The study was conducted to ascertain the type of dormancy and evaluate various methods for breaking the dormancy of Crotalaria verrucosa L. seeds. The seed coat anatomy was also carried out to determine the relationship between the seed coat and the nature of dormancy. The seeds...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/31027
Aim: To evaluate the effects of sodium thiosulphate and graphite powder on the epidermal characters of Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma maffafa accessions. Study Design: The Randomized Complete Block Design was used for this study. Place and Duration of Study: The Ecological Re...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/31245
Aims: To determine trace element (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) concentrations in Tilapia guineensis tissues from Badagry creek, and to test hypotheses of (1) no significant difference in the element concentrations in muscle, liver, gill and kidney of Tilapia guineensis and (2) the...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/30771
Ground toasted Leucaena leucocephala seed (TLLS) was incorporated as a non-convectional feedstuff at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50% replacement level for Soyabean cake; and fed to clariid catfish hybrid “Heteroclarias” (Clarias gariepinus ♀ x Heterobranchus longifilis ♂) post fingerlings...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/30846
The main aim of this study is to determine the levels of soil pollution with heavy metals in the vicinity of a railway station in Minna, Niger state, Nigeria. In this study, 15 soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-15 cm from the vicinity of Minna railway station, Niger Sta...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/28671
Neuropathy is one prominent complication yet to be separated from diabetes mellitus and various mechanisms have been identified for this complication. In this study, lipid peroxidation was investigated as a possible neuropathic agent in the inferior colliculus (IC) of Streptozoto...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/26546
Ectoparasites like copepods and monogeneans of fishes cause serious damage in the aquaculture industry. Five species of freshwater fishes collected from different freshwater bodies of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh were analysed for ectoparasitic infection. This communic...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/30360
Aim: This study was designed to investigate the effect of low calorie and antioxidant vitamins (A & E) diets on some metabolic risk factors associated with obesity in rats. Methodology: Obesity was induced in healthy rats using high fat-high sucrose diet. The animals were div...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/30620
Aims: To determine the total phenols content and antioxidant capacity for turmeric and curcumin, and to assess the effect of alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA) combinations treatments on MCF-7 breast cancer cell viability and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Study Design: In-...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/29740
Aims: The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of onion (Allium cepa) extract on enzymes activities and some other biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Methodology: Twenty four albino rats were randomized into four groups (A-D) consisting o...
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