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Crop Productivity Books

Introduction to crop biotechnology

Author: BB Shani

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP511

Topics: Crop biotechnology, Plant Tissue Culture, Protoplast Isolation, Protoplast Regeneration, Micropropagation, Doubled Haploid Production, Tissue Culture Media, Adventitious Shoot Proliferation, Axillary Shoot Proliferation, Cryopreservation, Micro Techniques, Ploidy Analysis, Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Cell Sorting, Plant Histological Techniques, plant cells genetic materials, Plant gene delivery, Gene Silencing, Genetic Engineering applications, Hairy Root Cultures, Bioreactors, Biotransformation, Abiotic Elicitation, Biotic Elicitation, Molecular Farming, Industrial Enzymes production, Biodegradable Plastics production, antibodies production

CROP DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL

Author: CST

School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CST301

Topics: crop diseases

Forage And Fodder Crop Production

Author: MR Hassa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP304

Topics: Forage, Fodder Crop Production, Native Pastures, Improved Pastures, Pasture Establishment, Pasture Harvesting, pasture Processing Methods, Fertilizer Application, Pasture Defoliation, Forage Conservation Techniques, weed control, grazing management system, grass morphology, legume morphology, shrub morphology

Crop Protection Pest and Disease Control

Author: Godwin Alhassan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP407

Topics: Crop Protection Pest, Disease Control, seed dressing techniques, Seed pelleting, Thermal seed treatment, essential oils, sprayers calibration, Pesticide dosage calculation, Pesticide dosage application, chemical application, sprayers operation, pesticide poisoning, farm tools, farm sanitation

Tree Crops Production

Author: Duro Olarewaju

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM713

Topics: Tree Crops Production, citrus, mango, Guava, pawpaw, cashew, Banana, plantain, grapevine, Agbono, pineapple, Vegetable propagation, Sexual propagation, Nursery site selection, germinating seeds, budding, grafting, permanent transplanting, weed control, mulching, pruning, Seed bed preparation, Root stock seed planting, budding bed, orchard planting, Fertilizer application

Advanced Soil Fertility

Author: Aliyu Musa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: Soil Fertility, Soil Productivity, Essential Soil Nutrient Elements, Soil Acidity, soil Basicity, Liming, Liming Materials, Soil Alkalinity, salinity, sodicity, soil fertility evaluation, Soil Fertility maintenance, Soil Fertility Management Practices, crop productivity, irrigation, soil tillage, soil organic matter, crop rotation, Continuous Cropping, animal manure, green manure, cover cropping

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 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

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

General Agriculture

Author: MAK Smith

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGR201

Topics: Land Tenure, crop classes, Tropical Agricultural Systems, Crop Production, crop propagation, Animal Husbandry, farm animals classes, Farm Animals distribution, Livestock Management Systems, Livestock Management, Fisheries, Fish Production, Aquaculture, Sustainable Forest Management, Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Ecotourism

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