N. S. Udoekong

Evaluation of Antagonistic Potential of Soil Bacteria against Plant Pathogenic Fungus: Aspergillus niger

A. P. Rao, B. E. Agbo, N. S. Udoekong & H. A. Etuk · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Soil bacteria are able to synthesize a wide range of metabolites with fungicidal activity. Nine bacterial isolates were obtained from the botanical garden of university of Calabar. Preliminary examination of isolates was carried out using morphological characteristics and Gram’s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2017/33320

Bio-insecticidal and Grain Protectant Activities of Mixed Powder of Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amydalina against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Calabar, Nigeria

A. I. Nta, B. E. Agbo & N. S. Udoekong · Asian Journal of Biology · 2017

The bio-insecticidal and grain protectant activities of mixed powder of Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina upon Callosobruchus maculatus was carried out in Calabar, Nigeria during the dry season (August to November) of 2015. The mortality rate of cowpea weevil treated V....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOB/2017/33500

Proximate and Anti-nutrient Compositions of Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta): The Effect of Cooking and Dietary Palm Oil Treatments

E. E. Awak, O. E. Udofia, O. D. Akan, I. Uffia & N. S. Udoekong · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2017

The influence of cooking and dietary palm oil on the nutrient and anti-nutrient contents of cocoyam was investigated. Cocoyam is ranked third in importance, and has been found to be nutritionally superior to cassava and yam due to its easily digestible starch and high protein, vi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2017/35894