Seedling Growth and Nodulation Study of African Oil Bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.) on Soil Media of Contrasting Fertility in Southeastern Nigeria
Pentaclethra macrophylla (PM) is an indigenous leguminous and agroforestry tree whose seeds are used as spices in Nigeria. There is limited information about PM seedling growth vigour and nodulation ability in southeast Nigeria. This study was carried out to evaluate the response of early seedling growth vigour and root nodulation of PM to soil media […]
Impact of Kogi Appeals Project on the Livelihood Status of Beneficiaries (Cassava Value Chain Farmers) Across the State
The urgent need to address the challenges militating against Agribusiness ventures & swift action to revamp the depleting livelihood conditions of rural farmers and SME’s in Nigeria and by extension Kogi State, was part of the Project Development Objectives (PDO’s) of APPEALS Project Kogi State towards enhancing rural Agricultural productivity, processing and improve rural livelihood […]
Screening of Effective Formulants for Fusarium sp. FGCCW#16 Cell free Culture broth in Controlling Parthenium hysterophorus
Natural herbicidal compound from Fusarium sp. FGCCW#16 cell free culture broth was used as a mycoherbicide product for the control of Parthenium hysterophorus a weed that causes considerable problem to the biodiversity, agriculture, economy, and health of livestock and human beings. Formulations containing distilled water or culture filtrate and different adjuvants (different oil like mineral […]
Effect of Ginger and Cloves Fortification on the Microbial, Proximate, Sensory and Bioactive Constituents of Pito
Pito is a sorghum-based beverage widely consumed in Nigeria and some parts of Africa, but the quality of the beverage has not been well documented. This study therefore investigated the effect of fortification on the quality of fermented pito. Different samples of pito were prepared; 100% sorghum (control), 75% sorghum + 15% cloves + 10% […]