Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in Kenya has not been achieved in its full potential due to susceptibility of potato varieties to pest and diseases among others. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in potato is regarded as an important disease contribu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330136
Sanitation and water quality are a good measure to judge the living standard and health status of a community. This study focused on the assessment of surface and ground water resources from selected waterfront areas within Port Harcourt metropolis notable for their poor sanitary...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330134
The phenomenon of spread of a (pathogenic) virus involves many physical variables, and is not amenable to satisfactory analysis via conventional methods. Dimensional Analysis (DA) is singled out as a simple and accessible way that can determine (at least qualitatively) how virus...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330133
Aims: The study aim to evaluate the occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of Listeria species in ready-to-eat (RTE) mixed vegetable salad sold in selected fast food eateries in Port Harcourt. Study Design: This work was based on a completely randomized design with two replicat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i330132
As a result of the increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance among different bacteria, different plants and other natural products have been studied and found to be highly effective against pathogenic bacteria. Honey, over the years has been used as an antibacterial agent to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230131
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a highly nutritive vegetable with about 2 million metric tons grown annually in Nigeria, but the majority is lost to postharvest spoilage, especially through microbial infection. In this study, we identified bacteria and fungi associated with postharvest...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230130
An epidemic of disease is the progress of the disease in time and space. The objectives of the present study are to understand and compare the four nonlinear models for disease progress curves of five sesame varieties. The regression parameters estimation, standard error, R-squar...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230129
U. S. Aguwa, D. K. Ogbuokiri, C. S. Eze, B. N. Obinwa, F. O. Ovie, K. C. Obi, S. F. Onwuelingo, D. I. Okonkwo, I. J. Obiesie, A. E. Agulanna & A. J. Umezulike·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2020
The phytochemical yield of a plant material is related directly to the method as well as solvent of extraction. Lots of African herbs have proven over time to be highly medicinal both for the prevention, management and cure of various ailments. The aim of this research is to comp...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230127
Taro leaf blight (TLB), a major disease of taro plant caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, a pseudo-fungus, that occurs in many taro producing areas, especially in the South West of Cameroon. A Survey was conducted to assess farmers’ knowledge, as well as to determine the incidence...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i230128
Sylvere Landry Dida Lontsi, Alain Heu, Joseph Djeugap Fovo, William Norbert Kuate Tueguem, Mbatkam Biamen, Fabrice Christian Gbaporo Gbaporo & Zachée Ambang·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2020
Background: Late blight caused by Oomycete Phytophthora infestans remains a huge problem in potato production and one of the most severe crop diseases worldwide. In Cameroon, the populations characterization of this pathogen remain very little known. Aims: This study aims to char...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i130126