CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crop grown principally around the world. Maize grain is used for both humanconsumption and animal feed. It has great utility in agro industry as a source of raw materials for many products. The crop has much highergrain protein content than our staple food …
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Plantain belongs to the family Musaceae and the genus Musa. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, 2 to 9m tall, with an underground rhizomeor corm. The principal species are Musa paradisca (French plantain), Musa acuminata (Gross Michel and Cavendish) and Musa corniculata(Horn plantain). The cultivars of plantain are …
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The basis for the existence and growth of urban areas is found in the gregarious nature of mankind and also in the cultural, economic andpolitical advantages that stem from the agglomeration or clustering together of people (Barlowe, 2009). From the standpoint of intensity ofuse, rent-paying capacity and land values, …
DETERMINANTS OF VACANCY RATE IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN MINNA, NIGERIA Read More »
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the bromeliaceace Family which contains 50 genera and about 2,500 known species. It is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit (Morton, 1987). Pineapple is an herbaceous perennial plant which grows to 1.0 to 1.5m (3.3 to 4.9ft) tall, although sometimes it can be taller. …
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Grasshoppers and locusts include insects in different families belonging to the super family Acridoidea and the orderOrthoptera Grasshoppers and locusts are distinguishable from other orthopterans primarily on the basis of theirexternal morphology. The most obvious and distinctive features of grasshoppers and locusts are their enlarged hindlegs and their relatively short and …
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Information Food security is a major problem in the developing countries of the world. Diets of an average citizen in this region is carbohydrate based with little or no protein source with a great potential of reducing insulin level in the blood of the consumer. Moreover, consumption of animal protein, which …
PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND SHELF – LIFE OF INTERMEDIATE MOISTURE SNAIL MEAT Read More »
INTRODUCTION The oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq is a diploid (2n = 32) monocotyledonous and perennial crop of the humid tropics. Fossil, archaeological, historic, and linguistic evidence indicate that oil palm originated in Africa (Hartley, 1977 and1988; Corley and Tinker, 2003). Fossil pollen similar to oil palm was extracted from Miocene sediments of Nigeria (Zeven, 1964), while …
INTRODUCTION In Africa, bambara groundnut (Vigna subterrenea (L.) Verdc) is the third most important legume after groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) (Howell, 1994) and a major source of vegetable protein (Amarteifio and Moholo, 1998; Uguru and Akubuo, 1999; Essien and Akaninwor, 2000; Basu et al., 2003). It has several production advantages in that it can …
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction Library is defined as a place in which books, manuscript, recordings, films, or reference materials are kept for private or public uses. Typically, a library must be able to handle some housekeeping information such as acquisition, interlibrary loan, cataloging, circulation, serial management, statistical report and references. A library management system …
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Culture is the way of life as well as a heritage that is being passed from one generation to the other. Among the countries of Africa, according to Kashim, (2011), “Nigeria has taken a prominent position when it comes to cultural heritage and creative art which are manifested in her diverse …
