Carrots are an essential food crop in Côte d'Ivoire; however, their shelf life is limited by dehydration and fungal decay. Given the health risks associated with chemical preservatives, identifying biological conservation alternatives is crucial. This study evaluated the capacity...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i41734
The mycelial growth of Metarhizium rileyi, an entomopathogenic fungus, was evaluated in media treated with various insecticides and their inhibitory effects on fungal growth. The effects of insecticides Thiodicarb 75 WP, Spinetoram 11.7 SC, Emamectin benzoate 5 SG, Chlorantranili...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i121523
The consumption of cookies offered reliable advantages to the consumers, which included but not limited to perfect eating ability, prolong shelf live and acceptability among all nations. This study thus, investigated the antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties of cookies obtaine...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i4709
Plant extracts constitutes versatile phytochemicals which can be substituted with commercial synthetic chemicals to inhibit the growth of pathogens. In this study, the methanol and aqueous extracts of guava, jackfruit, tulsi, peppermint and eucalyptus leaves were evaluated in-vit...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i21429
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most economically attractive and widely consumed vegetables globally. Their high water content, perishability, transport and poor storage system predisposes them to spoilage by a broad spectrum of mycoflora resulting in huge postharvest...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330165
Background: A lot of health hazards have been associated with artificial preservatives including: hyperactivity in children, breathing problems such as asthma and bronchitis, weakening of heart tissues, obesity since some contain fatty acids especially in processed foods and gast...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v10i430046
Fresh leaves of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius were harvested from area gardens around Mayne Avenue in Calabar. Proximate composition, anti-nutrient content, vitamins content and antimicrobial activity of the extract were determined. The antimicrobial activity using the aqueous extrac...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/45055
Aims: Antibacterial chemicals were isolated from fruit bodies of three basidiomycota [Coltricia perennis (L) Murrill, Onnia tomentosa (Fr.) P. Karst., and Polyporus mori (Pollini) Fr. ] fungi and their antibacterial potential were screened against five bacteria. Study Design: All...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4615
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a gram-negative bacterium that is widespread in the environment and that has become important in the last years as an emerging opportunistic pathogen. Quorum sensing (QS) is a bacterial cell–cell communication process that involves the production,...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4291