After potato tomato is the second major vegetable crop consumed all over the globe as raw and processed food. Due to its high demand its genetic improvement in respect to high yielding, disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance etc. has been done by several peoples through tra...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22300
Background: Late Blight Disease, caused by the fungal pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, is a major constraint of Irish potato production in Kenya. The disease can destroy a crop, causing up to 100% yield loss. Small scale holder farmers in Kisii County continuously grow Irish pot...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23616
Lim genes are developmentally regulated transcription factors involved in tissue specification and cell differentiation. Several Lim genes are present in the mammalian genome and each tissue expresses a unique pattern of Lim genes giving rise to the Lim code and it is believed th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24086
This paper advocates habitat conservation and ecological studies with special reference to the physico-chemical characteristics of Majidun stream. The aim of this study was to assess the potential impact of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) effluents on water quality of stream where f...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22458
This work aimed to study the external morphology of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae Hermetia illucens (L. 1758) Hermetia illucens (Stratiomyidae: Diptera) bred under ideal conditions with a diet based on cow manure. Observations and illustrations were made using scanning electron...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22973
The planting methods currently used by Irish potato farmers were optimized for old varieties more than three decades ago. No such work has since been done regardless of the newer varieties that have been introduced since then. Hence, an experiment was conducted to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/9980
Field Life Tables were constructed for Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at Boneya and Haru during 2012 and 2013. The analysis of the life tables were done to determine the role of each factor such that density dependent factors (Predators and parasitoids) and dens...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23960
Aims: The basic purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of these bacterial strains to use arbon rich waste materials as nutrients and use them to produce cost effective polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Study Design: Basic phenotypic and genotypic study of screening bacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23066
The study was performed to examine catfish (Clarias geriepinus) effluents on the quality of soil in Lagos State, Nigeria. Five fish farms with highest stock density were selected for evaluation. The soil sampling was collected at 10 metres apart before the effluent discharged sit...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/21761
Aim: To determine the rot (pathogenic) effect of fungi isolated from diseased tomatoes on fresh healthy tomatoes obtained from Jos North LGA markets. Place and Duration of Study: Jos North Local Government Area market, Plateau State; Microbiology laboratory, Federal College of Fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23689