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Introduction to agricultural biochemistry

Author: AD Ologhobo, SI Ogunrinde, NE Mundi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP204

Topics: Agricultural biochemistry, carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, nucleic acids, nucleoproteins, lipid chemistry, minerals, animal nutrition, chemistry of vitamins, coenzymes, enzymes, monosaccharide, sugar, oligosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide, sucrose, maltose, cellobiose, lactose, starch, amylase, cellulose, glycogen

An Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry

Author: JM Chesworth, T Stuchbury, JR Scaife

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP202

Topics: Agricultural Biochemistry, cell, cell structure, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, water solutions, carbohydrates, fatty acids, lipids, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, purines, pyrimidines, nucleic acids, vitamins, minerals, metabolism, glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, Fatty acid oxidation, lipid breakdown, pentose phosphate pathway, Fermentation pathways, photosynthesis, Gluconeogenesis, carbohydrate synthesis, amino acid synthesis, seeds, germination, reproductive growth, Plant nutrition, auxins, gibberellins, Cytokinins, Abscisic acid, Ethylene, Miscellaneous plant growth regulators, lactation, muscle, meat, cell walls, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, water ionization, sugars, glucose, fructose, Polysaccharides, Triacylglycerols, acylglycerols, Glycerophospholipids, Glycosylglycerides, Sphingolipids, phenolics, peptide bonds, protein function, protein structure, Allosteric enzymes

Animal Nutrition, 7th edition

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

Principles of Food Science and Technology

Author: JB Fashakin

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AFS202, FST202

Topics: food, vitamins, food poisoning, food contamination, food adulteration, Food Processing, Preservation Operations, African foods, roots, tubers, cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, food chemistry, food microbiology, bacteria, fungi, food packaging, food processing, food preservation, food composition, Vitamins, Fat Soluble Vitamins, Water – Soluble Vitamins, retinol, Thiamine, pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine, folic acid, Ascorbic Acid, vitamin c, Biotin, Choline, Inositol, mineral elements, trace metals, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, Iodine, Iron, Zinc, fluorine, Food Poisoning, Food Poisoning organism

Introduction to Pedology and Soil Classification

Author: Sanusi Muhammad

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SST 301, SOS301

Topics: Pedology, Soil Physics, soil formation, soil morphology, soil characteristics, soil components, soil-forming rocks, rock weathering, minerals, soil survey, soil mapping, soil classification, Nigerian Soils, Nigerian Soils properties, Nigerian Soils classification

Soil Fertility and water management

Author: Aliyu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM401

Topics: Soil Fertility, water management, Mineral fertilizer, Phosphate fertilizers, Organic manures, Farmyard manures, compost, sewage, soil sampling, Soil water conservation techniques, erosion control methods

Principles of Soil Chemistry, 4th Edition

Author: Kim Tan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Chemistry, analytical chemistry, geochemistry, Particle Accelerators, Synchrotrons, Stanford Linear Accelerator, Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator, Fermi National Laboratory Accelerator, Brookhaven Realistic Heavy Ion Collider, quarks, leptons, Atomic Numbers, Avogadro’s Number, atomic orbitals, Acid–Base Titrations, Precipitation, Complex Reactions, Chemical Units, Molarity, Molality, Radioactivity, isotopes, mole fractions, Soil Composition, Electrochemical Potentials, carbon dating, Electrochemical Cells, Nernst Equation, Electron Activity, chemical potential, membrane potential, Soil Gas, Oxygen Revolution, soil aeration, soil aerification, Soil Air Quality, Hydrotropism, Hypoxia, soil water chemistry, Oxygen Demand of Water, Total Soil Water Potential, Matric Potential, Pressure Potential, Osmotic Potential, Gravitational Potential, Plant–Soil–Water Energy Relation, water dissociation, Colloidal Chemistry, Colloidal System, soil humus, Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, lipids, Lignins, humic matter, Electron Microscopy, Clay Minerals, Surface Potential, Electric Double Layer, Helmholtz Double-Layer Theory, Gouy–Chapman Double-Layer Theory, Adsorption Isotherms, soil adsorption, water adsorption, Cation Exchange, Cation Exchange Reactions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Langmuir–Vageler Equation, Mono-Divalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Mono-Monovalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Anion Exchange, Phosphate Retention, Phosphate fixation, Phosphate Potential, Soil Reaction, Acid–Base Chemistry, Weathering, Coordination Theory, Complex Formation, chelation, Metal–Organic Complex Reactions, Clay–Organic Compound Complexes

Monogastric Nutrition

Author: TS Olugbemi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP505

Topics: Monogastric Nutrition, feeding behavior, diet selection, Monogastric digestive systems, reduced cannibalism, decreased ammonia emission, reduced yolk, plasma cholesterol, fibre balance, mineral balance, nitrogen balance, egg pigmentation, meat pigmentation, rabbit digestive tract, protein supplements, feeding standards, vitamin supplements, feed additives, pellet binder, antibiotics, antifungal agents, prebiotics, probiotics, yeasts, enzymes, phytobiotics, organic acids, feed toxins, nutritional deficiency, rickets, Tibial Dyschondroplasia, Osteochondrosis, magnesium deficiency, Selenium deficiency, zinc deficiency, Ammonia toxicity, Iodine deficiency, feed preparation

Advanced Soil Science

Author: Aliyu Musa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM516

Topics: Soil Science, silicate chemistry, soil form rocks, minerals, soil composition, soil porosity, soil texture, soil density, soil water relationships, Evapo-Transpiration, tillage, soil properties, Soil Micro-Organisms, Shifting Cultivation, Fallow System

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