Tomato is grown in many regions of the world; and processed tomato products account for 80% of total tomato consumption. A worldwide tomato processing industry has since evolved with a range of technologies which are able to convert tomatoes into products such as paste, sauces an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29320
Enset is a herbaceous perennial crop used as a basic diet for millions of people at various agro ecological settings of Ethiopia. As it takes up the nutrients from the soil environment, it makes mutual relation with rhizospheric microorganism which can contribute to the discovery...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29388
The development of transgenic crop since its first launched to the public in 1995 results in high expectation in order to boost the agricultural productivity, particularly in cotton. Higher yield and higher return are the expectation of cotton growers especially for poor-resource...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29603
Orobanche crenata is an annual parasitic weed that causes heavy losses to its host crop faba bean (Vicia faba). Determining the genetic diversity in Orobanche germplasm is a preliminary crucial step in faba bean breeding.It helps in identifying liable criteria of host tolerance....
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/27216
Genotoxic effect of aqueous leaf extract of Neem (Azadirachta indica) NZI, Alomo bitters alcoholic drink (ABAD) and cosmetics (Baby-face facial cleanser, BFFC; Peau clair body lotion, PCBL and Vanilla essence roll-on, VERO) were assessed using Allium test. The root tips were trea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29042
Aims: To analyze the function of the ASG-1, an apomixis-specific gene has been isolated from apomictic guinea grass, the combination of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system and pSMA35H2-NG binary vector were used for transformation of ASG-1 to ‘Nipponbare’ of rice, and it...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29146
Aims: Several studies have reported the existence for T helper cell epitopes with the persistence of unwanted immune reactions for several protein drugs. T-cell epitope is an amino acid or set of amino acids that are capable of being recognized form one or more T-cell receptors....
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2016/29184
Aim: Present study was aimed to isolate marine algae from the sea water samples of Kayalpattinam Coastal area, Gulf of Mannar. Methodology: Seawater samples were collected for the isolation of phytoplankton from the Kayalpattinam Coastal area, Tuticorin on May 2016. The collected...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/29300
Mohammed Sani Sallau, Ahmed Jibrin Uttu, Hamisu Ibrahim, Abdullahi Yunusa Idris & Habila James Dama·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Medicinal plants have been used as traditional remedies for the treatments of different ailments, and large number of human population still depends on these medicinal plants for their preventive and curative properties Glossonema boveanum is a medicinal plant widely used in a fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24436
Aims: Determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients attended in the Parakou University teaching Hospital Biochemistry Laboratory (Republic of Benin). Study Design: Cross-sectional retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Biochemistry Laboratory of the Borgou/Alib...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/28362
The hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of the wood and stem bark of Bryophyllum pinnatum were investigated for their phytochemical constituents and activity against selected microorganisms. Phytochemicals found present were reducing sugars, saponins, steroids, tannins, a...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/28905
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of colour and increased photoperiod on performance, rectal and body temperature of weaned gilts. Forty cross bred (largewhite x landrace) weaned gilts at 8 weeks with an average weight of 7.70 kg ± 0.07 kg were randomly allotted int...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27356
Aim: In this study, silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) was synthesized by two processes. Chemical process using natural polymers as citrus pectin (CP), chitosan (Cs) and alginate (Alg) and biological process using aqueous extract of fermented fenugreek by Pleurotus ostreatus (AEFF). Me...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/25642
Aims: This research studied the regulatory effect of ABA (Abscisic acid) on the contents of lycopene and endogenous hperipheral pericarp of tomato fruit during ripening, and provided an effective measure for improving the quality of tomato fruits. Study Design: When the second cl...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/28767
Aims and Study Design: Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its phosphorylated form (p-EGFR) in breast carcinomas has been associated with an increase in invasive potential and decreased survival. EGFR mediated signal transduction has been reported to be...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/28977