The study aimed to evaluate the toxic ability of the ethanol extract of Ricinus communis (L.) in Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly model. The toxicity was determined through different criteria, including the ability to cause harmful effects on second instar larvae, reproduction,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i430192
Michael Tshibangu Mukendi, Henri Kunzi Mbale, Pisco Munkolo Menga, Masens-da-Musa Yung, Jean Meti Ntumba, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo & Félicien Luyeye Lukoki·Asian Journal of Biology·2021
Nowadays, invasive alien species are causing more and more environmental problems in several water bodies around the world, in Africa and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In October 2020, a floristic inventory was carried out around three islands of the Congo River (Molon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i430191
Fredy Torres Mejía, Juan Alexander Torres Mejía, Henry Edgardo Maradiaga Galeano & Claudia López Toro·Asian Journal of Biology·2021
The aim of this work is to evaluate the performance of the extraction and mechanical filtering of Jatropha curcas oil and to evaluate the primary energy of the raw material resulting from the process, this is a qualitative-quantitative study of transversal order based on measurem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330188
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) is a nutritional vegetable that looks like a small tree. Despite the fact that it is extensively loaded with arrays of vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants, it has been observed that it has a short lifespan of not more than 2-5 days...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330189
A field survey was conducted in Okomu Forest Reserve Edo State, to assess the diversity and seasonal dynamics of arthropod species in selected land use systems (Okomu national park, Okomu rubber plantation and Okomu oil palm plantation). Samplings of arthropods were carried out b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330187
Aim: To document the common medicinal plants used by the local tribal communities of mining areas of Barsuan Range, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha, India Background: From ancient times, medicinal plants are playing vital role in human health care systems. Nowadays, medicinal plant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330186
The study was under taken to assess the fertility status of the flood plain soils of some selected local government areas of Kebbi State and recommend management practices to be provided for the maximum yield of tomatoes in Kebbi State. Soil samples were analyzed for the various...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i330185
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of seasonal fluctuations on some metabolites and to explore the correlation between soil and plant analysis in Hyoscyamus boveanus (H.boveanus) at the Wadi El-Sheikh Awad in Saint Katherine, South Sinai, Egypt. Significant diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i230184
The in vitro toxicity of glyphosate (Gly) and 2, 2 Dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) single compound and binary mixtures was assessed against Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. isolated from Otamiri River, Imo state, Nigeria was investigated. The toxicity response was assesse...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i230183
Bioplastics made from sago flour have the potential to be developed into plastic-based industrial materials that are environmentally friendly and easily degraded by microorganisms. A. flavus DSFP.J1 and A. niger DFSP.J4 are microorganisms from a type of fungus that are proven to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2021/v13i230182