Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) also known as lady’s finger in England is an important vegetable crop of the family Malvaceae growing throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, Africa, and the USA for food, fibre, Gum, starch, spices, and medicinal purposes. The...
Tulsi is one of the most important plants found in India having medicinal and religious value. It represents by genus Ocimum belonging to family Lameaceae. There are 60 species of Ocimum that all over the world. Medicinally, Tulsi uses as herbal tea, treatment of respiratory dise...
Cucumeropsis mannii is a herbaceous, perennial climbing vegetable crop in West Africa and parts of Central Africa belonging to the cucurbitacae family cultivated for it fruits and seeds. It is reported to play significant role in medicine and nutrition. Mosaic symptoms were obser...
An alga is a microorganism that comes in the context of both present and future sustainable living in this present world at large. It has come a long way. Algae can be also a macro-organism, such as many Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta and Ochrophyta. Previously, alga was referred to as...
The family Santalaceae is medicinally important. Osyris quadripartita Salz.ex Decne has been used for the medicinal use such as anthelmintic, leishmaniasis like leprosy diseases, abnormalities, kidney disease, forage, hygienic/perfuming, eye pain, cold, anaphylactic shock, epilep...
This study was aimed at determining the quantitative phytochemical constituents and anti-salmonella effect of the combined leaves ethanolic and aqueous extracts of selected plants in Mubi. The leaves of Citrus sinensis, Senna siamea, Moringa oleifera and Carica papaya were collec...
This is to investigate variability of karyological and chromosomal numbers of fifteen accessions of Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina and Trichosanthes cucumerina var cucumerina L. (Snake Gourd) from four geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The studies were carried out using the ro...
A character comparison of the leaf epidermis and petioles of six species belonging to six different genera in the family Cucurbitaceae was conducted with light microscope. Taxonomically useful differences and similarities were recorded across the taxa; and based on this taxa affi...
Aims: To study and compare the response of Pearl millet to organic manure, NPK fertilizer, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizer. Study Design: The study employed a Complete Randomized Block Design (CRBD) with a split-split arrangement and the treatments were replicat...
Pennisetum glaucum L. is an important cereal crop in the world with multiple functions as a staple food, feed, fodder and good source of energy. The phytohormone, salicylic acid (SA) plays an essential role in the improvement of productivity in Pennisetum glaucum (L.) commonly ca...
Oluwafemi B. Adebayo, Benjamin A. Ajayi, Oluwatobi A. Oso, Ogochukwu E. Okanume, Adeniyi A. Jayeola & Christianah M. Adenaike·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2022
Hypoestes rosea P. Beauv. and Asystasia gangetica T. Anderson are similar and thus difficult to separate morphologically. Therefore, a comparative anatomical study of the two species was undertaken in search of constant characters to establish clear-cut distinction between them....
This study evaluated the in-vitro antioxidant activity of ethanol extract of Costus afer and Justicia carnea leaves. Ethanol extract of the plant leaves were obtained using standard procedures. The antioxidant parameters of the plants extract studied were 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhyd...
This research work was carried out to evaluate the effect of different seed priming methods on germination percentage and seedling growth of Prosopis africana and Pterocarpus erinaceus. Nursery experiment was conducted at Biological Garden Yobe State University, Damaturu. The exp...
Rao Saad Rehman, Khadar Khan, Syed Ali Zafar, Asad Nadeem Pasha, Mujahid Ali, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Hassan Bashir & Faiza Rashid·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2022
Increased aridity and desertification are one of the most threatening setbacks to present day agriculture throughout the globe. Pakistan, being a sub-tropical country, is on the verge of an overwhelmingly increased rate of desertification. Therefore, it needs abrupt interventions...
Aim: To investigate the effect of some natural dormancy overcoming treatments on the germination and early vigorous growth of three varieties of Bambara nut. Study Design: Randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Plant Science and biotechnology Universi...