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A study was conducted in the three agro-ecological (mangrove forest, freshwater swamp forest and lowland rainforest) zones in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria to identify the various agroforestry...
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Effective control of soil erosion involves the application of engineering and biological measures. The efficacy of these two normally recommended methods was studied using three...
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The status of the environmental resources and management of Urudu watershed was studied at the forested and agroforestry ecosystems at Okoko Item, Nigeria. Humans’ activities and the need...
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Assessment ofthe sustainability status and community participation in the management of Ukpom Bcnde Forest Reserve, Abia State, Nigeria was carried out. The specific objectives were (i) to...
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A single factor experiment in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was used to study the seed germination rates of five rainforest tree species at the...
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A study involving pot and Held trials was carried out to detennine the ability of vetiver grass to grow and improve some degraded sites. Five sites; a nursery top soil (control),...
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Kaolin mining activities have been going on in Ohiya Community in Abia state since the 1990's. Undoubtedly, it has improved the economic wellbeing of the local people through employment....
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A study of the contamination of soil and groundwater at three refuse dumpsites was carried out in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria from September, 2012 to March 2013. In the process, the...
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This study presents the findings of a fieldwork conducted to determine the amount of wood waste generated from sawmills, and an appraisal of the wood waste management technique in...
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The assessment of recruitment of indigenous tree species and litterfall in three exotic plantations and a bush fallow system was carried out at Forestry Research Institute ofNigeria...
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The sweet ripe, sweet unripe, sour ripe and sour unripe seedling of Gambeya albida were sowed in four nursery buckets having five seeds each in a bucket. The buckets were kept under a...
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Seed germination and early seedling growth rates of Buchholzia coriacea, Entandrophragma angolense, Khaya ivorensis, Lovoa trichilioides, Mansonia altissima, Milicia excelsa and Terminalia...
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A study ofthe "Effect of Seed Sources on Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Selected Rain Forest Plant* Species of Nigeria” was conducted at Eastern Research Station, Forestry...
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Studies on the effect of alley cropping system on the productivity of arable crops (60-day cowpea and 1TA 331 upland rice cultivar) and plantain cultivars (Agbagba, PITA 14 and PITA...
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The effect of point and non-point sources discharge/ on the water quality and riparian vegetation of Aba River was investigated. The studies on water quality were carried out at six...
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This study examined the effect of locally available agrowastes on the cultivation of Pleurotus tuber-regium and the best way of converting agro wastes into edible biomass instead of...
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The study of the levels of heavy metals Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn and Fe in soils and plant nutrients uptake at waste dump sites in Akwa Ibom State was carried out. Two Local Government Areas...
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The study of dispersal and regeneration of some plant species were carried out in Umudike Nigeria. Fifteen (15) plant families comprising of 17 individual plants were monitored and...
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Comparative study of propagation techniques of Dioscoreaphyllum cumminsii, Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum and Treculia africana was conducted at the Ecological Centre of the Department of...
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The effects of vegetation zones and processing methods on the bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic properties of honey were investigated in 2006 and 2007 bee farming seasons. The study aimed...
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Contribution of Anacardium occidenta/e (cashew) to site quality was assessed at Isuochi in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. Three plots of 0.3ha each comprising a 25 -year...
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Seeds stocked in a swampy soil and Hevea brasiliensis plantation soil of Umudike were assessed by counting and recording the seedlings that germinated from soil monoliths collected from...
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Afzelia africana is one of the local food plants grown in the eastern part of Nigeria. It is one or the traditional plant food studied by very few researchers and was found possessing...
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Gongronema latifolia is a leafy vegetable used as a medicinal plant and a food ~ lasoning in both rural and urban areas. The leaves arc used in cooking while the cm is boiled and the inf...
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Flowering and fruiting periodicities, seed germination, proximate composition and phytochemical contents of edible fruits/seeds of seven woody plant species of the Nigerian rainforest were...