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Table of Contents: December 2005; 4(12)

 

 

            Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Mutengwa, C. S., Tongoona, P. B. and Sithole-Niang, I.

Genetic studies and a search for molecular markers that are linked to Striga asiatica resistance in sorghum

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Patrícia Domingues de Freitas and Pedro Manoel Galetti Jnr.

Assessment of the genetic diversity in five generations of a commercial broodstock line of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp

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Danladi Dada KUTA, Emmanuel KWON-NDUNG Stephen DACHI, Oladele BAKARE, and Liasu Adebayo OGUNKANMI

Optimization of protocols for DNA extraction and RAPD analysis in West African fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) germplasm characterization

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Joyce Prisca NJOLOMA, Moriya OOTA, Yuichi SAEKI and Shoichiro AKAO

Detection of gfp expression from gfp-labelled bacteria spot inoculated onto sugarcane tissues

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L. Tripathi, J. N. Tripathi and J. d'A. Hughes

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plantain (Musa spp.) cultivar Agbagba

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PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

Owolade, O. F., Alabi, B. S., Enikuomehin, O.A. and Atungwu, J. J.

Effect of harvest stage and drying methods on germination and seed-borne fungi of maize (Zeamays L.) in South West Nigeria

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Akinyele, B.J. and Adetuyi, F.C.

Effect of agrowastes, pH and temperature variation on the growth of Volvariella volvacea

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A. A. Adegbite, G. O. Agbaje, L. O. Adegbite, L. B. Taiwo and R. O. Awodoyin

Comparative effects of Apron plus 50DS and soil amendment on the growth, yield and food components of soybean

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Belewu, M. A. and Belewu, K.Y.

Cultivation of mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) on banana leaves

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INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

A. A. Onilude, O. E. Fagade, M. M. Bello and I. F. Fadahunsi

Inhibition of aflatoxin-producing aspergilli by lactic acid bacteria isolates from indigenously fermented cereal gruels

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Adeniyi A. Ogunjobi, Bukola C. Adebayo-Tayo and Adenike A. Ogunshe

Microbiological, proximate analysis and sensory evaluation of processed Irish potato fermented in brine solution

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Agarry O.O., Olaleye M.T. and Bello-Michael, C.O.

Comparative antimicrobial activities of aloe vera gel and leaf

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APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Nosratollah Zarghami, Habib Onsori, Behrangh Alani

Association between steroid hormone receptors and PSA gene expression in breast cancer cell lines

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H. Khazali, A. Parhiskar and K. Jafari

Effect of serotonin infusions on the mean plasma concentrations of growth hormone, thyroid hormones and the amount and constituents of milk in the Sanan goat

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P. Masoko, J.N. Eloff

The diversity of antifungal compounds of six South African Terminalia species (Combretaceae) determined by bioautography

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OJO OPEOLU OYEJIDE and LADEJI OLUSHOLA

Hepatoprotective and antioxidant properties of extract of Carmellia sinensis (black tea) in rats

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Jimoh F.O. and Oladiji A.T.

Preliminary Studies on Piliostigma thonningii seeds: Proximate analysis, mineral composition and phytochemical screening

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MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Samie A., Obi C.L., Bessong P.O. Namrita L.

Activity profiles of fourteen selected medicinal plants from Rural Venda communities in South Africa against fifteen clinical bacterial species

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Damintoti Karou, Aly Savadogo, Antonella Canini, Saydou Yameogo, Carla Montesano, Jacques Simpore, Vittorio Colizzi, Alfred S. Traore

Antibacterial activity of alkaloids from Sida acuta

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P. Erasto, P. O. Adebola, D. S. Grierson and A. J. Afolayan

An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

Y. A. Adebowale, I. A. Adeyemi and A. A. Oshodi

Functional and physicochemical properties of flours of six Mucuna species

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B.M. Ogunsanwo, O.O.P. Faboya, O.R. Idowu and G.O. Adewuyi

Using rating to evaluate quality of peanut products

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