Adou Bla Sonia Béatrice ACHIH, Yves Djina, Kouakou Adaye YAO, Meuwiah Betty Faulet & Tia Jean Gonnety·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Attiéké, a staple food from Côte d’Ivoire, is the most widely consumed cassava-based product in the country. Popular across all social classes and age groups, it is central to both rural and urban diets. Attiéké is a fermented cassava semolina cooked by steaming. The "glaçage" te...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5804
Background and Aim: Various feeds and food grains are contaminated with mycotoxins produced by certain fungi along with other secondary metabolites due to long term storage, storage condition, or improper handling during harvest. The economic effects attributed to mycotoxin infec...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5803
In Nigeria, crops are usually cultivated during the rainy season when there is high incidence of diseases such as damping-off. The tomato varieties that are high yielding with quality fruits are affected by this damping-off during the rains. To promote increased fruit supply, dwa...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5802
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) is an exceptional and unique crop, as all of its parts are valued for food, medicinal and even industrial purposes. However, despite these advantages, its production remains low, mainly due to soil infertility resulting from land overexpl...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5801
Aims: The objective of this study is to determine the influence of manufacturing processes on the physicochemical parameters, mineral composition, amino acid and fatty acid composition, and the bioavailability of minerals in "Datou" obtained from the seeds of Hibiscus sabdariffa...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5800
Meat production in Benin is primarily supplied by the national cattle herd, which comprises a genetic diversity predominated by Borgou breed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of marination and cooking duration and temperature on the technological properties and se...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5799
Sugar cane effluents, liquid waste from sugar production, require a qualitative study to ensure optimum energy recovery. The aim of this research is to determine the physicochemical (pH and Brix level) and biochemical (total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, glucose, trace metals...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5798
This study investigated the polyphenolic composition of Adansonia digitata (baobab), Parkia biglobosa (locust bean), Tamarindus indica (tamarind), and Aframomum meleguetta (alligator pepper), species widely consumed by rural populations in Côte d'Ivoire. Total polyphenol and flav...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5797
Aims: The present work aims to use a Faster R-CNN network combined with a predictive model to estimate the yield of the mango tree. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted in the Poro region of northern Côte d'Ivoire on a mango production campaign. This tropical...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5796
The management of forest trees has long been a critical challenge in the field of forestry, as these essential natural resources face numerous threats, from climate change and pests to deforestation and unsustainable harvesting practices. Maintaining the resilience and adaptabili...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5795
Aims: Effects of roasting and frying on the proximate composition, mineral content, and health risks due to heavy metals in Ethmalosa fimbriata were assessed. Place and duration of study: Food Science Laboratory of the University of Douala and Douala Foodstuffs Laboratory (Camero...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5794
Cashew kernel (Anacardium occidentale L.) food and their microbiological quality depends heavily on nut quality, which itself is linked to storage conditions. Aiming at producing high-quality food from these kernels, their physical, chemical, and microbiological properties were s...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5793
David Montcho, Ridwane-Laye OKPEÏCHA, Paulin Sédah, Laïyatou AMADOU, Gael HOUNGBELAGNON, Olufisayo Kolade & Clement Agbangla·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Aims: Declining soil fertility has rekindled a renewed interest in soybean cultivation, but low rainfall continues to limit the production of this important nitrogen-fixing crop. Methodology: This study aims to identify among three mulch materials, the best mulch type to improve...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5792
M’béfèhê Soro, Joël Akakpo-Akue, Fakana Drissa Traore, Jacques Auguste Alfred Bognan Ackah & Yayé Guillaume Yapi·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
In Ivory Coast, the population turns to traditional healers for care using recipes or medicinal plants. Following an ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used in the treatment of sickle cell disease in traditional settings in the Poro region. After an ethnobotanical survey u...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5791
Background: Malaria remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases globally, causing over 597,000 deaths each year, with Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) responsible for the most severe cases. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most affected region of the world, the region hosting more t...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i5790