AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS

ABSTRACT The anti-nutritional composition of Okro seeds flour at different stages of maturity at harvest were analyzed. The Okro fruits were harvest at one and two, week’s maturity after fruity. They were de-husked prior to the determination of anti-nutritional composition. The results were statistically analyzed descriptively and correlatively at 95% confidence limit. The tannin, saponine … Read more

  ABSTRACT Dioscorea bulbifera is a major stable food crop which is a species of yam widely distributed around the world in tropical and subtropical regions. Dioscorea bulbifera have been traditionally used to lower glycemic index, thus providing a more sustained form of energy and better protection against obesity and diabetics, it also has anti-cancer … Read more

  TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract                –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        – 1.0     CHAPTER ONE Introduction        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        – 1.1     Aims / objectives of the study –        –        –        –        –        –        – 1.2     Statement of problems   –        … Read more

ABSTRACT   A study was conducted to determine the presence of Salmonella species in Frozen Foods in Owerri in August, 2000. A total of 30 Food samples were collected from the different market in ten different locations in Owerri and examined for the presence of Salmonella. After the culturing and biochemical tests, three different Salmonella … Read more

  TABLE OF CONTENTS Certification                                                                                          i Dedication                                                                                             ii Abstract                                                                                                  iii Acknowledgement                                                                                iv Table of contents                                                                                   v-vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0      Introduction                                                                                       1 1.1       Objectives                                                                                         3 1.2        Justification                                                                                     3 1.3      Research Question                                                                            3 1.4      Problem Statement                                                                            4 1.5       Limitations of Study                                                                        5 CHAPTER TWO 2.0       Literature Review                                                                             6 2.1       Problem of Malnutrition in developing Countries                      7 2.2       … Read more

ABSTRACT Comparisons were made between 24 Ethiopian rams and 24 Galla goats for voluntary intake, feed selectivity and growth performance when offered three levels of sorghum stover. The levels observed were 25,50 and 75 g/kg live weight per day. Measurements of intake, growth and feed selectivity were taken over a period of 10 weeks. Both … Read more

ABSTRACT A field trial was carried out at the Imopoly Farm to determine the effects of rate of poultry manure on the growth and yield of Watermelon. Six different rates of poultry manure were replicated three times on eighteen beds. The treatments were; control plot, 2 tons/ha, 4 tons/ha, 6 tons/ha, 8 tons/ha, 10 tons/ha. … Read more

ABSTRACT Depletion of stratospheric ozone emerged as a political concern in the early 1970s in the United States in the debate over the devel­opment of a commercial fleet of supersonic transports. In the mid- 1970s it became a major political issue with regard to the use of CFCs in aerosol spray cans, and in 1978 … Read more

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION An extensive literature documents the potential for integration of pasture and goat dropping in plantation agriculture (Shelton et al. 1987). The integration of various crops and animals enables synergistic interactions, and result in a greater additive and total contribution than the sum of their individual effects (Edwards et al., 1988) cited in … Read more

ABSTRACT The cost and return analysis of different sizes of integrated broiler farms in Oru East in Imo State has been carried out based on the primary data collected from 150 broiler farmers for the period Mar 2011 to Feb 2012. The study has shown that the total fixed investments per bird have been highest … Read more