International Journal of Agrochemistry
Volume 7, Issue 2 (2021)
Published
Table of contents
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Investigation on the Viability and Performance of Justicia Carnea Plant Extracts Treated on Crude Oil Remediation in Loamy Soil
Abstract: This study was carried out to investigate the viability and the performance of Justicia carnea plant extracts treated with direct sunlight and the absence of sunlight on the bioremediation process of crude oil contaminated loamy soils sample obtained from the Otari community in Abua Local Government Area of Rivers State of Nigeria. Total petroleum hydrocarbon degraded, total microbial count, pH, amount of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, soil total organic carbon, …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–21 Read article
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Chemical Compositions of Three Economic Tuber Crops Grown In South East, Nigeria
Abstract: Yam (Dioscorea spp) are known for their climbing properties, twining stems which coils readily around a stake and exhibiting glaborous leaves. Via root system, they are perennial but are usually grown as annual crops. Yam is economically important because it serves a staple food for millions of people in Africa, as well as Nigeria. There is limited information on nutrients composition of Nigerian foods. As a result, nutrients intake from …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 22–26 Read article
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Short Review on Indoor Farming a Future of the Country
Abstract: We are currently confronted with unstoppable tendencies in population growth, water scarcity, urbanization, and ongoing and persistent climatic change. All of these factors lead to dwindling arable land stocks per person. Land resources for agriculture are dwindling, and officials in the country are grappling with issues of sustainability and feeding the country's fast rising population. Exemplified urban vertical farming is the ideal approach for increasing food production in the future. …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 27–32 Read article
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Modern Techniques of Irrigation to Farm
Abstract: Irrigation, often known as watering, is the agricultural practise of applying controlled amounts of water to land to aid in the development of crops, as well as to produce landscaping plants and lawns. Rainfed agriculture is agriculture that does not use irrigation and instead relies solely on direct rainfall. It is the process of artificially hydrating land it does not receive adequate rainfall. It's also the process of applying water …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 33–37 Read article
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Smart Agriculture and Autonomous Seed Sowing Robot Based
Abstract: Agriculture is a systematic process aimed at allowing natural and agricultural to use advanced technology like data, the web, and the IOT to record, analyses, automate, and evaluate actions. Smart farming, often called as precision agriculture, is controlled by software and monitored by sensors. As the global population expands, so does the desire for improved agriculture production, such importance to protect and conserve, the increased use and complexity of technological …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 38–44 Read article