7 articles in this issue
S. M. Dauda, D. Adgidzi
Rice threshing in Nigeria remains a problem to the average peasant farmer. The techniques for threshing rice are still the traditional method of hand beating. This method is laborious, time wasting and not economical. Aalso the commonly available rice thr... see more
A. W. Salami
This paper investigates the operational performances of a furrow irrigation system at the sugarcane plantation of the Nigerian Sugar Company Bacita, Kwara State. The volume balance method was adopted to determine infiltration of water into the furrows. Th... see more
O. J. Mudiare, Z. D. Bungwon
The grain yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to different water deficit levels at three stages of growth was obtained from field measurements conducted at the Aahmadu Bello University Farm, Samaru-Zaria. Also, the suitability of a time-based characteri... see more
Idriss Audu, T. M. Hess
An agro-climatic model was used to predict the potential benefits of water conservation (runoff control and runoff harvesting) to upload millet systems in the North East Arid Zone of Nigeria in wet, average and dry years. The results showed that on land p... see more
S. A. Muyibi, E. S. M. Amen, M. J. M. M. Noor, F. Ahmadin
A laboratory-based study using a Bench Scale model of four unit operations made up of coagulation (using Moringa oleifera seed extract as a coagulant), flocculation, sedimentation and micro-filtration, have been adopted to treat the leachate from Air Hitm... see more
A. Z. Mshella, A. Eguono, A. T. Abdulrahim
A study was conducted on energy use in ovens of some bakeries in Maiduguri Metropolis of Borno State, Nigeria. The results obtained showed minimum and maximum energy utilization indices of 20.95% and 31.07% with a corresponding maximum and minimum heat lo... see more
A. M. Gisilambe, S. J. Yahaya
The paper evaluated the climatic culture of the dry season in th sudano-sahelian environment and its deterministics influence on human physiologic comfort and health. The influence of the climatic vagaries on the performance of humans in this bioclimatic ... see more