The rootstock is very important to the growth and development of the tree as a necessary part of a grafted fruit tree. In this study, seeds of several pear species were collected for tissue culture, its germination, subculture and micro-propagation were investigated. The chilling...
Palm wine has been severally reported for its nutritional, medical, religious and social uses in Nigeria. The ever increasing importance of this product has resulted in an increased demand and consumption of the product. The aim of this study therefore, was to investigate the pat...
Heavy metals are used in a wide range of industries, agriculture, food processing, and domestic applications. Metals are unusual among industrial and environmental contaminants in that they are not generated or damaged by humans, but rather transported and changed into a variety...
Background and Research Aims: Microorganisms, especially fungi, are used in the production of enzymes which are applied in industries to decrease the costs of production as well as to increase the speed and quality of final products. Amylases are among the most studied and widely...
Bioremediation uses biological techniques to reduce the harmful effects of pollutants in the environment, including wastewater. It is a handy tool for various applications in environmental protection. In developing strategies for bioremediation of paint effluent, untreated pain...
Effluent from onward paper mill limited Nigeria was collected and analyzed. Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and mixed cultures of both organisms were used to bioremediate the effluent collected. The setups were inoculated with Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and mixed cul...
Effluent from Guinness Nig. Plc was obtained and inoculated with two aerobic organisms, and physicochemical analysis was carried out to evaluate the intrinsic degradative capabilities of the organisms based on the parameters to determine which organism has a better degradative po...
Introduction: Green nanoparticle synthesis is a new field of nanotechnology that uses ecologically friendly resources such as entire cells, metabolites, agricultural waste such as peel, or extracts from plants and microbes to make metallic nanoparticles. In this study, silver nan...
Plants cannot move, so they must endure abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and extreme temperatures. These stressors greatly limit the distribution of plants, alter their growth and development, and reduce crop productivity. Recent progress in our understanding of the mol...
Aim: The study investigated various concentrations of heavy metals present in some sachet water consumed in Bukuru metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Twenty five (25) sachet water were obtained from different selling sp...