THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON YAM PRODUCTION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorRhoda Mojisola, Olanrewaju
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-20T00:55:04Z
dc.date.available2019-10-20T00:55:04Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWeather extremes constitute formidable constraints to yam cropping in Nigeria. For instance, Bello (1983) emphasized the negative roles played by flooding on fadama yam farmlands. Thus, this paper examines the impact of climate on yam by correlating climatic variables of rainfall, relative humidity, number of rain days, maximum and minimum temperature, evaporation and sunshine hours with yam production. Both meteorological data and yam production data were collected for forty years (1961-2000). The climate data were obtained from the National Meteorological archive Oshodi, Lagos; while the information on yam yield were obtained from the Bureau of Statistics, Ilorin. The result of the analysis showed that rainfall amount is the most crucial climatic parameter for yam production in Kwara State.Farmers in Kwara State were encouraged to focus attention more on controlling other factors to suit any option climate present.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1118-2083
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2863
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3;1
dc.subjectYamen_US
dc.subjectclimateen_US
dc.subjectrainfallen_US
dc.subjectrelative humidityen_US
dc.subjectrain daysen_US
dc.subjecttemperatureen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON YAM PRODUCTION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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