Aims: The variability of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species involved in cocoa bean fermentation would cause inconsistency in the quality of cocoa. The aims of this study is to investigate the physicochemical parameters of cocoa bean fermentation in order to assess the activity an...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42194
Aims: An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of a wide range of temperatures on the growth and physiology of Theobroma cacao, to study the differences between night and day temperatures and to determine the optimum temperature for the cocoa growth. Study Design: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40413
Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of salinity by using a different concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl), on growth, chlorophyll fluorescence and secondary metabolites production of Centella asiatica. Study Design: Centella asiatica plants were exposed to...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41014
Wetlands are amongst the most productive ecosystem On the Earth [1,2], and provide many important services to human society. Wetlands are one of the most threatened habitats of the world. Wetlands in India, as elsewhere, are increasingly facing several anthropogenic pressures. Ur...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41419
Cockroaches are found in human dwellings. They are distributed worldwide. They play an important role in transmitting diseases either mechanically and occasionally biologically. Numerous bacteria and parasites of medical importance have been isolated from cockroaches. This resear...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/36961
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of BTV infection and possible vector species in different regions of Turkey. In the study, blood samples taken from 666 Akkaraman sheep were examined. 2000 Culicoides specimens were captured by light traps from the same provin...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42170
Aim: This study investigated the effects of different soaking techniques on the nutritional value and anti-nutrient substances of red type sorghum. Study Design: Completely randomized design was used. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Science Central Laboratory, A...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41221
Sonam Singh, Deepranjan Sarkar, Mehjabeen ., M. Bhudevi, S. Rakesh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Shantanu Kar & Amitava Rakshit·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Widespread incidences of sulphur (S) deficiency in agricultural crops and soils have been reported globally. To meet this gap, various new forms of S fertilizers are available in the market, and they are in the process of testing for their validations in varied type of crop speci...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/39763
Aim: To determine if there was any association between urogenital schistosomiasis and HIV infection among children in Ore Community, Southwestern Nigeria. Methodology: Urine samples were collected from 438 children and examined microscopically for ova of Schistosoma haematobium....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42007
Aim: To investigate the stx1, stx2, hly, cnf2, sfa/foc, afaI, papC, and afaC virulence-associated genes of pathogenic Escherichia coli, isolated from diarrheic and non-diarrheic calves. Materials and Methods: The genes to be investigated were first isolated from the stool samples...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40765