The Soil Science Society of Nigeria
(SSSN) as a tradition confers the society’s “Fellow” award to deserving members for outstanding teaching
and/or researchor services in the field of Soil Science and substantial
contribution to the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) with a minimum
of 10 [ten] active [ continuous] years of
registered membership.
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Monday, 29 April 2019
Images speak @ the just concluded 43rd National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD) which held in Abia state.
Sunday, 28 April 2019
Nematode odors offer possible advantage in the battle against insect pests
Nematode odors offer possible advantage in the battle against insect pests |
Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study published today in the journal Functional Ecologyrevealed that these insect-killing nematodes also produce distinctive chemical cues, which deter Colorado potato beetles and make potato leaves less palatable to them.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
The paper mulberry coevolved with soil microbes to humanity's benefit
The paper mulberry coevolved with soil microbes to humanity's benefit |
The paper mulberry evolved its uniquely fibrous inner bark around 31 million years ago, long before the woody tree was first used for bookmaking during China's Tang dynasty.
Friday, 26 April 2019
Future of US citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food
Future of US citrus may hinge on consumer acceptance of genetically modified food |
A tiny insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, is threatening to topple the multibillion-dollar citrus industry in the U.S. by infecting millions of acres of orchards with an incurable bacterium called citrus greening disease.
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Machine learning detects importance of land stewardship in conservation policy
A machine-learning algorithm finds success in cooperative forest management policies that allow greater autonomy by smallholder farmers. |
At the southern tip of the Himalayas, farmers in the Kangra region of India's Himachal Pradesh graze cattle among rolling hills and forests.
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
GM seed use has exploded in India: Socially motivated decisions
A cotton packer and her son rest between shifts compressing cotton into 200 kilogram bales at a cotton gin on the outskirts of Warangal, Telangana. Many former farmers are migrating to cities where they can make higher wages and find new opportunities, but the city also has higher costs of living and fewer ties to family and friends |
Suicide rates among Indian farmers remain high, accounting for more than 12,500 deaths in the country in 2015, according to a government report. While many have blamed climate change for farmers' distress, the issue is likely much more complex.
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Tracking pollen with quantum dots
Tracking pollen with quantum dots |
A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen grains.
Ethiopia Gets Its Teff Back
Men and women harvest the Ethiopian staple grain teff in a roadside field between Axum and Adwa in Northern Ethiopia |
Monday, 22 April 2019
Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization
Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization |
Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations.
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