In this study the impact of Bt cotton has been accessed on the population of beneficial microbes in the rhizosphere of transgenic Bt cotton line (RCH-2 BG II) and its counterpart (a non-Bt cotton line). The Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins i.e., Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab were release...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/32592
Bioethanol is currently the most widely used liquid biofuel in the world. Starch rich crops occupy the first place as biomass for bioethanol production. Amylases (EC 3.2.1.1) are enzymes that hydrolyses starch into sugar units, and pre-treating starch with amylolytic bacteria or...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35030
Aims: The present investigation was planned to evaluate thirty five broad bean genotypes along with one check Vikrant-B for yield and some yield contributing morpho-physiological components. Study Design: Randomized Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was un...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35354
Aims: To screen extracts of Dacryodes edulis phytochemically. To assay the said extracts for antimicrobial activity. To validate or otherwise claims by traditional medicine practitioners on Dacryodes edulis. Place and Duration of Study: Department of chemistry, University of Agri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35311
Rahela Ibrahim, Kavindra Pratap Singh, P. W. Ramteke, Mamta Singh, Laxmi Shankar Singh & Dharmendra Kumar Chaudhary·Biotechnology Journal International·2017
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) belong to the class of DNA viruses which are known to cause different human cancers. Development of new diagnostic methods and tools to study virus biology and mechanism of infection had been strongly felt in order to prevent HPV infections. In the p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/34968
Aims: To determine aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in fungal isolates in relation to aflatoxin levels in maize grain varieties from epidemiologically aflatoxicosis hot spots and non-aflatoxin hot spots agro-ecological zones in Kenya. Study Design: Purposeful sampling technique was a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/28685
Olivier Yapo Assi, Daouda Sidibe, Privat Kouakou, Viviane Deigna-Mockey, Ysidor N’guessan Konan, Adama Coulibaly & Henri Godi Biego·Biotechnology Journal International·2017
Aims: The objective of this work is to characterize the mucilage of food plants from Côte d’Ivoire. Study Design: Mucilage food plants edible parts were dried, mucilage were extracted and Physicochemical and nutritive constituent content have been evaluated. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/33933
Blast is one of the economically important diseases of rice. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis for partial resistance to leaf blast disease was carried out using 122 RIL population from the cross between Danteshwari (highly susceptible) and Dagad deshi (resistant) in blast e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35087
Aims: To determine the effect of various mulches on growth and yield of tomato and to work out the economics of cultivation under protected environment. Study Design: Randomized Block Design with three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Research farm, Department of Vegeta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/35410
Aim: To develop a protocol for in vitro propagation of Cymbidium aloifolium, a threatened orchid highly used for medicinal purpose through protocorm culture. Place and Duration of Study: Tissue culture Laboratory, Plant Biotechnology Unit, Department of Botany, Tribhuvan Universi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/34891