The tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae nicotianae is an economically important pest of tobacco. Damage is through direct injury by sucking sap of infested plants as well as reduction of the quality of the leaf by leaving honey-dew which encourages the subsequent growth of sooty-mould. In addition to...

The study focused on the perceptions to climate change among rural farming households in the Niger Delta Area, Nigeria. The basic objective was to determine the rural farming household’s perception to climate change in the Area and the specific objective was to determine the direction of...

This study was designed to ascertain the effect of humanitarian and developmental aid programmes on vulnerable households affected by HIV/AIDS. The study looked at the effect of NGOs-donated maize seed and fertilizer packs to the HIV/AIDS affected households using wards in Chirumhanzu district...

The study was conducted in 2010 to assess the profitability or otherwise of cattle marketing in Gombe, Gombe state, Nigeria. Data were collected using structured interview-schedule from 40 randomly selected cattle traders and were analyzed using budgeting technique. Results showed that the net...

The study determined the nutritional status of under five children in Komenda Edina EguafoAbirem (KEEA) districts in Central region, Ghana. Weight and height measurements for 120 children selected from 4 clusters were taken and survey data collected by structured questionnaire from mothers of...

The research has been conducted to know the influences of CO2 induction to cell density and biodiesel production of Staurastrum sp microalgae. The experiment design was completely randomized design with ten replications. The treatments comprising of 3 kinds: CO2 induction, air induction and...

Lantana camara L. (Verbanaceae) is an invasive plant widely distributed in Zimbabwe and is toxic to livestock and humans. Greenhouse and laboratory experiments were done at the Crop Science Department, University of Zimbabwe to assess the allelopathic effects of L. camara on Bidens pilosa and...

Characteristic for conditions competition increase in the market of the investments, interfaced to world financial crisis, makes superrigid deman ds to investment decisions. In similar conditions the exit on the capital markets is one of the key advantages, providing to the enterprises their...

This paper uses cross sectional data which were collected from 200 smallholder rice producers in Ghana, to examine the factors influencing the adoption and extent of use of NERICA rice varieties in Ghana. About 57.93 per cent of the sampled rice producers allocated 35.77 per cent of their land...

This study carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm of Delta state University, Asaba Campus from March 2008 to June, 2010 to evaluate the effects of variety, organic manure and inorganic fertilizer on number of grain/cob of maize. The experiment was carried out in a Randomized Complete...