Class Books
Agricultural Production Economics
Author: SJ Ibitoye
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEA303
Topics: Agricultural Production Economics, Agricultural Economics, production economics theory, production function, Laws of Returns, Classical Production Function, Profit Maximization, Product-Product Relationship, production costs, Farm Cost Functions, Cost Functions, Production Function
Analytical Techniques for Animal Production I
Author: AGR NOUN
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AGR305
Topics: Animal Production Analytical Techniques, Experimental Error, Sampling Techniques, Systematic Error, random error, Accuracy, Precision, Calculating Experimental Error, sampling techniques, Representative Sampling, Probability Sampling, Random Number Sampling, sample frame, Systematic Random Sampling, Stratified Sampling, Experimental Design, Randomisation, Completely Randomised Designs, Randomised Complete Block Design, Factorial Design, Split Block Design, Nested Design, statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Inferential Statistics, Data Collection, data Presentation, Central Tendencies, Arithmetic Means, median, Correlation, Scatter Graph, Correlation Coefficient, Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient, Regression Analysis, Classical Probability, probability theory, Probability Laws, Hypothesis Testing, Chi-Square Distribution, Proximate Analysis, Qualitative Analysis
Author: Ayuba Musa Samndi
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM310
Topics: Watershed Hydrology, Watershed Characteristics, Watershed Classification, Watershed Condition, Watershed Problems, hydrology, hydrological processes, surface water, ground water, water pollution, erosion, hydrographs, Watershed Management, Integrated Watershed Management
Author: Ahmed Njidda
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ANP508
Topics: Feed formulation, Energy Concentrate, feeds classification, Protein Concentrate, Roughages, supplements, Agro Industrial byproducts, feeding stuffs storage, handling feeding stuffs, feed evaluation, Laboratory chemical evaluation, Digestibility, Feed formulation on-farm, Feed milling machineries, Feed milling equipment, Feed milling process
Author: Grace Jokthan
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ANP509
Topics: Ruminant animal production, small ruminants, Small Ruminant Housing, Disease Prevention measures, Cattle Breeds, cattle classification, dairy cows management, milking process, milk processing, milk preservation, beef cattle management, cattle disease, cattle parasites
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
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
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
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
Soil survey and land evaluation
Author: Obasi Sunday Nathaniel
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM510
Topics: Soil survey, land evaluation, soil survey reports, soil maps, soil mapping processes, soil mapping units, Soil Morphological investigations, soil horizons, soil boundaries, soil colour, soil texture, soil structure, Soil Consistence, Root abundance, Soil pH, Effervescence, Soil Survey Reports writing, Land Suitability Classification, land evaluation procedures
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