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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...
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The ethanoic and aqueous extract of seeds of Alligator pepper, Avocado pear, Bitter kola and Paw-paw were subjected to phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity study. The study...
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The present study investigated the anti-inflammatory and diuretic activities of ethanolic extracts of leaves of Smilax anceps. Twenty (20) adults rats were used for this study. They were...
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It is a common practice in Nigeria especially by motor mechanics to dispose spent oil into gutters, water drains, open vacant plots and farms. The effect of spent oil on the anatomy...
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This study aims at evaluating the effect of aqueous leaf and bark extracts of Azadirachta indica on the germination and seedling growth of Arachis hypogea. The research was carried out in...
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This study was conducted to isolate and identify fungi associated with ground B. eurycoma (Achi) seeds obtained from three local markets within Umuahia central area of Abia State Nigeria....
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Medicinal plants have been found to play a significant role in the treatment of human ailments due to the resistance nature of synthetic drugs aside been very expensive. One of the leading...
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Spawn quality is the most important factor in the production of edible mushroom (which is fast gaining prominence in Nigeria and Africa at large). Pleurotus ostreatus is an indigenous...
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Effect of plant extract P.nigrum, O. basilicum and A. indica pretreatment on seed germination, seeding growth of Abelmoschus esculentus was examined in the laboratory of Plant Science and...
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Combretum racemosum (P. Beauv.) commonly known as “Christmas rose” in Southern Nigeria local English is a plant that has been in use for several years by African traditional healers in the...
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Aliments are parts of human life, but due to resistant nature of synthetic drugs and its cost rate there is need for alternative and there comes medicinal plants which have and continued to...