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Actions of anesthetics on ligand-gated ion channels: role of receptor subunit composition

Harris, R. Adron; Mihic, S. John; Dildy-Mayfield, Jo Ellen; Machu, Tina K. (University of Cape Coast, 1995)

Molecular cloning of cDNAs coding for ligand-gated ion channel subunits makes it possible to study the pharmacology of recombinant receptors with defined subunit compositions. Many laboratories have used these techniques ...
Advanced agriculture system

Zanwar, Shrinivas R; Kokate, R. D. (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06-10)

This article addresses the advanced system which improvesagriculture processes like cultivation on ploughed land, based on robotic platform. We have developed a robotic vehicle having four wheels and steered by DC motor. ...
Agronomic effects of biochar and wastewater irrigation in urban crop production of Tamale, northern Ghana

Kyei Akoto-Danso, Edmund; Manka’abusi, Delphine; Steiner, Christoph; Werner, Steffen; Haring, Volker; Nyarko, George; Marschner, Bernd; Drechsel, Pay; Buerkert, Andreas (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

Agricultural production needs to increase, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, many rural people are undernourished, and the urban population is growing rapidly. It is worrisome that on many West African soils with low ...
Analysis of total iodine in soils of some agro-ecological zones of Ghana

Kwakye, P.K.; Okae-Anti, D.; Osei-Agyeman, K.; Frimpong, K.A.; Adams, A.B. (University of Cape Coast, 2004)

. Iodine is beneficial in human nutrition and to a lesser extent in plant nutrition. Availability of this element in the soil is thought to be via ocean-atmosphere precipitation, iodine minerals and redistribution ...
Antibiotics utilization and farmers’ knowledge of its effects on soil ecosystem in the coastal drylands of Ghana

Phares, Christian Adler; Danquah, Andrews; Atiah, Kofi; Agyei, Frimpong Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2020-02-06)

Background There is paucity of information on antibiotics utilization amongst farmers, factors associated with administration of antibiotics and farmers’ knowledge of the effects of antibiotics on the soil ecosystem in ...
Application of biochar and inorganic phosphorus fertilizer influenced rhizosphere soil characteristics, nodule formation and phytoconstituents of cowpea grown on tropical soil

Phares, Christian Adler; Atiah, Kofi; Frimpong, Kwame Agyei; Danquah, Andrews; Asare, Aaron T.; Aggor-Woananu, Samira (University of Cape Coast, 2020-02-06)

The effect of biochar alone or co-applied with triple superphosphate on rhizosphere soil characteristics, nodule formation, phytoconstituents and antioxidant property of cowpea (Vigna uguiculata) is yet to be adequately ...
Applying the Engell–Kollat–Blackwell model in understanding international tourists’ use of social media for travel decision to Ghana

Osei, Benjamin Appiah; Abenyin, Ama Nyenkua (University of Cape Coast, 2016-05-02)

The emergence of social media has affected every sector and/or industry. In tourism, social media has become prevalent in tourists’ decision-making to travel to any destination. The main aim of the study was to explore the ...
An assessment of sediment loading into an agricultural reservoir in a semi-arid region of Kenya

Ampofo, E. A.; Muni, R. K.; Bonsu (University of Cape Coast, 2001)

The 95.7 version of Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP 95.7) model was applied to an approximately 2.7 km2 agricultural catchment to estimate the amount ofsediment loading into the reservoir ofNdaragwiti Dam, Kenya. ...
Aﬀorestation of loess soils: Old and new organic carbon in aggregates and density fractions

Jianga, Rui; Gunina, Anna; Qua, Dong; Kuzyakov, Yakov; Yu, Yajun; Hatano, Ryusuke; Frimpong, Kwame A.; Li, Ming (University of Cape Coast, 2019-02-04)

Aﬀorestation is an important strategy to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and stabilize soils against degradation and erosion. While the area under aﬀorestation has increased globally during the last 20years, the ...
Biochar and/or compost applications improve soil properties, growth, and yield of maize grown in acidic rainforest and coastal savannah soils in Ghana

Mensah, Albert Kobina; Frimpong (University of Cape Coast, 2018-06-03)

Use of biochar for soil fertility improvement is gaining popularity due to its potential to improve soil quality, increase crop yield, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere-biosphere pool into the soil.A40-day pot ...
Biochar effects on microbial community profiling of a tropical sandy loam

Amoakwah, Emmanuel; Arthur, Emmanuel; Frimpong, Kwame Agyei; Khandaka, Rafiq I. (University of Cape Coast, 2017)
Breakdown of azadirachtin a in a tropical soil amended with neem leaves and animal manures

Agyarko, K.; Kwakye, P. K.; Bonsu, M.; Osei, B. A.; Donkor, N. Asare; Amanor, E. (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

A field investigation was conducted to assess the breakdown of azadirachtin A in a tropical coastal savanna soil amen- ded with neem leaves (NL) combined with poultry manure (PM) or cow dung (CD) using gas chromatography. ...
Carbon and nitrogen - the key to biological activity, diversity and productivity in a haplic acrisol

Okae-Anti, Daniel; Torkpo, Addison; Kankam-Boadu, Maryross; Frimpong, Kwarne Agyei; Obuobi, Daniel (University of Cape Coast, 2004)

Soil organic matter is important because it impacts all soil quality functions. Much less information is available on the dynamics of the residual carbon and nitrogen content and their distribution incontinuously cropped ...
Changes in bulk and surface properties of two biochar types during 12 months of field ageing in two West-African soils

Atiah K.; Yeboah E.; Nartey E.; Lawson D.Y.I; Häring V. (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

Abstract The study investigated the changes in properties of rice husk and corn cob biochars applied in urban agricultural field soils in Tamale (northern Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), respectively. The biochars ...
Classification of soils derived from amphibolite parent material in south-western Nigeria

Osei, B. A.; Okusami, T. A. (University of Cape Coast, 1994-02-19)

Soils formed from amphibolite parent material in southwestern Nigeria were characterized and classified according to FAOIUNESCO soil map legend and USDA Soil Taxonomy. The soils had characteristically Jaw silt content. ...
Comparison of five different methods in estimating reference evapotranspiration in Cape Coast, Ghana

Owusu-Sekyere, Joshua D.; . Ampofo, Edward A; Asamoah, Ofosu (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

A number of methods have been developed to estimate reference crop evapotranspiration (ETo), but most of the reliable methods are complex and parameter rich models and therefore difficult to apply in data scarce regions. ...
Comparison of flora of small-scale mined and unmined-sites in Dunkwa-East Municipality, Ghana

Essandoh, Paul K.; Ampofo, Edward A.; Okae-Anti, Daniel; Bryant, Isaac M. (University of Cape Coast, 2019-09-30)

The impacts of small-scale mining on the vegetal cover as well the livelihoods of communities in mined areas in developing countries such as Ghana are far-reaching. This study assessed the impacts of small-scale mining on ...
Corn cob biochar improves aggregate characteristics of a tropical sandy loam

Amoakwah, Emmanuel; Frimpong, Kwame Agyei; Khandakar, Rafiq I.; Arthur, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

Most tropical soils are highly weathered and are vulnerable to soil erosion due to their poor aggregate characteristics. Soil aggregate characteristics are critical indicators of soil structural stability, and they have ...
Do combined applications of crop residues and inorganic fertilizer lower emission of N2O from soil?

. Frimpong, K. A; Baggs, E. M. (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Emissions of N2O were measured following addition of 15N-labelled residues of tropical plant species [Vigna unguiculata (cowpea), Mucuna pruriens and Leucaena leucocephala] to a Ferric Luvisol from Ghana at a rate of 100 ...
Does incorporation of cowpea-maize residue mixes inﬂuence nitrous oxide emission and mineral nitrogen release in a tropical luvisol?

Frimpong, K. A.; Yawson, D. O.; Baggs, E. M.; Agyarko, Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2011-10-13)

In the face of climate change, quantiﬁcation of the emission of nitrous oxide from soils in relation to sufﬁcient N availability for crop uptake has assumed much signiﬁcance. This study used the 15N stable isotope technique, ...

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