A total of 15 medicinal plants are identified for the treatment of different diseases from Arambha village locality of Samudrapur Tahsil (Dist. Wardha). The traditional healer of the locality knows a large number of medicinal plants used for various diseases. He provides informat...
The preliminary inventory of plants which was carried out in University of Uyo main campus using the transect method to sample the area gave rise to 7 sampling units and resulted in the collection and identification of 76 species of plants in 33 families. The most frequent plant...
The microbial contamination of two cowpea varieties sold in Port Harcourt was investigated. The fungi associated with the grains were isolated by placing the cowpea seeds in sterile Petri dishes containing sizeable cotton wool dampened with 5ml sterile distilled water for seven d...
Phytochemical and proximate were carried out in the petals and seeds of two varieties of Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. using standard methods. The phytochemical analysis showed that the red variety contained a high amount of steroids (6.32±0.430) and anthocyanins (1.22±0.090) in its...
In the Comparative analysis of the phytochemical contents of dry and fresh leaves of Sansevieria trifasciata Prain, the methanol extract from the plant materials revealed the presence of the alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins and cardiac glycosides in all the samples. Howev...
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of three imported Valencia cultivars (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.) namely ‘Campbell’, ‘Olinda’ and ‘Delta’ all were budded on Volkamer lemon (Citrus volkameriana) and grown in sandy soil under drip irrigation system....
Background: Chlorophyll content in green plant is an important pigment that supports food manufacturing during the process of photosynthesis and enzymes are antioxidant system in plants that fight against oxidative stress generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Aim: This stud...
Kady Diatta, William Diatta, Alioune Dior Fall, Serigne Ibra Mbacké Dieng, Amadou Ibrahima Mbaye, Abdou Sarr & Fatoumata Ndiaye·Asian Journal of Research in Botany·2020
Background: In recent decades, fertility appears to be increasing, which is a public health problem and involving all health actors. Thus, the varicocele is one of the causes affects about 12% of the male population. Aim/Objective: The aim of this study is to inventory the plants...
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the different vegetative and floral morphological features of three species of Ipomoea; Ipomoea aquatica, Ipomoea asarifolia and Ipomoea involucrate. Area of Study, Collection and Identification of Plants: The study was conducted in Nna...
The phenological events of 68 reproductive mature Gmelina arborea trees were monitored at three different periods, every month along the year in Idemili South forests for two consecutive annual cycles. Leaf initiation started with the emergence of leaf buds in first March, coinci...
A survey was conducted on nematodes associated with soils of farmlands around Kware Lake, Kware local government area of Sokoto State. The aim this research is to determine the species composition and distribution of nematodes in farmlands around Kware Lake. Sampling was carried...
Fibre dimensions are of great significance due to their strong relationship with the strength properties of wood and paper. The fibre characteristics of three selected plant species (Verbenaceae family - Duranta erecta and Lantana camara, Lamiaceae family- Vitex doniana ) were de...
Aims: The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of priming on early vegetative growth of varieties of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP- Ipomoea batatas L.) Study Design: Treatments were 2 OFSP varieties primed in coconut water, grapefruit juice, mixture of coconut wat...
Aims: This study was conducted to determine whether excised buds (EB) or half corms (HC) from 3 Musa genotypes at four growth stages of mother plants would produce the most plantlets and to find out the effects of scarification on number of plantlets regenerated. Study Design: Tr...
Poulk plant (Stachys schtschegleevii Sosn. ex Grossh.) is one of the medicinal plants with a long history in traditional medicine and is used to remedy many diseases. Polk plant possesses some properties, including the internal anti-infectious, antibacterial, Anti-asthma, anti-si...