AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 661. NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA (AERIAL YAM)

  » ABSTRACT Dioscorea bulbifera is a major stable food crop which is a species of yam widely distributed around the world in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea bulbifera have been traditionally used to lower glycemic index, thus providing a more sustained form of energy and better protection against obesity and diabetics, it also has anti cancer properties. The present study was undertaken t...Continue Reading »

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• 662. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SALMONELLA SPECIES FROM FROZEN FOODS

  » ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the presence of Salmonella species in Frozen Foods in Owerri in August, 2000. A total of 30 Food samples were collected from the different market in ten different locations in Owerri and examined for the presence of Salmonella. After the culturing and biochemical tests, three different Salmonella species were isolated and they include: Salmonella typhi, ...Continue Reading »

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• 663. FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERN AND MICRO NUTRIENT INTAKE OF MOTHERS

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nutrition is the science of food, nutrients and other substances, their action, interaction and balance in relation to health and disease and the processes by which the organism ingests, digests, absorbs transports, utilizes and excretes food substances. The development of nutrition made food to be recognized as the fundamental source of nutrients. Food and nutrition a...Continue Reading »

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• 664. ACCESSING OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS

  » INTRODUCTION Nutritional status is the balance between the intake of nutrients by an organism and the expenditure of these in the process of growth, reproduction, and health maintenance (Kruuse, 2007). Nutritional status can be measured for individual as well as for population. Accurate measurement of individual nutritional status is required in clinical practice. The choice of nutritional status ...Continue Reading »

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• 665. THE ANTI-NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF OKRO SEEDS FLOUR AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF MATU...

  » ABSTRACT The anti nutritional composition of Okro seeds flour at different stages of maturity at harvest were analyzed. The Okro fruits were harvest at one and two, week’s maturity after fruity. They were de husked prior to the determination of anti nutritional composition. The results were statistically analyzed descriptively and correlatively at 95% confidence limit. The tannin, saponine a...Continue Reading »

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• 666. THE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS)

  » 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, Pace setter grade B, Neem compost,. Fluted pumpkin ser...Continue Reading »

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• 667. DISPARITY BETWEEN THEORETICALLY OPTIMAL DIVERSIFICATION AND ACTUAL PRACTICE

  » Portfolio diversification is the practice of spreading one’s money among many different investments. It is a common sense concept that has many parallels in popular language and Culture (for example “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”). Its theoretical foundations were introduced in the normative work of Harry Markowitz (1952, 1959), and later confirmed by the work of W...Continue Reading »

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• 668. RECLAMATION MEASURES FOR GULLY EROSION SITES (A CASE STUDY OF OBOLLO-ETITI, UDEN...

  » ABSTRACT The incidence of gully erosion in Obollo Etiti in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State has assumed alarming proportions thereby gaining local government recongnition as an ecological disaster. The aim of this study is therefore to determine and analysis the factors responsible for gully development and with preferring solutions. From my observation, the gully erosion for more than t...Continue Reading »

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• 669. THE CAUSES OF POOR ENROLLMENT OF MALE STUDENTS IN HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT IN T...

  » ABSTRACT The purpose of carrying out this research was to investigate on the causes of poor enrollment of male students in Home Economics Department in Tertiary Institutions in Oko polytechnic. In order to obtain the required data, the researcher used Federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra State with a total population of 110 respondents as the sample size while instruments for data collection were qu...Continue Reading »

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• 670. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAYER PRODUCTIONS IN JALINGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARAB...

  » INTRODUCTION The poultry industry is very important to the Nigerian economy because it provides a good source of animal protein in eggs and meat. Protein plays important roles in the formation of a balanced human diet which is essential for the good health, vigor and productivity capacity of the people (Abdullahi, Maqbool & Bukhsh, 2007). Protein is also important in the building and repair of...Continue Reading »

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• 671. EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ...

  » This study examined the effect of government expenditure on economic growth and development inNigeria for the period of 1990–2012. Time series data for twenty two years were sourced from secondary data such as the CBN statistical bulletin and other relevant publications using the desk survey method. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) multiple regression technique was used to estimate the effect of ...Continue Reading »

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• 672. WIFE OR THE MAID IN NIGERIA OF TODAY

  » This article is all about how the Nigerian wives has turn themselves into by training a so called social worker (house maid) to be more valuable to some ready made husband over their children whom were not given a proper upbringing and on how to build their homes....Continue Reading »

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• 673. DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL AND EXCHANGEABLE POTASSIUM IN THE TEACHING AND RESEARCH FA...

  » The study was conducted for distribution of total and exchangeable K from different cropping system, yam farm, fallow land and eucalyptus plantation, the sample was collected from the teaching and research farm of the Federal University of Technology at the depth of 0 15cm on the soil surface. The soil samples were collected from nine points along three random sites, the soil where then bulked tog...Continue Reading »

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• 674. SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY: BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DURABLE AGRICU...

  » ABSTRACT Food security is an essential element of household well being in a sustainable livelihood. This paper seeks to provide support for investing in smallholder agriculture to achieve food and nutrition security among food insecure households in Nigeria. The paper points to the importance of smallholder agricultural production and development policies in combating vulnerability to food insecur...Continue Reading »

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• 675. ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTENSION AGENTS IN THE EBONYI STAT...

  » ABSTRACT The study focused on the determinants of effectiveness of extension agents in the Ebonyi State Extension Service. A total of 75 extension agents and 150 contact farmers were used as respondents in the study. Validated questionnaires and interview schedules were used in collecting data from the respondents. Results showed that males (72%) dominated the Ebonyi State Extension Service. The m...Continue Reading »

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• 676. EFFECT OF HIBISTYCUS SABDARIFFA CALYCES EXTRACT ON ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERON LEVE...

  » Abstract This study investigated the effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa on the reproductive hormone of wistar rats. Twenty eight wistar rats weighing between 160 – 200kg were used. They were divided randomly into four groups (A – D) with seven animals in each of the groups. Group A served as the control for group B and received 2ml of distilled water while group B orally received 2ml Hibis...Continue Reading »

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• 677. CORPORATE COMMUNITY CRISIS IN NIGERIA

  » Abstract: So long as human beings live together and pursue different goals in the same environment, conflict of interest must arise. The inability to manage conflict results to crisis. The causes and consequences of crisis can be avoided through dialogue. In crisis resolution, the main concerns of the arbitrators are the search for peace through proper diagnosis of the causes and there commendatio...Continue Reading »

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• 678. SUSTAINING EMMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VANGUARDS IN NIGERIA

  » As the sun rises in a country like ours, most people try to begin their day with a positive mindset despite the ongoing mishaps that affect them directly or indirectly. Just last week% proposed fitness exercise in the stadium would not hold due to security challenges in the country. This goes a long way to portray the negative effect of such challenges as it affects our essential life in a world f...Continue Reading »

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• 679. EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS ON ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

  » Biodiversity (biological diversity) is commonly defined as the variety of all life. It includes genetic, species and ecosystem diversity and all the interactions between them. Biodiversity is important because it contributes to environmental, economic, cultural and social well being by providing valuable ecosystem services such as pollination, carbon storage by forests, bio filtration of water, nu...Continue Reading »

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• 680. IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION

  » Imo State Government has been facing a lot of financial difficulties due to the recent development in the economy of the nation, which adversely affected the fund allocation of states. Since Imo State Government must carry out its civic duties, there is need for it to look for supplementary sources of revenue. The major purpose of this research is to critically examine the feasibility of choosing ...Continue Reading »

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