This study aims to investigate the composition and Important Value Index (IVI) of the woody stands of Tchillala, a 130-ha area selected for future North-African ostriches (Struthiocameluscamelus) prerelease in the Koutous region in Niger. The forest inventory method was implement...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i230145
Samuel Adedayo Fasiku, John Olusola Olayiwola, Emmanuel Oluwasegun Babayemi, Omorinsola Tolulope Lasekan & Afolake Atinuke Olanbiwoninu·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2020
Introduction: Oxacillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) associated with beef and frozen chicken is a threat to public health because of the potential ability of them being multiple antibiotics resistant. Aim: The aim of this study is therefore to isolate, determine the sus...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i230144
Aim: To build an appropriate basis for inland and coastal fisheries co-management through the involvement of key government agencies, fishers, traders and relevant stakeholders. Study Design: Literature review of the community-based fisheries management projects in Bangladesh dur...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i230142
Aim: To investigate the phytoconstituents of methanol and petroleum leaf extracts of Asystasia vogeliana (MLEAV and PLEAV), the median lethal dose (LD50) and the effects of MLEAV on body weight, organosomatic indices in vital organs and erythrocyte membrane of Albino Wistar rats...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i230143
Aims: This study investigated morphological characterization of eighty accessions of Dioscorea burkilliana obtained from the Genetic Resources Center of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria. Study Design and Methods: The experimental field was l...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i130141
The aim of the review is to summarize the fragmented production performance information on the effects of cattle crossbreeding in different parts of the globe. Most studies indicated that cattle crossbreeding practices conducted under extensive management system for small scale d...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i130140
Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the phytochemical constituents and lipid peroxidation activities of extracts of two species of groundnut peels (Var-Hypogaea-Big and Var-vulgaris-Small). Study Design: Twenty-four (24) male wistar albino rats where randomized into four (4...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i130139
The study assessed the effects of different pH values of simulated acid rain on growth and leaf chlorophyll content of Eucalyptus grandis. The treatments comprised of two simulated acid rain solutions of pH 4.0 and 3.5, and unacidified water at pH 6.5. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i130138
Aim: To assess the status of the insect pests of stored wheat grains in Cheha destrict of Gurage Zone of Southern Ethiopia. Study Design: Peasant associations were selected purposefully based on intensity of wheat production, such that those peasant association growing wheat pred...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i130137
Background: Soil pH is one of the most important factors that contribute to crop growth and productivity. The present research was designed to assess the influence of soil amendment using organic manure and agricultural lime on the relative growth rate (RGR) and net assimilation...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i430136
This study was designed to investigate the effect of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) values of different surfactant mixtures on the physicochemical properties of emulsifiable concentrate formulations of difenoconazole. Physical tests of emulsion characteristics and storage s...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i430135
Aims: Present study tested the antifungal activity of methanol, ethanol, acetone, chloroform and hot water extracts of nutmeg leaf, mace, kernel and pericarp at three concentration levels (5, 10 and 20%) against Fusarium oxysporum. Methodology: The agar dilution technique was use...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i430133
Plants are the pharmacy of people in rural and urban areas in West African. However, few studies assessed the ecology and diversity of medicinal plants mostly rural and urban areas. This study assessed the taxonomic composition, life form, chorology and uses of the different orga...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i430134
Aim: The study aimed to investigate tree diversity in Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary of Odisha. Twenty (20) plots of 100 sqm each were established in three different disturbed zones within the forest. Methodology: Important quantitative analysis such as density, frequency and abundan...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i430132
Intestinal and urinary parasitic infections represent one of the challenges of public health in the tropics and developing countries. A study was designed to determine the prevalence and distribution of polyparasitic infections as well as the impact of health education and treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2019/v22i330131