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Climate Challenge and Implications on Crop Storage: Comparative Analysis of Periodic Temperature and Relative Humidity in Ilorin, Nigeria
A.A Abiodun1*,F.O Ilemaiye1,O.A Atibioke1,I. Ambee1,B.A Ogundele1,E.O Ojuekaiye2
2.Research Outreach Department, Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Kano Zonal Office, Nigeria
Citation :A.A Abiodun,et.al, Climate Challenge and Implications on Crop Storage: Comparative Analysis of Periodic Temperature and Relative Humidity in Ilorin, Nigeria International Journal of Research Studies in Agricultural Sciences 2017,3(9) : 1-6
The global climate challenge is a threat to crop storage especially in areas of temperature and relative humidity. The fundamental objective of this study is to compare temperature and relative humidity for year 2012, 2013 and 2014. A critical note was taken of the annual average against the recommended 27°c and 70% relative humidity. Weather parameters were down loaded from Campbell Scientific mini weather station for the period under review. Descriptive statistic was used and hypothesis was tested with ANOVA. While mean annual temperature showed not much deviation from the 27°c, the relative humidity were higher from the recommended 70% by 6.35%, 6.47%, and 9.92% for years 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. At 5% level of significance, ANOVA revealed that there is no significant difference among temperature (F=0.34) and relative humidity (F=0.29) regimes of the years under study. The use of climate smart technologies research into same and government policies on climate change were recommended.