The aim of the study was to determine the proximate composition, phytochemical composition and the antimicrobial potentials of the extracts of Xylopia aethiopica and Gongronema latifolium on some commonly encountered pathogens. The proximate composition results reveal that both p...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28423
The state of art of new plant breeding techniques has been developed at the back drop of progress accomplished in plant biotechnology to meet global challenges in food production. Some of the new plant breeding techniques are adopted by commercial breeders. The widely employed n...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27846
The bacterial population, distribution and physicochemical properties of soils adjoining a major dumpsite in Uyo, Nigeria were investigated to assess the effect of dumpsite wastes on the soil health. Composite soil samples (0-20 cm depth) collected from four (4) sampling points I...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28286
Aims: For determination of levels and types of intraspecific diversity in the identified groups, electrophoresis studies and soil studies were employed. Study Design: This study has designed base on accumulation of species and laboratory works. Place and Duration of Study: Depart...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28384
Aim: Insects secret antimicrobial peptides into the hemolymph to protect themselves against bacterial infection. This study aimed to test the antibacterial activity of the usherhopper, Poekilocerus bufonius hemolymph against positive (two species) and negative (six species) gram...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/29030
The objectives of the present investigation were to determine the type of gene action, heritability and expected genetic advance from selection for agronomic and yield traits of maize under high plant density (HD) stress and low density (non-stress) and to identify the parents th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28413
Aim: To determine the perceived public concerns on the introduction of maize related agro-biotechnology including genetically modified (GM) maize in Kenya specifically with regard to biosafety, public health and religious ethics. Study Design: Household survey. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28794
Aims: The research study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and to molecularly detect cytomegalovirus among HIV patients attending some selected hospitals in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was also aimed to determine the CD4+ cells counts of the HIV positive patients, screen for th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27968
Fifty fungi species were isolated from paper mill effluent i.e. Penicillium sp, Trichoderma sp, Rhizopus sp, Mucor sp, Aspergillus sp, and Phanerochaete sp. After screening of fungi, Phanerochaete sp, a white rot fungus was selected for delignification. The effect of different pa...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27876
Cytological and physiological effects resulted from aqueous extracts of Aster squamatus, Euphorbia terracina, Euphorbia peplus, Syzygium aromaticum, Acacia pycnantha, Aloe vera, Euryops arabicus and Tamarix aphylla to the growth of Chinese faba bean (Vicia faba L.) seedlings were...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27964
Viruses are the second most important production constraint after the sweet potato weevil. Orange fleshed OFSPs) are characterized by medium to low resistance to sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). Therefore this studies were aimed at evaluating OFSPs for resistance to SPVD and th...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27582
Many activated regions of gene can be used to identify the particular organism, this is easier by using the technique of 16S ribotyping of rRNA gene. These regions are present on rRNA gene and are conserved, that is the reason to use them for identification purpose. This study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26719
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are low molecular weight biologically active molecules having exciting properties. A wide variety of AMPs have been isolated from various sources like plants, animals, mammals, insects and microorganisms. The most familiar structure is represented by...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27539
Aims: The aim of this study was producing single cell protein (SCP) by using Ashbya gossypii and Aspergillus fumigatus which are isolated from Senna obtusifolia (sickelpod “kawal”) using Sabouraud’s dextrose agar medium. Study Design: This study was designated as an experimental...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28128
Indirect selection would be effective if heritability of the secondary trait is greater than that of the primary trait and genetic correlation between them is strong. The objectives of this investigation were to identify secondary trait(s) for selection of high maize grain yield...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28603