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Rabbit production in Cameroon like other countries in the Central African Region is timid and is partly caused by inadequate knowledge of feed ingredients as well as feeding and other management techniques. This study evaluates the effect of partial substitution of sun-dried brewer’s grain (SDBG) with palm kernel cake (PKC)

The effect of surface disinfection, temperatures, nutrients and chemicals on sclerotial germination of Rhizoctonia solani from potato tubers were studied on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Germination occurred from tuber pieces bearing sclerotia pre-treated for one min with 0.1% of mercuric chloride. Tuber pieces pretreated with 0.5% and 1%of mercuric chloride

Trials were carried out to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract as a growth hormone on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L var. Rodade). In the greenhouse, five treatments were used: the control, where only water was added (M0), second control where ethanol 80 % was

The aim of the study was to establish the stability of biodiesel due to oxidation. Two non-edible seed oils were used; Azadirachta indica and Hevea brasiliensis were used to produce biodiesel and first rapid oxidative stability of the biodiesel were assessed then their properties with and without additives compared thereof

Nitrogen application could have affected the shoot and roots of plants. This experiment was conducted in a split plot design with ten nitrogen levels (0, 15, 20, 30, 40, 45, 60, 80, 90 and 120 kg N.ha-1 as urea) in main plot and 5 dry land wheat genotypes (Azar2, Sardari,

The study was designed to assess the potential and utilization of the Fresh Water Swamp of Onuebum, Bayelsa State in Niger Delta Basin for meaningful agricultural production. The results of the study shown that Onuebum Fresh Water Swamp soils have hydromorphic properties which have great potentials for agricultural production. The

This paper focused on the relevancy of Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) to the National Diploma (ND) course of Federal College of Agriculture Akure. Fifty –five (55) student SIWES reports from year 2002- 2005 were examined and analyzed, oral interview was used to gather data from the students and

The effects of feeding varying levels of tannia Cocoyam Meals (CCYM) as substitutes for maize were evaluated on 96, four week-old broiler chicken. The diets included raw sundried and boiled sundried tannia. Each form replaced maize at 0, 25, 50 and 100% level. The differences in weight gain, feed intake

A three year field study was conducted on the same field in 2006, 2007 and 2008 rainy seasons at the experimental farm of Institute for Agricultural Research (I.A.R.), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Nigeria (Lat. 11o 11’ N: Long 7o 38’ E: 686 m above sea level) to determined the effect

The main purpose of the study was to determine the criteria for evaluating the programmes and activities of in-school youth organizations in agriculture using Ekiti and Ondo states as case study. The study was a survey research. A total of 770 respondents, purposively sampled from schools, Ministries of Education and

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