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The word Nematode is derived from the Greek word, what is the word?. Meaning “thread like ones” (nema means “thread” and ode means “like”). Nematodes can therefore be described as thread-like worms. (dropking 2001). Nematodes, eelworms and round worms are synonymous for the same group of organisms. The Phylum Nemata, to which nematodes... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT COVER PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT CHAPTER ONE: GENETICS GENE STRUCTURE OF A GENE TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION DNA REPLICATION AND INHERITANCE CHAPTER TWO: BENEFITS OF GENETICS GENETIC TECHNOLOGY¬¬ BENEFITS ON INDUSTRIAL BENEFIT ON AGRICULTURE BENEFIT ON MADICINAL GENETIC ENGINEERING CHAPTER THREE: HARMFUL OF GENETICS... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT COVER PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT CHAPTER ONE: GENETICS GENE STRUCTURE OF A GENE TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION DNA REPLICATION AND INHERITANCE CHAPTER TWO: BENEFITS OF GENETICS GENETIC TECHNOLOGY¬¬ BENEFITS ON INDUSTRIAL BENEFIT ON AGRICULTURE BENEFIT ON MADICINAL GENETIC ENGINEERING CHAPTER THREE: HARMFUL OF GENETICS... Continue Reading

Identification of the plant diseases is the key to preventing the losses in the yield and quantity of the agricultural product. Almost 70% people depend on it & shares major part of the GDP. Diseases in crops mostly on the leaves effects on the reduction of both quality and quantity of agricultural products. Perception of human eye is not so much... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES ~iii ABSTRACT ix CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 2 1.3 Objective of the Study 3 1.4 Specific Objectives 3 1.5 Research Questions 3 1.6 Scope of the Study 3 1.6.1 Content... Continue Reading

 ABSTRACT  The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of planes of nutrition on body weight, haematology and immune responses in broiler chickens vaccinated with NDV I-2 and Lasota vaccines. Two hundred (200) day old broiler chicks of Anak 2000 strain were used for the study. They were randomly assigned into nine groups of 20... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Thonningia sanguinea is one of the herbal preparations vised prophylactieally against asthma at the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. Preparations of this plant are used with Desmodium adseendens which has been shown to be anti-anaphylactic. The anaphylactic reaction is a basic underlying phenomenon in asthma. In this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT A pot experiment were undertaken to ascertain possible mixed infection effects involving Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum on the growth and performance on a resistant and a susceptible tomato plant. The Baermann method of nematode extraction was also used in getting the nematodes and analysis of raw data was carried out.... Continue Reading

EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER AND PLANT SPACING ON TWO PASTURE GRASSES  (Brachiaria decumbens and Digitaria decumbens ) TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page---------i Certification---------ii Dedication---------iii Acknowledgment--------iv Table of contents--------v List of Tables---------viii Abstract---------ix CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION------1 1.2... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1. Background of the Study  In Nigeria, vegetable crops are produced in different agro-ecological zones through commercial as well as small scale farmers both as a source of income as well as food. However, the type is limited to few crops and production is concentrated to some pocket areas. In spite of this, the... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER TWO 2.1 The Oil Palm 2.2 Extraction and Refining of Vegetable Oil 2.3 Types and Sources of Vegetable Oil 2.4 Physical Properties and Chemical Reactions of Vegetable Oil 2.5 Role of Vegetable Oil in the Diet 2.6 Utilization and Production of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project was carried out using acid activated coal from Enugu coal and the production of ve4getablew oil was monitored using spectrophotometer to measure the absorbance. It was also perform to check the suitability of activated Enugu coal as a bleaching agent for palm oil. The Enugu coal samples were collected, size reduced,... Continue Reading

REFINING OF VEGETABLE OIL WITH ENUGU COAL ABSTRACT This project was carried out using acid activated coal from Enugu coal and the production of ve4getablew oil was monitored using spectrophotometer to measure the absorbance. It was also perform to check the suitability of activated Enugu coal as a bleaching agent for palm oil. The Enugu coal... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project was carried out using acid activated coal from Enugu coal and the production of ve4getablew oil was monitored using spectrophotometer to measure the absorbance. It was also perform to check the suitability of activated Enugu coal as a bleaching agent for palm oil. The Enugu coal samples were collected, size reduced,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work was aimed at determining the effect of storage on unrefined vegetable oil. In the course of this research work, palm oil was used as a sample to determined the effect of storage to unrefined vegetable oil. A storage on interest was developed on this research work to have... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This thesis aimed at the production of biolubricant from vegetable oils. The first stage produced methyl ester of the oil and in the second stage; the methyl ester was transesterified with Trimethylolpropane (TMP) in a ratio of 3.5:1 at 1500C to produce the biolubricant. The pour points biolubricant and its blend were significantly... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT A vegetable oil is a triglyceride extracted from a plant. Such oils have been part of human culture for millennia. The term 'vegetable oil' can be narrowly defined as referring only to substances that are liquid at room temperature, or broadly defined without regard to a substance's state of matter at a given temperature. For this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT A vegetable oil is a triglyceride extracted from a plant. Such oils have been part of human culture for millennia. The term \'vegetable oil\' can be narrowly defined as referring only to substances that are liquid at room temperature, or broadly defined without regard to a substance\'s state of matter at a given temperature. For this... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT   Organizational justice is an essential component and predictor of successful organizations. Organization that is fair and just in its procedures, policies, interactions and distribution systems, employees of that organization give better response to the organization in terms of their positive behaviours and productivity thus the main... Continue Reading

(A Case Study Of Ogbete Market Enugu) ABSTRACT Safety of food is a basic requirement of food quality. A total of 25 street food samples (Jollof rice, egwusi soup, ugu, water leaf and green), were randomly purchased from five different vendors in Ogbete main... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The universal role of plants in the treatment of disease is exemplified by their employment in all the major systems of medicine irrespective of the underlying philosophical premise. How and when such medicinal plants... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined the costs and returns of vegetable crops production in Delta State, Nigeria. The objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristic of vegetable crops farmers, identify the major vegetable crops cultivated and the production system adopted in the study area, examine the effect of socio-economic factors on... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Field trials were conducted at the Imo poly Farm, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo in 2014 to determine the effect rate of fertilizer application on vegetable (telfairiaoccidentalis). The treatments involved nine fertilizer types namely; Aleshinloye grade A,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined the costs and returns of vegetable crops production in Delta State, Nigeria. The objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristic of vegetable crops farmers, identify the major vegetable crops cultivated and the production system adopted in the study area, examine the effect of socio-economic factors on... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Field trials were conducted at the Imopoly farmFarm, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo in 2014 to determine the effect rate of fertilizer application on vegetable (telfairiaoccidentalis). The treatments involved nine fertilizer types namely; Aleshinloye grade A, Aleshinloye grade B, Sunshine grade A, Sunshine grade B, Pace setter grade A,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined economics of post harvest food losses involving three (3) varieties of leafy vegetables namely: Telfaria(Ugu leaf), Amaranthus(Green leaf ) and Pterocarpus(Oha leaf) in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. A random sampling technique was used to collect data on vegetable marketers’ socio-economic... Continue Reading

 ABSTRACT Cadmium (Cd) is a common  environmental contaminant found in soils. Unlike other metals. Cd has no biological role, and is potentially toxic to microorganisms. The concentrations of cadmium in agricultural soils depend upon the amounts present in the parent rocks from which  the soils form, the amounts added in the form of fertilizers... Continue Reading

( A CASE STUDY OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ) ABSTRACT The study examines the spatial distribution of local market and variations in vegetable prices in Lagos state using Ojo local government as a case study. Also the way in which effective distribution channels... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Safety of food is a basic requirement of food quality. A total of 25 street food samples (Jollof rice, egwusi soup, ugu, water leaf and green), were randomly purchased from five different vendors in Ogbete main market Enugu. The samples were transported in ice to the laboratory. The samples were bacteriologically analyzed using pour plate... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT   The determination of some selected organochlorine pesticide residues in some vegetables grown within Gwagwalada Area Council were carried out using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Technique (GC/MS). Lindane, Dieldrin, Endosulfan and Heptachlor were determined in Telfairia occidentalis, Amaranthus hybridus and Talinum triangulare... Continue Reading