The performance of every plant in an environment is an indicator of how the plant can withstand the various environmental conditions. This study investigated the toxicity of crude oil on the growth performance, chlorophyll contents, enzymatic activities and oxidative stress biomarkers of eight accessions of Zea mays. The growth enzyme (amylase and invertase) activities, as well as oxidative s...

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of an emulsifier (glycerol polyethylene glycol ricinoleate: GPGR) and different sources of fat on the performance of Khaki Campbell ducks. Ducks were assigned into five groups with three replicates (10 ducks/replicate) in each group. Treatments were a control diet (C1: without added oil and emulsifier), control diet added with 2% soybean oil (C2)...

The aim of the study was to determine nutritional and functional properties beans-maize flour samples. Flour blends were produced using 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 50:50 (maize: beans, w/w) while 100% maize served as control. proximate composition results were: moisture content (8.99-7.65%), crude protein (6.93-14.00%), carbohydrate (63.75-75.64%), total ash (0.97-2.62%), fat (6.95-11.11%) fiber (0.51...

The performance of every plant in an environment is an indicator of how the plant can withstand the various environmental conditions. This study investigated the toxicity of crude oil on the growth performance, chlorophyll contents, enzymatic activities and oxidative stress biomarkers of eight accessions of Zea mays. The growth enzyme (amylase and invertase) activities, as well as oxidative s...

W ITH the current explosive rate of progress in genetics, we are less likely than ever before to devote much thought to those whose research established the firm foundation on which our science has been built. In this essay, I pay tribute to a distinguished figure in the development of plant genetics, EDWARD M. EAST, and to two of his first graduate students, ROLLINS A. EMERSON and DONALD F. JO...

Effect of strong electrolytes on the viscosity of canola oil in 1,4 dioxane was undertaken. The viscosity of oil in 1,4 dioxane was found to increase with the concentration of oil and decrease with rise in temperature. Strong electrolytes reduce the rate of flow of oil in 1,4 dioxane. It was noted that amongst these electrolytes, NaOH is more efficient reducing electrolyte than HCl and NaCl. Th...

many studies conclude that the rise in global food prices due to higher demand from the development of biofuels, climate anomalies, and increased of oil prices. not only the food commodity index rose more than 60 percent, nonfood commodity price index also rose over 60 percent and crude oil price index has increased even further above 60 percent. the purpose of this study is to analyze the impa...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cuminum cyminum (c. cyminum) essential oil on the growth and fum1 gene expression of fumonisin-producing fusarium verticillioides (f. verticillioides) strains isolated from maize. materials and methods: all fungal strains were cultured on potato dextrose agar (pda) slopes at 30°c for 7 days. the antifungal activity was evaluate...

The study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation rosemary aromatic plant, rosemary volatile oil and α-tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E) on serum variables of broilers fed on maize-soybean meal based diets. Eight hundred 1-d-old Ross-308 male chickens were weighed and randomly divided into 1 control and 7 experimental groups each with 10 replicates of 10 birds. There were...