Following the ban of synthetic antibiotics as antimicrobial agents and growth promoters, poultry nutritionists are now trying to find antibiotic substitutes. Agro-industrial by-products are abundant in tropical countries and have been used as the alternatives to conventional feedstuffs in poultry rations. These by-products are also known to contain several bioactive compounds such as oligosacch...

Declining plant diversity and abundance have been widely reported in agro-ecosystems of North America and Europe. Intensive use of herbicides within cropfields and the associated drift in adjacent habitats are partly responsible for this change. The objectives of this work were to quantify the phenological stages of non-target plants in in-situ field situations during herbicide spray and to com...

Maize (Zea mays L) is one of the most versatile emerging crops having wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 150 m ha in about 160 countries having wider diversity of soil, climate, biodiversity and management practices that contributes...

The genetic diversity of cultivated crops has decreased continuously since the beginning 20th century, because gradual replacement genetically heterogeneous traditional varieties by new homogenous varieties, grown in monospecific stands. resulting agro-ecosystems are now considered as unsustainable. Increasing within-field crop using a mixture could increase sustainability these agro-ecosystems...

Infectious diseases are leading cause of death world wide due to multidrug resistant strains of bacteria, reduced susceptibility to antimicrobics and increase in untreatable bacterial infections. Natural products provide unlimited opportunities for new drug leads because of the unmatched availability of chemical diversity. Because of increasing threat of infectious diseases, the need of the hou...

Native chilies (Capsicum spp.) are currently underutilized in Bolivia, one of this crop’s centers of diversity. Fewer local farmers cultivate native chilies annually due to low market demand. Increasing its private use value can lead to the in-situ conservation of this crop. The objective of the paper is to evaluate the market acceptability of three native chili products: (a) chili marmalade; (...

This study was carried out to compare the biodiversity parameters of epigean insect species in 3 different regions with geographical conditions. Tefenni Plain, Beyköy (Abdülmelik) Plain and Çaylı Mountain Village, which are located at altitudes, were chosen as area. Pitfall traps placed agro-ecosystems anise fennel each region caught pitfall checked weekly. A total 2086 individuals belonging 11...