AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 641. ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN INVOLVEMENT IN OIL PALM PROCESSING IN ETIM EKPO LOCAL GOVERN...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Oil palm, Elaeis guineensis is believed to be indigenous to West Africa. In Africa, wild palm groves are found mainly in a 300 to 500 hundred kilometers wide Western coastal belt stretching from Gambia to Angola and extending inland toward the East as far as the equator in the region of the great Lakes (Omereji, 2005). Oil palm is a perennial pl...Continue Reading »

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• 642. EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION.

  » 2.2 LITERATURE REVIEW The effect of soil erosion is a worldwide phenomena particularly because of its adverse effects on man. As a result a lot of literature exists on these issues. A review of the ones relevant for this study will be discussed. EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION/ CAUSES Soil erosion has been identified as a serious environment problem with a multiplicity of social and economic consequences....Continue Reading »

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• 643. ARTHROPOD PREDATORS AND INSECT PEST CONTROL.

  » 2.0 INSECT PESTS The concise oxford dictionary of the English language define pest as a troublesome or destructive person, or things. Williams [1947]state that an insect pest is any pest in the wrong place. The classification of an insect as a pest is a subjective one based on its potential damage to human purposes or natural habitats and eco system. Insect pests are said to be able to kill agricu...Continue Reading »

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