of the seed shells,and de pulping of the peels. The seed cotyledons and peels were blanched at 1000C for 2,4and 6 mins, wet milled with water in 1: 1.5 ratio, sieved with muslin cloth to obtain theextracts which were paste...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,396 engagements |

3. CHALLENGES IN ADMINISTERING THE CROSS RIVER STATE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NIGER...

» ABSTRACTThe study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River StateMinistry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for thestudy. A proportionate sampling technique was used in selecting respondents, with twentypercent (20%) of respondents from each of the departments. Thus the total sample size for thestudy was one hundred an...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 0 engagements |

4. CHANGES IN PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF INSTANT KUNUN ZAKI FLOURS PRODUCED FROM...

» ABSTRACTIn this study, instant kunun zaki powders were produced from millet cowpea malt andmillet soybean malt. The instant powders were packaged in polypropylene plastics andstored for 3 months. During this period, studies of the changes in physiochemical andfunctional properties of the packaged flour were carried out every 30 days for 3 months.Production of instant powders was by blending millet...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,613 engagements |

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL SNACKS PRODUCED FROM Citrullus vulgaris S, Glycin...

» AbstractMelon snack was produced by the conventional method in which melon and ground yeast wasused as the main ingredients, in addition to other ingredients. The proportion of melon andground yeast were varied while the other ingredients were kept constant so as to determine thebest combination that would give a good quality snack. The combination of 70% melon, 8.81%ground yeast and 21.19% other ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,277 engagements |

6. CHALLENGES IN ADMINISTERING THE CROSS RIVER STATE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NIGE...

» ABSTRACTThe study was conducted to identify the challenges in administering the Cross River StateMinistry of Agriculture, Nigeria. All the staff of the ministry constituted the population for thestudy. A proportionate sampling technique was used in selecting respondents, with twentypercent (20%) of respondents from each of the departments. Thus the total sample size for thestudy was one hundred an...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,668 engagements |

7. CHARACTERIZATION AND MAPPING OF GULLY EROSION FEATURES IN TWO GEOLOGICAL FORMATI...

» ABSTRACTWith the aid of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Satellite Aerial Photo, a comparativecharacterization and mapping of soil gully erosion features on two geological formationswere carried out in Nsukka area of eastern Nigeria. The two geological formations wereAjali and Mamu formations. The study involved the use of base map created using aGeographic Information System (GIS) (GPS Track M...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 58 pages | 5,423 engagements |

8. BANANA AND PLANTAIN MARKETING IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

» AbstractThe study was designed to analyze the marketing of banana and plantain in Enugu State. Thespecific objectives were to: describe the socio economic characteristics of banana andplantain marketers; identify the marketing channels for the crops, examine the structure of themarketing system for both crops, estimate their marketing margins at both wholesale andretail levels, estimate the rate o...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 6,931 engagements |

9. RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY IN ORNAMENTAL PLANTS PRODUCTION IN JOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

» ABSTRACTThis study was undertaken to analyze resource productivity inornamental plants production within Jos metropolis of Nigeria. Thestudy covered Jos North and Jos South local government areas. Thespecific objectives include: identifying the effect of socio economicfactors on resource productivity, determining costs and returns, andresource productivity in ornamental plants production.An extens...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,289 engagements |

10. RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY AMONG FADAMA CROP FARMERS IN IBADAN/IBARAPA AGRICULTURA...

» RESOURCE USE AND EFFICIENCY AMONG FADAMA CROP FARMERS IN IBADAN/IBARAPA AGRICULTURAL ZONE OYO STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe study investigated the resource use efficiency among Fadama crop farmers in IbadanIbarapa agricultural zone of Oyo state, Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 respondents whowere randomly selected and interviewed using both interview schedule and questionnaire. Thedata collecte...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 30 pages | 5,516 engagements |

11. ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF POLICY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO-BASED MICRO-ENTERP...

» ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF POLICY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO BASED MICRO ENTERPRISES IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR OF BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to analyze the effects of policy on the developmentof Agro based micro enterprises in the informal sector of Bayelsa State ofNigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 150 microenterprisesthat were randomly sel...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 45 pages | 5,054 engagements |

12. RESPONSE OF BROILER BIRDS TO DIETS CONTAINING GRADED LEVELS OF RICE MILLING WAST...

» ABSTRACTEighty day old broiler chicks were used for feeding trial carried out to determinethe effect of graded levels of Rice Milling Waste (RMW) and Bioactive Yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisae) which has been shown to secrete enzymes that help todigest crude fiber and organic matter. This suggest that supplementing broilerration with bioactive yeast may improve the digestibility and efficiency ofutil...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,569 engagements |

13. RURAL-URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE ON FUEL WOOD IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

» RURAL URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE ON FUEL WOOD IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA AbstractThis study examined the rural urban interdependence on fuel wood in Anambra State,Nigeria using cross sectional data. The study used purposive and random samplingtechniques for the selection of 120 gatherers that constituted respondents for thestudy. The study employed descriptive and relevant inferential statistics for dat...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 5,545 engagements |

14. SEMEN QUALITY AND HAEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXOTIC AND CROSSBRED BOARS E...

» ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to investigate the effect of 45 and 60 minutes of exposure ofcrossbred (LW x Local) and exotic (LW) boars to tropical solar radiation on their bodytemperature pattern, libido, semen quality and haematological profile. 12 LW x Local and12 LW boars of 10 months old were used for the experiment. The experiment was carriedout in the Piggery Unit of the Department of An...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,083 engagements |

15. SEMEN QUALITY AND EGG HATCHABILITY IN LOCAL TURKEY FED DIETS CONTAINING MORINGA ...

» ABSTRACTThe experiment was conducted to determine semen quality, fertility, egg hatchability and somebiochemical parameters in Nigerian local turkey toms fed diets containing Moringa oleifera (MO),Gongronema latifolium (GL) leaf meals and their combinations. A total of 72 Nigerian local turkeyscomprising of 54 males and 18 females were used for the study. The males were randomly dividedinto 9 trea...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 40 pages | 5,345 engagements |

16. SHEPHERD MOTIF IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP IN NIGE...

» AbstractThis research examines the Shepherd Motif in the Old Testament which has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and subjected to criticism in recent times due to the varying degrees of methodologies by scholars. These scholar use terms like Military dictatorship, aristocracy, autocracy, democracy, kingship, and spiritual leadership to talk on the subject without closely examining the car...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 0 engagements |

17. SHEPHERD MOTIF IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP IN NIGER...

» SHEPHERD MOTIF IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA AbstractThis research examines the Shepherd Motif in the Old Testament which has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and subjected to criticism in recent times due to the varying degrees of methodologies by scholars. These scholar use terms like Military dictatorship, aristocracy, autocracy, democracy, kingship, and ...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 12,109 engagements |

18. SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CASSAVA MOSAIC DISEASE RESISTAN...

» ABSTRACTCassava mosaic disease caused by begomoviruses is the most widespread disease of cassavain Africa. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) genetic analysis of an F1 population of cassava wascarried out to identify new sources of CMD resistance. Genomic DNA extracted from parentsand progeny was amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR amplifications wererun on polyacrylamide and agarose...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 75 pages | 5,688 engagements |

19. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROU...

» SOCIO ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio economic andcultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North CentralNigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine food culture and practices ofthe respondents; determine the househol...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 30 pages | 5,364 engagements |

20. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSES OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GRO...

» SOCIO ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe broad objective of the study was to investigate the socio economic andcultural dimensions of food security among selected ethnic groups in North CentralNigeria. Specifically, the study was designed to: determine food culture and practices ofthe respondents; determine the househol...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,368 engagements |

21. SOIL CHARACTERIZATION AND LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION OF ANUKA FARMLAND IN NSUKK...

» AbstractThe land at Anuka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State in Southeastern Nigeria,under the sub humid tropical climate was evaluated for maize (Zea mays), cassava (Manihotesculenta), yam (Dioscorea spp.) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation. Data wereobtained by field study and laboratory analyses. Six pedons were dug and described: two pedonseach for maize and oil palm fields...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,772 engagements |

22. SOIL ORGANIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIALS IN AGGREGATE FRACTIONS OF CULTIVATE...

» ABSTRACTA study was carried out on soils sampled at 0 10, 10 20, and 20 30 cm depths from bothcultivated and uncultivated soils at four different locations (Awgu, Okigwe, Nsukka I, andNsukka II), to evaluate the potentials of various aggregate size fractions of varying soil texturesand depths to sequester carbon under different land uses. A 4 x 2 x 3 factorial experiment wasconducted in a complete...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 70 pages | 5,842 engagements |

23. SOME BIOMETRIC AND ALLOMETRIC GROWTH TRAITS OF PUREBRED HEAVY ECOTYPE OF THE NIG...

» ABSTRACTFifty five (55) experimental birds were randomly replicated into 5 deep litter pens in the ratio of 1cock: 10 hens. Like to like random mating was ensured to raise 200 chicks in the F1 generation.Chicks were subjected to measurements like body weight, body length, shank length, shankcolour, beak colour, feather colour, feed conversion ratio, mean feed consumption, egg colour,egg fertility,...Continue Reading »

Item Type: Project Material | 50 pages | 5,448 engagements |

24. ASSESSMENT OF THE FEEDING PRACTICES, VITAMIN A, IRON, ZINC AND ANTHROPOMETRICS S...

» ASSESSMENT OF THE FEEDING PRACTICES, VITAMIN A, IRON, ZINC AND ANTHROPOMETRICS STATUS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA ABSTRACTThe study was undertaken to assess the feeding practices, anthropometric indices, vitamin A,zinc and iron status of under five orphans living in Federal Capital Territory orphanages, Abuja.A cross sectional descriptive study ...Continue Reading »