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Agriculture System Books

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

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

Introduction to General Agriculture 1

Author: AD Adeleye

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: COP113

Topics: Agriculture, Agricultural Development, Land Use System, Farming, Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Extension Service, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Production, Food Crops, soil, Vegetable Crops, Root Crops

Control System Engineering, second edition

Author: Nagoor Kani

School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Department: Engineering

Course Code: EEE307, MCE312

Topics: Mathematical model, time response analysis, time response, test signal, impulse response, order of a system, partial fraction expansion, Response of first order system, Response of second order system, time domain specification, steady state error, static error constant, error coefficient, automatic control system, controller, time response analysis, frequency response, sinusoidal transfer function, transfer function, frequency domain, frequency response plot, Bode plot, Magnitude plot, phase plot, Nichols plot, M-circle, N-circle, Nichols chart, Bounded input Bounded output stability, root locus, Routh Hurwitz criterion, Nquist plot, open loop system, closed loop system, mechanical translational system, Laplace transform, mechanical rotational system, electrical system, analogous circuit, block diagram, signal flow graph

Anaesthetic machine and breathing systems

Author: MB Adegboye

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: ANAESTHESIA600

Topics: Ideal Breathing System, Breathing System, Mapleson A System, Lack system, Mapleson D system, bain system, Mapleson F system, Jackson Rees Modification system, Mapleson F with APL Valve, Mapleson C Bagging System

Power Systems. The electric power engineering handbook ,3rd edition

Author: Leonard Grigsby

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Engineering

Course Code: EEE511

Topics: power systems, Per-Unit System, Power System, power flow analysis, fault analysis, power system analysis, power system simulation, power system transients, lightning strokes, overvoltage, switching surges, very fast transients, Transmission System Transients, Grounding, Transient Recovery Voltage, Surge Arresters, Insulation Coordination, power system planning, Short-Term Load, Transmission Plan Evaluation, power system reliability, Electricity Pricing, Power Semiconductor Devices, uncontrolled rectifiers, controlled rectifiers, inverters, active filters, power electronics

Agriculture Cooperatives

Author: DI Mai-Lafia, AI Obaka

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: COP215, CRD413

Topics: Agriculture Cooperatives, Agricultural Co-Operatives, Agricultural Development, Service Co-Operatives, Agro Co-Operative Credits, Agricultural Produce, Agricultural Insurance, Nigerian Agricultural Co-Operative Promotion

Analytical Techniques In Agriculture

Author: Sunday Nathaniel Obasi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGR503

Topics: Analytical Techniques In Agriculture, safety quality, precision, accuracy, Animal Feed Sample Analysis, Soil Samples Analysis, Plant Sampling, soil sampling, soil sample preparation, microscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, High-performance liquid chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gel Electrophoresis, Hematology, Serum Biochemistry, Sample Conservation, sample Preservation, Cryopreservation

CSC222

Author: Uddin Osemengbe

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: DATABASE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Topics: Database management system, database model

Systems Analysis and Design Methods, 7th Edition

Author: Jeffrey Whitten, Lonnie Bentley

School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: CIT303

Topics: system analysis, information system building blocks, information systems development, project management, fact-finding technique, modeling system requirements, process modeling, data modeling, data analysis, Object-oriented analysis, system design methods, systems design, feasibility analysis, input design, prototyping, database design, user interface design, output design, systems operations, systems construction, systems implementation

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