Pteridophytes are the seedless vascular cryptogams which occupy a position between the lower non-seed bearing and higher seed bearing plants. They grow in terrestrial, epiphytic, lithophytic and aquatic habitat. The present study mainly focused...
November 2012
ß-Glucuronidase is the novel enzyme known to present in the tissues of several vertebrates. It can be detected by biochemical, histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques in bacteria, plant and animal. The traditional method used for...
Some fresh minimally processed fruits and vegetables when eaten raw are sources of most foodborne disease outbreaks world wide . Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus) is sold along major highways, streets and markets in Nigeria. This vegetable is in very...
The term co-operation is derived from the Latin word co-operari, where the word co means ‘with’ and operari means ‘to work’. Thus, co operation means working together. So those who want to work together with some common economic objective can...
Different fungi have the potentials to decolourize complex and recalcitrant organic compounds into simpler fragments achieving complete mineralization. Optilan red dye and Indosol yellow dye belong to an important group of synthetic dye used in...
The bioinoculation effect of two different formulations of COI and biofloc of B. mucilaginosus isolates viz., SSB-8, SSB-11 and SSB-17 together with supplementation of rice residues viz., rice straw, rice husk, and black ash on the induction of...
This paper describes an anthelmintic study of two members of the Capparidaceae family which are Gynandropsis gynandra and Buchholzia coriacea. The worms used in this study were of three types namely Fasciola gigantica, Pheritima pasthuma (...
Literature is reviewed on rheumatism as a disease and some known therapeutic agents used for its treatment in both orthodox and traditional medicines given. Recipes of traditional remedies obtained from market surveys are also given. The local...
The aim of this work was to evaluate UV absorption ability of terminalia catappa Linn in view of a possible application as anti-solar agent. The ethanol extract was prepared by 90% ethanol with maceration process and method was performed by UV...
Biodiesel is a non-petroleum based fuel derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. Biodiesel has attracted huge attraction worldwide due to its renewability, biodegradability, and its better gas emission. The process of biodiesel production...
The study aimed at investigating the nutrient dynamics of Gmelina arborea stands aged 28, 29 and 30 years planted in a degraded soil in Shasha Forest Reserve, Osun State, Nigeria. Monthly variation in litter fall of Gmelina arborea stands aged 28...
A series of sulfated titania xerogels impregnated with nickel were prepared by sol gel method with different methods of surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) templating and characterized by X-Ray Diffraction, Nitrogen adsorption,...
The performance of a transversely rough tilted pad slider bearing was analyzed in the presence of a magnetic fluid lubricant. A mathematical model based on stochastic averaging process was developed. The expressions for non dimensional pressure,...
The enumeration and characterization of microorganisms from laboratory effluents in Madonna University laboratories were carried out. The total aerobic plate count, coliform count, Escherichia coli count and fungal count were investigated using...
In the present paper, the widely common problem of handwritten character recognition has been tackled with multiresolution technique using discrete wavelet transform and artificial neural networks. The technique has been tested and found to be...
The microbiological and physicochemical characteristics of soil contaminated with used generator oil were carried out. The media used were nutrient agar, Sabouraud dextrose agar mineral salt agar and mineral salt agar with antibiotics for the...
The fermentation of palm wine at varying temperature (0,30 and 45oc) have been studied by monitoring spectrophotometrically the absorbance of glucose with Dinitrosalicyclic acid (DNS) at 560nm wavelength for five days. The effect of lemon juice (...
In present study Di (2-ethyylhexyl) phthalate orally administered at the dose of 10 mg/kg/b.wt/day selected on the basis of maximum tolerable dose for a period of six weeks showed very significant changes in liver weight(P<0.01) and body...
A study was conducted in 2008 at the Research /Training Farm of the Department of Agronomy, Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Nigeria with the objective of identifying the best method to control spear grass weeds at a reduced and affordable...
A study was carried out in 2009 at the Teaching and Research farm of Agronomy Department, Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Nigeria to evaluate the effect of various rates of different organic manures on the growth and yield of maize in Asaba...