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Genetic Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance in Pearl Millet (Penisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) Genotypes

Musa Ishag Mohamed Subi & Atif Elsadig Idris · Biotechnology Journal International · 2013

Fifteen genotypes of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L. R. Br.) were evaluated at Sudan University of Science and Technology, The Demonstration Farm, College of Agricultural Studies, Shambat, during the summer season 2009 and 2010. The present study was conducted to assess the m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2013/2214

Modified Composite Activated Carbon Derived from Post-Consumer Plastics and Lignocellulosic Materials

Abdoul Ntieche Rahman, Loura Benguellah Benoît, Abdelaziz Bacaoui & Ketcha Joseph Mbadcam · Chemical Science International Journal · 2012

The composite activated carbons were produced using both lignocellulosic materials and urban waste plastics and their characteristics were investigated. The mixture of raw material was first carbonized at 600ºC in N2 atmosphere. The char obtained was then mixed with KOH (in the r...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2210

Effects of Transesterification Variables on the Characteristics of the Methyl Esters Obtained from Four Virgin Tropical Seed Oils in Nigeria

O. G. Igbum, L. Leke, S. Ande, M. U. Okoronkwo & C. A. Nwadinigwe · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2012

Four feedstock’s comprising two inedible oils (Telfaria occidentals Hook F, (TVO) and Hura crepitians L (HVO)) and two edible oils (Cucumeropsis manii (CSVO) and Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.(CVO)) which are in abundance in the locality of study were investigated for production o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/2081

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Different Rates of Herbicides on Weed Growth and Grain Yield of Two Rice Varieties in Two Rice Ecologies in Sierra Leone

S. S. Harding, D. R. Taylor, A. B. Jalloh, N. Mahmood, C. A. Dixon & S. D. Johnson · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2012

Two rice varieties, NERICA L19 (weed competitive) and ROK10 (high yielding) were subjected to two pre-emergence (RiceForce and ButaForce) and two post-emergence (Stam and RiceForce) with different active ingredients and rates of application during the wet seasons of 2009 and 2010...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2012/1611