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Anthropogenic Impact on Land

Author: Lemuel Musa Maniyunda

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM504

Topics: soil resources, soil composition, soil properties, soil classification systems, Earth Natural Resources, land use, land cover change, Microorganisms interaction, organic materials interaction, inorganic materials interaction, Fertiliser effects, Pesticides effects, herbicides effect, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment Processes, acid rain, Acid rain effects, Soil Organic Matter, Soil Living Organisms

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, 8th edition

Author: John Havlin, Samuel Tisdale, Werner Nelson, James Beaton

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: Soil Fertility, Fertilizers, global population growth, food consumption, food production, agricultural land use, crop yields, nutrient use, Crop Yield Limiting Factors, buffering capacity, mineral solubility, soil acidity, soil alkalinity, Soil pH Buffering, Reducing Soil Acidity Effects, Calcareous Soils, Saline Soils, Sodic Soils, Saline-Sodic Soils, nitrogen, Biological Fixation, Phosphorus, Phosphorus cycle, soil Phosphorus forms, Phosphorus sources, Potassium cycle, soil Potassium forms, Potassium sources, Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Micronutrients, iron, zinc, coper, Manganese, Boron, chloride, Molybdenum, Nickel, Beneficial Elements, soil fertility evaluation, plant nutrient-deficiency symptoms, plant analysis, greenhouse tests, soil testing, nutrient management, soil characteristics, nutrient placement, Nutrient Interactions, nutrient Economics, Agricultural Productivity, Environmental Quality

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition

Author: Pedro Sanchez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Advanced Soil Fertility

Author: Aliyu Musa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: Soil Fertility, Soil Productivity, Essential Soil Nutrient Elements, Soil Acidity, soil Basicity, Liming, Liming Materials, Soil Alkalinity, salinity, sodicity, soil fertility evaluation, Soil Fertility maintenance, Soil Fertility Management Practices, crop productivity, irrigation, soil tillage, soil organic matter, crop rotation, Continuous Cropping, animal manure, green manure, cover cropping

Introduction to crop biotechnology

Author: BB Shani

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP511

Topics: Crop biotechnology, Plant Tissue Culture, Protoplast Isolation, Protoplast Regeneration, Micropropagation, Doubled Haploid Production, Tissue Culture Media, Adventitious Shoot Proliferation, Axillary Shoot Proliferation, Cryopreservation, Micro Techniques, Ploidy Analysis, Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Plant Histological Techniques, plant cells genetic materials, Plant gene delivery, Gene Silencing, Genetic Engineering applications, Hairy Root Cultures, Bioreactors, Biotransformation, Abiotic Elicitation, Biotic Elicitation, Molecular Farming, Industrial Enzymes production, Biodegradable Plastics production, antibodies production

Post-Harvest Physiology and Produce Storage

Author: CRP NOUN

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP508

Topics: Post-Harvest Physiology, Produce Storage, Post-harvest Losses prevention, Chilling Injury, Improper Curing, Sprouting, Rooting, Harvesting Operations, Field Handling, Maturity, Ripeness, Senescence, germination test, seed storage, Local Storage Equipment

Weed Science and Control

Author: Alfred Augustine

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP503

Topics: Weed Science, weed Control, weed classification, weed reproduction, weed seeds dissemination mechanism, weed management, weed control methods, Herbicides, Herbicide formulation, Herbicide calibration, Herbicide Dosage calculation, plant Herbicide resistance, Herbicide handling, Herbicide storage, Herbicide disposal, Herbicide safety

Plant Growth And Development

Author: Godwin Adu Alhassan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP502

Topics: Plant Growth, plant Development, seed germination, Juvenility, Senescence, plant translocation, plant respiration, plant water stress, Plant Growth Stages-Induction, Sigmoid Growth Curve, Photosynthesis, Plant Growth, Growth Regulators, Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Plant Growth Measurements, plant Growth Analysis, crop Growth Rate, Seed Dormancy, Sexual Reproduction-Seed Development, Vegetative Propagation, Flower Bud Initiation, Flower Bud Differentiation, plant death, Relative Growth Rate

Gender Issues in Agriculture

Author: ARD NOUN

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ARD513

Topics: Gender, gender framework, gender theories, Gender access to credit facilities, Gender roles in agricultural labour, Gender access to appropriate technology, Gender issues in rural travel and transport, culture, social class, social mobility, rural-urban dichotomy

Technique in animal production

Author: Isaac Butswat

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP514

Topics: animal production Technique, Artificial Insemination, animal reproduction, semen preservation, Sex Determination, Sex Determination Chromosomal Theory Genic Balance Theory, Sex Determination theories, Genetic Dosage Compensation, Sex Reversal, Gamete Sexing, Embryo Sexing, Sex Chromatin, ovulation control, embryo supply, Embryo Transplantation, Heat Detection Methods, Cryopreservation Technique, cell Cryopreservation, Pregnancy Diagnosis, Rectal Palpation, Abdominal Ballotment, Radiography, Fetal Echocardiography, Vaginal Electrical Resistance, Progesterone Hormone Assay, Estrone Sulfate, cuboni test, Kosjakov‟s Test, Gonadotrophins assay, Friedman‟s Rabbit Test, cervical mucus, Milk Ejection, Pregnancy Associated Glycoprotein, Early Pregnancy Factor, relaxin assay, Vaginal Biopsy, Parturition, Lactation, estrogen, weaning methods, Invitro Maturation, Fertilization, DNA probing, nuclear transfer, Somatic Cells Nuclear Transfer, molecular cloning, cell cloning, organism cloning, Parthenogenesis, human cloning, Cloning Extinct Species, cloning Endangered Species

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