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Identification and Pathogenicity of Organisms Associated with Anthracnose Disease of Mango in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Aishatu Haruna, Fadimatu A. Jika, Mahmud Y. Jada & Gali A. Ishaku · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Some mango fruits marketed in Yola and environs show some anthracnose diseases symptoms. Aims: Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify fungal organisms associated with Anthracnose disease of mango in Yola, Adamawa state, Northeastern Nigeria and to test their pathogenici...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130079

Germination and Biochemical Parameters of the Triticum aestivum Varieties (Pirsabak and Ata Habib) in Response to NaCl Stress

Mian Fazli Basit, J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, Wisal ., Tabassum Yaseen, Fayaz Asad, Fazli Rahim, Farkhanda Bibi & C. M. Igbokwe · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Abiotic stress is an important ecological problem limiting crop growth and productivity of other important substances like Carbohydrates, protein, and Chlorophyll ‘a’ and ‘b’ contents in plants. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of various concentr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130078

Antibacterial Effects of Newbouldia laevis {P. BEAUV} on the Bacteria Isolated from the Blood of Hepatitis C Virus Positive Individuals

E. B. Akande, B. O. Oladejo, M. K. Oladunmoye & T. F. Abodunrin · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The methanol, chloroform and aqueous leaf extracts of Newbouldia laevis Were obtained using cold extraction method. Phytochemical screening {qualitative} of the extracts was investigated and the inhibitory activity of extracts against the isolates were assayed by agar well diffus...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130077

Rheological and Pasting Properties of Flour, Extruded Products and Fresh Samples from Yellow Root Cassava, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, Plantain Fortified with Moringa oleifera Leaves

L. N. Uzoaga, E. A. Mazi, N. Oganezi & A. N. Kanu · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Introduction: There is complete dependence on wheat flour for baked products, which are imported from other parts as wheat can’t grow in Nigeria. Therefore, to reduce the cost of importation, composite flour can be an alternative. Composite flour has some advantages for developin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130075

Performance of Maize as Influenced by Tillage and Fertilizer Treatments in Makurdi, Southern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria

A. Ali, M. Usman & S. O. Ojeniyi · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The experiment was conducted during 2017 and 2018 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Southern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria to determine the performance of maize as influenced by tillage and fertilizer treatments. The e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130076

Growth Performance of Two Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Varieties under Different Agroforestry Systems in Bangladesh

S. Hossain, M. S. Rahman, K. N. Kona, M. S. Bari, N. Akter & M. M. Ali · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The experiments was conducted at a farmers’ field adjacent to the HSTU Research Farm, Dinajpur during 28th April to 13th December 2018 to evaluate growth and quality of two ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) varieties under different tree such as ghoraneem, litchi and mango base...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430074

Effect of Seed Position in the Pod on the Germination and Development of Telfairia occidentalis

K. U. Ekwealor, C. F. Iroka, V. C. Okezue, W. C. Anyanele & H. N. Eze · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

This study was aimede effect of seed location in the pod on the germination and development of Telfairia occidentalis and to identify the portion of the seed pod that contain more female plants. This study was conducted at the Department of Botany experimental garden, Nnamdi Azik...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430071

Assessment of Seed Dispersal Mechanisms through Vehicular Movement in the District of Charsadda, Pakistan

Wisal ., J. N. Azorji, M. O. Nwachukwu, M. F. Basit, M. F. Jaleel, C. M. Igbokwe & Iftikhar Ullah · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Different seeds are dispersed from infested to uninfested areas possibly due to several biotic and abiotic mechanisms, and this spread of seed aids the invasion process across the landscape. Currently, in District Charsadda KP, Pakistan, there are about thousands of motorized veh...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430070

The Effect of Two Concentrations and Three Applications of Nitrobenzene on Growth and Yield of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.)

Md. Abdus Samad, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Md. Ehsanul Haq, Mousumi Akter, Sharmin Sultana Rima, Kanij Fatima & Jenifar Islam Juthi · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The experiment was conducted in the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh with aim to assess the influence of two concentrations and three applications of nitrobenzene in relation to control (C0) without nitrobenzene on the growth and yiel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430069

Manganese (Mn) and Lead (Pb) Content in Lemna Culture Fertilized by Bioslurry

Iskandar ., Yuli Andriani & Irfan Zidni · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Lemna minor is a small water plant that floats on water and has the potential to be fresh feed for fish. Bioslurry is a by-product of the management of biogas from livestock manure which is often used as fertilizer for plants because it contains nutrients in a readily available f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430068

The Role of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Medicine in Adwa District, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Temesgen Assefa, Netsanet Nigussie, Destaw Mullualem, Gebiru Sinshaw & Yeshaneh Adimasu · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

In Ethiopia, medicinal plants had been used since ancient time and became an important source of health care. Though majority of the people in the study area depend on ethnomedicine to manage different ailments, the indigenous knowledge largely is not documented. As a result, an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430067

Effect of Plant Density on Growth and Yield of Maize [Zea mays (L.)] Hybrids at Luyengo, Middleveld of Eswatini

Ndzimandze Sibonginkosi, Mabuza Mzwandile & Tana Tamado · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Maize is staple food and the most cultivated crop in Eswatini. However, its yield is very low partly due to use of non-optimum plant density for different maturity group maize varieties. Thus, an experiment was conducted at Luyengo, Middleveld of Eswatini during the 2018/2019 cro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i3-430066

Effects of Plant Density and Planting Pattern on Growth and Seed Yield of Groundnuts [Arachis hypogaea (l.)] in the Wet Middleveld of Eswatini

N. Magagula, M. P. Mabuza & N. Zubuko · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

The most appropriate plant density and planting pattern to use for optimum growth and yield of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Eswatini among those currently used is not known, as the patterns are highly influenced by environmental conditions in specific regions. A field tria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i230065

Germination Test of Shea Seeds (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) in Nursery on Substrates of Northern Côte d’Ivoire

Alui Konan Alphonse, Diarrassouba Nafan & Yao Saraka Didier Martial · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the effect of some abiotic factors on the quality of seed germination of shea tree, a plant of great economic interest for the rural populations in Northern Côte d'Ivoire. Study Design: The trials were conducted in a nursery where two fact...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i230064

Economic Importance of Weeds: A Review

K. U. Ekwealor, C. B. Echereme, T. N. Ofobeze & C. N. Okereke · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2019

Weeds are plants that are unwanted in a given situation and may be harmful, dangerous or economically detrimental. They are responsible for substantial losses of farm production and extensive damage to the environment. Weeds, through competition with other plants, would almost al...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2019/v3i230063