[PDF] Top 20 Effect of Variability in Rainfall Characteristics on Maize Yield in Gboko, Nigeria

... To ensure that the effect of rainfall variability on maize yield is reduced and maize and indeed crop yield is generally enhanced at the study area, the following has been recommended: [r] ... See full document

... and yield (t/ha) were obtained in no- tillage ...higher maize yield in conventional tillage plots in comparison with that of the no-tillage plots in comparison with that of the no- tillage plots in ... See full document

... that variability in climate has wide im- pacts on maize yields in southern part of ...climate variability, the greater the Z-scores and the less reliable the maize yields in Southern ...crop ... See full document

... The rainfall and temperature characteristics for Bahati Sub-County were recorded in a summary check sheet and this included rainfall onset, rainfall cessations, seasonal rain, annual ... See full document

... in Nigeria [1] [2]. The crop is widely cultivated in soils of Nigeria, including the coastal plain sands, parent material of soils of southeastern Nigeria [3] [4], which is highly weathered, ... See full document

... and variability present a global challenge, but it is the less developed regions, such as Africa, where the population is most vulnerable (UNDESA, ...In Nigeria, the major environmental problem faced in the ... See full document

... with maize can be used on sandy soils owing to the deep root system and efficient water use by the crop (Borowiecki et ...positive effect under short-season ... See full document

... the effect of neutralizing substances on the content of trace elements in maize on soil contaminated by heating ...in maize. All of the tested substances had a significant effect on the ... See full document

... Resende, A.V.D., A.E.F. Neto, V.M.C. Alves, J.A. Muniz, N. Curi, V. Faquin, D.I. Kimpara, J.Z.L. Santos and L.F. Carneiro. 2006. Phosphorus sources and application methods for maize in soil of the Cerrado region. ... See full document

... The use of field trip in teaching and learning helps to bring about effective and efficient learning in Basic Technology. Field trip is a group excursion away from the normal education environment for firsthand ... See full document

... station there is a marked decrease in number of rain days in a season (Figure 4). , 2017).Calibration of district grain yield simulation was done by 289. assessing the goodness of fit o[r] ... See full document

... content effect of the soil ...the effect of herbicides on the electric properties of soil were also deter- mined for precluding the possibilities of systematic errors in EI and EC ... See full document

... mean yield of maize in Nigeria with respect to the effect of fertilizers, herbicides and water ...of maize) were collected from farm land cultivated on half plot of land in the year ... See full document

... (leverage) effect on coefficient ...of yield growth are methodological changes, inaccuracy in data collection and climatic extreme events such as droughts and heavy rainfalls (Calderini and Slafer, ... See full document

... with maize. Careful planning can also reduce the competition between maize and wheat since availability of land in the winter is not a ...problem. Maize can be grown in Bangladesh with other crops in ... See full document

... the rainfall conditions in the Sahel and other African regions and found from proxy records several significant rainfall fluctuations in the Sahel and other part of Africa during the five (5) century ... See full document

... sediment yield formation and vari- ability in the Kamchatsky Krai are precipitation (amount, in- tensity and frequency), relief characteristics, soil and veg- etable cover, and volcanic processes (Kuksina ... See full document

... Causal ordering (or recursivity) is used to understand the structure of the model. Causal ordering has been mainly elaborated in Simon [14]. As shown in Table 1, the live- stock model has a simple diagonal structure ... See full document

... accurate yield data on a widespread basis. Thus, the model employs a yield biomass simulation model and estimates the maximum potential yields for a given production ... See full document

... perceived effect of climate variability on arable crop production in Nembe and Yenagoa Agricultural ...climate variability is a threat to arable crop production in Nembe and Yenagoa Agricultural ... See full document