ASSESSMENT OF FORAGE UTILIZATION FOR PASTURE-BASED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN UDUBO GRAZING RESERVE, BAUCHI STATE.  

2021-06-06
The study was conducted in Udubo Grazing Reserve between July 2019 and October, 2019 to assess forage utilization for pasture-based livestock production in the reserve. The grazing land was cross-divided ...

OPTIMAL SELECTION OF THE PARAMETERS OF DC-DC BOOST CONVERTER FOR GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS  

2021-06-06
The efficient extraction of power from PV arrays is one of the key challenges of gridconnected PV systems which researchers have been working to overcome.This dissertation has used a hybrid ...

LABORATORY EVALUATION OF FOUR PLANT POWDERS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COWPEA WEEVIL Callosobruchus maculatus (F) (COLEOPTERA: Chrysomelidae) IN STORED COWPEA, Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.  

2021-06-06
A study was conducted in the laboratory of the Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bayero University Kano to evaluate the insecticidal effect of leaf powders of four locally ...

ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON RICE PRODUCTION IN KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA  

2021-06-06
Climate variability is believed to have deteriorating effects towards crop production in Nigeria. The study aimed at analyzing the effect of climate variability on rice production, and farmers perception on ...

CERTAIN TYPES OF COMPACTNESS WITH RESPECT TO IDEAL VIA β-OPEN SETS  

2021-06-06
In this research work we reviewed and studied βρI-compactness and countably βρIcompactness by utilizing the notion of β-open sets. Some properties and characterizations of these types of compactness modulo ideal ...

ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SECURITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN GAMAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA  

2021-06-06
This study examined the smallholder farmer’s food security status, identified determinants ofsmallholders’ food security, examined various threats to food security of smallholder farmers’ and determined effective coping strategies to the ...

EFFECT OF ROOT BARK METHANOL EXTRACT OF Ficus sycomorus ON CCl4 INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN RATS  

2021-06-06
Hepatotoxicity is an injury to the liver and associated with impaired liver function as a result of contact to drugs or toxic agent. Ficus sycomorus L. (Moraceae) has been used ...

POTENTIAL OF ULTRASONIC PRETREATMENT ON BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM ORGANIC WASTES  

2021-06-06
Biogas is produced through anaerobic digestion of organic wastes. Hydrolysis, the first step of anaerobic digestion, is rate limiting due to the presence of complex polymers in biomass which results ...

IMPACT OF TAX PLANNING ON THE VALUE OF LISTED MONEY DEPOSIT BANKS IN NIGERIA  

2021-06-06
This study examines the impact of tax planning on the value of listed commercial money banks in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, hypotheses were formulated and a review of extant ...

QUALITY OF TESTICULAR FIXATION AND THE SEASONALITY OF REPRODUCTION IN DROMEDARY BULLS SLAUGHTERED AT KANO MAIN ABATTOIR  

2021-06-06
Two separate studies were carried out to determine the quality of testicular fixation and the seasonality of reproduction in dromedary bulls. In Study I, the convenience sampling technique was employed ...