October 2012

Laboratory evaluation of the effect of Khaya senegalensis and Cassia occidentalis ethanolic leaves extracts against worker termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidoe) on treated wood sample

Khaya senegalensis and Cassia occidentalis ethanolic leaves extract were evaluated for their effectiveness to suppress wood damage by termite at the Department of Biological Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. K. senegalensis was collected from Nana hall female hostel, old campus of Bayero University Kano, and C. occidentalis was collected from wild areas of Aminu Kano Teaching...

Author(s): N. Abdullahi, S. Yahya, M. Yushau and Z. Tukur

October 2012

Use of information and communication technologies by rural farmers in Oluyole local government area of Oyo State, Nigeria

This study investigated the role, impact, level of use and potentials of integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ITCs) into agricultural development process in Oluyole local government area of Nigeria. The study observed that as much as finance and infrastructure were important in developing agriculture, much more were required in the form of ICTs to adequately extend innovations to effectively employ...

Author(s): J. M. Usman, J. A. Adeboye, K. A. Oluyole and S. Ajijola