rambutan tree (nepheliumlappaceum l.) is an important but a lesser known fruit tree in ghana and has several nutritional and medicinal uses. efforts to establish plantation of rambutan in ghana to ensure its sustainable use is challenged with unavailable planting materials because the seeds are recalcitrant in nature, loses viability easily when exposed to dryness. seeds are therefore sown dire...

The total haemocyte count (THC), phenoloxidase activity, respiratory bursts (release of superoxide anions), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and phagocytic activity and clearance efficiency to the pathogen Lactococcus garvieae were measured when freshwater giant prawns Macrobrachium rosenbergii (18.2+/-2.1 g) were individually reared in water containing concentrations of trichlorfon of 0, 0...

Background: This study was conducted to investigate whether vitamin C can protect against plasma biochemical changes induced by lead poisoning in Cyprinus carpio. Methods: Three groups of common carp (n=30/group) were used in this study. Group 1 served as control, Group 2 was exposed to lead acetate (5 mg/L) for 15 days, and Group 3 received vitamin C (500 mg/kg) during the same duration of ...

Rambutan tree (Nepheliumlappaceum L.) is an important but a lesser known fruit tree in Ghana and has several nutritional and medicinal uses. Efforts to establish plantation of Rambutan in Ghana to ensure its sustainable use is challenged with unavailable planting materials because the seeds are recalcitrant in nature, loses viability easily when exposed to dryness. Seeds are therefore sown dire...

In the present study, fish were exposed to sub-lethal doses of CuONPs (68.92 ± 3.49 nm) (10 mg/L, 20 and 50 mg/L) for a long exposure period (25 days). Compared control group (0.0 mg/L CuONPs), significant dose-dependent elevation in blood urea creatinine values, serum alanine transaminase, aspartate alkaline phosphatase enzyme activities evident CuONPs-exposed groups (p < 0.05). Fish signif...