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Effect of Endomycorrhizal Inoculation on the Young Cork Oak Plants (Quercus suber) Growth

Otman Hamidi, Zouheir Talbi, Mohamed Chliyeh, Amina Ouazzani Touhami, Karima Selmaoui, Rachid Benkirane & Allal Douira · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Inoculation with endomycorrhizae had a significant effect on the cork oak (Quercus suber) seedlings growth. The average length (55.37 cm) and weight (12.6 g) of the aerial part, the length (41 cm) and weight (26.41 g) of the root system, the rod diameter (0.56 cm) and the leaves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33873

Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality of Malabor Hostel Tap Water - University of Calabar, Nigeria

O. A. Mmuoegbulam, I. U. Bassey, A. A. Unimke & E. E. Igwe · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Tap water samples collected from different halls in Malabor hostel were analyzed for total heterotrophic bacteria count, total and faecal coliform counts using direct plating and membrane filtration methods. Total heterotrophic bacterial counts ranged from 3 to 80 cfu/ml, corresp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33920

Detection of Fusarium solani as a Pathogen Causing Root Rot and Wilt Diseases of Young Olive Trees in Morocco

M. Chliyeh, S. Msairi, A. Ouazzani Touhami, R. Benkirane & A. Douira · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

The cultivation of the olive tree has several problems related to pests and diseases that can cause heavy economic losses by causing the death of trees. Fusarium solani was detected in the olive trees of Sidi Taibi’s nurseries located in the national road between Kénitra and Raba...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33744

Analysis on Local Food and Agrochemical Concept

Noraniza Yusoff · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Aims: To distinguish between the defining attributes of local food and agrochemical concept as well as its irrelevant structure. Study Design: Wilson concept analysis consists of comparison of data units abstracted through selective literature and website review. Place and Durati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33986

3D Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Microtissues Grown in Calcium Alginate Microbeads

Soon Chuan Wong, Chin Fhong Soon, Kian Sek Tee, Wai Yean Leong, Mohd Khairul Ahmad & Sok Ching Cheong · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

3D microtissue models, especially cancer microtissue model, are potentially applicable for new drug testing because 3D microtissue reveals more realistic drug response, characterizes the disease and mimics the tumor in human body. In this paper, we report the integration of oral...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33526

Biogas Generation from Co-digestion of Four Substrates; Water Hyacinth, Cassava Peels, Poultry Droppings and Cow Dung

Asikong Ernest B. Etta, Epoke James, Ayade Ben & Dominic Reuben Tiku · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Generation of biogas by a combination of four substrates of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), cassava (Manihot esculentum) peels, poultry droppings and cow dung was investigated using anaerobic digester and gasometric chamber to determine the level of production. Total viabl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/29459

A Century of Change in an Indonesian Coral Reef: Sluiter's Brandewijnsbaai (1890) Revisited

Andreas Kunzmann & Samsuardi . · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Corals of Terlena Island were first mentioned more than 125 years ago, when Sluiter in 1890 came up with a new theory of initial reef development. Our aim was to re-visit the reef, investigate the coral community and environmental conditions, identify dominating species and compa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33487

Semen Characteristics of Rabbit Bucks Orally Administered Exogenous L-Selenomethionine

E. O. Ewuola & D. E. Akinyemi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

An experiment was carried out to evaluate the semen quality of rabbits administered varied levels of exogenous L-Selenomethionine (L-SeMet). Twenty four male rabbits (10 months old) were randomly allotted to four treatments in a completely randomised design. Treatment 1 (control)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/19196

Development of Minced Meatball Composition for the Population from Unfavorable Ecological Regions

Eleonora Okuskhanova, Farida Smolnikova, Samat Kassymov, Oksana Zinina, Ayaulym Mustafayeva, Maksim Rebezov, Yaroslav Rebezov, Diana Tazeddinova, Zulfiya Galieva & Nikolai Maksimiuk · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

In this paper, a new technology for meatball production is presented. The ingredients in the formulation used are low value parts of poultry meat (neck and back part), rice, sea cabbage (Laminaria) and carrot. Three variants of meatball were prepared with different weight ratios...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33337

Photochemical oxidation of γ-exachlorocyclohexane and 4,4’- dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene

Irina Zykova, Maksim Rebezov, Nikolai Maksimiuk, Irina Donnik, Natalya Kuramshina, Olga Loretts, Eleonora Okuskhanova, Irina Dolmatova & Tatiana Zaitseva · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Objectives: Utilization of the forbidden organochlorine pesticides demands searching of new ways of their neutralization. In such way there can be a photochemical oxidation of pesticides. As a research objects we chose γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) and 4,4 '- dichlorodiphenyl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33754

Creek`s Aquaculture Techniques in Rangamati Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Md. Motiur Rahman, A. K. M. Saiful Islam, Kazi Belal Uddin, Md. Ashraful Alam & Yahia Mahmood · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

An experiment was conducted in nine suitable (average .10±2 ha) creeks of Rangamati hill tracts Bangladesh viz., of Langadu, Naniarchar and Sadar Upazila for evaluating growth, survival and production performance of Indian major carps (Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33657

Plant Growth Regulators in Mulberry

T. Geetha & N. Murugan · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Plant growth regulators are organic compounds synthesized in specified plant parts in small quantity and are transported to the place of requirement leading to a change in physiological responses. Plant growth regulators can be classified into growth promoters and growth retardan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/29637

Effect of Different Salinity Level on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Production under Climate Change Condition in Bangladesh

Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Nashir Uddin Mahmud, Md. Asad Uz Zaman, Zannatul Ferdous & Shyam Chandra Halder · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Tomato is a crop with the greatest economic importance in the world and salinity stress causes are reduction in the quantity and quality of crop production. Today the main challenge in world agriculture is to sustain the continuously growing global population, and this becomes mo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33613

A Renewed Understanding of Shell-shape Diversity among Marine Gastropod Species: Invariance and Covariance between Geometrical Parameters in Conispirally Coiled Shells

Jean Béguinot · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Approximately conispirally coiled shells make the bulk of shell structure among marine gastropod species, apart from those shells with strongly overlapping whorls (typical, in particular, of Cones, Cowries and the like). By selecting appropriately the set of geometrical parameter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33935

Effects of Chromium on Human Body

Risco Taufik Achmad, Budiawan . & Elza Ibrahim Auerkari · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2017

Chromium is widely used in medical and dental implants, appliances and tools, where sufficient content s of this chemical element can provide a protective corrosion-resistant oxide on the alloy surface. At low concentrations chromium is used for medical purposes, and it is also i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2017/33462