February 2012
Evaluating the influence of open cast mining of solid minerals on soil, landuse and livelihood systems in selected areas of Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria
The study was conducted on soils of selected mining areas in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria to assess the environmental impact of open cast mining of coal and Baryte minerals. These entailed a survey of twenty four farm households, while soils, minespoils and water were collected and subjected to standard laboratory analyses. The results showed that soils around the mine sites were coarse...
February 2012
Compositional features of precambrian pegmatites of Ago-Iwoye area South Western, Nigeria
The increase in global demand for rare metal Ta-Nb deposits has caused a resurgence of interest in the search for economically viable deposits. Precambrian pegmatites occurring as near vertical dykes have been studied, with the aim of determining their compositional features and possible economic values. Four thin sections were prepared from the pegmatites of the study area for petrographic study. A total of twenty five...
February 2012
Evaluation of Sesbania sesban L. (Merr) and Mimosa invisa L. (Fabaceae) as sources of nitrogen in irrigated rice on the Vertisols of the Accra Plains of Ghana
Sesbania sesban L. (Merr) and Mimosa invisa L. (Fabaceae) were grown in rotation with lowland rice (var. KRC Baika). The experiments were conducted on three farmers’ fields at the Kpong Irrigation Project (KIP) sites at Akuse (lat 6° 06' N, long 0° 07' E) and Asutsuare (lat 6° 04' N, long 0° 12' E). In Farm 1, S. sesban and M....
