An experiment was carried out at the experimental field of Plant Pathology and Seed Science Department, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh to estimate the efficacy of botanicals and biological agents to control Cercospora leaf spot disease of Indian spinach. In th...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33442
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and antibacterial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli and to screen for Escherichia coli O157:H7. Study Design: Samples for the studies were collected from surfaces in the hospitals. A total numb...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/32835
This study is aimed at determining the anti-diabetic activity of aqueous seed extract of Terminalia catappa Linn on some biochemical parameters in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Alloxan-induced diabetic rats were administered orally with aqueous extract of Terminalia catappa Linn...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34296
Olive oil is an important source of mono-unsaturated fat and a prime component of the Mediterranean diet. The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and its high content of anti-oxidative substances. This study is a...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35513
Knowledge on combining ability and type of gene action of available germplasm would help maize breeder in identifying proper parents and breeding procedure for improving plant density tolerance (PDT). A split plot experiment with three replications was carried out; where plant de...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35508
Aim: Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticle using supernatant from L. casei cultured in modified exopolysaccharide selection medium. Study Design: To bio-reduced AgNO3 using supernatant from L. casei cultured in modified exoploysaccharides selection medium and to evaluate the antiba...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34590
Aims: This investigation was conducted to study the effect of heat treatment on the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of sheep milk. Methodology: Samples were collected from different farms in Shambat, Khartoum State. Raw sheep milk was heated using charcoal, ga...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34760
Garcinia kola fruit pulp is often discarded as an agro-waste but few human populations consume it as food. Nutrient, phytochemical and physicochemical constituents of ripe Garcinia kola fruit pulp were evaluated on wet weight basis. Results on proximate composition indicated a hi...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33558
The amino acid composition of raw and heat processing was analyzed by amino acid analyzer. The patterns of 7 essential amino acids were reported in g per 100 g bean protein and the amino acid score and predicted protein efficiency ratio were calculated and reported. The protein q...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/33595
Aims: To investigate the effect of methotrexate and soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell viability. Study Design: In-vitro study using cultured cells Place and Duration of Study: Nutrition Innovations Centre for Food & Health (NICHE), School...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35206
Assessing spatio-temporal variation of actual evapotranspiration is very important, most especially in the areas that are prone to changing climate. Lower River Kaduna is one of the critical ecosystems in the northwest, Nigeria. As such it is critical to investigate the evapotran...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/32981
Introduction: The use of antibiotics for the promotion of animal growth and traditional therapy culminate the development of resistance in pathogenic microorganisms and their posterior transmission to humans through food. The presence of Pseudomonas species in aquatic environment...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34522
Aims: The aim of the study is to manufacture and determine the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of white cheese from whey supplemented with milk powder. Methodology: Cheese was manufactured from whey left after mozzarella cheese manufacture Cheese was manufactured from...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34761
2, 3- dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate is an organophosphate insecticide used in the control of insects in both agricultural and household. This study investigated the mortality rate of Clarias gariepinus fingerlings exposed to 2, 3- dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate. Samples Clar...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34551
Eryngium foetidum is an herb which is used as a medicinal and a spice plant in tropical regions. This plant is used in traditional medicine in treating conditions such as fever, chills, vomiting diarrhea, stomach aches, worms, pneumonia, flu, diabetes, constipation and malaria du...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/34378