Sawdust has been neglected over the years in biofertilizer synthesis due to high lignin and cellulose content which are recalcitrant to biodegradation. This research has demonstrated ways of breaking down sawdust through the isolation of thermotolerant Actinomycetes. Six genera o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38659
Jatropha curcas L. and Ricinus communis L.: In vitro Plant Propagation from Shoot Tip Explants for Commercial Cultivation and Biofuel Production In vitro propagation was achieved from shoot tip explants of 4 months old bioenergy crops, Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) and castor bea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36714
Biochemical features of nontraditional plants such as Columbus grass, Apple Earth, were studied on Southern Aral Sea’s conditions. Changing of important organic matters concentration in those plants were studied and monitored. Also specific characters, appearance and constitution...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/37802
A. K. Onifade, F. O. Omoya, O. I. Afolami, P. O. Fabowale, O. Ladenika, O. Agunloye, D. O. Akinjayeju, A. B. Oloye, L Isunu, J. E. Olanrewaju, A Ogunsakin, T Adesanya, D Muhammed, A Akinsanmi, O Fadiji, I AdekanmbI, A Alo, M Adetule, T Abodunrin & H Adeleye·Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology·2017
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to comparatively investigate the soil and air mycoflora of selected densely populated locations within the Federal University of Akure (F.U.T.A) Campus. Isolation of fungi from soil and air was done for each sample point using p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38561
Aim: This research work is aimed at studies on physicochemical analysis and biodecolorization potential of some bacteria isolated from textile effluent. Study Design: This study is designed to isolate and identify species of bacteria from textile effluent. To determine the physic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38323
In this study, the dynamics of macro and micro elements (including heavy metals) during anaerobic treatment of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) was investigated to determine the effect of seasonal variation on the performance of the treatment process. The first a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/37831
Response Surface Optimization of Extraction of Polyphenols and Carotenoids from Sesbania grandiflora Leaves with Ethanol-water System Aim: Response surface methodology was employed to optimize the extraction parameters for the extraction of total phenolics and carotenoids from l...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38282
Aims: The aim of this work was to investigate the massive production of Chlorella with food purposes. The second objective was the characterization of the dried product, in terms of proximal, microbiological, pigment and specific lipids analysis. Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38220
Comparative Study on Consumer Acceptability of Bread Produced with Composite Flour Fermented by Yeast Isolated from Palm Wine and Stale Bread This study investigated the sensory acceptability of bread produced from composite flour (wheat, air potato and cassava) fermented using y...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36898
Solid State Fermentation Based Olive Pomace Using Streptomyces Strains: A Preliminary Study This study represents a preliminary investigation aimed to assess the possibility to recycle and valorize olive pomace by solid state fermentation (SSF) using Streptomyces strains. The oli...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36548
The unchecked accumulation of rice husk which is one of the agro-industrial wastes on land serves as source of environmental pollution. This present study showed that submerged fermentation of rice husk for cellulase production and extraction of secondary metabolites was successf...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/35196
Aims: A study was conducted on growth and yield responses of maize to organic fertilizers produced from organic municipal solid wastes (MSW) using locally formulated effective microorganisms (EM-A and EM-B), commercial effective microorganisms (EM-C), Neem-based organic fertilize...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36232
This study reports a low density genetic linkage map based on 7 x 7 F2 population of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill and constructed with single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. 50 SNP markers were used to screen the DNA samples of the soybean out of which only 32 were po...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36044
Aims: The present work evaluates the sensory properties of nine (9) cakes enriched with almonds powders of Terminalia catappa produced in Cote d’Ivoire. Study Design: The current study focuses on the sensory properties (descriptive profile and hedonic analysis) of nine (9) cakes...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36696
Optimization of Extraction Procedure for Isolation, Identification & Quantification of Piperine from Roots of Piper longum Linn. Aim: Piperine which is mainly found in the fruits and roots of the Piper longum plant and is a medicinally active bio-molecular compound, used as p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/36048