Browsing by Author "Balogun, O. S."

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Item
    Influence of Fertilizer Application on the Growth Response of Celosia argentea infected with Two Viruses
    (Faculties of Life and Physical Science, University of Ilorin Nigeria, 2016) Aliyu, T. H.; Balogun, O. S.; Gbegan, V. D.; Ahmed, O.; Eifediyi, K. E.
    A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the influence of fertilizer application on the growth response of Celosia argentea mechanically infected with Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and Okra mosaic virus (OKMV). Four seeds and later thinned to two stands of the vegetable were sown per 10- litre sized plastic buckets filled with sandy-loam soil steam-sterilized at 12 o C for 1 hour. Fertilizer application was at the rate of 3 g (N-P-K 15-15-15) applied to 10 Kg soil prior sowing. CMVand OKMV virus isolates were inoculated on the vegetable grown on the fertilized and non-fertilized soils at 14 days after planting.The results of the experiment revealed that disease severity was generally lower in the fertilized plants. Virus inoculation also indicated increasing pathogenicity of CMV (35.8 % - 68.4 %) and OKMV (24.1 % - 64.4 %). However, irrespective of the virus inoculum, the combined effect of fertilizer application andvirus inoculation resulted in lower disease severity [CMV (35.6 % - 61.0 %) and OKMV (32.2 % - 59.3 %)] as compared with the effect of the non – application of fertilizer andvirus inoculation [CMV (35.7 % - 77.9 %) and OKMV (35.9 % - 74.0 %)]. The effect of treatment on growth parameters also followed the same trend. The effect on shoot weight showed that fertilizer application at the rate of 3 g per 10 Kg soil produced a significantly higher shoot weight per plant (2.8 g) compared to non - fertilizer application (1. 8 g). The results obtained from this study are indicative of the potential use of soil-nutrient augmentation as management for C. argentea virus diseases. This procedure if properly adopted could increase production with an attendant reduction in hunger and poverty among vegetable farmers in Nigeria.
  • Item
    Organisational Factor Affecting Employee Commitment: A Study of Global Soap and Detergent Industry, Ilorin
    (Department of Sociology, Ekiti, State University, 2017) Abdulbaqi, S. Z.; Alaya, H. I.; Isiaq, A. A.; Balogun, O. S.
    All commitment-based organizations have come to term with believe that employees organizational commitment contributes in no small measure to workforce stability, better customer service, increase business performance and productivity. In this study therefore, the researcher explores the factors which are likely to affect employees' organizational commitment in a manufacturing industry. A quantitative survey was conducted and data was collected via personally administered questionnaires from 147 respondents consisting of both management and staff of Global Soap and Detergent Industry Ilorin. The data collected was processed and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including Chi square and SPSS version 20. The results reveal that there is a significant relationship between organizational factors and commitment of staff of the industry. Regression Co-efficient results also show that all factors that predict organizational commitment are positively related. Factors affecting the organizational commitment of workers include rewards, support from supervisor, favourable conditions of the job among others. This study has implications for managers HR Practitioners by exerting efforts in a way that organizations can easily retain their experienced human capital and reduce turnover. The findings also recommend that commitment-based organizations need to continue to reinforce organizational support for their staff to strengthen organizational commitment.
  • Item
    Technology and Worker’s Alienation in Two Contrasting Work Environment in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria, 2018) Abdulbaqi, S. Z.; Tejideen, T. O.; Raji, K. O.; Balogun, O. S.; Isiaq, A. A.
    In organizational life, the issue of technology and workers' alienation has attracted global attention among researchers. Alienation is a phenomenon preventing man from achievement of his potential at work. As a consequence of this, disillusionment is experienced by the worker. He finds no sense of satisfaction in his work. It is on this ground that, this paper examined the influence of technology on workers' alienation in two contrasting work environment in Ilorin, Kwara State. As such, Blauner's theory of technology and alienation was applied to this study. The sample was selected using the quota and convenient sampling techniques. Thus, a total of 106 questionnaires were administered to the workers of Kamwire industry and Ministry of health in Ilorin and 96 were retrieved. The chi-square technique was used to analyze the obtained data, using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings from the study revealed that, there is a significant relationship between the introduction of new technology and workers' alienation from productive processes. The study also revealed a significant relationship between workers' income and their access to product produced. In this regard, the study recommended that attempts be made to instill in the workers a complete knowledge of the productive process to reduce the occurrence of alienation.