A survey was conducted on nematodes associated with soils of farmlands around Kware Lake, Kware local government area of Sokoto State. The aim this research is to determine the species composition and distribution of nematodes in farmlands around Kware Lake. Sampling was carried...
Fibre dimensions are of great significance due to their strong relationship with the strength properties of wood and paper. The fibre characteristics of three selected plant species (Verbenaceae family - Duranta erecta and Lantana camara, Lamiaceae family- Vitex doniana ) were de...
Aims: The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of priming on early vegetative growth of varieties of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP- Ipomoea batatas L.) Study Design: Treatments were 2 OFSP varieties primed in coconut water, grapefruit juice, mixture of coconut wat...
Aims: This study was conducted to determine whether excised buds (EB) or half corms (HC) from 3 Musa genotypes at four growth stages of mother plants would produce the most plantlets and to find out the effects of scarification on number of plantlets regenerated. Study Design: Tr...
Poulk plant (Stachys schtschegleevii Sosn. ex Grossh.) is one of the medicinal plants with a long history in traditional medicine and is used to remedy many diseases. Polk plant possesses some properties, including the internal anti-infectious, antibacterial, Anti-asthma, anti-si...
Manna Salwa, Abul Hasnat M Solaiman, Md. Ehsanul Haq, Md. Delwar Hossain, Aisha Siddika, Tanzina Baby, Easheta Akther & Oisharja Halder·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2019
The experiment was conducted during October 2017 to February 2018 in the Horticultural farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. The experiment consisted of two factors: Factor A: Vermicompost (3 levels) as- Vr0: No vermicompost (control cond...
Kady Diatta, William Diatta, Alioune Dior Fall, Serigne Ibra Mbacké Dieng, Amadou Ibrahima Mbaye, Abdou Sarr & Ndeye Bineta Badiane·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2019
An ethno-apicultural survey was carried out for the plant species pollinated by honey bees in the Tambacounda District (East Senegal). This survey was conducted among 85 actors with a well-established questionnaire concerning beekeepers in this District. The listed melliferous fl...
Iffat Sharmin, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Md. Ehsanul Haq, Ismita Akter Soniya, Sanjida Akhter, Shirajum Monira & Avijit Ghosh·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2019
The experiment was conducted on the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during Rabi season to determine the growth, yield and economic benefit of chilli as influenced by plant growth regulators. The experiment consisted of two factors. F...
Kady Diatta, William Diatta, Alioune Dior Fall, Serigne Ibra Mbacké Dieng, Amadou Ibrahima Mbaye & El Hadji Ousmane Faye·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2019
HIV / AIDS infection is characterized by the reduction of the body's defenses favoring the occurrence "opportunistic" infections, as furuncle, encephalitis and tuberculosis etc. Thus, to fight against this virus, antiretrovirals are used. The Kaolack and Fatick District have a pr...
Md. Abu Shahadat Hossain, A. F. M. Saiful Islam, Mohammad Noor Hossain Miah & Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2019
The investigation was carried out to characterize the chlorophyll components and carotenoids of the leaves of some local and exotic genotypes of sweetpotato viz. Local-1, Local-2, Local-5, Local-8, Exotic-1, Exotic-2, Exotic-4 and BARI SP-4 and their effect on production of total...