Category: International journal of Agriculture Research and Life Science, volume 4, Number 2, 2023

 

MODELLING AND FORECASTING RAINFALL AND TEMPERATURE FOR UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Akpan, Eno-obong Edem, Udo-Inyang, Uduak C. and Iren, Otonbong B. ABSTRACT The monthly air temperature and rainfall time series recorded between January, 1990 -December, 2022 from Nimet station were modeled and forecasted. In our forecasting, we used the methods of the Box-Jenkins Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model to analyzeRead More

SUSTAINABLE UTILITY OF SOYBEAN POD ASH AND CEMENT IN IMPROVING SHALE SOIL FOR STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN MAKURDI: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Solomon Iorfa Aule1*, Thomas Terna Aule2, Tijjani Ishaq Nuhu2, Abba Nuhu3, Muhammed Ismaila Oladunni3, John Lomex Ogbanje4           ABSTRACT This article presents a multidisciplinary approach to address the challenges posed by Makurdi shale soil (MSS), a problematic soil found in Benue state, Nigeria. MSS possesses geotechnical properties that significantly impactRead More

PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS AND SOLUBILIZING MICROORGANISMS IN ACID SOILS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USE SYSTEMS IN UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE NIGERIA

Sule, Nicholas Ayegba and Akpan, Godwin Umoren ABSTRACT A research on phosphorus dynamics and solubilizing microorganism in acid soil of Uyo, Nigeria was carried out with the aim to investigate selected soil properties, forms of phosphorus (P), total P(TP), Inorganic P (Pi) organic P (PO), available P, (AVP), microbial biomassRead More

DERTERMINATION OF BENEFITS FROM AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO RURAL DWELLERS IN BENUE AND NASARAWA STATES, NIGERIA

Anonguku, I., Unongo, E.A. & Aveuya, A.A. ABSTRACT The study was conducted to determine benefits from agricultural and rural development projects to rural dwellers in Benue and Nasarawa States, Nigeria. The population of the study encompassed of all rural dwellers who are beneficiaries of agricultural and rural development projects inRead More