MAJOR ACTIVITIES
PERFORMED
During
the course of my industrial training at the National Root Crop Research
Institute, Umudike. I was posted into different programmes and units they are.
·
Plant
Protection Unit
·
Soil
Science Labouratory Unit
·
Cassava
Programme
·
Yam
Programme
·
Horticulture
Unit
PLANT PROTECTION UNIT:
In
plant protection unit I was posted in Nematology Unit. In Nematology I was
exposed to different places.
·
Extraction
of Nematode from the root.
·
Extraction
of Nematode from the soil.
·
Sterilization
EXTRACTION OF NEMATODE FROM THE ROOT
·
Equipment
used
·
Procedure
EXTRACTION OF
NEMATODE FROM THE SOIL
·
Equipment
used
·
Procedure
SOIL SCIENCE LABOURATORY UNITY:
The
activities performed in soil science labouratory at (NRCRI) Umudike is to
determine:
·
Organic
matter/carbon
·
Total
exchangeable base (TEB) (Cu, Mg, k, Na)
·
Exchangeable
acidity (Al+ + H+)
·
Available
phosphorous
·
Mechanical
analysis
ORGANIC
MATTER/CARBON
·
Apparatus
Used
·
Reagents
Used
·
Procedures
CASSAVA PROGRAMME
Cassava
(Manihot esculenta)
Parts of cassava
that are useful
·
Leaf
·
Stem
·
Root
WHEN TO PLANT CASSAVA
CAN BE GROUPED INTO TWO
·
Bitter
·
Sweet
Varieties
CROP MAINTENANCE
·
Weed
control
·
Fertilizer
Application
·
Harvesting
YAM PROGRAMME
Yam (Dioserora
spp)
CROP MANAGEMENT
·
Staking
·
Weed
control
·
Fertilizer
Application
·
Harvesting
o
Single
harvesting
o
Double
harvesting
HORTICULTURE UNIT
PROPAGATION
Budding
FLORICULTURE
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Serious
disciplinary action should be taken on ghost workers and those that are serious
with their work.
2. More
offices and residential lodge should be constructed to encourage the workers.
The scientists and other workers within the institute lodge will help them to
be more focused.
3. The
Federal Government of Nigeria should also encourage the I.T. student by
providing them with some stipends or accommodations because the students are
future researchers of Nigerians and have so many potentials.
CONCLUSION
The academic session field practical
training programme, it was educative to me. The six months Industrial Training
have provide to me the necessary information on the major areas of Agricultural
production. The Training was an eye open to practical knowledge for this six
months. I finalized by saying that National Root Crops Research Umudike is
qualified for training students both in the theory and practice.