Vagina is the primary mode of sexual transmission of microbes and infection. Women frequently use feminine hygiene products as part of their daily cleaning habits but most of them are not aware about harmful, adverse and side effects of these synthetic hygiene goods. This article...
Soil is an important component of the human environment and is a significant component of terrestrial ecosystems. The aim of this study is to determine physical and chemical soil properties in addition to comparing two sites (Al oteib area) River Nile state and (Umm Dom Island) K...
Aims: Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) is among the most important fruit crops in Kenya, which are produced for both local and export markets. In Uasin-Gishu County, passion fruit had recently emerged as an important cash crop for the small-holder farmers. Despite the impor...
Pollen morphology is used for comparative importance in taxonomy and evolution at all taxa levels. The pollen features are constant for each genus while the exine sculpturing pattern is highly recognizable for various genera. In this study we have narrated how pollen exine thickn...
Phytoremediation is the name given to a set of technologies that use plants to clean contaminated sites. Parkinsonia aculeata was tested for it is ability to degrade crude oil contaminated soil in four concentrations 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2% (w/w) of crude oil. A glasshouse experiment...
In this study, we investigated the effects of different light wavelengths, specifically red, blue, and green light, on the rate of photosynthesis in plants. Transmittance rates were collected at three-minute intervals over a nine-minute duration, and the photosynthetic rates were...
Medicinal plants are natural resources, yielding valuable herbal products, which could be used in the treatment of various ailments. Natural products, such as plant extract, either as pure compounds or as standardized extracts provide unlimited opportunities for new drug discover...
Introduction: The three major parts of lignocellulose are cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin which can be broken down by cellulase, xylanase and laccase, respectively, thereby making the reducing sugar in lignocellulose available for industrial processes. Aims: This work aimed t...
Aims: The aims of the study was to determine the weed flora, weed density and weed control efficiency of different weed types affect sugarcane as plant cane crop. Study Design: Experimental design of the study was a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replication. Place...
Allelochemicals are natural compounds produced by plants that can affect the growth and development of other plants and microorganisms in their surrounding environment. Over the years, there has been an increasing curiosity surrounding the influence of allelochemicals on soil pro...
Shafiul Azam Zishan, Md. Maien Uddin, Mahathir Mohammad, Mohammad Eshmam Uddin, S. M. Asadul Karim Azad, Jannatul Naima & Sadab Sipar Ibban·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2023
Aims: This study is intended to evaluate the methanol extract of Brassaiopsis hainla leaves (MEBH) in the parameter of helminths, thrombolytic, cytotoxic, diarrhea & pyrexia by using In vivo and in vitro tactics. Methodology: In vivo tests, including those for anti-diarrheal...
High population has led to more demand for food. Subsequently, there is need to expand agricultural land. This has necessitated cutting down of trees. This has led to soil degradation. Nutrient depleted soils and poor cropping systems such as continuous cropping, have contribute...
Coscinium fenestratum is getting endangered due to the extensive exploitation for medicinal use. Irrespective to the profuse seed set, occurrence of seedlings in the wild is meager that prompted a seed study. As a dioecious liana, female plants bear fruits even in the absence of...
The study aimed to estimate the TE, AE, and EE levels and identified sources of the inefficiency of maize production in Damot Sore district in southern Ethiopia. A three-stage probability random sampling technique was used to select 384 sample farmers. The descriptive statistics,...
The objective of this research was to provide a framework for the study of induction of thermogenesis by aspirin, salicylic acid, and 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid in detached sporophylls from male cones of six cycad species. The thermogenic species were: Zamia elegantissima Schutzma...