Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is a highly sought after legume of populations in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon. Its multiple uses meet the needs of farmers because it contributes to food security and contributes to people's incomes. The use of resistant varieties is th...
In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the major anthropogenic source of xenobiotics is petroleum based hydrocarbons. Studies suggest that hydrocarbon degradation genes with potential for bioremediation have a greater abundance at equatorial biomes. Therefore, the primary aim of t...
Aim: Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important food grain for humankind after rice and wheat. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the phenotypic variations in eight maize varieties under moisture stress. Materials and Methods: All the varieties were grown with 3...
Mosquito species of the Anopheles gambiae complex represent the major vectors of human malaria and they pose an enormous burden on global health and economies. Every year 300–500 million people are infected by malaria and over a million people die as consequence of Plasmodium par...
The present investigation was carried out during two consecutive seasons 2015 and 2016 in fruit nursery of faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, in order to throw some spotlight on the impact of some chemical substances (Ethylmethanesulphonate – EMS in 10, 20 and...
Antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) in environmental samples have been implicated in the clinical spread of resistance to antibiotics. This study was therefore aimed at the metagenomic assessment of ARGs from various environmental samples. Benthic, epipellic, estuary and soil sam...