Aerobiology is a multidisciplinary science dealing with biological particles in the atmosphere generated by natural activities during flowering season. Airborne pollen is now the main studied biological structure which is used as a reliable tool to study plant phenology, plant di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330063
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faisal Ismail Elsayed Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
During orthodontic treatment, application of forces to move the teeth within the dento-alveolar complex is associated with structural and biological tissues changes. One of the main changes is hypoxia which is due to the compression of blood vessels resulting in insufficient oxyg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330062
The aim of this study is to evaluate the comparative efficacy of some selected chemicals and antibiotic in controlling bacterial blight of cotton variety CB-9 in vivo. A field experiment was carried out at the Department of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230061
An experiment was conducted in the nursery of Department of Forestry Technology at the Federal College of Forestry Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria to determine the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on early growth response of Afzelia africana. Seedlings were collected from F...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230060
A pot experiment was conducted in the greenhouse of the National Research Centre at Dokki, Cairo Egypt during 2010 -2011 winter seasons to evaluate the effect of different salt stress degrees on the growth and yield characters. The salinity treatments were: Irrigation by three co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230059
Zinga-Koumba Christophe Roland, Sevidzem Silas Lendzele, Affiri Odzame Joseph-Marie, Mounioko Franck, Koumba Armel Aubin, Rodrigue Mintsa Nguema, Acapovi-Yao Geneviève Lydie, M’batchi Bertrand & Jacques François Mavoungou·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
The abundance, species diversity and diurnal activity rhythm of hematophagous glossineswere evaluated by trapping using 15 Vavoua traps, during the rainy season (25th Sept-5th Oct to 21st Oct-9th Nov 2018), in two habitats: secondary forest and Anthropised milieu, in the biospher...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230058
Red tide is the term used in Florida (USA) and elsewhere to describe a type of marine harmful algal bloom (HAB) that grows out of control and produces neurotoxins that adversely affect humans, birds, fish, shellfish, and marine mammals. HABs are becoming more abundant, extensive,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i230056
Microalgae has been getting broad attention of researchers and investors lately, especially when discussing on healthy food and energy sources for the future. In this study, twelve samples of mixed microalgae from outdoor ponds were analyzed for their fatty acid compositions. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i130055
The allelopathic effects of the aqueous extracts of aerial parts of Artemisia herba-alba at different concentrations (20, 40, 80%) were evaluated on germination and seedling growth of Raphanus sativus (Radish) and Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) after 7 days "in vitro". Art...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i130054
Augustin Schinzoumka Passannet, Jean Aghofack-Nguemezi & Donatien Gatsing·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
Mango is one of the main fruits grown in Chad. However, it is prone to high post-harvest losses due to lack of adequate distribution networks, appropriate harvesting and conservation methods. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of coatings based on extracts...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i130053