Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the in vitro induction of polyploidy in Glycine max (L.) Merr. (soybean) using colchicine, and to evaluate the subsequent effects on various morphological, physiological, and cytological characteristics, ultimately assessing its potent...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4789
This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of vegetative propagation of teak by stump, by examining the influence of the type of substrate, growing conditions and the supply of NPK fertilizers on production. In this context marked by strong international demand for this forest s...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4788
Background: Despite advances in diabetic treatment, side effects of antidiabetic drugs, including hypoglycemia and allergic reactions, drive the search for safer natural alternatives. Kolaviron (KV), a biflavonoid complex from Garcinia kola, has demonstrated antihyperglycemic pro...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4787
This study evaluated the sensory qualities of dishes made from boiled, fried, and pounded yam, derived from two yellow-fleshed yam varieties ("Kounougbé" and "Kangba") and three cultivars ("Bètè-bètè", "Krenglè", and "Kponan"). The analysis revealed significant differences in the...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4786
World agriculture continues to intensify while climate driven insect migration speeds up between geographic areas to cause agricultural producers to battle new insect pests which endanger both yield production and food safety standards. When measured comparatively pest control me...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4785
Introduction: Agarwood is an important tree having valuable in medicine, pharmaceutical and cosmetic. Completely exploited by humans and driven to extinction. Reforestation of this precious tree species is necessary via seedlings production and supply to enlarge growing regions....
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4784
Aims: To determine the functional properties of Abelmoschus esculentus (AE) and Corchorus olitorius (CO) leaf and fruit powders and their relationship with antioxidant activity and essential nutrients. Methodology: Fresh leaves and fruits of these plants were harvested and proces...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4783
Aims: The jasmonic acid (JA) pathway plays a core role in the plant defense response, and the omega-3 fatty acid desaturase (FAD7 protein) is closely related to the synthesis and signal transduction of JA by regulating fatty acid metabolism. However, the regulation differences of...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4782
Medicinal plants play an important role in illness control in both animals and people, and they are most widely utilized by native cultures across the world. Rosmarinus officianilis L., popularly known as rosemary, herbaceous perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family, receives much...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i4781
A field experiment was conducted during the wheat-growing season on a clay-loam soil to investigate the interaction between irrigation management, sowing dates, and winter wheat productivity. A split-plot design tested three planting dates (PD₁: 15 November, PD₂: 30 November, PD₃...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3780
N'GUESSAN Patrick Henri, Camara Brahima, M'Bo Kacou Antoine Alban, Kouamé Konan Didier, YAO Kouadio Jacques Edouard, Kassi Koffi Jean Fernand Martial, ZION Bah Franck, KANGA N' guessan Martial & Kone Daouda·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Ivory Coast produces nearly 2 million tons, which represents 15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), more than 50% of exports and provides seven million jobs to Ivorians. However, its production is severely limited by the brown rot disease of cocoa pods. In order to increase pro...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3778
Background: Entopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and their symbiotic bacteria are widely used as a natural pest enemy in agriculture and forestry pest control. The mulberry silkworm was fed by mulberry, and some mulberry was planted together with the farmland. In the process of using...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3779
Ferns have been living with human beings for a long time. Various biological activities have been reported, such as dietary, antioxidant and others. In our case, the focus was on antimicrobial activity. The aim was to demonstrate the activity of two extracts (aqueous and lipidic)...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3777
Sayed Ali, Majid Ali Shah, Muhammad Haseeb Khan, Zaryab Ali Shah, Ahtesham Waheed, Aftab Ahmad, Haleema Tahir, Komal Fatima, Bilawal Mehmood Khan, Najeeb Ullah khan, Muhammad Shehzad, Aisha Maqbool & Furqan Ul Haq·Biotechnology Journal International·2025
Background: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a severe X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the DMD gene and subsequent dystrophin deficiency, leads to progressive muscle degeneration, loss of ambulation, and life-limiting cardiorespiratory failure. While classical...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3776
Termites are highly effective at breaking down lignocellulose. This study was aimed at isolating β-mannanase producing bacteria from termite guts, and to purify, and characterize the β‑mannanase produced. The termites were isolated from Ikeji environs. Of eight isolates isolated...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2025/v29i3775