The COVID-19 pandemic is draw into concern as the most reproving international fitness tragedy of the century since December 2019, the era of Second World War. A new transmissible respiratory disease comes in existence in Wuhan, Hubei province, China and the World Health Organiza...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i130164
Aims: In order to understand the role of allelopathy in invasion success, effects of root exudates from Solanum rostratum Dunal on germination and primary growth of wheat and cabbage seeds were studied by vitro bioassay. These results indicated the allelopathy of root exudates an...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i130163
Neocarya macropuylla seed hexane extract (NMSHE) was examined for the presence of various phytoconstituents. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by testing the extract on selected drug resistant bacteria viz: S. aureus, E. coli, B. subtilis, P. aeruginosa and fungi viz: C....
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i130162
Background and Aim: Despite the economic importance of buffalo as a main source of milk and meat, only little attention has been directed to its immune and reproductive performance. The early diagnosis of subclinical endometritis may reduce the economic loss of buffalo’s producti...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i130161
Aims: Bacillus species is used as starter culture to improve quality of the fermented product. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify Bacillus species during the spontaneous fermentation of Phaseolus lunatus with prospective selection as starter cultures. Study Design: Sp...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2022/v26i130160
Aims: The aim of the paper was to isolate and characterize the promoters of two cucumber TCTP genes (CsTCTP1 and CsTCTP2) and evaluate their active domains. Study Design: CsTCTP1 and CsTCTP2 promoter activity were analyzed under treatments with different exogenous hormones. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i630158
This study is aimed at screening non-Saccharomyces for amino acids decarboxylation potentials. The yeasts were isolated from banana fruit and honey purchased from markets in Rivers State. The isolation and molecular identification of yeast isolates were according to standard micr...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i630157
The valorisation of the large scale production of bananas in the producing countries depends on the safeguarding of the quality during exports throughout the world. The objective of the present study was to extend the shelf life of bananas by elucidating some physical and physiol...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i630156
Bénédicte S. A. Akakpo, Jerome Anani Houngue, Bienvenu T. Badou, Serge S. Houédjissin, Gilles Habib Todjro Cacaï, Joseph Dossou & Corneille Ahanhanzo·Biotechnology Journal International·2021
Aims: This work aims to evaluate the influence of different growth regulators combined with antioxidants on the induction of callus with different explants in cashew. Materials and Methods: Nucellar tissues, cotyledons and testa from elite tree nuts are cultured on media that dif...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i630155
Brassica napus L. is a major oilseed crop all over the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of B. napus germplasm by using simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers. In the current study, ten SSR markers were used for studying genetic diversity of ten...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i630154
Fish is used as a great source of food and the quality of its meat can be indicated by fat and protein contents as well as low quantity of water in fish meat. Therefore, the present study was performed for improvement in weight, feed-conversion ratio, protein-efficiency ratio, an...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i530153
Aims: The objective of this study is to monitor the evolution of organochlorine residues levels in kola nuts collected from various actors in the eastern producing region of Côte d'Ivoire. Study Design: Kola nuts samples were collected from farmers, collectors and urban stores i...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i530152
Promoters play critical roles in controlling the transcription of genes and are important as tools to drive heterologous expression for biotechnological applications. In addition to core transcription factor-binding motifs that assist in the binding of RNA polymerases, there are...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i530151
Post-harvest storage of oilseeds, particularly groundnut, is a real problem for farmers and traders whose stocks are subject to attacks by pests and fungal contaminants in the shops. In order to find alternative solutions to this problem, a survey was conducted in Côte d’Ivoire,...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i530150
Aims: This research explored the effect of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) treatment on sugar metabolism in tomato fruits, and provided theoretical basis for the regulation of ABA on the growth and development of tomato fruits. Study Design: The whole tomato plant was treated by sp...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2021/v25i530149