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...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/27277
Maximization of agricultural crop production could require continuous cultivation likewise soil protection. Thus, an experiment was carried out in local farmers’ farm lands in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria to investigate the effect of different cultivation practices...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/27306
The experiment was carried out in peasant (local) farmers’ farms in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto to investigate the effect of long-term cultivation (involving organic fertilization) on physical properties of a sandy soil in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. The experiment consi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27305
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...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16016
Pearl millet [(Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.], is an important dietary food. Under and over plant population results to poor growth and Development. Farmers in Nigeria cultivates local varieties resulting to low yield. Inorganic fertilizers are costly and also results to soil po...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i173192
A field experiment was carried out to assess the effects of various crop residues (rice husk, rice straw, groundnut husk, and millet husk as well as high activity clay (HAC) on some soil properties, growth and yield parameters of rice (Oryza sativa L). Sixteen treatment combinati...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2231549
An experiment was conducted in 2015 at the screenhouse of Teaching and Research Farm, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, to determine the effects of biochar and rhizobium inoculation (HISTICK) on nodulation and growth of groundnut plant (SAMNUT-24). Two factors were used for...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27297