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Nkumah C. Okereke

Publications (4)

Comparative Evaluation of the Species Richness and Diversity of Three Parallel Forest Ecosystems in South-Eastern Nigeria

Nkumah C. Okereke, Ebenezer I. Mbaekwe, Peter C. Nnabude, Kenneth U. Ekwealor, Godwin N. Nwonumara, Chisom F. Iroka & Chukwujekwu G. Ukpaka · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

The comparative evaluations of the species diversity of three parallel forest ecosystems were evaluated to ascertain and establish the differences in species diversity and abundance. The Point Center Quarter method of plotless sampling was employed while Shannon Wiener’s Index of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2016/27154

Effects of the Crude Water Extract of the Leaves of Morinda lucida on the Germination and Growth of Amaranthus spinosus and Amaranthus hybridus

Clement U. Okeke, Chisom F. Iroka, Nkumah C. Okereke & Bio Louis Nyanayo · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

The effect of crude leaf extract of Morinda lucida on germination and growth of Amaranthus spinosus and Amaranthus hybridus was studied. However, the aim was to use crude water extract from leave of M. lucida to germinate, nurture and compare the growth of A. hybridus and A.  spi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2015/18173

Effects of Induced Ripening on the Proximate, Biochemical and Mineral Compositions of Carica papaya (Pawpaw Fruit)

Chisom F. Iroka, Esther E. Akachukwu, Ruffina N. Adimonyemma, Nkumah C. Okereke & Cletus O. Nwogiji · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2016

The effects of ripening acceleration methods on the proximate, biochemical and mineral compositions of Carica papaya (Pawpaw) was carried out. A total of eighteen fruits were collected, three for each replica of the five treatments and then the three control replica. The fruits w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/26260

Taxonomic Significance of Morphological Characters in the Species of Stachytarpheta Found in Awka, Nigeria

Chisom F. Iroka, Clement U. Okeke, Alex I. Izundu, Nkumah C. Okereke, Bio Louis Nyanayo & Kenneth U Ekwealor · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

A morphological study on the genus of Stachytarpheta found in Awka, South Eastern region of Nigeria was carried out. This was done by physical observation and measurement of physiognomic features of fresh floral and vegetative parts of the plants. From the result of the analyses...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/19409