Tarela Melish Elias Daubry, Olaghaguo Macstephen Adienbo, Blessing Zeinab Ovili-Odili & Bruno Chukwuemeka Chinko·Asian Journal of Biology·2024
Introduction: Crude oil toxicity is caused by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to oxidative stress and tissue damage. Both natural and synthetic antioxidants have shown potential in reducing the impact of this stress. This study evaluated the protective ef...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11453
Experiments were conducted at the Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand during the Summer of 2015 and 2016 with four varieties of groundnut (GG-2, GG-20, GJG-31 and TG-26) sown on three different dates to study the effect of weather paramete...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11454
Background: Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) contains substantial amounts of polyphenols like tannin naturally and is preferable fodder by farmers for animal nutrition, having positive attributes for reproductive events like semen quality. However, the effect is not observed in sexual...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11452
Field experiments were carried out at College farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand. The DSSAT v 4.6 CROPGRO-Peanut model was used to predict the phenology of groundnut crop under combinations of three sowing dates and four groundnut cultivars....
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11451
Bismark Senyo Donkor, Richard Sedeafor, Griffin Agyekum Mensah & Melchizedek Asamoah Amponsah·Asian Journal of Biology·2024
Climate change continues to be a big threat to humanity, particularly due to its significant impacts on human health. Although there have been some studies on the impacts of climate change on human health, there is a huge gap on its prospective effects on the transmission of vect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11450
The experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of poultry offal protein-rich formulated feed on the proximate composition of shingi fish (Heteropneustes fossilis) using four treatments and three replications over 60 days. By using the method of AOAC, dry matter (DM), moisture, crud...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11449
Faridah Mobolanle Banwo, Junior Josephson Chukwuma, Ewaoluwa Promise Owoyemi, Paul Agwaza Kernen, Kosisochukwu Doris Ogbonna, Eberechukwu Osinachi Azubuike, Jane-Frances Chinenye Ojobor, David Odanibeh & Chibuzo Valentine Nwokafor·Asian Journal of Biology·2024
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, with Africa experiencing a significant rise in cases over the past decade. This review explores the impact of environmental carcinogens on Africa's health indices from 2010 to 2024. Environmental carcinogens, comprising chemical, physi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11448
Background: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), the potato tuber moth (PTM) is one of the most important pests that attacks potato, Solanum tuberosum L. crops worldwide. Adult moths attack tubers in fields as well as in storage. Infested tubers become unsuitable for trade or consum...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11446
Yaou Chaibou, Bawa Ibrahim Hadiza, Hermann Somlare, Kalifa Ouattara, Maxime C. Kienou & Idrissa Sanou·Asian Journal of Biology·2024
Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a highly virulent pathogen. Despite the recent introduction of vaccines in the program of prevention in Burkina Faso, treatment by antibiotics has remained in use. The aim of this study was to determine the serotypes implied in invasive p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11447
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of various SA concentrations and exposure times on the surface fungal load (SFL) of tulip bulbs. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Plant Protection, Kocaeli University, in the year of 2022. Methodology: The tuli...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i11444