Drought stress is one of the key plant stresses reducing grain yield in cereal crops worldwide. Although it is not a breeding target in Northern Europe, the changing climate and the drought of 2018 have increased its significance in the region. A key challenge, therefore, is to identify novel...
Author(s)
Kumar, D.; Kushwaha, S.; Delvento, C.; Liatukas, Ž.; Vivekanand Vivekanand; Svensson, J. T.; Henriksson, T.; Brazauskas, G.; Chawade, A.
Publisher
MDPI Publishing, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agronomy, 2020, 10, 6,
Effects of water and nitrogen management were investigated in this study. In an attempt to determine the water use efficiency and nitrogen use efficiency for various water management scenarios over a range of nitrogen levels, two water management treatments (free surface drainage system and...
Publisher
Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Mexico
Citation
Agrociencia (Montecillo), 2022, 56, 4,
This study was carried out to determine the proximate composition, anti-nutrient and the mineral content of Maerua crassifolia leaves. Proximate analysis was performed using standard AOAC methods, mineral contents were determined using atomic absorption spectrometry while the anti-nutrients were...
Author(s)
Aletan, U. I.; Kwazo, H. A.
Publisher
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Citation
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2019, 27, 1, pp 89-96
Several new Combretum Loefl. (Combretaceae) collections from Central Africa have revealed a taxonomical confusion in that genus. To correct these mistakes two species, C. pellegrinianum Exell and C. littoreum (Engler) Engler & Diels, are resurrected and one variety, Quisqualis falcata var. ...
Author(s)
Jongkind, C. C. H.
Publisher
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Citation
Adansonia, 2021, 43, 22, pp 241-249
This study was conducted to determine the optimum planting date for maize (Zea mays L.) to cope with the negative impacts of climate change in the marginal rainforest agro-ecology as typified at Ile-Ife, SW Nigeria. Five maize varieties were planted weekly, in 3-replicate randomized complete block...
Author(s)
Fayose, C. A.; Fakorede, M. A. B.
Publisher
Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2021, 117, 1,
The molecular composition of fossil resin from the Eocene Ameki Formation, southern Nigeria has been analyzed by infrared spectroscopy, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and thermochemolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine the structural class and botanical source of...
Author(s)
Sonibare, O. O.; Hoffmann, T.; Foley, S. F.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Organic Geochemistry, 2012, 51, pp 55-62
Chemical analysis of the methanol extract of the root bark of Millettia aboensis led to the isolation of homopterocarpin (1), secundiflorol I (2), and maackain (3). The structures of these compounds were elucidated based on their MS and NMR spectra. The crude methanol root extract was screened for...
Author(s)
Ajaegbu, E. E.; Eboka, C. J.; Okoye, F. B. C.; Proksch, P.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Natural Product Research, 2023, 37, 5, pp 829-834
Soils on coastal plain sands of southeastern Nigeria have hitherto been referred to as fragile sandy and acidic soils of low base saturation, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and fertility, as evidenced by the extensive land degradation evident in the region. This underscores the need for the...
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Madueke, C. O.; Okore, I. K.; Maduekeh, E. C.; Onunwa, A. O.; Okafor, M. J.; Nnabuihe, E. C.; Nwosu, B.; Nwaiwu, C. J.; Nwosu, T. V.
Publisher
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation
Agro-Science, 2021, 20, 2, pp 25-36
A field study was conducted in 2012 and 2013 cropping season at the Research Farm of National Root Crops Research Institute, (NRCRI) Umudike, in Abia State, to screen 10 rubber genotypes collected from Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria for tolerant to drought conditions. The aim was to select...
Author(s)
Korieocha, J. N.; Okocha, P. I.; Afuape, S. O.; Orunwense, K. O.
Publisher
College of Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and Extension, Abia State, Nigeria
Citation
Nigerian Agricultural Journal, 2016, 46, 2, pp 9-16
The present study investigates the venation of ten species of the genus Ficus collected from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife (latitude 7° 31' 14.7612'' N and longitude 4° 31' 49.1340'' E) and the NACGRAB, Ibadan, Nigeria (latitude 7°23ȼ42N and longitude 3°50ȼ312E). The leaf venations of the...
Author(s)
Akinlabi, A. A.; Oladipo, O. T.
Publisher
AcademicPres, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Citation
Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2021, 13, 2,