Ten cocoa farms with declining productivity in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Cross River State, Nigeria were selected for rehabilitation purpose through appropriate fertilizer recommendation based on soil test values. The LGAs were Akpamkpa, Ikom, Efung, Boki and Obudu of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2017/36000
A greenhouse study was carried out at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan (Lat.7° 251N Long. 3° 251E) in 2010 to determine the effect of NPK fertilizer formulations on soil properties and nutrient uptake of coffee seedlings in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. The treatments con...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16846
A greenhouse trial was carried out at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan in 2013 to evaluate the effect of cocoa pod husk (CPH) biochar fortified with NPK fertilizer formulations on kola seedling nutrient uptake and soil properties. The treatments consisted of a control,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16111
Damage on aerial cotyledons from emerging cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) by rodents severely affects seedling establishment in the field. The objective of this study was to evaluate sowing depth of cashew as a possible means of reducing pest attack and damage to seedlings dur...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2017/10436