Aims: This study evaluated the effects of genotype × environment interaction on germination rate and days to 50% seedling emergence of 30 Bambara groundnut accessions across three contrasting locations in Nigeria. Study Design: Randomised complete block design. Place and Duratio...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2026/v14i5397
Aim: The shear strength of wood is a very significant parameter required in describing the potential of woods in making wooden structure. This study is aimed at comparing the shear strength of Pentaclethra macrophylla and Erythrophleum suaveolens with respect to their fibre. This...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631319
Aim: Fibre serves primarily as support to the plant and its characteristics are essential for growth, being also a considerable factor for pulp and paper production. Debarking of tree logs is one of the steps in converting wood into chips suitable for pulping. However, the bark o...
This study was aimed at inducing mutation on three cultivars of Capsicum annuum L. to source for new and favourable genetic variations that could be exploited for better agronomic traits. The mutation was induced by exposing the seeds of Shombo, Tatase and Nsukka yellow pepper to...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i430505
Fibre dimensions are of great significance due to their strong relationship with the strength properties of wood and paper. The fibre characteristics of three selected plant species (Verbenaceae family - Duranta erecta and Lantana camara, Lamiaceae family- Vitex doniana ) were de...
Calibration approach adjusts the original design weights by incorporating an auxiliary variable into it, to make the estimator be in the form of a regression estimator. This method was employed to propose calibration product type estimators using three distance measures namely; c...
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Research Article10.9734/jamcs/2021/v36i930397
Aim: This research was designed to evaluate the effects of different levels of three mutagens on two pepper varieties with a vision of choosing mutants with high values in biochemical contents that may possibly be valuable in breeding improved varieties of the plant. Methods: See...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i230116
Aim: The absorption of moisture and dimensional distortion are the major shortcomings of wood utilization as building and furniture materials. This study was aimed at determining the moisture content, swelling ability and dimension stability of five selected timber species. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i130177
Aim: Hydraulic conductivity following the Hagen-Poiseuille Law is a quantitative approach to determine the treatability of wood by chemicals. The hydraulic conductivities of the ten selected Nigerian hardwood timber species to four wood treatment chemicals were estimated, using H...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i630235
The reliance of humanity on fossil fuels particularly petroleum hydrocarbons has been on the increase and had led to increased pollution of agricultural lands. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of crude oil concentrations on the vascular bundle sizes of two Zea may...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2019/v30i530187
J. B. Agbese, F. O. Okwuenu, C. V. Udeogu, U. I. Igwe, S. G. Ekemezie, O. M. Oluwadara, K. U. Chukukereze, P. I. Nwagbo & E. O. Ojua·Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition·2026
Background: Cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale L.) are widely consumed for their nutritional and industrial value, but post-harvest handling may expose them to microbial contamination with possible public-health implications. Aims: This study examined the bacteriological profile...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i3407