Cowpea is a crop of tremendous economic and ecological values particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where over 80% of the crop is produced and consumed. Due to heavy attack by pests and diseases, actual yield does not exceed 20% of the crop’s potential in most of the production reg...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16841
Aims: For analysis of apomixis genes, as the first step, an efficient and simple plant regeneration system has been established using callus from apomictic and sexual seeds of guinea grass (Panicum maximum). Study Design: The best basic medium for callus formation from matured se...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17215
The present work reports the effects of CYP2E1-inhibitors (quercetin, 4- methylpyrazole and disulfiram) on the indices characterizing state of the liver in guinea pigs with metabolic syndrome (MS) induced by protamine sulfate repeated administrations. The investigation of quercet...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17756
Bacterial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with the human immunodeficiency virus. The emergence of multiple-drug resistant bacteria has been documented by many researches. This study was therefore carried out to determine whether the res...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16656
In this study, the influence of four operating parameters (pH, salinity, nitrate concentration and immersion time) and their interactions on the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) rate of mild steel in simulated crude oil environments were investigated by response surfa...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16810
35S promoter from the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (pCaMV) is a constitutive promoter commonly used in plant genetic transformation while Cassava Mosaic Virus (pCsVMV) is another promoter which is underutilized. The combination of the two promoters was used to form (pOYE153). The met...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17092
Aims: To study the antimicrobial activities of the compounds produced due to reactions of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) with Phytophthora palmivora during infection. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria and the Department o...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17373
Aims: Pectobacterium carotovorum is a ubiquitous bacterium that causes soft rot in different crop plants throughout the world. In Morocco, approximately 95% of the Strains isolates from potato plants with tuber soft rot are P. carotovorum. In this study, we test whether PCR ribot...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/16045
In the present study the tolerance potentials of T. cacao in hydrocarbon polluted soil was evaluated. Top soil (0-25 cm depth) was collected from three points, bulked to form composite soil sample. Eight kilograms of the soil sample each were weighed into twenty five (25) perfora...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/13863
D. K. Okello, L. B. Akello, P. Tukamuhabwa, S. M. Ochwo, T. L. Odong, J. Adriko, C. Mwami & C. M. Deom·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aims: A procedure was developed for embryogenesis from embryo explants derived from mature seeds of freshly harvested Serenut 4T, Serenut 1R and Acholi-white groundnut cultivars representing the three broad groundnut botanical classifications. Methodology: This study explored the...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17418