The first attempt dared on Dalbergia melanoxylon tissue culture was conducted from 2010 to 2013 in the Botany Laboratory University of Dar es Salaam. A total of 500 seeds were sterilized at…
Category: biological science
Evaluation of Anti-fertility Activity of Ruta montana L. Areal Part Extractin Albino Rats
Ruta montana L. a herb from the family Rutaceae, is known in Algeria as “mountain rue” or “Fidjel” and has been used in folk medicine as an antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antirhematic, antihelmintic, antiepileptic…
A Critical Review on Effects of Metosartan on Testes Tissue
Metosartan induces so many deleterious effects in male Wistar rats treated with drug and RNase. It causes pre maturation of sperms and reduces the sperm count as well as reduces viable sperm…
Utilization of Lignocellulosic Residues (Corn-cob and Pawpaw Fibre) as Substrates for Production and Optimization of Cellulase from Penicillium sp.
Lignocellulosic residues are abundant in agricultural and forest industries in various countries where they remain under exploited. They have useful potential in microbial systems in the secretion of cellulases The present work…
Determination and Characterization of Lectin Activity from Texas Live Oak (Quercus fusiformis)
Lectin is a protein of non-immunological origin. It is a protein with agglutination properties. They have biological properties that can be exploited for medicinal and therapeutic purposes. The objective of this study…
Experiments on Removal of Inorganic Anions in Brewery Effluent Using Banana Peels
Of the various water pollution problems, effluents from industries are major contributors. A research aimed at ascertaining the removal efficiency of anions (Cl, SO4, PO4, NO3 ) and N in brewery industry,…
Genetic Inheritance of Black Seed Coat in Soybean
The standard phenotype of R gene is black hilum on black seed. The genetic control of several soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) natural variants has not been studied. The genetic type T16…
Storage of Yeasts
Several methods have been used in the storage of yeasts. Traditional methods and low technology methods were done to compare the viability of yeasts during storage. The shelf life is limited during…
Experiment for the Determination of Acute Toxicity of Ammoniain Juvenile Patagonian Blenny (Eleginops maclovinus)
Deionized ammonium (NH3) acute toxicity (LC50-96h) in Patagonian blenny juveniles (Eleginops maclovinus) was assessed. Concentrations of deionized ammonium in salt water were prepared by using 24.09 ± 2.1 g ammonium chloride (NH4Cl). Fish…
Research on Microbiological and Biochemical Analysis of Soymilk Produced and Sold within Calabar Metropolis
This study was aimed at evaluating the microbiological and biochemical content of soymilk produced and sold locally within Calabar metropolis. Samples of soymilk were obtained from five areas in Calabar metropolis namely:…