Aims: In commercial cultivations, vegetative propagation through rooting of cuttings is common, and IBA- based rooting hormone is often used. However, due to the need for non-chemical alternatives in organic cultivations, organic rooting substances have become increasingly import...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i630590
Aims: Patients are at higher risk of nosocomial infections from pathogenic microbes contaminating the indoor air of hospitals. This study evaluated selected patient wards at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), for bacterial and fungal contaminants. The study also dete...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i630589
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensory stability of maize grains preserved in a triple bagging system with or without plant biopesticides (leaves of Lippia multiflora and Hyptis suaveolens), using a three-factor central composite design (CCD). The first CCD factor cons...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i630588
Aims: determine the composition and floristic diversity, the similarity between sites based on the distribution of species in the altitudinal gradient, and determine the value of ecological importance, in Andean grassland ecosystems. Study Design: Original research. Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i530587
The short-term effects of garlic, Allium sativum L., on the mRNA expression of angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensinogen (AGT), and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in cyclosporine-induced prehypertensive rats were investigated in this work. Seven (7) groups of anima...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i530586
Recognition and responsiveness to food taste becomes a crucial event in foraging and feeding behaviour of an organism. Adjusting the feeding behaviour through a sophisticated and robust taste system is critical to fulfil their nutritional needs and facilitate its survival in envi...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i530585
Aims: To improve the processes of pre-treatment of legumes for their nutritional valorization. Study Design: Original research. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place at the Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Valorization of Biological Resources, Félix Houp...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i530583
Durian is one of the important fruit crops in Southeast Asia with its unique flavor and important economic benefits. Breeding programs have produced hundreds of different cultivars of durian. These cultivars are classified mainly by fruit and flower characteristics, which cannot...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i530584
Jean-Fabrice Adanvé, Brahima Koné, Rachidatou Sikirou, Elliott Dossou-Yovo, Geoffrey Onaga & Fatogoma Sorho·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Aims: To evaluate interaction of soil pH and acidity with weather on Rice Brown spot (BS) occurrence in rice lowlands. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Four distinct rice lowlands belonging to different climatic zones (forest, transitional and sav...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430581
Plants are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment, particularly variations in photoperiod or day length. Photoperiodism refers to a plant's capacity to detect variations in day length and make use of this knowledge to control key developmental processes including flo...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430580
Ugbem Theophilus Ipeh, Akaba Kingsley, Ushie David Edem, Juliet Venn, Nnoli Martin, Ebughe Godwin Abeng & Oshatuyi Olukayode·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Background: Neonatal deaths are deaths of live born babies occurring before 28 completed days. The vast majority occur in low-income countries like Nigeria with a high neonatal mortality rate. There is paucity of autopsy studies due to refusal of family to give consent for such p...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430578
The article is devoted to the study of lipids and fatty acid composition of the above-ground part of the Nepeta olgae Regel (L.) plant of the Laminaceae family. It was found that the content of neutral lipids (NL) is 5.54%, PL - 6.12%, and total lipids (NL, PL) - 11.66%. Of the n...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430579
The study aimed to evaluate the composition and diversity of algae in the JP Lake of Jahangirnagar University campus. The research was carried out between the period of December 2021 to November 2022. A total of 72 water samples were used to carry out the investigation. Shannon a...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430582
A cross sectional study was performed to evaluate the changes on serum lipid profile and associated risk factors in apparently healthy smoker and non-smoker students at the University of AlHikma Dhamar city, Yemen during the period between November 2021 to March, 2022. Two hundre...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i330577
This article for the first time presents the results of the study of qualitative and quantitative elemental and amino acid composition of the aboveground part of the plant Nepeta olgae Regel (L.) taken in the territory of Chust and Kosonsai districts (from the slopes of Gova and...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i330576