Evaluation And Impact Of Climatic Variability On Guinea Corn (Sorghum Bicolor) In Selected State In Nigeria

Ibrahim Sufiyan (), J.I. Magaji, A.T. Ogah and K. Karagama
Additional contact information
Ibrahim Sufiyan: Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa State Nigeria
J.I. Magaji: Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa State Nigeria
A.T. Ogah: Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nasarawa State Nigeria
K. Karagama: Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic, Geidam Yobe State, Nigeria

Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES), 2020, vol. 4, issue 1, 10-14

Abstract: Climate variability is one of the serious environmental challenges that have received a lot of public outcry in most parts of the world due to its consequence on agricultural production and other sectors of the national economy and general wellbeing. This study, therefore, sought to examine the effects of climate variability on crops production in the Bakori Local Government Area of Kastina State, Nigeria. Rainfall, temperature and selected crops (Sorghum) data from the farmers living in Bkori and cultivate Guinea corn every year. The data were analyzed using correlation and regression analysis in SPSS and the trend the function of Microsoft Excel.). The study identified positive crop yield while comparing temperature trend sorghum temperature characteristics, the most important climatic variable that influences the yields of Sorghum in Bakori is temperature and rainfall. This has beeachieved by monitoring 100 farmers at different locations in the study area and the use of farm inputs and monitoring of crop-climate relationships to achieve improved crop yield.

Keywords: agricultural production; Rainfall; regression analysis; crop-climate.Journal: Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://environecosystem.com/download/14467 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:zib:zbnees:v:4:y:2020:i:1:p:10-14

DOI: 10.26480/ees.01.2020.10.14

Access Statistics for this article

Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES) is currently edited by Dr. Marlia Mohd Hanafiah

More articles in Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES) from Zibeline International Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Zibeline International Publishing ( this e-mail address is bad, please contact ).