The potentially available and total micronutrient status in soils of derived savanna ecology of Oyo State, Nigeria were assessed and compared with standard critical values in soils. Soil samples were collected from a land measuring 285m2 on a line transect with the aid of a stain...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i930195
Agricultural application of urban waste as nutrient source for plants and as soil conditioner, is the most cost effective option of waste management because of its advantages over traditional means such as land filling or incineration. Composting is an attractive alternative of u...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i930198
Two biochars were produced from the rice and wheat residues by slow pyrolysis (at 400°C) in muffle furnace with an aim to study the effect of their application on some chemical properties of acidic soil such as pH, exchangeable acidity and cation exchange capacity (CEC) as well a...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i930193
Aims: The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the functional properties and reconstitution behavior of enteral formulae i.e. Balanced Enteral Formula, High Protein Enteral Formula and High Energy Enteral Formula formulated using locally available natural ingredients....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830203
Analysis of soil around the vicinity of Arufu mine field was conducted in order to ascertain the impact of mining on the environment. Concentrations of trace metals associated with Pb – Zn – barite mineralization were determine in soils using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830190
A study was conducted to evaluate the Protein status of White and Brown Rice grain in selected varieties at Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College & Research Institute, Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu, India during the period from June 2017 to May 2019. In the present study, s...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830192
A field experiment on the residual impact of tillage operations and organic residues incorporation on hydro-physical properties of clay soil under the rice-wheat cropping system in split-plot design with three replications was carried out at the experimental farm of BAU, Sabour....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830188
Aim: To compare the phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of stem bark and root extracts of Annona muricata. Methodology: The stem bark and root of Annona muricata were collected, washed, air-dried, ground and each extracted with methanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane. The extr...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830189
The present study reports the preparation of four solid acids (CS, CPS, CAS and CPAS) from cassava peels and investigates their catalytic activities in the esterification of free fatty acid (FFA) in palm Kernel oil (PKO). The activated carbon obtained from carbonization was direc...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830186
The present investigation was carried out to characterize the eighty one carrot genotypes through variability, heritability and genetic gain for different characters. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Genetic...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830187