Breeding Selected Crops Books
Author: Jari Sanusi
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AGR203
Topics: Crop Production development, Cropping Systems, Fertilisers, Tillage Practices, seeds, seedlings, soil conservation, water conservation, irrigation, drainage, weeds, Weeds Control, pests, disease, crop improvement, harvesting, field crops storage, Shifting Cultivation, Continuous Cropping, Crop Rotation, Monoculture, Intercropping, Chemical Fertilisers
Author: P McDonald, RA Edwards, JFD Greenhalgh, CA Morgan, LA Sinclair
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ANP202
Topics: Animal Nutrition, water, carbohydrates, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, lipids, fats, glycolipids, phospholipids, steroids, terpenes, protein, nucleic acid, amino acid, peptide, vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, Vitamin B complex, Vitamin C, hypervitaminosis, minerals, acid-base balance, enzymes, digestion, metabolism, protein synthesis, carbohydrate synthesis, digestibility, food energy value, food evaluation, crude protein, lactation, food intake, grass, forage crops, legumes, silage, hay, artificially dried forages, straws, chaff, roots, tubers, cereal grains, cereal by-products, protein concentrates, food additives, animal products
Author: Adrian Slater, Nigel Scott, Mark Fowler
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: CRP305
Topics: Plant biotechnology, plant genomes, plant tissue culture, plant cell culture media, plant growth regulators, callus, cell-suspension cultures, protoplast, root cultures, shoot tip, meristerm culture, embryo culture, microspore culture, clean gene technology, gene manipulation, herbicide resistance, pest resistance, plant disease resistance, plant-pathogen interactions, natural disease resistance pathways, antimicrobial proteins, RNA viruses, abiotic stress, fruit ripening genetic manipulation, engineering plant protein composition, molecular farming, carbohydrate production, pharming, lipid metabolic engineering, medically related proteins, transgenic crops
Author: AM Petu Ibinkunle
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: CRP401
Topics: Crop production technique, grain legumes, cereal crops, Crop selection, Crop establishment, fertilizer application, Irrigation, sprayers calibration, harvesting, harvesting maize, biopesticides, fumigation, pesticide dosage calculation
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
Author: NE Mundi
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: COP721
Topics: Agriculture, Land use, land tenure system, crop production, crop plants classification, Pasture, Forage Crops, agriculture production soils, farm animals production, ruminants, cattle management system, farm animal production, pigs production, poultry production, poultry management, chicks management, broilers management, cockerels management, layers management, Agricultural Extension Services, forest production, wildlife production, fish production
BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD SYSTEMS MATERIAL
Author: MRS ELUCHIE
School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Department: Engineering
Course Code: FST553
Topics: breeding, biotechnology, food additives, purification
Author: BIO UI
School: University of Ibadan
Department: Science and Technology
Course Code: BIO215
Topics: Genetics, Genes, Inherited Characteristics, Acquired Characteristics, Gregor Mendel, Mendel’s Work, Genetic Trait Tree, Inheritance, Dominant Traits, Recessive Traits, Punnett Square, Modern uses of DNA Technology, Selective Breeding, Forensic Science, DNA Fingerprinting, Genetic engineering, Chromosomes, Genotypes, Phenotypes, Mendel’s Laws, Immunology, ABO Blood Type
Principles of animal production
Author: Samson Aribido
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ANP202
Topics: Animal production, livestock production, livestock breeding, cattle production, sheep production, goat productions, pig production, poultry production, rabbit production, livestock management
Author: Steven Leeson, JD Summer
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ANP301
Topics: Broiler Breeder Production, breeding programs, broiler reproduction, broiler industry development, broiler genetics, broiler lighting, broiler health management, broiler nutrition, broiler feeding, broiler environmental control, brooding, growing pullet, growing rooster, adult breeders
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