Aims: This study investigated leaf epidermal features as taxonomic markers in delimiting two West African species (M. elegans and M. erythrophylla) and two Philippine infraspecific species (M. “Doña Aurora” and M.“Doña Luz”) of Mussaenda L. in Nigeria and their ecological signifi...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530100
Entomopathogenic fungi (EF) are naturally occurring insect population regulators, with several species that are exploited as biocontrol agents against insect pests. Five EF consisting of two strains of Isaria farinosa, (IF-I and IF-II) and one strain each of Metarhizium anisoplia...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530098
Aim: Heliotropium (Boraginaceae) is a widely spread genus of plants found in the Central and Northern parts in the Sudan and used for the treatment of inflammations, and rheumatism from ancient times. The aim of this work is to provide answers to impending research questions on c...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530099
Md. Babul Akter, Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Monjurul Alam Mondal, Md. Imdadul Hoque, Md. Kamruzzaman, Mahmudul Hassan Nafis, Afia Sultana & Md. Shamsher Ali·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2019
A considerable progress in plant breeding for higher yield is attained mainly through selection of morpho-physiological attributes in rice. The field experiments were conducted at three different locations under sub-tropical conditions with four early maturing rice varieties viz....
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530097
Bacterial blight of pomegranate caused by X. axonopodis pv. Punicae (XAP) assumed epidemic form and resulted in economic burden on farmers. In the current study the pathogen infected samples were collected and the isolated XAP was identity and confirmed through the morphological,...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530096
Biological research, including clinical trials, mainly uses animals as model organisms. Currently, animal experimentation remains controversial for several reasons, namely the implementation of animal protection and ethics panels, the high costs and the long duration of experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i530095
Aims: A comparative study of fungi and bacteria fermentation of soybean (Glycine max) was carried out to determine the effect of fermentation on the nutritional composition of their fermented products: tempeh and ‘soy-iru’. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in the Depa...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i430094
This study aimed to describe two cathelicidins (cathelicidin-PR1 and cathelicidin-PR2) from the skin of Paa robertingeri (Anura: Ranidae). The deduced mature peptides cathelicidin-PR1 and cathelicidin-PR2 were composed of 29 and 25 residues, respectively. Cathelicidin - PR1 has h...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i430093
The black-oil tree (Celastrus paniculatus Willd) is a highly valued medicinal plant species belong to the Celastraceae family, known as Jyothishmathi in Ayurveda and Duhundu in Sri Lanka and grows as a perennial vine. It is an endangered medicinal plant species recorded in the re...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i430092
Maureen W. Kariuki, Elijah K. Githui, Andrew G. McArthur, Rashid A. Aman, Nyamu M. Njagi, Agatha C. Mwangemi & Lucy W. Kamau·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2019
Novel gene targets are needed in accurate diagnosis of malaria. Previous studies show that the dynein light chains (dlc) in Plasmodium are uniquely conserved within the species, possibly due to their role as the cargo adptor moiety. This study aimed at the development of PCR assa...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v32i430091