Influence of Gender and Spacing on Weed Smothering Potentials of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) In Southeastern Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
W Binang ◽  
J Shiyam ◽  
A Uko ◽  
J Ntia ◽  
D Okpara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Fluted Pumpkin ◽  
Telfairia Occidentalis

scholarly journals Thrips (Thysanoptera) of vegetable crops (okro, spinach, garden egg and pumpkin) grown in Southeastern Nigeria

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.T. Oparaocha ◽  
R.N. Okigbo
Keyword(s):  
Lower Number ◽  
Frequency Of Occurrence ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Southeastern Nigeria ◽  
Amaranthus Hybridus ◽  
Solanum Incanum ◽  
Telfairia Occidentalis ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Microscopic Studies ◽  
Hibiscus Esculentus

Eight vegetable crops were sampled at five localities in Southeastern Nigeria and were found to harbour one or more species of thrips. The crops were Amaranthus hybridus, A. spinosus, Basella rubra, Solanum incanum, S. melongena, Hibiscus esculentus, Telfairia occidentalis and a species of Solanum. The sampled localities, with the frequency of occurrence of thrips, were Umuahia (29.6%), Owerri (28.5%), Port Harcourt (25.7%), Calabar (18.7%) and Enugu (6.0%). The studies revealed that crops with very heavy infloresences, e.g. Amaranthus hybridus, had a higher number of thrips (40%) per flower/leaf, while simple flowered crops like Telfairia occidentalis could only harbour a far lower number of thrips per flower/leaf. This showed a preference of these thrips for plants with heavy inflorescences which provided them with more protection, especially their larvae. Taxonomic/microscopic studies identified three species of thrips: Haplothrips gowdeyi that attacked 63% of all the sampled crops, Frankliniella schultzei was hosted by 50% of the crops, and Megalurothrips ventralis also preyed on 50% of the plant samples.  

scholarly journals Biochemical conversion of fruit rind of Telfairia occidentalis (fluted pumpkin) and poultry manure

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (23) ◽  
pp. 2799-2811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel O. Dahunsi ◽  
Solomon Oranusi ◽  
Vincent E. Efeovbokhan ◽  
Soraya Zahedi ◽  
John O. Ojediran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poultry Manure ◽  
Biochemical Conversion ◽  
Fluted Pumpkin ◽  
Telfairia Occidentalis ◽  
Fruit Rind

scholarly journals Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Chromium (VI) Sorption by Pure and Carbonized Fluted Pumpkin waste biomass (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.)

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Timi Tarawou ◽  
Michael Horsfall
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Fluted Pumpkin ◽  
Chromium Vi ◽  
Telfairia Occidentalis ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

The adsorption of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solution was studied using pure and carbonized fluted pumpkin waste biomass (FPWB). The kinetic data shows a pseudo-first-order mechanism with rate constants of 1.26 × 10-2 and 1.933 × 10-2 mg g-1 min-1 for the pure and carbonized FPWB, respectively. While the pseudo-second-order mechanism has rate constants of 0.93 × 10-1 and 1.33 × 10-1 mg g-1 min-1 for the pure and carbonized waste biomass respectively. The pseudo-second order kinetic model was found to be more suitable for describing the experimental data based on the correlation coefficient values (R2) of 0.9975 and 0.9994 obtained for pure waste biomass (PWB) and carbonized waste biomass (CWB), respectively. The results obtained from this study show that PWB and CWB have very high removal capacity for chromium (VI) from aqueous solution over a range of reaction conditions. Thus, fluted pumpkin waste biomass (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F) is a potential sorbent for the treatment of industrial effluents containing chromium (VI) contaminant.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jncs.v27i1.6436 J. Nepal Chem. Soc., Vol. 27, 2011 11-18Uploaded date: 16 July, 2012

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