THE EFFECT OF BLACK TEA RESIDUES ON THE GROWTH OF Vicia faba AND SOME OF ITS PHENOTYPIC PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL CONTENT OF CHLOROPHYLL | PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The current research was piloted from (5-10-2018) to (15-2-2019) at the College of Education for Girls-University of Kufa to study the impact of black tea residues on some of the vegetative indicators represented by pea plants (plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, length of branches, leafy area and soft weight of the vegetative group, soft weight of the vegetative group, soft weight of the leaves, length of branches, And for the sake of contrast, the remainder of the seedlings were left without addition. The results of the study showed that care in all studied traits surpassed (240 g) morally over each (control) and (120 g) treatments. Although no substantial difference between the two treatments (240 g) and (180 g) was observed in any of the following characteristics (plant height, number of branches, length of branches), the treatment (240 g) exceeded all of the (leafy area) recipe treatments (Number of sheets). Similarly, no substantial difference between (120 g) and control care was found in any of the studied traits, with the exception of two traits (leafy area and number of plant leaves). For both (120 g) and (control) treatments, the treatment also exceeded (180 g) in all the studied characteristics except for the adjective (paper area) in which no substantial difference was found between the treatment (180 g) and the treatment (120 g), indicating that the treatment (180 g) Cloud overtook the control treatment in all the studied characteristics. The results of the research showed the superiority of the treatment (240 g) of black tea waste in all the characteristics mentioned, with the exception of the characteristic (root length) where no substantial difference between the treatment (240 g) and the treatment (240 g) was observed (180 g). In addition, treatment (180 g) was superior to treatment (120 g) and (control) in all characteristics, because no substantial difference was observed between treatment (120 g) and (control) except for the characteristic (length of vegetative group) where treatment exceeded (120) the clouded control of pea seedling treatment.

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Problems and Remediation of Some Polluted Soils in Benue State, Nigeria | Asian Soil Research Journal

 Exploitation of natural resources is a vital condition of human existence. Population growth leads to competition on the natural resources thus, creating negative impact on the environment leading to the destruction of ecosystems and pollution. The concern here is that human existence is under threat. Benue soils are shallow, underlying clay accumulation with poor internal drainage. This drainage problem often results in problems such as over flooding causing land, water, and air pollution. Crusting is also part of the problems of the soils and may lead to low infiltration and poor seedling germination and emergence. It is hereby suggested that to remedy these problems, land should be used wisely to the benefits of human existence while protecting its value for the use of future generation. Fertilizer and chemicals such as herbicides importation and manufacturing must meet specifications to safeguard the environment. Soil organic matter should be maintained through adequate fertility of the soil and soil survey to avoid failure and to protect the environment. Technology and innovations that fit easily into the existing farming systems should be adopted for easy acceptance by farmers. Importations of machines and implement must meet specifications. Indigenous engineers should be encouraged and supported by the government to design machines that are suitable for the soils and the environment.

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“PRIMITIVE KNOWLEDGE”? REFLECTIONS ON UBUNTU AND DAOISM ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN

Plato lamented nearly 2500 years ago that land degradation in the city of Athens had stripped it off the lush hills of Greece. Among the key forms of degradation are deforestation, drought, siltation of rivers, destruction of water catchment areas, soil erosion, poaching and pollution due to industrialization. This destruction has been going on unabated despite awareness creation through education and also legislations. The greed of humanity for exploitation of the environment for profits has exposed the soft underbelly of human civilization giving rise to phenomena like global warming, floods, drought and now diseases associated with environmental degradation are a threat to the survival of mankind.

Ubuntu is a philosophy that recognizes the humanness of Africans whereby the sense of collectiveness imbues the collective responsibility to others. “We are, therefore I am”. However, this restriction of ubuntu to humanity only is problematic since it negates the special relationship homo sapiens have towards the flora and fauna. Traditional African knowledge systems utilizes proverbs, cultural beliefs, taboos, totems, shrines as ways of promoting man’s tolerance towards the environment whereby mankind is just but a mere caretaker. African philosophy encourages a collective sense of responsibility to conservation. In most African communities, the practice of meshing environmental seasons and animal identities with that of clan names, family lineage names, environment seasons creates a sense of human/animal similitudes which encourages a communal commitment to conservation of flora and fauna.  Majority of the communities living in the Zambezi river basin are grappling with challenges posed by climate change. These communities had and still have their own indigenous knowledge systems that enabled them to live harmoniously with the environment.

On the other hand, according to the earliest Daoist texts, when human nature is aligned with the rest of nature, order and harmony are inherent. Thus, according to Daoism we should therefore aspire to being simple and unadorned, with no illusions about our own significance in the cosmos. Here, Daoism treats humanity simply as a part of nature and not as a master of nature. This paper examines how, since time immemorial, ubuntu and Daoism has been used to conserve the ‘natural’ environment in the process making its use sustainable which could come in handy especially in addressing the challenges posed by environmental degradation in the Zambezi river basin.

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