September 2010
The evaluation of reclamation effects for the methods of covering soils in a coalmine reclamation area
An experimental area has been established for studying the ecological reconstruction and reclamation in China's Fushun coalmine where coal resource in this mine is almost exhausted now and parts of the surrounding land have undergone subsidence. The experimental area is a large subsided area that has...
September 2010
Sustainability of agricultural technologies in Southwest, Nigeria: The case of cassava farmers
Sustainability of agricultural technologies requires an understanding of farmers socio-economic and farm characteristics, as well as the choice of technologies adopted by the farming households. The objective of this study is to investigate the farmers’ socio- economic, adoption level, socio- cultural and environmental characteristics as well as the contribution to the sustained use index of these and some other...
September 2011
Seed handling system and its implications on seed quality in South western Nigeria
There are several operations between seed production and distribution. This study analysed the prevailing situation surrounding seed business and considered its implication on seed quality in Southwestern Nigeria. Surveys were conducted in 2009 on seed marketers and public Institutions handling seeds within the zone using structured questionnaires. Data were collected on socio-economics, seed procurement, handling and...
September 2010
Efficacy of a botanical and biological method to control the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata L.) under open field conditions at Anse Boileau, Seychelles
Three field trials were conducted from August 2007 till December 2007, October 2007 till January 2008* and February 2008 till April 2008 at the Vegetable Research Station in Anse Boileau, Seychelles to evaluate the efficacy of one botanical and one biological method for controlling the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) in cabbage (Brassica oleracea varcapitata L.) under open field conditions. The...
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