The study employed a stochastic frontier profit function to measure profit efficiency among rice farmers in North Central, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed in selecting 218 rice farming household heads in six Local Government Areas of North Central, Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i130833
Aim: To determine the occurrence of bacterial leaf blight of cocoyam and to characterize isolates of the causal organism in Northern Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in cocoyam farmers’ fields in Kaduna and Kano States, Department of Crop Protection,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v27i230070
A study was conducted to isolate, identify and establish the Pathogenecity test of bacteria associated with diseases affecting the aerial part of rice in kware lake. Bacteria was isolated from the infected parts collected from Kware Lake and identified by microscopy and biochemic...
A. S. Abdullahi, A. Abdullahi, A. I. Yaradua, N. U. Matazu, A. Nasir, I. S. Darma & H. G Bawa-Sani·Asian Plant Research Journal·2026
Food-borne mycotoxins constitute a major concern to public health in many developing countries. Their consumption is associated with gastrointestinal illnesses. This study aimed to determine the level of mycotoxin contamination in improved varieties of Maize and groundnut. The gr...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2026/v14i3380
The study examined the determinants of poverty coping strategies among women farmers in Yola-South Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. A purposive and random sampling technique was employed to select 140 women for the study. Data were collected through the use of str...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/30353
Aims: Aims of the study were to describe socio-economic characteristics of cocoyam farmers and ascertain the constraints associated with cocoyam producers in Kaduna state. Study Design: Primary data were collected from cocoyam producers through the use of structured questionnaire...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16167
Sawdust is a bi-product from wood processing industries. In the recent time, pyrolysis of organic waste is an emerging technology where biochar can be produced and used for carbon sequestration. In that respect, the aim of the present work was to ascertaining optimum pyrolysis co...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4031597
The study assessed farmers’ knowledge and attitudes to tea production in Cross River State. A Purposive sampling technique was used to select Cross River State. One hundred and nine respondents were randomly selected from Akampa, Boki, Etian, Ikom, Etung, Obubra and Yakurr Local...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3511
Synthetic molluscicides widely used for the control of urinary schistosomiasis are expensive, toxic to non-target organisms, not available and may have deleterious long-term effects in the environment. The aim of this research is to compare the efficacy of column purified fractio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i429774
The pollution of water bodies with heavy metals can result into the possible contamination of freshwater fish. The levels of the heavy metals Pb, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni and Cd were investigated in fish samples (Ameiurus nebulosus, Pylidictis olivaris, Tilapia zilli, Clarias gariepinus) c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2022/v18i630460
A. I. Yaradua, J. I. Bungudu, L. Shuaibu, A. J. Alhassan, A. Nasir, U. Bello, A. Usman, Z. A. Suleiman, A. Abdullahi, M. M. Muhammad & I. A. Yaradua·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2022
The level of heavy metals in soybeans samples were evaluated to ascertain their likely health risks to the Katsina State populace. Atomic absorption spectrometry method was employed for the evaluation, while the three senatorial zones of the state were used for sampling. Using me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2022/v11i430261