Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Assessment of the Level of Heavy Metals in Soil and Vegetables in Irrigation Farming Sites in Newbussa and Its Environment, Niger State, Nigeria

Olaifa, O.P., Akande, O.A., Yusuf, I.O., Zubairu, M.A., Iluyemi, C.A., Meduna, P.N.

Heavy metal contamination of vegetables is a great public health concern. Hence this study investigates concentration of heavy metals in leafy vegetables and soil from irrigation f...

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Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Efficacy of Some Selected Plant Products on the Storability Control of Cowpea Bruchid (callosobruchus Maculatus L. Walp) in North Eastern Nigeria

Madugu, A. J., Clement, A., Ahmed, Oaya, C. S.

This study was aimed at controlling cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus L. Walp) in storage using selected plant products, specifically, the best combination of the plant prod...

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Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Climate Change Adaptation: an Examination of the Effectiveness of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Among Rural Farmers in Akpanya Community, Kogi State, Nigeria

Audu Liberty Oseni

Our disregard for the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) contributes largely to the failure of state and nonstate actors’ intervention targeting climate change adaptation among r...

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Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Impact of Aggregate Stability on Plant Available Moisture Content in Bauchi State

Ekle, A.E., Babaji, G.A., Hassan, A.M., Voncir, N., Abdusalam, R.A., Katkuk, A., E., Stephen, B., Yusuf, Z.E.

Soil quality, aggregate stability, plant available moisture content and pore structure of any land can be influenced by management practices but the manipulability of this structur...

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Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)

Efficacy of Nanoparticles and Silver Nitrate in the Control of Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (solanum Lycopersicum L.)

Iluyemi, A.C., Afolabi, C. G., Idehen, E.O., Popoola, A. R., Akande, O.A., Olaifa, O.P.

This study assesses the efficacy of nanoparticles and silver nitrate in the control of Fusarium wilt of tomato. The field experiment was a 2 × 2 × 5 factorial type consisting of ...

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)

Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices Adopted and Their Effectiveness in Jalingo Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria

Paulinus Ifeanyi Chukwu

Municipal solid waste creation has increased as a result of population growth, urbanization, and economic growth, yet environmentally sustainable management is still a problem on a...

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)

Can Scatterhoarding Rodents Assume the Role of Effective Large Seed Dispersers in a Fragmented Afromontane Forest?

Aliyu Babale, Amina Haruna Aliyu, Usman Umar Faruk, Aminu Idris Abubakar

Anthropogenic pressure has led to fragmentation of tropical forests and defaunation of local animal communities (particularly large-bodied vertebrates). Loss of large frugivore spe...

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)

Analysis of Challenges Affecting Agencies and Other Stakeholder on Solid Waste Management Practices in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Paulinus Ifeanyi Chukwu

There are several factors affecting solid waste management in Nigeria, ranging waste generation, waste reduction, storage, transportation and disposals. This study examines the cha...

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)

Inventory Model With Number of Orders Constraints for Some Stores in Federal University Lokoja Using Economic Order Quality

Adamu Wakili

The paper is focused on determining the economic orders quality (EOQ) inventory model with number of constraints for the University Bookshop and Procurement Store. For any business...

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Vol. 12, No. 1 (2024)

Determination of Groundwater Quality for Human Consumption Using Inferential and Geostatistics Analysis in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria

Nwobodo, Tonia Nkiru, Akukwe, Thecla Iheoma

Groundwater has been assumed to be naturally clean and needs no purification. This study determined groundwater quality in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria to determine if it is safe fo...

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