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Principles of Crop Production

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

Forestry and Wildlife Management

Author: PO Egwumah

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: FRM211

Topics: Forestry, Wildlife Management, Renewable Natural Resources, Forest Trees, Silviculture, Seedling Production, Seed Germination, Seed Management, Protective Afforestation, Animal Behaviour, Wildlife Damage Problems, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Conservation methods, climate change

Soil and Water Management

Author: BB Shani

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM308

Topics: Soil management, Water Management, Soil Conservation Techniques, Water Conservation Techniques, Soil Tillage System, soil erosion, Soil Erodility, soil Erosivity

Biodiversity

Author: Christian Leveque, Jean-Claude Mounolou

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AFM505

Topics: Biodiversity, genetic diversity, mutation, variation, Hidden genetic diversity, phenotypic identity, speciation, Extinctions, predation, Holling model, Patch dynamics, Spatial heterogeneity, temporal variability, Northern European terrestrial systems, Paleoenvironments, tropical rainforests, biological diversity, Continental aquatic systems, Overexploitation, Land use, Human onchocerciasis, Malaria, Morbilliviruses, Haemorrhagic fever viruses, antibiotic resistance, pesticide resistance, Genetic resources, biotechnology, Transgenesis, Ornamental plants, ornamental animals, ecotourism, National parks, Marine environments, Ex situ conservation, Botanic gardens, Zoological parks, conservation biology, Restoration ecology, species reintroduction

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

Bio Resources Management

Author: Emem Bassey Inyang, Aniefiok-Uduak Inyang

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGB404

Topics: biological diversity, ecosystem, Nigerian Ecosystem, Biodiversity, genetic erosion, Plant Biotechnology, Forest Biotechnology, forest Conservation, Germplasm Appropriation, Germplasm Conservations, Bio-resource Management, Biotechnological Legislation

General physics 1 (Mechanics)

Author: Yinka Ajiboye, OG Badmus

School: Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: PHY101

Topics: mechanics, measurement, space, time, units, dimension, kinematics, laws of mechanics, statics, dynamics, work, energy, conservation laws

Microbiology, 5th edition

Author: Lansing Prescott

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MCB312

Topics: Microbiology, Microbial Structure, Microscopy, Specimen Preparation, Prokaryotic Cell, Eukaryotic Cell, Microbial Nutrition, Microbial Growth, Metabolism, Energy, Enzymes, Energy Release, energy Conservation, microbial molecular biology, genetics, genes, gene replication, gene mutation, gene expression, gene regulation, microbial recombination, microbial plasmids, DNA technology, genomics, Recombinant DNA Technology, microbial genomics, viruses, Bacteriophages, Microbial Taxonomy, archaea, Deinococci, Nonproteobacteria Gram Negatives, Proteobacteria, Fungi, Eumycota, Slime Molds, Water Molds. algae, protozoa, ecology, symbiosis, Normal Microbiota Resistance, Nonspecific Host Resistance, Specific Immunity, Medical Immunology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Clinical Microbiology, microbial diseases, food microbiology, industrial microbiology, Biotechnology

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 4th edition

Author: Douglas Giancoli

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: PHY121

Topics: measurement, estimating, motion, kinematics, dynamics, friction, circular motion, drag forces, gravitation, Newton's synthesis, work, energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, angular momentum, static equilibrium, elasticity, fracture, fluids, oscillators, wave motion, sound, temperature, thermal expansion, ideal gas law, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, electric charge, electric field, Gauss law, electric potential, capacitance, dielectrics, electric energy storage, electric currents, resistance, DC circuits, magnetism, magnetic field sources, electromagnetic induction, inductance, electromagnetic oscillations, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, light, reflection, refraction, lenses, optical instruments, wave nature of light, diffraction, polarization, quantum theory, quantum mechanics, molecules, solids, nuclear physics, radioactivity, nuclear energy, elementary particles

Mechanics (Part 3)

Author: MTS FUNAAB

School: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MTS104

Topics: Force, Parallelogram Law, Lami’ s theorem, Polygon of forces, Moment of force, couple, friction, work, energy, power, kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, simple harmonic motion

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