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The chemical and elemental constituents of fresh leaves of Pterocarpus santalinoides were evaluated. The fresh green Pterocarpus Santalinoides leaves were handpicked to remove foreign...
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The field experiment was to study the effect of urea on the growth and development of maize at different rates of application in South Eastern region of Nigeria. Completely randomized block...
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The emergence of biodegradable pesticides as safe option has reduced the problems that result from the use of synthetic insecticides, thus creating a renewed interest in their development...
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Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus var florida (Fries) Singer was cultivated on different agro-wastes, Andropogongayanus straw and oil- palm bunch,in the ratio of control...
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This work involved the investigation of the effect of different substrates (Andropogongayanus, Pennisetumpurpureum andPanicum maximum) on the yield, proximate composition and mineral...
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This research work investigated the yield, nutritional and chemical composition of Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom grown on Adropogon gayanus straw boosted with Cassava, (Manihot esculenta,...
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The proximate compositions, pH, cellulose and hemicellulose compositions of the fruit bodies ofPleurotus pulmonarius (FR.) Quél cultivated on Oil Palm Bunch Fibre (OPBF) treated with HCl at...
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To access the role of biocide in the environment and the impact of biocide resistance, a panel of biocides was evaluated for antimicrobial activity and biocide resistance patterns. ...
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The performance of three varieties of Okra Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench were observed based on their growth parameters on a coastal plain soil of Umudike, south eastern Nigeria. The...
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The effect of the aqueous leaf extract of Moringa oleifera on the germination and seedling growth of groundnut and cowpea was investigated. Five treatment levels having different...
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The study was aimed at determining the productivity, growth pattern and proximate compositions of Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated on Andropogon gayanus (AND) supplemented with Gmelina...
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Fungi are major spoilage agents of cereals and other foodstuffs before and during storage. Studies were conducted to determine the fungal pathogens of stored rice (Oryza sativa), maize (Zea...
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An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal plants used in treating different ailment in Umueze, Egbelu Nguru of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria.The survey...
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The effects of auxins and cytokinins at different concentrations rations on the growth and yield parameters of three genotypes of cassava were investigated. Randomized complete block...
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In this work, dry and wet peels derived from watermelon waste as alternative substrate for Single Cell Protein production from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (from palm wine), Aspergillus niger...
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Waste engine oil (WEO) contaminated soil has been considered as harmful to the soil and plants physiology as well. The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of waste engine oil...
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This study was conducted in order to isolate and identify fungi causing rot of banana fruit in Umudike Umuahia to determine the inhibitory effects of 3 indigenous plant extracts in two...
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The antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening of the leaves of Piper guineense Schumach, Psidium guajava Linn, Gongrenema latifolium Endl and Terminalia catappa Linn was carried...
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This study examines the comparative study of yield and growth of two (2) varieties of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) cultivated in Umudike, Abia state, under natural condition....
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by a loss of glucose homeostasis, due to disturbance of carbohydrate, fats, and protein metabolism, resulting from defects in...
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The study was conducted to optimize the pH of oil palm bunch (OPB) as a substrate for the cultivation of Pleurotus pulmonarius fruit bodies. The natural pH of OPB was found to be 9.5....
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Euporbia hirta, Breynia nivosa, Euphorbia heterophylla and Manihot esculenta powdered plant material were extracted using two solvents, ethanol and water. The ethanol extracts provided the...
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This field work experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic and inorganic manure on the growth, development, yield and nutritional composition of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus...
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Oral and Skin infections are among the leading causes of death worldwide. Pathogenic bacteria are becoming resistance to the existing antibiotics and many of the commercially available...
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Myco- chemical and vitamin composition of pleurotus ostreatus (fries) fruit-bodies cultivated on three different substrates were investigated and compared. The fruit bodies produced from...