The present study was conducted at private field during 2023, The aim was to examine how nitrogen affects the growth and flowering of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). We used one variety of Marigold (African marigold) that we bought from Hyderabad market. The seeds were healthy and disease-free. We applied five different amounts of nitrogen as treatments: T1 = control, T2 = nitrogen 25 kg ha-1, T3 = nitrogen 50 kg ha-1, T4 = nitrogen 75 kg ha-1, T5= nitrogen 100 kg ha-1. We designed the experiment using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications. The following observation was recorded viz Height of plant (cm), branches plant, initiation days of flower, number of flowers plant-1, weight of single flower (g), diameter of flower (cm).the present study had a significant results for all parameters, the maximum results was observed in T5= nitrogen 100 kg ha-1 highest plant height (42.97cm), highest number of branches (16.11), more days to flower initiation (57.00), highest number of flowers (43.1), maximum Weight of single flower (g) (7.81 g) and maximum diameter of a single flower (14.10) followed by T4 = nitrogen 75 kg ha-1 height of plant (40.17 cm), number of branches per plant (13.21), days to flower initiation (54.00), number of flowers per plant (38.1), weight of single flower (5.10 g), diameter of single flower (12.00 cm) while the minimum result was observed in T1 = control plant height (18.54 cm). Number of branches (6.01), days to flower initiation (42.00), number of flowers per plant (17.3), Weight of single flower (2.11 g), diameter of a single flower (6. 60. cm).The study concluded that N₅ = 100 kg ha⁻¹ was the optimal dose of nitrogen for enhancing the growth and flowering of marigold plants.

A Twelve week feeding trial was conducted to examine the effect of unripe plantain peel meal based diets on the growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical characteristics of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Thirty two (32) WAD goats between 5 and 6 months old with average initial body weight of 6.37 kg were allotted to four dietary treatments, of unripe plantain peel at different processing methods, using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Growth performance was monitored during the feeding trial. At the end of Twelve weeks feeding trial, blood samples were taken from each goat (16 goats) through the jugular vein using a 10 ml gauge (5 cm) needle with 4 ml of blood drawn from each goat per treatment for analysis. The results showed that the values obtained for final body weight ranged between 7.51 kg and 11.00 kg, and the overall mean for feed intake was between 2079.00 g and 2517.90 g. The overall mean weight gain was between 60.75 g and 379.33 g. The response of the animals to the different processing methods showed that feed intake recorded the highest values in T3 (fermented unripe plantain peel diet) and T4 (Urea treated unripe plantain peel diet), though there was no significant (P>0.05) difference. The values obtained for haematological parameters and serum biochemical indices were significantly different (P<0.05) between dietary treatments, and the results obtained showed better values for WAD goats fed urea treated and fermented treatment diets. The study concluded that processed unripe plantain peel meal can serve as an alternative feed source for WAD goats especially when supply of forages is low without any deleterious effect on the growth performance and blood characteristics.