Abstract:
Rainforest is the most biologically diverse ecosystem and self sustaining natural ecosystem in the world when healthy. The trees are the main determinants of the rainforest and therefore, indiscriminate felling, results in degradation and destruction of the rainforest. Information on stand densit... View Full Abstract View Full Paper
Modeling the Release of Potassium in Selected Parent Materials in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Florence O. Umoh
Soil Science
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Potassium (K) is one of the major nutrient elements needed by plant in large quantity for growth and development. This study was carried out on three parent materials (sandstone, shale and alluvium soils) to determine the amount of potassium (K+) released in soils and to find the best fitting mod... View Full Abstract View Full Paper
Financial Profitability of Rain-fed Rice (Oryza sativa) Farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria
Polycarp Luka, Henrietta U. Ukpe, Bulus F. Filli, Daniel T. Rukwe
Agric Economics and Extension
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This study analysed the financial profitability of rain-fed rice farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. The study described the socio-economic characteristics of rice farmers, estimated the profitability of rice cultivation and pinpointed the obstacles related to rice production in the research region... View Full Abstract View Full Paper
