REPORT OF FIELD TRIP TO HEADQUARTERS OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NIHORT), IBADAN

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TITLE PAGEI DEDICATIONII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTIII TABLE OF CONTENTSIV-VI CHAPTER ONE1 1.0 Brief introduction of NIHORT1 1.1 Vision of NIHORT1 1.2 Mission statement1 1.3 Mandates2 1.4 Organization structures2 CHAPTER TWO3 2.0 Product development programme (PDP)3 2.1 Stages involve in fruits processing for juice3 CHAPTER THREE5 3.0 Floriculture programme5 3.1 Objectives of floriculture5 3.2 Uses of flower5 3.3 Production of flower5 3.4 Types of flower5
CHAPTER FOUR6 - 7 4.0 Farming system programme6 4.1 Objectives6 4.2 Research method used for farming system programme6 4.3 Soil analysis7 4.3.1 Equipment for soil analysis 7 CHAPTER FIVE8 - 14 5.0 Spices programme8 5.1 Garlic8 5.2 Ginger8 5.3 Tumeric9 5.4 Onion 10 5.5 Basil11 5.6 Indigenous spices12 5.6.1 Locust beans12 5.6.2 Alligator pepper12 5.6.3 Black pepper13 5.6.4 Prekese14 CHAPTER SIX15 - 19 6.1 Fruits improvement programme15 6.1.1 Budding15 6.1.2 Budding of Citrus plant15 6.1.3 Materials/equipment used at pre-nursery stage16 6.1.4 Identification of mature Citrus plants for budding16 6.1.5 Materials used for budding16 6.1.6 Procedure for budding18 6.1.7 Types of Citrus plant through budding18 6.1.8 Identification of Citrus plants18 6.1.9 Advantages of budding19 CHAPTER SEVEN20 7.0 Conclusion and recommendation20