IOSR-JAVS   Volume-14 ~ Issue-6 ~ June 2021

ABSTRACT:Background: Conventional propagation of seedling stevia is limited by parent material. Propagation by seeds that are difficult due to low of germination rate. Propagation through tissue culture can be applied as an alternative for propagation stevia and can produce last of seedling and in short-time in suitable media. Generaly, culture media is quite expensive, so it is necessary to find an alternative types of culture media. This study aimed to evaluate the growth response of five stevia cultivars on culture media containing commercial fertilizers. Materials and Methods: A Randomized Block Design (RBD) was used in this experiment with two factors and replicated three times. The first factor........

Key Word: Stevia, Cultivars, Basic Medium, Commercial Fertilizers, In Vitro

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ABSTRACT: This study attempts to overcome the challenges of postharvest losses of tomato fruits by examining some botanical extracts as alternative means to the use of synthetic chemicals. Step by step procedures were followed during conducting this work. Two locations were chosen (Sokoto and Shuni) and the samples of spoiled tomato fruits were collected randomly, materials that were used for the analysis were sterilized. Fungal pathogens were isolated at Mycology Laboratory of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. The pathogens were also identified after isolation. The identified pathogens were, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Preparation of crude extracts of neem leaves and garlic bulb and determination of the efficacy of these extracts on identified pathogens were conducted. Each identified pathogens were treated with three different concentrations of both neem and garlic extracts, at 100mg/ml, 200mg/ml, and 300mg/ml and ketoconazole was used as control. The zones of inhibition were observed after 24hours in each and recorded in each sample.

Keywords: Neem leaves and Garlic Bulbs Extracts, Fungi, Post-Harvest Spoilage, Tomatoes

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ABSTRACT: Uniska's teaching farm is located in Bentok Village, Bati-Bati District. Teaching farms are divided into several concentrations in the field of science, including laboratories for dairy cattle, poultry, feed, forage, tissue culture nurseries, farming and agricultural integration as well as community service counseling. The purpose of the development is to serve as a practicum for students from the Faculty of Agriculture. In addition, according to the teaching farm concept, it is a combination of learning media for academics and business people in the agricultural sector which is expected to become a business in the long term and can contribute to society. It's just that in its implementation.......

Keywords: Teaching Farm;SWOT;Development strategy;Field Laboratory

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ABSTRACT: Stochastic Cotton Production Technology and Risk Production Analysis was using Trans log model. The result shows that the variance parameters of sigma square ( and lambda ) are jointly 0.0226 and 2.2003. The lambda value (2.2003) which is greater than zero, is testifying that variation in the observed output from the frontier is due to technical inefficiency and random noise. Likewise, the result reveals that variation in output as explained by technical inefficiency is relatively greater than the deviation in output explained by the pure noise component of the composed error term. The Gamma [ ] is a parameter that express the degree level of inefficiency in the variance parameter, and is estimated to be 0.924 at 1% level of significant. This, in the......

Keywords: Stochastic, Risk, Cotton, Gama, Lambda, Frontier

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ABSTRACT: In this study, comparative characteristics on morphology of three strains of commercial meat-type chickens(Arbor Acre, Cobb and Marshall) was carried out.A total of two hundred and eighty-eight (288) day old broiler chicks which comprised ninety six (96) per strain of Arbor Acre, Marshall and Cobb were procured from reputable hatcheries. Each strain represented a treatment and they were randomly assigned to replicates. The parameters examined were weekly body weight and linear body measurements at week 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the experiment. The body weight were determined using scout II electronic sensitive scale of 20 kilogram capacity while the linear body measurements was taken by the use of tailor's measuring tape graduated in centimeters. The data collected were analyzed using correlation and regression procedures. The correlation coefficients among the three strains for body....

Keywords: Poultry, Arbor Acre, Cobb and Marshall, Correlation, Regression

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ABSTRACT: Comparative analysis of the resilience of two exploited forest formations: the forest of Baban Rafi in the Center-East and that of Tientergou in the South-West of Niger
The study was carried out on two Nigerian forests, the Baban Rafi forest and the Tientiergou forest, exploited for more than 20 years according to the rural wood-energy market approach. The objective of this work is to determine if the wood market approach regenerates or degrades the forest. The methodology consisted of a cross analysis of inventory data (past and present) and Arc Map interpretation of Landsat and Sentinel2 satellite imagery. The main results showed a downward trend in regular tiger bush, degraded, of wooded savannah, shrub and riparian formations....

Keywords: rural timbermarket, quota, exploitation, Tientiergou, Baban Rafi, Niger

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ABSTRACT: Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cadmium on reproductive parameters and oxidative stress in male guinea pig (Cavia porcellus).
Materials and methods: Thirty two (32) male guinea pigs were randomly assigned to four groups of eight each. Group 1 received distilled water orally; groups 2, 3 and 4 were treated with cadmium chloride at doses 8.75, 13.13 and 26.25 mg/kg.b.w. respectively. After 90 days of treatment, all animals were sacrificed and data collected. Result: Results revealed a significant (p < 0.05) increase of kidney and liver weights in cadmium chloride-treated animals compared to the control....

Keywords: cadmium chloride, heavy metals, male guinea pigs, oxidative stress, reproduction

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ABSTRACT: This paper describes the development of a Decision Support System Tool for evaluate and categorize threatened species in Greece. This application is used to determine which species require more conservation measures. Is a powerful tool for environmentally sustainable management that aims to enable the use of hypothetical scenarios. This article describes the development of an application software for citation and assessment of species in Greece using IUCN red list categories and criteria. The IUCN Red Lists are widely recognized as effective methods for species conservation. The overall objective was to design and develop application software that would assist scientists in estimating the potential risk of a species, or even a subpopulation of a....

Keywords: decision support system, threatened species, development, sustainability

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