Dadin Kowa community of Gombe State is noted for rice production due to the presence of dams that ensure all year rice production. However, low patronage and high price of local rice in local markets are putting many ...

Assessing the performance of an irrigation scheme is an important management function which will indicate the state of the scheme and suggest possible remedial measures to improve the effectiveness of the scheme. This ...

The objective of this review was to provide comprehensive overview of the application of biotechnological approaches to improve the nutritional quality and shelf life of fruits and vegetables. In doing so, the following ...

Due to the growing population and demand of food, increasing water productivity holds the key to future water scarcity and food security challenges. To achieve this, a good understanding of crop response to water stress ...

The objective of this study was to calibrate and test Aqua Crop for tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) grown under deficit and full irrigation. Two field experiments were carried out in the tropical humid coastal savanna ...

The Southern African development community is having a major challenge in connection with desires for energy in the region. There is the need to increase energy security and admittance to modern energy services immediately, ...

In this study, the effect of distance between Far-Infrared Radiation (FIR) emitter and the surface of tomato slices and sample thickness on drying time, non-enzymatic browning, brightness, the ratio of redness to yellowness, ...

Purpose – Agricultural education and training (AET) institutions will play a strategic role in helping to prepare Africa’s rapidly growing youth populations for productive careers in agriculture and related agri-businesses. ...

A new prototype of fluidic sprinkler (PXH) is proposed and its working theory is reported. The hydraulic performance of four different types of sprinkler head (PXH, PY, Toro S 800 and RainBird S 3504) was compared at the ...

This study was carried out to assess the variations of Reference Evapotranspiration (ETO also denoted with RET) calculated using FAO-56 Penman Monteith model of two locations Asaba and Uyo and evaluate its relationships ...