Maize requires optimum growth conditions to express its genetic potential. Evaluating maize under different sowing dates provides a novel strategy of improving its productivity. To achieve this, a field study was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ag...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12661
Aims: In this study we tested four Catambra commercial formulates (hydroalcoholic extracts) used as insecticides in Italy, against Meloidogyne incognita and Meloidogyne javanica. Catambra plant (Ambrogios, Catalpa) a European patent belonging to Ambrogio srl, rich in an iridoid g...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12211
As a preliminary effort to commence organic cashew farming in Nigeria, a study to assess the growth performance of cashew seedlings was conducted in two consecutive trials using four organic nutrient sources namely cow dung, poultry droppings, cocoa pod husk and kola pod husk com...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11581
Aim: The increase in the annual global energy consumption over the past century has relayed heavily on fossil fuels. Fossil fuel burning have accelerated CO2 emissions on a global scale. CO2 makes up 63 % of the greenhouse gasses present in the atmosphere. The environmental conce...
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is dominant solar radiation reaching the earth surface. PAR changes in response to the position of the sun and length of the day can be complex and perhaps even counter – intuitive to ecosystems. Assessment of PAR on relative humidity (RH...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11317
Aims: The present study was carried out to extract expressed sequence tags-simple sequence repeats (EST-SSRs) for peach (Prunus persica L.) and to study their transferability across some Rosaceae species such as apricot, apple, rose and strawberry. Study Design: Cross-transferab...
I. C. J. Omalu, I. K. Olayemi, C. A.Otuu, S. C. Hassan, S. S. Eke, S. Paul & G. O. Uzoaga·Advances in Research·2014
Background: The heavy burden exerted by mosquito-borne diseases was the reason for this study to evaluate the entomological and parasitological indices of malaria disease transmission in Gidan Kwano and Mekunkele in Minna, North Central Nigeria. Aim: The aim of this study is to d...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12486
Four stability-indicating methods were developed for the determination of closantel-Na in the presence of its alkaline degradation products. The first one was HPLC method in which efficient separation was achieved on a C18 analytical column with isocratic elution and a mobile pha...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13090
The use of clay materials in the treatment of filthy water and industrial waste is a promising way for the restoration of the environment. Following this view, clay materials of Boboyo (from Far North Region of Cameroon), specially made up of smectite, have been pillared with pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11726
Root rot disease of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) caused by Pythium myriotylum (Oomycete) is a major constraint in cocoyam production in many countries in the world. Benzothiadiazole (BTH), a systemic acquired resistance inducer, was used in two concentrations (15 and 50 mg/...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13411
The effects of feeding graded levels of bio-detheobrominized cocoa bean shell (CBS) based diets were studied in broilers. Detheobromination by fungi fermentation (bio-detheobromination) reduces the methylxanthine contents cocoa by-products when fermented with Aspergillus niger. 1...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10582
Aims: Twenty nine (29) local and exotic lines (accessions), of okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) were evaluated for variation in phenotypic traits. Study Design: They were laid out in a Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications and evaluated based on 13 quantitative...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12306
Amany Lotfy Kansoh, Zeinab Hassan Kheiralla, Hala Abd Elmonem Ahmed, Tarek Kahil, Eman Karam Abd El-Hameed & Mona Abdeltawab Esawy·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims and Study Design: The stress honey medium expected to have spores with unique feature. Within this context, two honey isolates were identified, characterized, and evaluated as secondary metabolite producers. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the Nation...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12695
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of aerobic bacteria associated with the intestine and hepatopancreas of blue land crab and the susceptibility of the bacteria to a panel of antimicrobials that included some drugs used for the treatment of bacterial infections in the human and vete...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13620
Background: Sexual contact with an HIV infected individual is a significant risk in HIV transmission. We observed occurrence of HIV sero-discordance among some couples in our environment and went further to determine the prevalence of such discordance in Benue state, Nigeria. Aim...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11863