Farming of Guinea corn in Sokoto is face with a lot of Crop protection problems which prevent full scale production of this crop in the state and Nigeria at large. A study was conducted to assess the correlation of insect pest infestation of Guinea corn stored in Kasarawa and Ku...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2023/v19i3367
Insect pest infestation is still considered a major agricultural problem affecting millions of farmers in developing countries causing a huge loss and damage tons of agricultural products. A study was conducted to assess the rate of insect pest infestation of Guinea corn Stored...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i6513
A study on the occurrence of malaria among patients of different sexes, age groups and haemoglobin genotypes was conducted among 440 patients reported in Sokoto Specialist Hospital during the period of May to December, 2019. Blood samples were collected from each of the subjects...
Ticks are still considered a major cause of zoonotic diseases most especially to dogs and other related animals. This study was conducted to assess the ticks infestation of dogs in Runjin Sambo area Sokoto. The sample was collected using hand picking and hair brushing method with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2020/v3i330092
Sickle Cell Anaemia is still considered the most common genetic disease worldwide, causing morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mediterranean areas, Middle East and India. Nigeria, being the most populous black nation in the world, bears its greatest burden in Sub-Sahar...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i330237
Watermelon fruit contain high vitamins and minerals. Watermelon is susceptible to many pathogenic microorganisms that results to unpleasant odours and cause foodborne diseases. This study was conducted to isolate and identify fungi that are associated with rot of watermelon fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2020/v5i430146
This study is conducted to determine the population density of mosquitoes in three selected area (Kofar Taramniya, Mabera and Bello Way) in Sokoto metropolis. To identified and count the population of mosquito, different breeding sites were investigated for the preferences of mos...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i830305
Characterization of fats and oils is important in assessing their potential economic uses. This study was carried out to determine and compare the physicochemical characteristics of a commercial oil and solvent extracted oil from the kernels of calabash seeds (Lagenaria siceraria...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2020/v5i230127
Present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of the intestinal helminthic infection among pupils in Kware, Sokoto. Sarkin Yamma Model Primary School Kware pupils were selected by simple random selection. A total of 250 samples were collected from the pupils and ana...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45257