Farmers' Perception of the Effects of Climate Change on Vegetables in Ebonyi State, Nigeria | Chapter 10 | Research Advances and Challenges in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 9

 

In recent times, vegetable production has suffered from adverse climatic events resulting in poor yields. The study examined the challenges faced by vegetable farmers regarding climate change in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A purposive sampling method was used to select 240 vegetable farmers using a questionnaire. Primary data were sourced and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the probit regression model. Results show that reduced yield (100%), reduced income (96.7%), reduction in quality (93.3%), pests and diseases (95.8%) and increased production costs (97.9%) were perceived effects of climate change on vegetable plants. Age, gender, farm size and extension contacts were significant factors influencing vegetable farmers' vulnerability to climate change. Perceived constraints of vegetable farmers include; increasing transportation (96.3%), labor supply cost and availability (92.5%), shortage of farming lands (89.6%), insufficient extension personnel (91.7%) and land fragmentation (100%). Farmers were recommended to practice climate-smart vegetable production to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.

 

Author(s)details:-

 

E. E. Osuji
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

 

E. U. Eze
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

G. N. Ben-Chendo
Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

M. N. Osuji
Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

R. N. Nwose
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

 

A. C. Tim-Ashama
Department of Agricultural Science, Alvan Ikoku University of Education Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

N. E. Umeh
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

 

J. E. Orji
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

 

G. U. Ugochukwu
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

O. M. Okechukwu
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

P. C. Abana
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

A. H. Odor
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

J. A. Okuwa
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

 

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Biological Factors Cause Menopause, Treatments as Well as Surgeries Influence Menopause, Symptoms of Menopause and Treatment of Menopause | Chapter 11 | Advanced Concepts in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

End of menstrual cycle is caused by biological determinants namely ovarian aging, hormonal changes, inheritable determinants, lifestyle factors, automobile immune diseases and smoking. Manifestations of menopause are hot flashes, midnight sweats, irregular periods, vaginal changes, mood swings, sleep disturbances, intelligent changes, weight gain, bone health, cardio vascular energy and urinary symptoms. Treatment is established hormone replacement and herbal medicine. It is finally concluded that communicable proper treatment grant permission be result in a good response.

Author(s) Details:

Muralinath E.,
College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sony Sharlet E.,
College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sravani Pragna K.,
College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kalyan C.,
College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Vinayasree C.,
College of Veterinary Science, Korutla, PVNRTVU, Telangana, India.

Guru Prasad M.,
Vaishnavi Microbial Phama Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India.

Venkat Navven A.,
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sravani K,
Nuzivedu, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Archana Jain,
Department of Vety Physiology and Biochemistry, Veterinary College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Saikumar G.,
NTR College of Veterinary Science, SVVU, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Anthony Raju K.,
NTR College of Veterinary Science, SVVU, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Organo-mineral Complex Improved with Aspergillus niger and Penicillum chrysogenum on the Growth of Solanum lycopersicum | Chapter 4 | Research Advances in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 6

 The healthful growth of Solanum lycopersicum (attractive woman) in the intensive sophistication system causes loss of soil output. A useful alternative is the use of an organo-mineral complex, named REGENA MIN-LH 15® The purpose of this work search out analyze the response of S. lycopersicum in weak soil treated accompanying REGENA MIN-LH 15® improved accompanying A. niger and P. chrysogenum. There, disinfected and undisinfected S. lycopersicum seeds were planted, with the only response changing: biomass at seedling and blooming, the experimental dossier were analyzed by ANOVA/Tukey (P ≤  0.05). The results accompanied rapid pregnancy when the S. lycopersicum seed that was disinfected was sown in soil weak in nitrogen and phosphorus discussed with REGENA MIN-LH 15® plus A. niger and P. chrysogenum in accordance with fresh/dry burden to seedling and flowering: the disinfected beginning recorded 0.467 g of occurring in the air dry weight (ADW) and 0.060 g of radical dry burden (RDW), numerical principles with statistical distinctness compared to the 0.436 g of ADW and the 0.039 g of RDW of the source disinfected from S. lycopersicum fed only accompanying a 100% mineral resolution (relative control) without REGENA MIN-LH 15® or A. niger/P. chrysogenum. These results support that REGENA MIN-LH 15® accompanying A. niger and P. chrysogenum can be an option for the renovation of the chemical characteristics associated with the output of an agricultural soil, outside compromising the healthy tumor of S. lycopersicum.

Author(s) Details:

Juan Luis Ignacio-De la Cruz,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

Blanca Celeste Saucedo-Martínez,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

Juan Manuel Sánchez-Yáñez,
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chemical-Biological Research Institute, University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Calle F J Mujica S/N, Col Felicitas del Rio, CP 58,000, Morelia, Michoacan, México.

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Determining the Association between Aeration in the Rhizosphere and P-Acquisition Strategies: Constructing Efficient Vegetable Root Morphology | Chapter 6 | Current Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 6

 One of the major challenges limiting vegetable output is a low P absorption and use rate. The short root systems of vegetables and the soil's immobility of P exacerbated the imbalance between P supply and demand in the vegetable rhizosphere. In order to maintain a high P content in the root zone, phosphate fertiliser was applied in large quantities in vegetable fields. This resulted in the deterioration of the soil O2 environment and the vegetable rhizosphere environment, which had an impact on the root morphological structure and vegetable yield. However, it is uncommon to find reports on the interactions between root shape and rhizosphere oxygen environment responses to vegetable P utilisation. We carried out an experiment utilising different concentrations of O2 generator, 10%, 30%, 50%, and 80% urea hydrogen peroxide (as pure nitrogen) instead of urea as a top dressing in the rhizosphere to investigate the impact on root shape, P adsorption, and its mechanism. We found that the rhizosphere had areas where oxygen and phosphorus were insufficient, and that oxygenation might lower the roots' rhizosphere O2 and phosphorus consumption. In the 30% urea hydrogen peroxide treatment compared to CK, the P consumption efficiency was improved by 9.3% and the shoot P accumulation by 10.9% due to the characteristics of the root morphology and increased availability of P in the rhizosphere. This process also improved quality and yield, as well as the quantity of soluble sugar and vitamin C. However, at a greater O2 level (260.8 mol L1), vegetable development demonstrated O2 damage, resulting in a poorer yield and lower quality. In order to increase the effectiveness of P utilisation in vegetable fields and improve vegetable output and quality, our research provided new insights into how to create effective root morphology by managing the rhizosphere's O2 environment.

Author(s) Details:

Rui Wang,
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Weiming Shi,
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.

Yilin Li,
State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.

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Investigating the Assessment of Vegetable Production Practices in Qwaqwa within Thabo Mofutsanyana District | Chapter 4 | Cutting-edge Research in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 13

A variety of factors influence vegetable production, including soil, climate, markets, and water availability. Biographical information on vegetable farmers, information about vegetable gardens or farms, current vegetable farming procedures, irrigation practises on vegetable soil, and the farmers' physical and financial records were all evaluated in this study. Interviews and questionnaires were used to conduct the evaluation. Seventy-three percent of farmers polled farm community land, while 33.3 percent cultivate land ranging from two to four hectares. A model was created to represent the steps that vegetable growers must take to get community land from the Chief for vegetable production. Sixty-seven percent plough the garden soil to a depth of 30 centimetres. Eighty-seven percent of the twenty-eight responders are planting in seedbeds, while the rest are planting in regular rows without seedbeds. The findings of this research will assist vegetable producers in implementing best practises in vegetable production.

Author (S) Details

G. P. Hadebe

Department of Agriculture and Rural development, Free State Province, South Africa.

C. Van der Westhuizen

Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, South Africa.

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