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Abiodun Daniel Olabode. Assessment of Annual Cloud Cover and Temperature Relationship in Nigeria. SF J Global Warming 2017, 1, 1 .
AMA StyleAbiodun Daniel Olabode. Assessment of Annual Cloud Cover and Temperature Relationship in Nigeria. SF J Global Warming. 2017; 1 (3):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbiodun Daniel Olabode. 2017. "Assessment of Annual Cloud Cover and Temperature Relationship in Nigeria." SF J Global Warming 1, no. 3: 1.
| Rice, a staple food in Nigeria is experiencing decrease in yield over the years. This study evaluates the productive capacity of some selected rice farms in Kwara State, Nigeria, with a view to identify farm management practices that enhance sustainable production of rice in the study area. Primary data were obtained through the use interview schedule. Eighty copies of structured interview were purposively employed to obtain individual response of the farmers whose plots fall within the demarcated forty-sampled quadrats from both irrigated and non-irrigated farms. Information on socio-economic activities of the rice farmers, level of rice yield, agricultural practices for rice production and farm management techniques employed in the study area were observed. The study employed simple percentages to analyse the farmers’ responses; while regression model established significant relationships between rice yield and farm management methods adopted in this area. Results were presented using charts and tables. The study revealed that; chemical fertilizers, manual weeding and shifting cultivation are essential for rice cultivation in the study area; the regression model established strong influence of farm-size at R-value of 0.64 on the yield of rice in this area; while estimated yields of 101.6tons and 57.9tons from irrigated and non-irrigated field respectively established higher yield from irrigation practice. The study concludes that irrigation system is a catalyst for appreciable rice yield in this area. However, proper application of fertilizer and expansion of existing farmland should be adopted among the rice farmers in the study area and other related environment.
Abiodun Olabode; PMB 001 Adekunle AjasinUniversity. Evaluating Productive Capacity of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Farming: A Panacea for Sustainable Rice Production in Patigi, Nigeria. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 2016, 32, 40 -49.
AMA StyleAbiodun Olabode, PMB 001 Adekunle AjasinUniversity. Evaluating Productive Capacity of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Farming: A Panacea for Sustainable Rice Production in Patigi, Nigeria. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 2016; 32 (1):40-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbiodun Olabode; PMB 001 Adekunle AjasinUniversity. 2016. "Evaluating Productive Capacity of Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Farming: A Panacea for Sustainable Rice Production in Patigi, Nigeria." Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 32, no. 1: 40-49.
The increasing rate of heat in the climate in urban areas has become one of the striking problems in many developing countries. This study examined the relationships between the monthly temperature, rainfall and incidence of heat-rash between 2003 and 2012 in order to determine the impact of climate on occurrence of heat-rash in Akure, Ondo state, Nigeria. Data were obtained from Ondo State Specialist Hospital and Ondo State Meteorological Center. A line graph analysis was employed to identify the trend of the temperature, rainfall and incidence of this weather-based disease. Correlation analysis determined the relationship existing between the monthly temperature and the heat-rash. Tables and graphs were generally used for data presentation. The result shows that; the monthly temperature is low between the month of May and October when the minimum and maximum temperature is at 20.6 °C and 34.1 °C respectively; high temperature was recorded during the month of January, February, March and slightly different in April, November and December ranging from 24.6 °C to 35.1 °C.; the monthly temperature descends sharply during the month of March and remains low in April, May, June and July that characterized with high peak of rainfall; heat-rash has significant increase in 2003 (September), 2004 (September), 2007 (December), 2011 (November) and 2012 (October). The study recommends that people in this area and other related environments should engage in sensitizing the public on awareness of temperature—rash relationship and put up a measure of avoiding the heat effect during the periods of high temperature.
Olabode Abiodun Daniel. Urban Extreme Weather: A Challenge for a Healthy Living Environment in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Climate 2015, 3, 775 -791.
AMA StyleOlabode Abiodun Daniel. Urban Extreme Weather: A Challenge for a Healthy Living Environment in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Climate. 2015; 3 (4):775-791.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlabode Abiodun Daniel. 2015. "Urban Extreme Weather: A Challenge for a Healthy Living Environment in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria." Climate 3, no. 4: 775-791.