Screening for pharmacological compounds and antioxidants activity of Hedychium coronarium leaf sample was undertaking. Phytochemicals, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis and antioxidant activity of the leaf sample were evaluated using standard methods. The resu...
This study was carried out to determine the ethnobotany and Phytochemical constituents of Psidium guajava (guava) leaves in some communities of Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The guava leaves were collected from Botany research garden of Adamawa Stat...
Aims: To study the impact of Telfairia mosaic virus on the Medicinal and Economic Potentials of Amaranthus viridis. Study Design: The research was carried out in a randomized block design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Botany, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria...
Herbal treatment is cheap when compared to conventional medicine; this has resulted in an increased demand for herbal remedies worldwide leading to realization of enhanced new drugs. The bio-activity in natural products is due to phytochemicals, often elaborated for the pl...
The study aimed at assessing and updating species diversity of the family Sterculiaceae conserved at the Bangladesh Agricultural University Botanical Garden (BAUBG). A total of 13 species belonging to 11 genera were recorded at BAUBG; out of these, the occurrence of 5 species is...
Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the enzymatic activity of rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere of tomato plant in a farm at Elemi, Ado Ekiti Nigeria as well as to explore the possibility for control of Fusarium oxysporum, the causal agent of tomato wilt, using their an...
Sharmin Sultana Rima, Tahmina Mostarin, Khaleda Khatun, Md. Ehsanul Haq, Md. Abdus Samad, Mousumi Akter, Abdullah Salfe Al Shamim & Kanij Fatima·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2021
The experiment was conducted in the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.The experiment consisted of two factors. Factor A: Different levels of potassium as K0= Control, K1= 100 kg K/ha, K2= 120 kg K/ha, K3= 140 kg K/ha and Factor B:...
Aim: To make a floristic inventory and identify invasive aquatic alien plant species found in the Pool Malebo and their behavior along with their impacts on their habitat. Study Design: A combination of reasoned sampling and simple random sampling to select different sites from w...
Cultivation of crops and other plants is crucial and always at a risk due to the attack by phytopathogens. Among these pathogens, fungi are considered to be the predominant pathogens responsible for a range of diseases in plants and a drastic decrease in crop yields. Currently, t...
Microbial contamination of plants as well as products from plants have become major concern to the public. Contamination of plants could lead to deterioration of the plants including their product thereby altering the nutrient composition of the expected plant product and also pr...
The paper deals with the ethno-botanical survey and studies of medicinal and aromatic plants of some most remote villages of Singay-Lalok region (Wanla, Ursi, Hanupata, Hinju, Fanji-La, Hanupata, Sisir-La, Photoksar) of Leh district of Union territory of Ladakh. Though the region...
A comparative study on Cajanus cajan and Vigna unguiculata was evaluated and compared to determine their Phytochemical and Nutritional characteristics as medicine and food. A standard gravimetric and spectrophotometric method was employed. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used fo...
Leafy vegetables are part of African households and these vegetables are eaten for their nutritive and medicinal uses. Scarcity of the vegetables has increased the demands. However, environmental pollution is a challenge on their safety. Gongronema latifolium, Piper guineense, La...
Preserving the heritage of cacti from various botanical gardens and greenhouses, it has been and continues to be a topic of interest to the community. We are entitled to rally such concerns in the light of various collaborations over time with entities aimed at promoting and cons...
In Ebira Land, many medicinal plants are used as medicinal herbology which normally employed for the treatment of several diseases. These plants were not properly documented as to the dearth of knowledge of the uses of medicinal herbs. It is therefore important to document the me...