{"title":"Profitability Assessment Of Tomato And Pepper Produced Under Fadama Development Programme In Kaduna State Of Nigeria","authors":"J. F. Alamu, J. Olarewaju, A. Coker","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3345","url":null,"abstract":"The profitability of tomato and pepper produced under fadama development programme was investigated. A combination of primary and secondary data were used for the investigation. Simple descriptive statistics and farm budgeting techniques were used for the analysis. Results show that the total production cost per hectare for mixture of tomato and pepper to be N67,131.74, sole tomato was N55,967.60, sole pepper was N50, 163.30 while all respondents was N57,442.10. The total revenue per hectare for mixture of tomato and pepper was N137,254.9; sole tomato was N110,160.00, that of sole pepper was N61,875 while that of all respondents was N103,095.90. Therefore the net farm profit for tomato and pepper per hectare was N70,122.16; that of tomato was N54,192.40; that of pepper was N11,771.70 while the average profit per hectare for all respondents was N45,654.80. based on the above results, we concluded that tomato and pepper produced under Fadama Development Programme in Kaduna State is profitable.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127855100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Umeh, I. Aiyelaagbe, A. A. Kintomo, M. B. Giginyu
{"title":"Insect pest situation and farmers' cultural practices in citrus orchards in the Southern Guinea savannah agro-ecological zone of Nigeria","authors":"V. Umeh, I. Aiyelaagbe, A. A. Kintomo, M. B. Giginyu","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3332","url":null,"abstract":"A survey was conducted in the major citrus producing areas located in Southern Guinea savannah agroecological zone of Nigeria to identify major insect pest and assess the effects of farmers' citricultural practices on citrus production and pest control. Various species of insect pests were identified attacking citrus. The major leaf feeders were the scale insects which infested a mean of 13 % of the trees, the leaf miners (8.7 %), aphids (10.6 %) and the swallowtail butterfly larvae (23.7 %). Termites damaged the exposed parts of roots and the woody structure of some citrus trees, and was suspected to have positively influenced the spread of Phytophthora-induced diseases (r = 0.75; P<0.01; n = 10). Fruit drop caused by fruit piercing insects occurred in 30 to 90 % of sampled trees per farm. Major citrus diseases observed included the citrus tristeza disease, foot rot, brown rot and leaf spot diseases. Farmers' pest/disease management practices were ineffective. Factors that contributed to unsatisfactory control were highlighted. \u0000Keywords: Citrus, fruit drop, insect pests, die-back, pest-disease complex, intercropping","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131672892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of home gardening as a potential source of household income in Adinyele local government are of Oyo state","authors":"S. Odebode","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V11I1.3398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V11I1.3398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131993257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance index efficacy for cultivar rating in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum mill) evaluated for heat tolerance in a dry hot eco-zone","authors":"J. Bodunde","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3329","url":null,"abstract":"The use of the factor called performance index (denoted as P) in rating trial entires was employed in a variety evaluation trial that secreened seven cultivars of tomato (Lycopersicon essulentum Mill) for fruit yield under natural high environmental day and night temperatures. The index P was compared with the convertional use of LSD values in rating entries in field experiments that aim at screening crop varieties for selection. The trial was conduced at two locations, Azare in Bauchi state and Talata – Mafara in Zamfara state, both locations characterized by high temperatures between the months of February and May yearly. Rating cultivars by P was found desirable and complementary to the use of LSD. The P value was found to give information not normally made obvious by LSD in judging entries for selection. Based on P values at the two trial locations, cultivars most suitable or unsuitable for each location were indicated \u0000Key Words: Performance index, cultivar rating, high temperature tolerance.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126723610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursery Performances Of Citrus Scion Varietes On Commercial Rootstocks In Ibadan Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"A. Olaniyan, J. Fagbayide, J. Kolade","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3339","url":null,"abstract":"To Improve The Supply Of Citrus Budded materials, Three Favoured Scion Varieties: Citrus Loureiro, (King's Mandarin), C. Sinensis (L.) Osbeck (Sweet Orange Cv. Agege 1) And C Paradisi X C. Reticulata (Tangelo) Were Screened On Eight Rootstock Namely: C. Paradisi (Duncan Grapefruit), Poncirus Trifoliata (Trifoliate Orange), C Aurantium (Sour Orange), C.Reticulata (Cleopatra Mandarin), C. Limonia (Rangpur Lime), C. Limon (Lisbon Lemon); C. Jambhiri (Rough Lemon) And C. Sinensis (Sweet Orange) For A Period Of 9 Years (1989 1998) In Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. The Experiment Design Was Randomized Complete Block For The First And Second Rootstocks Screening Between 1989 1996. During The Third Trial Tangelo And Sweet Orange Scions Were Used To Screen The Rootstocks, With Scions As The Main Plots And Rootstocks As The Sub-Plots Following A Split Plot Design In Randomized Complete Block Arrangement. \u0000King's Mandarin Scion Showed Better Performance For Percent Bud Survival On Cleopatra Mandarin And Sour Orange Rootstock With 88.99 And 85.37% Respectively. Tangelo Percent Bud Survival Was Generally Poor On All The Rootstock Tested. Trifoliate Orange And Lisbon Lemon Rootstocks Performed Poorly On Percent Bud Survival For All The Scions. For The Later Growth Of Scion Performance, Sweet Orange And Tangelo Scions Performed Best On Rough Lemon Rootstock, While Cleopatra Mandarin Growth Attributes Of King's Mandarin. Rough Lemon, Rangpur Lime, Sour Orange And Trifoliate Orange Rootstocks Recorded The Best Dry Matter Production For Sweet Orange Scion. \u0000From The Results Of This Study Rough Lemon, Rangpur Lime, Cleopatra Mandarin, Sour Orange, Sweet Orange And Duncan Grape Fruit Emerged In The Nursery As Promising For Scions Tested.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125498337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Seedbed type and Crop Density on the yield Performance of Celosia Argentea (l)","authors":"H. Tijani-Eniola","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3342","url":null,"abstract":"Field experiments were conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ibadan during 1999 and 2000 second cropping seasons (August - October) to assess the effects of two seedbed types (raised seedbed and no tillage) and four crop densities (4,000,000; 1,000,000; 444,444 and 250,000 plants ha-1 obtained by 5 x 5; 10 x 10; 15 x 15 and 20 x 20 cm spacings, respectively) on the performance of Celosia argentea (L.). The 2 x 4 factorial experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design and replicated thrice. Tillage method had significant (P < 0.05) effects on the performance of C. argentea. The crops on raised seedbed produced better seedling vigour than those on no tillage. Higher yield of up to 15 t ha-1 (fresh weight) was obtained from raised seedbed compared to 1.1 t ha-1 (fresh weight) obtained from no tillage. Crops raised on bed at a density of 4,000,000 plants ha-1 produced the highest yield, while the least yield was obtained from those sown on no tillage at a density of 250,000 plants ha-1. Generally, there was no significant interaction between seedbed type and crop density. Crops on raised seedbed outyielded those on no tillage. Also the higher the density, the more the cumulative biomass yields. Seedling vigour and edible yield however improved with decreasing density with 444,444 plant ha-1 producing the optimum value. \u0000Keywords: No tillage, seedbed, crop density, Celosia argentea, leaf area index, marketable yield, edible yield","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128691243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of seedling age on the susceptibility and early growth of Meloidogyne incognita infested okra seedlings","authors":"E. Nwanguma, B. Fawole","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3326","url":null,"abstract":"Screen house studies were conducted to test the effect of various seedling ages on the susceptibility and early growth of Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949 infested okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench seedlings. Pure culture of M. incognita infected Celosia argentea L. cv. TLV-13 plant and thereafter subcultured on celosia plants in sterilized sandy-loam topsoil. Zero (0) (i.e. at sowing), 1 (i.e. at emergence), 8,15,22 and 29 day-old okra seedlings were infested with 20,000 M. incognita eggs extracted from the infected celosia plants roots by the sodium hypochlorite (Naocl) method of Hussey and Barker (1973). Six replicates of the treatment were made in a completely randomized experimental design. Heights of 1, 8 and 15 day-old infested seedlings were not significant but statistically lower than the heights of 0, 22 and 29 day-old seedlings after four (4) weeks of growth. Severity of infection was significantly pronounced in 1, 8 and 15 day-old infested seedlings with corresponding higher root/shoot weight values. 29 day-old infested seedlings displayed the highest level of resistance to the nematodes with significantly higher biomass. \u0000Key word: Seedlings age, Meloidogyne incognita, early growth, okra.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116991599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Economic Potentials of Pineapple Marketing in Edo State, Nigeria.","authors":"G. O. Alufohal","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3340","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural marketing involves numerous lines of activities, which if well developed can sustain livelihood. It is in line with this that this study looked at the economic potentials in pineapple marketing with a view to unfolding the various business ventures in it that could be developed to enhance income generation for the farmers/marketers. The study was conducted in Uhunmwode, Ovia North East and Esan West Local Government Areas of Edo State. The data used for the study were obtained with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire from fifty (50) randomly selected pineapple marketers and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The Benefit-Cost Ratio was used to assess the economic viability of some of the identified ventures while the Likert Scale was used for the ranking of some identified factors that stagnate enterprise development in pineapple marketing.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121491291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yield performance, heritability and interrelationships in some quantitative traits of “tatasai” pepper ( Capsicum annum L.)","authors":"F. Showemimo, J. Olarewaju","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3346","url":null,"abstract":"Yield performance, heritability, correlation and path analysis were studied in 5 genotype of `tatasai' pepper for 2 years in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. L 5962-2. PL-2289 and U-Kimba had the highest fresh fruit yield (1.215, 1.183 and 1.087 t/ha respectively). Broad sense heritability ranged from 34.7% in yield to 85.3% for number of fruit/plant. Genotypic coefficient of variation was high for number of fruit/plant (30.1%), yied (22.9%) and percent fruit set (17.0%). Fresh fruit yield was positive and higly correlated with all the traits studied except plant height. Path analysis revealed that percent fruit set, total number of leaves and number of fruit set, total number of leaves and number of fruit/plant had the highest positive direct effect on fresh fruit yield, while plant height had low negative direct and indirect effect on fruit yield. \u0000Key words: Yield, heritability, correlation, path analysis, tatasi pepper.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123672602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Field Evaluation of Grain Amarnth Lines to Wet Rot Disease Induced by Choanephora cucurbitarum .","authors":"O. Adebayo, A. Olufolaji","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3349","url":null,"abstract":"Wet rot disease is an important disease of amaranth worldwide. However, information on sources of resistance to this disease in grain amaranth under Nigeria condition is lacking. The objective of this study was to identify sources of resistance to wet rot disease in grain amaranth lines recently introduced under two different ecologies in Nigeria. \u0000Field trials were conducted at Ibadan and Bagauda representing the Derived Savanna and Sudan Sahel zones of Nigeria respectively in 1994, 1995 and 2000. \u0000NH84/444 was susceptible to the disease Ibadan in 1994, 1995 and 2000 while NH84/457-IE was resistant. There was no occurrence of the disease at Bagauda. Higher yields were recorded in Bagauda as compared to Ibadan. Higher seed weight of 5.8t/ha and 5.6t/ha were recorded in 444 and 493-1 in Bagauda respectively. ln Ibadan, the highest of 0.96t/ha was recorded on 457-IE. \u0000Key Words Choanephora cucurbitarum, Disease, Grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus. L.), Host resistance","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126374573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}