November 2009

Tillage and manure effect on soil physical and chemical properties and on carbon and nitrogen mineralization potentials

The objective of this work was to study the effects of tillage and liquid manure applications on some physical and chemical properties and also on the carbon and nitrogen mineralization potential from a meadow soil. Our results indicated that tillage and manure applications had no effect on the concentration of total N and organic C in the 0 - 15 cm layer of soil after 15 years of treatment. However soil P, Ca, Mg and...

Author(s): H. Kheyrodin and H. Antoun

November 2009

Nutritional status of preschool children aged 2 - 5 years in Aguata L.G.A of Anambra State, Nigeria

A lot of reports show that there exist problem of malnutrition among Nigerian children. This study has been designed to assess the nutritional status of preschool children aged 2 - 5 years in Aguata L.G.A of Anambra State, Nigeria. The study was carried out using anthropometric measurements (weights and heights) and 3 day weighed food intake methods. Two hundred and eight preschool children were randomly selected from...

Author(s): Okoroigwe, Florence Chizoba, and Okeke, Elizabeth Chinwe