SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND ETHNOBOTANICAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANTS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS IN DAURA EMIRATE, KATSINA, NIGERIA  

2018-01-15
Medicinal plants are integral components of traditional medical system in Nigeria as in cultures and societies in Africa. This study examines local knowledge of woody vegetation use for the treatment ...

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND REASONS FOR PATRONIZING TRADITIONAL BONE SETTERS, IN KANO METROPOLIS  

2017-03-03
Traditional bone setting is an age old practice found almost in all communities of the world. The tradition has been practiced in Kano metropolis and its surrounding areas for a ...

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, CONTROL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AQUATIC PLANTS IN AJIWA DAM, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-01-02
The central aim of this work was to assess the spatial distribution, classification, control and economic impact of aquatic plants dominant in the Ajiwa Dam. The key methodology used to ...

SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL HYDRO-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AT JIBIA IRRIGATION PROJECT, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA  

2018-11-11
Sustainable crop production requires proper soil and water resources management which if optimally utilized can provide food, fiber, nutritional and environmental security. Assessments of Soil hydro–physical properties and estimation of ...

SPATIAL VARIATION OF HUMAN FERTILITY IN KANO METROPOLIS  

2015-11-11
Nigeria has been identified as one of the countries with the issue of high fertility rate. The situation in the Northern part is even worse as the total fertility rate ...

SPATIAL VARIATION OF SOME SELECTED HEAVY METALS AND SALINITY IN SOILS ALONG JAKARA RIVER DOWNSTREAM, KANO STATE  

2018-07-07
The study on the Spatial Variations of Heavy Metals and Salinity was conducted along River Jakara Downstream, Kano. Soil salinity and Heavy Metals are one of the problems affecting agricultural ...

Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Deforestation in Marbe Forest Reserve, Zamfara State, Nigeria: An Integrated Analysis.  

2015-12-12
A Spatio-temporal analysis of deforestation in Marbe forest reserve Zamfara State was carried out to examine the changes in vegetation cover, and produce a map of changes detected over time ...

SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION OF OPEN SHALLOW WELL WATER IN THEBASEMENT COMPLEX AREAS OF KANO STATE, NORTHERN NIGERIA  

2021-03-02
In many parts of the world, the demand for water is always greater than the supply and the provision for sufficient and quality water has remained a mirage in many ...

SPECIATION AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN SOILS AND VEGETABLES OF IRRIGATED LANDS AROUND KWAKWACI MECHNICAL WORKSHOPS, KANO STATE.  

2019-08-08
The study examined the speciation and bioavailability of some heavy metals in soil and vegetables in irrigated land around Kwakwaci mechanical workshops in Kano metropolis. Due to increase import of ...

``SPORES AND METABOLITES OF Aspergillus niger AS POTENTIAL BIOLARVICIDE OF Anopheles MOSQUITO LARVAE FROM NORTH WEST NIGERIA  

2019-03-03
Biological control potential of Aspergillus niger against Anopheles gambiae coluzzi was evaluated. A. niger was isolated from soil using soil suspension method with selective isolation media. The virulence of A. ...