Eric-Olivier TIENEBO, Kan Ulrich Urbain Konan, Echua Elisabeth Jasmine Bilé, Kouadio Kan Arnaud Parfait Koffi, Kouakou Théodore KOUADIO & Kouabenan ABO·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Background: Water deficit is a major constraint on maize growth, while the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can vary with host genotype and experimental context. Aims: This study evaluated biomass stability and supporting physiological responses of B73, EV8728SR, and W438...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91785
Complementary foods are crucial for infants´ nutritional development and they play a vital role in bridging nutritional gaps during weaning after exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Numerous infants in developing countries particularly Nigeria, suffer from protein-energy maln...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i2851
Complementary foods were formulated from blends of maize, cowpea and orange fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP). Five different blends of flour were formulated with the substitution with cowpea flour at 5-30%, and OFSP substitution at 5-20% while 100% maize flour was used as the contro...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i2619
The study investigated the effect of temperature and variety on water absorption kinetics of three Ghanaian maize varieties (Abrohemaa, Omankwa, and Akposoe) during soaking and also to generate the required moisture diffusivity data for the varieties. The study employed a gravime...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i630433
This study was carried out to investigate the effects of soaking temperature and variety on the rehydration parameters and solute loss (essential minerals and vitamin C) of two maize varieties. Sun-dried kernels of the maize varieties (Omakwa and Abrohemaa) were soaked at four di...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i330417
Aim: The study was aimed at determining the mycoflora and aflatoxin producing fungi in some storage cereals sold at Darki market, Wudil Local Government Area, Kano State. Nigeria. Study Design: A total of thirty samples (ten samples containing 250g each of maize, millet and wheat...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i130401
Aim: To compare the cost and return analysis of conventional maize cultivation with mechanization. Place of Study: A field experiment on maize crop cultivation by conventional and mechanization was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar during Kharif, 2019-20. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230561
A field experiment was conducted at Agro Climate Research Center, Agricultural Research Institute, P.J.T.S Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India during rabi 2019-20. The field experiment was laid out in a split plot design with three replications. The treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130528
In-vitro digestibility, nutritional and sensory quality of extruded breakfast cereals from maize grits, partially defatted peanut and beetroot flour blends was investigated. Composite flour blends was prepared from maize, peanut and beetroot flour in the following proportions: A=...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i830331
Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. It belongs to family, "Poaceae". It has wider adaptability under different agro-climatic conditions. Its productivity per unit area is very high, so it is called “queen of cereals” globally. Though, Crop has high food...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i530406
Dabuwa is a dried stiff porridge made from fonio and maize in the ratio of 1:3, beef fat and spiced with fresh onion and caraway (black) seeds. It is a popular food indigenous to the Shuwa Arab nomads of North-eastern Nigeria. An attempt was made to modify dabuwa not only from ma...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i830326
Sira Bamba, Adama Coulibaly, Sidibe Daouda, Nyamien B. Yves & Biego Godi Henri Marius·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
Aims: The objective of this study is to estimate the health risk incurred by the Ivorian adult consumer as a result of exposure to AFB1 and the sum of aflatoxins (AFT) through the consumption of maize. Place and Duration of Study: During this study 375 samples of maize (grains, c...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i730323
Aim: To find out the direct and residual effect of integrated nitrogen management on physico-chemical properties of soil under rice – maize cropping system. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in randomized block design during kharif season and in split plot design during r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i330379
Ma De Los Ángeles Velasco-Hernández, Tomás Morales-Acoltzi, Miguel Ángel García-Castro, Rogelio Bernal-morales, Joaquín Zagoya-Martínez, José Pedro Juárez-Sánchez & Benito Ramírez-Valverde·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2021
Ocean-atmospheric interactions have effects at different scales; forming microclimates, which can explain variations with climatic or natural anomalies, between meteorological processes. This research analyzes and identifies the relationship of the teleconnection hydrometeorologi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i130346
Aims: To determine the effect of roasted soybean flour substitution on the chemical and sensory properties of maize flour snack (Aadun). Study Design: Multiple comparison test was performed on the data obtained using Duncan test Place and Duration of Study: Samples were prepared...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i130256