AN EXCURSION REPORT

DONE AT

FUMMAN FARMS NIGERIA LIMITED

ORILE-OSUPA, OGO-OLUWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT,

AJAAWA, OYO STATE.

WRITTEN BY

OYEJOBI SULIAT OYEBIMPE

MATRIC NUMBER: 141833
SUBMITTED TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF

ANIMAL NUTRITION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF

TECHNOLOGY,OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE,NIGERIA.

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF A BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.TECH) DEGREE IN
ANIMAL NUTRITION AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

AUGUST, 2019.
 CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

An Excursion is a trip by a group of people usually made for leisure,

education or physical purposes. It is the visitation of agricultural science
students to agricultural firm so as to gain experience.

This excursion is an acceptable exercise in Ladoke Akintola University

Of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, OYO state. Excursion is a
yearly exercise usually organized by LAUTECH Teaching and Research
Farm Internship Committee.

The excursion was carried out at FUMMAN FARM NIGERIA

LIMITED.

1.1 PURPOSE OF THE EXCURSION

•To prove to the students that they can be their own employer and set up their standard for others

•To teach skills in handling tools, equipments and machine in agriculture.

•It helps in developing qualities of self-confidence initiative and leadership amongst during the
internship period

•To develop more interest in agriculture as a noble profession in the Internees

•To provide direct source of knowledge and acquaint the students with hand information.

1.2 BRIEF HISTORY OF FUMMAN FARM NIGERIA LIMITED.

 FUMMAN FARM NIGERIA LIMITED is a raw establish for raw materials for production of arable and
cash crop such as guava, mango, pineapple, citrus, sometimes maize. It is located at Orile Osupa, Ogo-
oluwa Local government, Oyo state. It was established in the year 2006, there about 135hectares of
land. FUMMAN FARMS is also a member of Global Gap. We were accommodated and lectured by the
Farm consultant (Mr. Ralph ojah) and his assistance in person of Mr. Wasiu, a graduate of Lautech.

PRACTISE INVOLVED IN FUMMAN FARM NIGERIA LIMJTED

• Agronomy Practice

• Irrigation Practice
 CHAPTER TWO

2.0 MANAGEMENT/ PRODUCTION ON THE FARM

2.1 CITRUS/ORANGE (Citrus sp)

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceace that include orange, lime,
lemon, and grape fruit.

2.1.1 Varieties of Citrus

 Late Valencia
 Midnight Valencia
 Washington navel
 Parson braw
 Tangerine
 Lemon
 Rough lemon
 Lime

The lime and Rough lemon are mostly used as Rootstock in FUMMAN FARMS because they are are
resistance to diseases.
 Fig 1: Citrus/ orange (Citrus sp)

2.1.2 BUDDING

Budding is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develop from outgrowth or bud to
Cell division at one particular site.

PROCEDURE:

Branches of the orange to be climbed is selected and a bud is removed with a sharp budding knife, the
back of a rootstock stem is cut longitudinally at 4-6 inches above ground and transverally at the base of
the first cut forming "T" cut. The bud is inverted from the bottom up in the prepared inverted "T" cut on
the rootstock stem, the bud is wrapped with a plastic strip.

MATERIALS that can be used for budding include

a. Secatuer
b. Budding wood/ scion
c. Budding knife
d. Budding Tape
2.1.3 FIELD ESTABLISHMENT : Citrus field can be establish at anytime of the year as long as water from
rainfall or artificial (irrigation) is available.
Spacing: 6m x 6m

2.1.4 CULTURAL PRACTICE IN CITRUS PLANTATION

o Pest control : Insecticide and fungicide in every fortnight

o Pruning: cutting at the center so as to allow sunlight to fall in, and sketching when cutting
the lower branches or grounding or grinding touching stems i.e prunning all the sides
branches.

2.1.5 FRUT FLIES TRAP

The used of covered plastic container contain with a small hole besides it, hanging with copper wire to
the citrus tree. Inside the plastic there is hanging Colton wool soak with flies attractive chemical called
Methyl Eugenol, added with insecticides which attract female insect and kill them. The plastic is change
in every fortnight.

2.2 PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus)

Pineapple is a large juicy tropical fruit consisting of aromatic edible yellow flesh surrounded by a tough
segmented skin and tropical with tuft of stuff leaves.

2.2.1Varieties of Pineapple

 MD2
 Sugar loaf
 Smooth cayenne
 Other varieties are Spanish red and Queen.

Fig 2: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)

2.2.2 CULTURAL PRACTICES

 Land preparation : This is the removal of vegetation from Virgin land and this is done through
ploughing and harrowing. The land is first plough for 10-14 days and after then the second ploughing
is done. The time between the first and the second ploughing can be used to treat the soil against
weed using systemic herbicides and then leave for 5days before harowwing is done. Harrowing is
used for smoothen the ground before rushing is been done.
 Planting materials : The planting materials include stickers, crown and Slip. The materials should be
disinfected against diseases with a mixture of insecticides and fungicides by dipping the planting
materials into the solution for 30mins then they are allow to dry.

For Smooth cayenne : Sucked or Crown can only be planted

For Sugar loaf : Sicker, Crown or slip can be planted
However, Crown is prefferd to sicker because it is more resistance to diseases than the sucker.
Gestation period (Sucker): 18months
Gestation period (Crown) : 24months
 Spacing: 40cm x 40cm by 80cm for commercial purpose.
 Weed Control : This can be controlled manually using hand, hoe and it can be also be controlled
using Chemical such as herbicides, the herbicides should be pineapple tolerance such as atraxine,
fusolade and eagrowfly.
 Induction : This is a process of stimulating the pineapple plant to flowering under 8weeks using
Ethaphor.
 Fertilizer Application : fertilizer can be applied 3 times/cycle. First application; is done done after
3months after planting. Second application; is done after 8months and third application; is done by
induction. Fertilizer used could be Ammonium sulphate or urea.
 Irrigation of pineapple: Sprinkler and dam irrigation can be used for planting pineapple. Dam
irrigation can be done in morning and evening.
 Diseases: Dieseases that attack pineapple are pineapple shearnut, mealybug, nematodes e. t. c

2.2.3 GELL

Gell is whitish in colour ;

PROCEDURE: put about 1kg of Gell inside a water and divide it into four(4) and pour it into four(4) dug
holes around the base of the plant.

Functions

 During dry season, it conserve water and it releases the water to the plant
 It enhances fruiting.

2.3 MANGO (Mangifera indica)

Mango is a tropical usually large ovoid or oblong fruit with a firm yellowish-red skin, hard central stone,
and juicy aromatic pulp that is eaten ripe. Mango can be propagated through two method:

 By seeds
 Grafting method

2.3.1 Varieties of Mango

There are three(3) varieties of mango at FUMMAN farms

 Keit Mango
 Kent Mango (exotic breeds, 9,000stands)
 Ogbomoso mango (local breeds about 3,000stands)

2.3.2 GRAFTING

Grafting is the process of joining two part of plants together (an upper portion and a lower portion) to
grow as one. The upper portion of the plant is known as the scion, which is attached to the lower
portion known as the Rootstock.

Materials for Grafting

 Secateur
 Grafting knife
 Grafting tape
 Grafting wood (scion)

PROCEDURE:

1. Getting a graft wood (scion) from a particular species to be grafted.

2. Slice the front and back of the scion to make the mouth flat for easy insertion
3. Cut the surface of rootstock to pencil size and insert the scion to ensure intimate contact
4. Held tightly with grafting tape for proper healing and flow of water and nutrients
5. Trimming the branches that are below the grafting to avoid competition in nutrient flow.
6. After completion, cover with grafting compound on the the grafting union
7. After 14days scion will started sprouting if the operation was successful.
 Fig3: Mango Tree Kent Grafted 2 Feet Tall,

2.3.3 Field establishment : Mango field can be established at anytime of the year as long as water from
rainfall or artificial (irrigation) is available

Spacing: 7m x 7m

2.3.4 CULTURAL PRACTICE IN MANGO

PLANTATION

 Pest Control
 Fertilizer Application
 Pruning
 Weed Control
 Harvesting
 Disease Control
 Induction
 Post Harvesting

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMENDATION

3.1 CONCLUSION

This has been a great privilegde to be exposed to various aspects of agricultural production and I strongly
believe that this well organized and memorable excursion just came in time for me to enhance my
professional skills as agricultural scientist.
3.2. RECOMENDATION

 I implore the Faculty management to not limited this field trip to a particular level rather it should be
generalize across the levels in the faculty.
 It should also be extended to Field tours not excursion so that it will enable the students to possess
wide exposure