In an attempt to obtain biological control agents for fusariose wilt, a total of 54 endophytic bacterial strains were isolated from the root of plants Urtica dioica and screened for in vitro antagonist activity against Fusarium oxysporum. Among the 54 bacterial isolates, 27 isola...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44746
Aim: The present work was carried out to study the genetic characteristics of the IGFBP-3 gene in buffaloes reared in Egypt, where it is considered as one of the important molecular markers for productivity traits like growth and immunity in livestock species. One-hundred animals...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44959
The present research was designed and conducted to study the effect of freezing-thawing and storage time on some specific human enzymes. The enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and lact...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44686
Objectives: To delineate the mechanism of action of bioactive compounds extracted from the aerial parts of Thymus algeriensis collected from four mounts in Tunisia. Materials and Methods: Essential oil phenolic content was measured, and its effect on the free radicals was investi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/43583
This investigation aimed to focus on how cobalt can avoid the damage caused by salinity stress (NaCl) on Pineapple cv. Queen in vitro. Multiplicated pineapple explants (10 – 12 mm) were subjected for eight weeks to different NaCl conc. (0, 65, 135 or 200 mM) half of them were tre...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38621
Salmonella and Shigella species are the main health problem in various portions of the world. This study gave rise to detect and enumerate Salmonella and Shigella species with detection of virulence genes by PCR in randomly collected raw milk and dairy products (ice cream, cheese...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44651
Investigations included six traditional pear landraces (Pyrus communis L.): Aleksandra, Vodenka, Patlidjanka, Ljubichica, Tatlikuti and Crvenushka. The number of seeds per fruit, seed energy and total seed germination were investigated and statistically analysed (P = .05 and P = ...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44852
Amari Ler-N’Ogn Dadé Georges Elisée, N’guessan Aya Carine, Johnson Félicia, CHÉRIF Mamadou & Kone Daouda·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aims: To evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) and acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) on the minimal concentration of juglone (Cmin) inducing foliar necrosis- and to determine the total phenol content and antioxidant activity of extracts of banana leaves after SA and ASM application...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44897
The effects of diets containing different concentration of Saccharina japonica algae (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%) on growth and Interleukin (IL)-10 gene expression of juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus were studied. At first, 08 weeks feeding trail was conducted to e...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/44013
Adekola Omololu Atanda, Okeke Rufina Obioma, Balami Samuel Paul, Louis Ugwu, Abdullahi Idris & Oludayo Michael Akinsola·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
A total of 230 Nera birds were studied in an open and close-ended layer house for 6 weeks to determine the effect of cage location, tier level, and exposure of bird on egg production. Birds were supplied ad Libitumwith feed and water. Eggs were collected twice daily at 11.00 am,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41948