Euphorbia fusiformis is a rare medicinal plant. The genus Euphorbia belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. E. fusiformis is commercially useful for production of latex and has many medicinal values. Based on the importance of the plant, it is selected for plant tissue culture work....
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/20101
Aims: Santalum album L., known as sandalwood plant (white sandal) belongs to the family Santalaceae, is characteristically a hemi-parasite that requires host plant in the early stages for the better growth and development. Besides its extreme economic importance, significant work...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/29582
Aims: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, short (~21-nucleotide), non-coding RNA molecules that play important roles in post-transcriptional gene silencing by directing target mRNA cleavage or translational inhibition. The main aim of this study is to identify and characterize miR...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/30984
Pectate lyase (PL) is an important member of pectinase group of enzyme associated with cleaving α -1, 4 linkages in pectate polymers by a β-elimination mechanism, producing 4, 5–unsaturated oligogalacturonates. In the present study, PCR amplification of pectate lyase genes from d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/29140
Aims: The expressed sequence tag of single sequence repeats (EST-SSR) primers designed from tomato fruit were studied for their polymorphism and transferability to other vegetable varieties. Study Design: Primers were designed from ESTs in which the repeat bases of SSR were more...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/30341
The morphological, leaf epidermal and anatomical distortions caused by the exposure of Vigna unguiculata L. to potassium chromate was investigated using 1-4%w/w of an oil field chemical Potassium chromate and Control (0). Results showed that 2-4%w/w concentrations elicited notice...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/28755
Aims: Microbial enzymatic activities are important in cassava dough fermentation for attiéké production. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular identification and the amylolytic, pectinolytic and cellulolytic enzymes potential of four (4) Bacillus species invol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/29688
Aims: The color of tomato fruit is an important property in improving of tomato breed. So we screened the differences of yellow tomato peel and transparent tomato peel using EST-SSR markers, and it is in favour of the research of the tomato fruit color and tomato breeding. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29881
Aims: Isolate and characterize compounds from the ethyl acetate stem bark extract of Ficus exasperata. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Agrochemical Technology, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria; Herbarium of the Department of Biologica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29737
Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Jamal Abrini, El Ouardy Khay, Saoulajan Charfi, Nadia Boujida, Abdeltif EL Harsal, Ahmed Talbaoui, Abdeslam Et-Touys, Youssef Bakri & Nadia Dakka·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane extract from the leaves of Myrtus communis (L.) growing in North-West of Morocco. Study Design: In vitro evaluating of antibacterial activity and determination of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/28500