M. Haliru

Effects of Biochar and Rhizobium Inoculation on Selected Soil Chemical Properties, Shoot Nitrogen and Phosphorus of Groundnut Plants (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Sokoto State, Nigeria

S. A. Yusif, I. Muhammad, N. G. Hayatu, M. Haliru, M. A. Mohammed, A. M. Hussain & A. Y. Fardami · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2016

The research was carried out to determine the effects of biochar and rhizobium inoculation on selected soil chemical properties, shoot N and P of groundnut plant. Two factors were used for this experiment; Biochar and rhizobium inoculation. Biochar was applied at the rate of 20 t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2016/27300

Effect of Different Manures and Rates of Application on the Chemical Properties of a Floodplain Soil, in North Western Nigeria

M. Audu, M. M. Sauwa, A. Shehu, M. Haliru, S. A. Lukman & B. S. Haliru · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2015

Application of manures at appropriate rates could sustain the chemical quality of floodplain         soils under intensive continuous cultivation. Thus, a study was carried out at the Department of   Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto to ass...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JALSI/2015/16016

Effects of NPK and Cow Dung on the Performance of Rice (Oryza sativa) in the Sudan Savanna Agro-ecological Zone of Nigeria

S. A. Lukman, M. Audu, A. U. Dikko, H. G. Ahmed, M. M. Sauwa, M. Haliru, S. S. Noma, S. A. Yusif, A. Salisu & N. G. Hayatu · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2016

This study evaluated the effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK 20-10-10) and cow dung on the performance of rice at two locations (Sokoto and Talata Mafara) in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria, during the 2012/2013 dry season. The treatments consisted of nine differe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2016/27277