Significance of the Study: Nowadays cell or tissue culture has been successfully performed using different types of species like fruit, vegetable, ornamental and forest plant. Millions of explants can be produced by tissue or cell culture per year in any plant production industry...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22665
In this paper, the effect of throttling variation on the performance of vapour compression refrigeration system using R134a refrigerant as working fluid was investigated and reported. The investigation was carried out using a refrigeration test rig with capillary line as throttli...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23086
The transportation of heavy machine parts and equipment within and outside the workshop has been a source of concern and needs urgent attention because of the hazard it exhibits. This negative effect on the health of engineers, led to the invention of the floor jib crane but rese...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23079
Aims: Three cassava varieties TME 419, TMS 30572 and TMS 98/0505 were harvested at three months interval from maturity- 10, 13 and 16months. The aim was to optimize and determine the influence of experimental variables – time of harvest and cassava variety on their pasting proper...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16792
The aim of this study was to conduct a sequential detection for the possible trends in seasonal rainfall data series using various statistical packages. Farmers in Osun basin lack adequate planning with respect to agricultural activities for its maximum productivity as rainfall t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21473
The use of credit cards is fast becoming the most efficient and stress-free way of purchasing goods and services; as it can be used both physically and online. Hence, it has become imperative that we find a solution to the problem of credit card information security and also a me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21603
Aims: To process cassava varieties-TME 419, TMS 30572 and TMS 98/0505 at different harvesting regimes by shredding with three shredding apertures-3 mm, 6 mm and 10 mm of a motorized cassava shredding machine and determine their drying rate. Study Design: Cassava varieties were ha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16794
The plant Moringa (Moringa stenopetala), eaten as a vegetable, is a deciduous plant cultivated in the southern part of Ethiopia. It is indigenous to Ethiopia, distributed in the lowland ecology of the country. The present study was conducted with the objective of analyzing some t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/17726
In this study, the environmental aspects of nonmetallic mineral industries have been evaluated and the amount of pollutants and greenhouse gases from energy sources consumption has been calculated in all the subfields. The results demonstrate that the cement, lime and plaster hav...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21619
Well-proportioned cement-based materials create durable, long-lasting infrastructure which benefit society. However lack of knowledge, availability, and interest result in many West African, Asia, and South American countries using natural or modified pozzolans without chemical a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22905