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Mineral Nutrient Acquisition Books

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

Geology and Mineral Resources of Nigeria

Author: Nuhu George Obaje

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: GEY212

Topics: Geology, igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, Basement complex, migmatite-Gneiss complex, Schist Belt, Younger granites, Metasomatism, Argillic Alteration, Cenozoic Magmatism, Volcanism, Benue trough, Bornu basin, Lithostratigraphy, Bima sandstone, Gongila formation, Fika shalel, Gombe sand stone, Kerri-kerri formation, Chad formation, Sokoto basin, Maastrichtian Deposits, Bida basin, Paleocene Deposits, Dahomey Basin, mineral resources, Niger delta basin, mineral resources, solid mineral resources, Dahomey Basin, Industrial Mineral Deposits, iron deposits, Gold, Tin-Tantalum-Niobium Pegmatites, Chromite, Nickel, Talc, Asbestos, uranium, Gemstones, coal, Coniacian coals, Petroleum Resources, clay

Corporate Development Mergers and Acquisitions

Author: Ibrahim Idrisu, Olakunbi Lawal

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: ENT410

Topics: Corporate Development, Mergers, Acquisitions, Corporate strategy, Banking Sector Consolidation, Consolidation, products, Product-Mix Strategies, New Product Development, Product Development Theories, Total Quality Management, quality

Mineral Metabolism

Author: PYS

School: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: PYS

Topics: micro mineral, macro minerals, toxic minerals, Sodium, potassium, Hyperkalaemia, Magnesium, Phosphorus, PHOSPHORYLATION, CELL SIGNALLING, calcium, OSTEOPOROSIS, RICKETS, OSTEOMALACIA, Vitamin A, Zinc Metabolism, Selenium, copper, chromium, ANTIOXIDANTS:

Psychology of Language ,5th edition

Author: David Carroll

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: LIN101

Topics: Psychology of Language, Linguistic Principles, Psycholinguistics, Language Comprehension, Perception of Language, internal lexicon, Sentence Comprehension, Discourse Comprehension, memory, Language Production, Conversational Interaction, Production of Speech, Language, speech production, Conversational Interaction, Language Acquisition, Early Language Acquisition, Later Language Acquisition, Language Acquisition process, cognition

Introductions to Soil Mineralogy

Author: Nafiu Abdu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Mineralogy, soil fertility, soil chemistry, pedology, Soil composition; soil air, soil water, kaolinite, Illite, Smectite, Mixed layer Clays Silica minerals, Iron, aluminum oxides, hydroxide, oxyhydroxides, Differential thermal analysis, X-Ray diffraction analysis, Infrared spectroscopy

Forages, Volume 2 The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th edition

Author: Kenneth Moore, Michael Collins, Jerry Nelson, Daren Redfearn

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP304

Topics: Forages, Grassland Agriculture, grass morphology, legume structure, legume morphology, carbon metabolism, Mineral Nutrient Acquisition, Metabolism, forage ecology, Climate, Climate-Change, Forage Adaptation, Plant Interactions, Plant-Herbivore Interactions, forage species, forbs, forage systems, forage production, forage management, Fertilization, Nutrient Management, Irrigation, Water Management, weed management, insect management, forage improvement, forage breeding, seed production, forage quality, Digestibility, plant chemistry, Predicting Forage Quality, Post-Harvest Physiology, forage harvesting, forage utilization, hay storage, silage production, biomass, pasture management, pasture design, grazing management, Grazing Animal Nutrition, Grazing Animal Behavior, Forage-Induced Animal Disorders, Grazing Systems, grazing strategies

Absorption of digested nutrients

Author: Prof.I.E Ezeagu

School: University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: ANAT

Topics: Transport Systems, Absorption of Fat, Active Transport

Vitamins and minerals

Author: ZLY306

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: ZLY306

Topics: vitamin, mineral

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