1. THE EFFECTS OF SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT ON THE GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM ROOT SYSTEMS
ABSTRACT
Irrigation level is believed to influence root distribution along the soil profile. There is no known reason for the phenomena. The aim of this study was to see how water content at the soil surface and around the root crown of sor...
2. DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION OF A TWO-ROW ENGINE-PROPELLED SEEDRIDGE PLANTER
Excerpt from the Study
The two-row engine propelled ridge seed planter was developed and evaluated for performance in comparison with an existing single row animal drawn seed planter and the manual planting method. The developed planter has the capacity for planting two...
3. EFFECT OF DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND MULCH MATERIALS ON CROP YIELD AND WATER USE OF CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus L.) IN SAMARU, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted during the dry season in 2016 at the Irrigation Research farm of Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, to determine the effect of deficit irrigation and mulch on yield and water use of Cucumber crop. The experiment consisted of four levels...
4. AUTOMATED IRRIGATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A GREEN HOUSE
ABSTRACT
The aim of this project is to design and construct an automated irrigation and monitoring system for a greenhouse. In this project, we design a system that uses data’s related to a greenhouse environment and yield status to control the designed system for the greenhouse....
5. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOIL MOISTURE DETECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC SMS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is converting the agriculture industry and solving the immense problems or the major challenges faced by the farmers todays in the field. Nigeria is one of the 13th countries in the world having scarcity of water resources. Due to e...
6. MODELLING GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ESTIMATION USING MODIFIED SOIL MOISTURE BALANCE APPROACH IN OTUKPO BASIN
ABSTRACT
In this study, groundwater recharge in Otukpo basin has been estimated using a modified daily soil moisture balance based on a single soil water store for a climate classified as tropical with distinct dry and wet seasons in the Middle Belt part of Nigeria. Soil properties like...
7. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONOF A SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS MODEL FOR THE THREE MAJOR SOIL TYPES INNIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Soil water characteristics are critical hydraulic properties governing soil water availability and movement in soils. Sustainable soil water conservation would not be possible without accurate knowledge of these hydraulic properties. Study of soil properties such as field capac...
8. AUTOMATED IRRIGATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A GREEN HOUSE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In the world where everything can be controlled and operated automatically, there are still a few important sectors in the country where automation has not been adopted or not been put to a full-fledged use, perhaps because of se...
