Research Articles

 

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 

Salil Kumar Bhowmik, Soubir Titov, Mirza Mofazzal Islam, Ayesha Siddika, Sharmin Sultana and M. D. Shahidul Haque

Phenotypic and genotypic screening of rice genotypes at seedling stage for salt tolerance

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6490-6494

 

Ishnava Kalpesh and J. S. S. Mohan

Assessment of genetic diversity in the medicinal climber Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers (Menispermaceae) from Gujarat, India

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6499-6505  [RETRACTION NOTICE]

 

Mostafa Niknejad Kazempour and Maesomeh Anvary

Isolation of Fusarium fujikuroi antagonistic bacteria and cloning of its phenazine carboxylic acid genes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6506-6510

 

Dai Qilin, Wang Jin, Feng Bin, Liu Tingting, Chen Chen, Lin Honghui and Du Shizhang

Molecular cloning and characterization of a new peroxidase gene (OvRCI) from Orychophragmus violaceus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6511-6517

 

M. Yusuf S. Muranaka, and A. A. Zaria

Application of Hosaka and DJ Kim Whatmann paper protocols for rapid isolation of cowpea DNA

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6518-6520

 

 

 

PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 

R. Roy, P. B. Mazumder and G. D. Sharma

Proline, catalase and root traits as indices of drought resistance in bold grained rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6521-6528

 

Mahmood ul Hassan, Zaheer Ahmed, Muhammad Munir, Saad Imran Malik and Khurram Shahzad

Effect of sorbitol on callus induction and plant regeneration in wheat

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6529-6535

 

Ogunsumi, L. O. and Ogbosuka, G. E.

Pattern of livelihood and household food security among rural dwellers: Case of women pastoralists in Oyo state of Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6536-6541

 

O. A. Adejumo and K. Oje

Effects of processing conditions on the hardness of cassava pellets

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6542-6547

 

Milu Muyanga

Smallholder adoption and economic impacts of tissue culture banana in Kenya

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6548-6555

 

Okwute, S. K., Onyia, R., Anene, C. and Amodu, O. P.

Protectant, insecticidal and antimicrobial potentials of Dalbergia saxatilis Hook f. (fabaceae)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6556-6560

 

Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Muhammad Ashraf, Mir Ajab Khan, Ghazalah Yasmin, Nighat Shaheen and Shazia Jabeen

Phylogenetic analysis of Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) based on micromorphological traits of pollen grains

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6561-6568

 

M. Sinan Taşpınar, Rahmi Dumlupinar, Faruk Demir, Turgay Çakmak and Yasir Gülen

Determination of chilling temperature effects on nutrient elements composition and distribution in cole (Brassica oleracea L. Cv. Acephala) using the WDXRF spectroscopic technique

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6569-6575

 

Sumera Iqbal and Asghari Bano

Water stress induced changes in antioxidant enzymes, membrane stability and seed protein profile of different wheat accessions

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6576-6587

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

Abeer A. I. Hassanin, Yoshino Kaminishi, Mohamed M. M. Osman, Zamzam H. Abdel-Wahad, Mohamed A. H. El-Kady and Takao Itakura

Development and application of a real-time quantitative PCR assay for determining expression of benzo-a- pyrene-Inducible cytochrome P450 1A in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6588-6595

 

Tao Bai, Yi Wang, Xinzhong Zhang, Xuefeng Xu and Zhen Hai Han

The effect of ultraviolet radiation on water-logging resistance in Tibetan peach

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6596-6602

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Egbere, O. J., Pam, K. V., Adesheyan, K. D., A'Kadir, T. and Oyero, S. K.

Effects of pasteurisation on survival patterns of microorganisms and vitamin C retention in kunun-zaki

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6603-6607

 

T. Francis Xavier and S. Senthilkumar

An evaluation of antibacterial activities of Seidenfia rheedii (Sw.) Szlach.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6608-6611

 

Ene, A. C., Atawodi, S. E., Ameh, D. A., Kwanashie, H. O. and Agomo, P. U.

In vivo antiplasmodial effect of chloroform extracts of Artemisia maciverae Linn and Artemisia maritima Linn

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6612-6616

 

U. V. Mane and A. M. Deshmukh

Chitin degrading potential of three aquatic actinomycetes and its optimization

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6617-6620

 

Manab Deka and Kishore Das

Effect of biosurfactant from two strains of Pseudomonas on germinating seedlings of Cicer arietinum L and Phaseolus mungo Roxb.

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6621-6626

 

 

 

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Amany M. Basuny, Ahmed M. Gaafar and Shaker M. Arafat

Tomato lycopene is a natural antioxidant and can alleviate hypercholesterolemia

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6627-6633

 

Zhengwei Zhou, Longjun Jing, Guowen Cui, Qiang Feng and Yuanshi Xiao

Effects of polysaccharide from Lycium barbarum in alloxan-induced diabetic mice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6634-6637

 

N. P. Okolie, M. O. Akioyamen, N. Okpoba and C. Okonkwo

Malondialdehyde levels of frozen fish, chicken and turkey on sale in Benin City markets

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6638-6640

 

 

 

MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 

M. Imoru and A. O. Emeribe

Haemorrheologic and fibrinolytic activities in pregnant women: Influence of gestational age and parity

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6641-6644

 

Kiran R. Kharat, Amol Kharat and B. P. Hardikar

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Streptomyces sp. from Lonar Lake

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6645-6648

 

Okonko, I. O., Ijandipe, L. A., Ilusanya, O. A., Donbraye-Emmanuel, O. B., Ejembi J., Udeze A. O., Egun O. C., Fowotade A. and Nkang A. O.

Incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among pregnant women in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6649-6657

 

Gomase V. S. and Shyamkumar K.

Prediction of antigenic epitopes and MHC binders of neurotoxin alpha-KTx 3.8 from Mesobuthus tamulus sindicus

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6658-6676

 

S. L. Sukanya, J. Sudisha, P. Hariprasad, S. R. Niranjana H. S. Prakash and S. K. Fathima

Antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Indian medicinal plants against clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6677-6682

 

L. V. Buwa and A. J. Afolayan

Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants used for the treatment of tuberculosis in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6683-6687

 

M. Aydin Ketani, Berna Ersöz Kanay, Şennur Ketani, Özkan Ünver and Mehmet Kilinç

Dose-dependent effects of propofol on expression ICAM-1 in rabbit aorta endothelial cells

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6688-6693

 

Chenghua Guo, Xuexi Tang, Xinwei Dong and Yan Yang

Studies on the expectorant, antitussive and antiasthmatic properties of asterosaponin extracted from Luidia quinaria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6694-6696

 

Asghar Tanomand, Rahib Abeshov and Safar Farajnia

Determination of cephalosporin acylase activity by biological and colorimetric method in bacteria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6697-6699

 

 

 

FISHERY SCIENCE

 

Norhidayah Taufek, Sharr Azni Harmin and Annie Christianus

Effect of chicken gonadotropin-releasing hormone (cGnRH-II) on plasma steroid hormone, maturation and ovulation in African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6700-6709

 

 

 

BIOTECHNIQUES

 

Fayyaz Ur Rehman, Mehwish Aslam, M. Ilyas Tariq, Ashraf Shaheen, Amtul Jamil Sami, Naima Huma Naveed and Aima Iram Batool

Isolation of cellulolytic activities from Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle)

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6710-6715

 

Naureen Chaudhary, Ayaz Aslam and Javed Iqbal Qazi

Ethanologenic potential of the bacterium Bacillus cereus NB-19 in media comprising of sugar mill and dairy industr

ial wastes

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6716-6720

 

 

 

AQUACULTURE

 

S. N. Deekae, K. O. Chukwu and A. J. Gbulubo

Size composition, growth, mortality and yield of Alectis alexandrinus (Geoffory Saint-Hilaire) in Bonny River, Niger Delta, Nigeria

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6721-6723

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 

Deise Mara Machado de Mattos, Diré, G. F., Lima, R. C., Almeida, A. C. C., Bellucio D., Azevedo, C. S. S., Azevedo, S. S. S., Nascimento, S. F., Borba, H. R., Carvalho, J. J. and Bernardo Filho, M.

The consequences of the effects of the chemotherapeutic drug (vincristine) in organs and the influence on the bioavailability of two radio-biocomplexes used for bone evaluations in balb/c female mice

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6724-6730

 

 

 

ANIMAL SCIENCE

 

P. N. Wambura

Formulation of novel trehalose flakes for storage and delivery of newcastle disease (strain I-2) vaccine to chickens

        [Abstract]  [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 6731-6734