Microbial contamination of plants as well as products from plants have become major concern to the public. Contamination of plants could lead to deterioration of the plants including their product thereby altering the nutrient composition of the expected plant product and also pr...
Studies on chemical properties of three utilized agrowastes were conducted in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Rivers State University. The agrowastes investigated were sawdust, wood ash and cassava bran. Proximate composition of the assessed agro-wastes gave th...
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...