Between 1934 and 2010, the palm tree T. campestris population in Entre Ríos province (Argentina) decreased significantly, mainly due to the advance of the agricultural frontier. The aims of this work were to analyze this dramatic geographic decrease of T. campestris and to study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27495
Introduction: Cassava contains poisonous hydrogen cyanide. However, when well processed it serves as safe cheap source of edible carbohydrate. This study assessed the appropriateness of the available made-in-Ghana cassava processing equipment, the constraints and bottlenecks of t...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24823
Shoaib Mahmud Shaon, Pomeuz Zaman, S. M. Neaz Mahmud, Parsha Shanzana, Rabiul Islam Rajib, Tawhidur Rahman, Md. Amirul Islam, Md. Rana Sardar, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Humayun Kabir, Selina Akhter Lira & Shahin Mahmud·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
For the developing countries like Bangladesh vegetable like tomato is very important for the supplement of nutrient. But in many markets of Bangladesh, moderate amount of tomatoes are contaminated with the health hazardous chemicals like CaC2, formalin, ethylene, dithane, shampoo...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26489
The production records of a flock of West African Dwarf sheep raised intensively in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Livestock Farm, Umudike, Abia state in the rainforest belt of Nigeria were evaluated over a ten-year period (1998-2007). The flock was fed cut-and-carry fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27948
This research is devoted to the comparative analysis of Nizhny Novgorod region modern schoolchildren’s health state depending on living conditions and learning environment. Health assessment has been carried out according to the schoolchildren’s physical development indicators, o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27628
The research was carried out to determine the effects of biochar and rhizobium inoculation on selected soil chemical properties, shoot N and P of groundnut plant. Two factors were used for this experiment; Biochar and rhizobium inoculation. Biochar was applied at the rate of 20 t...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27300
Aims: This study aims to determine the short term effects during off-season of pre-wetted straw and urea incorporation on lowland rice field soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions using climate change adaptation food security mitigation option tool (CCAFS-MOT) mod...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27088
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of garlic and tobacco in the management of the cowpea beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) and how these affect oviposition by adult females, adult emergence and sex ratio. Study Design: The study was conducted in a ra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26081
The most effective and acceptable therapy for snakebite victims is the immediate administration of antivenin following envenomation which is limited by problems of hypersensitivity reactions in sensitive individuals and its inability to resolve the local effects of the venom. Pho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26949
Debananda S. Ningthoujam, Shamjetshabam Babeeta Chanu, K. Tamreihao, Rajkumari Lynda, Khaidem Aruna Devi & Ningthoukhongjam Jeeniita·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: To isolate and investigate actinomycete strains from rhizospheric soil of Chakhao (black rice) in Manipur, India for biocontrol and plant growth promoting activities. Study Design: Dual culture, plant growth promoting activities and vigor index. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27422
Aim: To find out knowledge of traditional practitioners to cure various diseases in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu, India. Study Design: Ethnobotanical information obtained from 100 inhabitants in 2 groups of people using questionnaires, and collection of plant material b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25516
This study is aimed at assessing the influence of reinforcement skill on the Academic Performance of Secondary School Physics students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, using three research questions and one hypothesis. The study which adopts the descriptive an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25551
This study examines the impact of informal relations on banks (Eco bank, Stanchart, United Bank for Africa, Barclays, Ghana Commercial Bank, and Cal Bank) at KNUST campus. Social survey was the design used for this study. The population of study was all workers of all banks on KN...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/27011
The study sought to examine the effects of culture on child preference and its implications for fertility behaviour as well as population growth in Cross River State, with a view to isolating factors which will be of importance to policy makers and planners in addressing high fer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/27289
In this study the author focuses on thermal and magnetic properties of diluted magnetic semiconductors at critical point. Such properties are discontinuous at some point in the critical region so that it is very important to study their critical behavior in these regions. In orde...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28109