The present research was aimed for determining the quality of natural β-Carotene, comparing it with synthetic β-Carotene and the effect of season on it. Azolla was sampled in summer and winter seasons. The treatments included β-carotene derived from Azolla through the organic sol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i2300
I. O. Safiya, M. D. Olayinka, T. A. Umbugala, S. S. Eke, R. J. Ombugadu, M. M. Abdullahi & J. D. C. Tongjura·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
Mosquitoes are vectors of the major diseases of public health concern in the World. These include malaria, dengue fever, lymphatic filariasis, yellow fever, chikwungunya and recently zika virus causing morbidity and mortality in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i2299
Mushrooms are consumed worldwide because of their nutritional, medicinal values as well as pleasant taste and flavour. Wild edible mushrooms are source of livelihood for poor and landless people which they consume and sell the surplus mushrooms in the nearby market. Many people a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i2298
Mohamed A. Gesraha, Amany R. Ebeid, Shahira S. Marei, Ola O. El-Fandary & Atef Abdel-Rahman Aly·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
Background: Members of Braconidae, i.e., Meteorus spp. assault certain lepidopterous larvae in Egyptian fields. The recorded species M.rubens (gregarious) and M.gyrator (solitary) were the most species reared from some lepidopterous larvae attacking various host plants in two cho...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i2297
This study was aimed at investigating the biologically active compounds and nutritional compositions in the seed kernels of Opioro and Julie varieties with medicinal qualities. The seed kernels were milled, dissolved in methanol and concentrated with rotary evaporator. The chemic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i2296
Magda Tohamy Ibrahim, Sheren Fares Saad, Mahmoud M. Nasser & Samih I. El–Dahmy·Asian Journal of Biology·2022
Family Solanaceae is one of the largest families in the plant kingdom. A family of 98 genera and over 2700 species; tropical and temperate; herbs, shrubs or small trees. Secondary metabolites of Solanaceae plants, sharing tropane skeleton as a common structural feature, sharply d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i1295
Bonai Forest Division is rich in flora and faunal species. The fertile forest-dominated areas provide a good platform for growing wild mushrooms. The locals collect them for food, medicine, and economic purposes. Addressing the economic value of wild mushrooms will provide a plat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i1294
Transmission of pathogens through water is of grave public health concern. Bacteria are of major concern because of the pathogenicity and etiologic agents of life threatening infections. The multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial status of the borehole water samples from Kogi State...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i1293
Objective: Regular assessment of invasive species is essential to understand the status of flora in any area. The current study is the result of a floristic survey of wild dicotyledonous angiospermic plants of Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India. Methods: For the study, field surveys w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i1292
The pterygopalatine fossa, located on both sides of the skull, is a neurovascular crossroad between the middle cranial fossa, the orbit, the nasopharynx, the nasal and oral cavities, and the infratemporal fossa. It is considered a strategically complex region given its small size...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2022/v16i130249