Gongronema latifolium (commonly known as utazi) is a perennial climbing shrub widely consumed in Nigeria and West Africa as both a vegetable and a medicinal plant. This study investigated the morphological and phytochemical properties of G. latifolium to provide a holistic profil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2344
Pectinase production by post-harvest fungal pathogens associated with sapodilla (Achras sapota L.) was evaluated under selected nutritional and physicochemical conditions. Four predominant fungi were isolated from diseased fruits collected in Thane District, Maharashtra, during 2...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2343
This study presents analyses of the proximate composition, vitamin content, and mineral content of three commonly consumed fruits—pineapple, orange, and banana—with the aim of comparing their nutrient compositions. The proximate analysis revealed that pineapple and orange had sim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2342
Water deficit remains the dominant abiotic constraint on cereal productivity, and the root system has long been identified as the organ through which crops either escape or endure it. Two research programmes have converged on root system architecture (RSA) as a breeding target. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2341
Capsicum fruits occupy an unusual position between staple horticultural commodities, globally traded spices, natural colourants and sources of pharmacologically active molecules. This critical narrative review integrates evidence on domestication, phytochemical diversity, biosynt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2340
Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide because of its nutritional, economic, and commercial value. However, production is adversely affected by several biotic and abiotic constraints, necessitating efficient in vitro propagation techniques for the r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2338
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. is a medicinally important amaranthaceous taxon used particularly in South Asian and African traditions for urinary, renal, metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Research on the plant has developed along two largely parallel tracks: protocols fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2339
Ehretia aquatica (Lour.) Gottschling & Hilger is an important medicinal plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. An in vitro culture method was developed for the rapid multiplication of E. aquatica from nodal explants, and GC-MS-based chemical profiling was used to compare...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2337
This study evaluated the carbon sequestration potential of herbaceous species in an abattoir ecosystem along Idhezie Road, Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Vegetation was sampled using randomly positioned 1 m × 1 m quadrats within the abattoir and at a nearby uncontaminated control s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2336
Medicinal-plant quality is often treated as a stable property of a species or cultivar, yet the concentration, profile and total yield of bioactive constituents are highly plastic. Environmental stress can redirect carbon, energy and reducing power from growth towards defence-ass...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrib/2026/v9i2335