Aims: This field experiment was conducted to determine if hand and open pollination methods affected performances of Musa progenies from 4x - 2x crosses and to identify promising progenies for recurrent selection. Study Design: The experimental design was a randomized complete bl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430068
In annual crop plants like maize, rice and wheat etc. Senescence limits crop yields of annual crops like maize rice and wheat. Delayed leaf senescence is a desirable agronomic trait to improve crop yield. In this study 10 µM GA reduced the loss of wheat primary leaves under incub...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430067
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the antiplasmodial activity and effect of stem bark of Terminalia avicennioides made as dietary feed fed to mice infected with Plasmodium berghei, on some serum biochemistry. Methodology: Twenty (20) mice were divided into four groups. Group 1...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430066
Aim: This study focused on the extraction, purification and kinetic studies of lactate dehydrogenase of male chickens from Ebocha oil exploration area, Imo state, Nigeria. Methods: Twenty-one apparently healthy mature (6-9 months) male chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Ebocha oil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430065
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the biochemical changes in rats, associated with the consumption of “garri” (roasted (fried) fermented cassava flour) processed by traditional and instant mechanical methods. Methods: Cassava samples obtained from the International Institute o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i430064
Aims: This research is aimed to know the contamination of tributyltin (TBT) compounds on shellfish uses TARL. To determine the level of contamination in seafood, shellfish use the weight of an average person. Place and Duration of Study: Ecology Laboratory and Central Laboratory,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i330063
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop which holds promise for food security considering the global population growth rate. Fusarium dry rot is one of the most significant diseases of potato. To build up strategies for the control of this disease, it ought to be made...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i330062
Study on the isolation and identifications of bacteria associated with the root of legumes were conducted using Spread Plate Technique. The frequencies of occurrences of the bacteria isolate showed that a total of sixteen (16) bacteria belonging to three genera and four species w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i330061
This study was aimed at evaluating the efficacy of Viscum album (mistletoe) and Garcinia kola seed (bitter kola) in treating Rat liver against CCl4-induced liver injury. Mistletoe and bitter Kola are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders, including h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i330060
In response to the paucity of information challenge on the neglected and underutilized legumes, this paper explored pods and seeds morphological data of the twenty-four accessions of these crops with a view to establishing the occurrence of genetic variability and diversity analy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i330059
Aim: The study evaluates the contribution of oxidative stress and fertility hormones to female infertility in Port Harcourt. Methodology: A total of 140 women aged 15 – 49 years consisting 70 apparently healthy infertile women who are attending diagnostic fertility clinics in Por...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i230058
Aim: This study was aim at investigating the effect of crude petroleum ether leaf extract of Ficus platyphylla Del on Plasmodium berghei infected mice. Place and Duration of Study: This research was carried out at the department of biochemistry, Federal university of technology m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i230057
Background: The aim of this study was to identification of polymorphisms of FOLH1 and DISC1 genes in Iranian patients with schizophrenia. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 50 patients with schizophrenia and 50 healthy controls were evaluated. PCR-RFLP and Tetra-A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i230056
Background: PD-L1 is the main ligand is expressed on many tumors including lung cancer and is expressed in hematopoietic cells and various leukemia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of PD-1 gene and the evaluation of cancerous grades of NSCLC and its subclasse...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i230055
Aim: This study is aimed at investigating the ameliorative efficacy of methanolic extract of Corchorus olitorius leaves against acute ethanol-induced oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Methods: Fresh plants of C. olitorius were harvested from the Institute of Agricultural Research...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2019/v2i230054