Agriculture

Vegetable gardening at home is a great way to save money while you get up close and personal with nature. Planting one plant ($3 to $5), for example, can provide 10 pounds of tomatoes over the season. Growing tomatoes and other favorite vegetables or herbs from seeds can save you even more money. You’ll also…

Picture a glass of water filled with slices of cucumber…is there literally anything more refreshing? (Bonus points if you put those slices over your eyelids afterward.) But when it comes to eating cukes—do cucumbers actually have any nutrition benefits? Or is chowing down on cucumbers basically the same as eating iceberg lettuce?Good news, cuke lovers:…

There are so many economic importance of fish and fish products to mankind which we will be discussing about today

Bitterleaf (Vernonia amygdalina) with African common names include grawa (Amharic), ewuro (Yoruba), etidot (Efik), onugbu (Igbo), ityuna (Tiv), oriwo (Edo),

Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fishes either for a male fish or female fish.

Fish either female fish or male fish posses reproductive organs which include testes and ovaries. In most species, gonads are

IntroductionJuan Osorno, NDSU Dry Bean Breeder/GeneticistGreg Endres, NDSU Extension Cropping Systems SpecialistHans Kandel, NDSU Extension AgronomistKnown as a “nutritional powerhouse,” dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a human food high in protein, phosphorus, zinc, iron, vitamin B1 and fiber, among many other nutritional traits. Dry beans are an important staple food in many areas of…

Quick-draining soil Organic compost Fertilizer Orange tree seedling Pruning shears Orange trees require additional resources to bloom and bear fruit.Sweet oranges, or round oranges, are some of the most popular home orchard fruits in the country. These trees grow from 25 to 50 feet tall to provide dark green foliage, sweet orange blooms and a…

The much wider gap between performance of tropical livestock species and those of the temperate climate demand a critical review

The concept of fitness of farm animal body extends from ability to survive now and withstand environmental demands in future,

Generally heat stress result in increase in the blood volume and a decline in red blood count. However, longtime heat

With regards to Animal Energy Balance, since mammals and avian that form bulk of farm animals are homeotherms and hence

Good news, cherry lovers: The fruit is one the of healthiest foods you can eat. It’s cherry season again! They’re fresh, plentiful, beautiful, and delicious, but, you may be wondering—are cherries actually that good for you? The answer is yes, 100 times yes! Cherries are not only one of the healthiest fruits, they also rank…

Temporary acclimatization has to do with animals adaptation to or tolerance to, a short duration of heat stress rather than

Let us have a critical look at the measures of improving field crops production using Nigeria as a case study.

There are many crops widely grown in Africa, that are introduced from other regions of the world into Africa. The

When looking at the trends in crop production both Nationally and Globally, then it is only right to say that