The Sahel is thinly covered by trees, but nevertheless forms an important habitat for millions of tree-dwelling birds. We describe tree availability and selection 14 insectivorous Afro-Palearctic migrants 18 Afro-tropical residents (10 insectivores, 3 frugivores 5 nectarivores) inhabiting the from Atlantic to Red Sea. Of 304 woody species identified across region during systematic fieldwork in ...

Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from mangrove forest soils of Pitchavaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India produces rhamnolipids when grown on different carbon sources tested. Maximum production of rhamnolipids were obtained with cashew apple juice as carbon source; a final production of 9.35 g rhamnolipid/l with a production yield of 46.75 per cent. However, among the carbon substrates,...

First-ever three spectrophotometric methods using sulfanilamide (SAA), sulfadoxine (SDX) and sulfamethoxazole (SMX), the widely used sulfa drugs as new class of coupling agents for the spectrophotometric determination of cardol, a phenolic compound found in cashew nut shell liquid, a by-product of cashew industry is proposed. The methods are based on the interaction of diazotized sulfa drugs wi...

Tropical deforestation is increasingly driven by the expansion of agricultural commodity production. Mapping crops an important step towards monitoring commodity-driven deforestation. Advances in remote sensing technology, such as availability high-resolution imagery and combination optical radar have enabled detection tree-like which are difficult to distinguish from forest cover. Cashew examp...

The cashew culture provides jobs and boosts the economy of Northeast region is therefore great socioeconomic importance. In genetic improvement programs, existence an interaction between genotypes environments has been observed, making studies adaptability stability essential for effective selection. Thus, objective was to study performance early dwarf clones using GGE Biplot in three agricultu...

In a previous study, raw cashew kernels were assayed for the fungal contamination focusing on strains belonging to the genus Aspergillus and on aflatoxins producers. These samples showed high contamination with Aspergillus section Nigri species and absence of aflatoxins. To investigate the diversity of secondary metabolites, including mycotoxins, the species of A. section Nigri may produce and ...

The study was aimed at developing extended release matrix tablets of poorly water-soluble diclofenac sodium and highly water-soluble metformin hydrochloride by direct compression using cashew gum, xanthan gum and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) as release retardants. The suitability of light grade cashew gum as a direct compression excipient was studied using the SeDeM Diagram Expert System...

Les maillons des interprofessions anacarde ont un intérêt économique commun pour entreprises nationales et internationales. La faible productivité plantations au Togo est causée par l’utilisation semences tout-venant de l’absence sélection du matériel végétal performant. L’objectif l’étude d’augmenter les rendements avec noix qualité performant sélectionné. Trois prospections annuelles précédée...

BACKGROUND There are several methods to read skin prick test results in type-I allergy testing. A commonly used method is to characterize the wheal size by its 'average diameter'. A more accurate method is to scan the area of the wheal to calculate the actual size. In both methods, skin prick test (SPT) results can be corrected for histamine-sensitivity of the skin by dividing the results of th...