Open AccessEVALUATION AND IMPACT OF CLIMATIC VARIABILITY ON GUINEA CORN (SORGHUM BICOLOR) IN SELECTED STATE IN NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Sufiyan,
J.I. Magajia,
A.T. Ogah,
K. Karagama
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environment and ecosystem science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0882
pISSN - 2521-0483
DOI - 10.26480/ees.01.2020.10.14
Subject(s) - sorghum , agriculture , crop , yield (engineering) , environmental science , crop yield , climate change , geography , production (economics) , agronomy , agricultural economics , biology , ecology , forestry , economics , materials science , macroeconomics , archaeology , metallurgy
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.