Top crosses comprising 2 testers and 8 lines were made in the screen house using Line × Tester model. Observations were made on days to flowering, pod maturity, harvest, pods per plant, branching pattern, seeds per pod, 100 seed weight and yield/ha; crude protein, crude fiber, ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2022/v9i4208
This study estimated the technical and water-use efficiency of irrigation farmers in Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to interview one hundred and eighty-five irrigation farmers. Descriptive statistics, Data Envelopment Analysis Program (DEAP) and T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2020/v13i130093
Nigeria’s land border closure policy was implemented to curb smuggling, promote domestic agricultural production, and enhance food security. However, evidence shows that its micro-level effects on agripreneurship and rural livelihoods in border communities are limited. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3864
The closure and subsequent reopening of land borders in Southwest Nigeria have had profound effects on the accessibility, affordability, and security of basic food products. This study examines the impacts of these trade disruptions on households and local farmers, highlighting t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2026/v26i4721
This study investigated the propensity to pay for modern apparatus processing locust beans in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Utilizing primary data and a multistage sampling strategy, 240 processors were chosen for the study. The collected data were analyzed utilizing descriptive statisti...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2023/v15i71321
A study was conducted to determine gene actions controlling yield and other qualitative traits of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) as well as combining ability among selected genotypes at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2022/v9i4211
β-amylase (E.C.3.2.1.2) is a starch hydrolyzing enzyme fondly used in foods, pharmaceuticals, and brewing industries to convert starch into maltose. The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical, kinetic, and thermodynamic properties, as well as the potential industr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2022/v11i1208
β-amylase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the α-1,4-glucan bonds from the non-reducing ends of starch and other carbohydrate polymers reducing it to maltose units. Maltose has much application with food processing and pharmaceutical industries. The enzyme was purified to apparent ho...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i130245
This study estimated the economic analysis of the processing and commercialization of locust beans in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Using primary data and a multistage sampling method, 240 respondents were selected for the study. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statist...