Aims: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Silicon (Si) and Nano-Silicon (NSi) for ameliorating negative effects of salinity on germination, growth and yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L.). Study Design: Factorial completely randomized design Pot experiments u...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14109
The experiments were conducted during 2010 and 2011 at the research and teaching farm of the college of agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. To determine the effect of biochar-amended soil on the performance of maize varieties (Zea mays). The study was carried out in scre...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12375
Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine in infants of rural and urban Pakistan and to find out the vaccine efficacy. Methods: A sample of 400 subjects was taken by simple random method from the rural and urban areas (200 from Rural a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13569
Soil organic matter (SOM) is an important indicator of soil quality as it determines many soil characteristics such as nutrient mineralization, structural stability and water holding capacity. An understanding of different bio-chemical processes undergoing inside the conventional...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13945
A study was carried out to observe the effect of bio-detheobromised cocoa bean shell based diets on the performance of broilers. One hundred and ninety six (196) day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to seven diets, with each diet replicated four times and seven birds all...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10581
This study examined the profitability and farmers’ perceived constraints in pineapple production in Edo State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire and interview schedules were used to collect data from 175 pineapple farmers who were selected through a multi-stage sampling technique...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13489
Much attention has been drawn to the toxic effect of bromate on the organs like liver, spleen etc. However, it is not clear whether or not the toxicity of bromate is related to other vital organs like the kidney. Hence, the present work is geared towards not only unraveling the t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/10008
Aims: Fungi are an important health hazard as commensal antigens. To demonstrate sensitization to fungi in the elderly and the influence of prohibition of oral intake under intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH) management with administration of antibiotics, we measured commensal fu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12664
The effect of various preservatives such as Methyl paraben, Propyl paraben, benzoic acid and Methyl paraben, Propyl paraben (1:10) on a pectin – base ofloxacin vaginal gel was tested. Five batches of pectin-based ofloxacin vaginal gel were assessed by antibiotic sensitive test, d...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/14211
Background: Despite appropriate chelation therapy with desferrioxamine, iron deposition in visceral organs causes tissue damage in thalassemia major patients. Excess iron can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) that may lead to cell death and apoptosis. Therefore, antioxidants...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/12818
The study assessed the use of soil improvement practices among arable crop farmers in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from one hundred and twenty farmers randomly from six communities through the use of structured interview sched...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10921
An experiment was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Jamalpur, Bangladesh during rabi (winter) 2003-2004 to study the performance of maize varieties at different planting dates and ages of seedling. The experiment site is located at 24°...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13594
Aim: Most of the land in oil producing area in the Niger delta region of Nigeria is under constant petroleum pollution exposing the soil to the deleterious effect of petroleum hydrocarbons. The effects of petroleum products (kerosene, diesel, engine oil and petrol) treatment of s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9989
This study was carried out from Dec.2011 to Jan. 2012 and occurrence and susceptibility patterns of salmonella isolates were determined. Five hundred and fifty samples (comprising of 355 from stool and 200 from blood) were collected from patients with symptoms of salmonella infec...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13247
Backcground: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the most common cause of urinary tract infection (UTI). Virulence factors are mainly responsible for the severity of these emerging infections. Aims: To analyze virulence factors and resistance phenotype to quinolones and fluoroquinolone...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14293