The farm is located at Bolorunduro, Ilorin, in the southern Guinea savanna ecological zone (90 29' N, 40 35' E) of Nigeria, and is 307 m above sea level. Total annual rainfall of the area in 2010 was 1330.7 mm while 1499.4 mm was recorded in 2011 An average daily temperature range of 20oc – 35oc was recorded in both years. The soil was a sandy clay loam, classified as a plinthustaffs with approximately 74.12 % sand, 5.54 % silt and 20.69 % clay, organic matter 2 % and pH 5.5.