8 articles in this issue
K. Ogedengbe, S. A. Ilupeju
The study was carried out to assess the technical problems associated with the sources, quality and quantity of drinking water supplies in Agege, Ifako/Ijaiye and Alimosho Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State, Nigeria. It was also conducted ... see more
A. L. E. Mofoke, F. E. Babatunde, S. M. Musa, J. K. Adewumi, O. J. Mudiare
A low-cost, low-tech continuous flow drip irrigation system was constructed and tested in Bauchi. The measured hydraulic performance parameters were analysed using computer based regression, correlation and path analyses. Results showed that the total flo... see more
A. A. Abdulfattah, A. M. Rakiya, B. M. Abdulfattah
The well-orchestrated new millennium (year 2000) problem in computer-based economy has gone without any noticeable negative imprint as envisaged, and computer users have had sigh of relief. With Information and Communication Technology (ICT) still dictati... see more
A. Mohammed, T. G. Hughes
This paper discusses the effect of scale on masonry structural behaviour under compressive loading. Reduced scales have been employed to understand masonry structural behaviour over the years, because testing prototype masonry structures is both costly an... see more
A. M. Kundiri, A. B. Alhassan, I. Audu
A study of the soils of the fadama around Gashua was carried out to assess the contribution of harmattan dust deposition on their genesis and characteristics. The surface horizons have medium coarse prismatic structure or strongly developed coarse subangu... see more
A. M. Chiroma, A. M. Kundiri, A. Ibrahim
In areas where crop production is limited by low and variable rainfall, the search continues for cultural practices that conserve soil and water while maintaining or improving crop yield and quality. One of such practices is furrow diking (also known as t... see more
S. M. Dauda, A. U. Dzivama
The efforts to discover and make optimal and effective use of locally developed rice thresher as substitute for imported rice threshers form the focus of this paper. A locally developed rice thresher was compared with an imported Votex rice fan from Holla... see more
E. T. Gyuse, Y. D. Yiljep
An experiment to determine optimum paste temperature for oil extraction using the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) motorised kneader was conducted at the Agricultural Engineering Department of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, in 2002. Some 20 kg of... see more