Climate change is a major threat to human welfare, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Climate change calls for changes in management of land and water resources. The coupling of and feedback from land use and land cover patterns in landscapes with ecosystem processes (nutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/31432
An experiment was conducted in the plant house of the Department of Crop, Soil and Pest management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, to examine the efficacy of manuring and incubation periods on the amelioration of the toxic effects of crude oil contamination on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27666
A field experiment was conducted to examine the effects of tractor wheel passes and organic amendment on soil physico-chemical properties and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in an Alfisol of the rainforest zone of Nigeria. Varying degrees of penetration resistances were im...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27665
Low soil fertility is a major problem of growth and establishment of cacao seedlings, as well as the yield on the field. However, cacao (Theobroma cacao L) is characterized by high nutrient demand particularly N, P, K, Ca and Mg, during establishment. In this study, the manurial...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2019/v11i230052