Colocasia - Science topic

The aim of this study is to investigate the seasonal variations in the physicochemical properties of atmospheric ultra-fine particles (UFPs, d ≤ 100 nm) and submicron particles (PM1, d ≤ 1 µm) in an east Asian urban area, which are hypothesized to be affected by the interchange of summer and winter monsoons. An observation experiment was conducted...

The phasing out of methyl bromide as a fumigant, resistance problems with phosphine and other fumigants in stored product beetles, and serious concern with human health and environmental safety have triggered the search for alternative biofumigants of plant origin. Despite the identification of a large number of plants that show insecticidal activi...

Link to full-text: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/43614 As the world's natural habitats continue to be converted for human use, integrating biodiversity conservation within the activities that support sustainable development is vital, yet increasingly challenging in regions where high levels of poverty and biodiversity converge. Conserva...

The objective of this study was designed to investigate the inclusion of taro flour in weaning food formulation and evaluating compositional and functional properties of the products. The analysis undertaken in this study was infant food proximate composition, mineral concentration, anti-nutritional factors and functional properties. The moisture c...

The objective of this study was designed to investigate the inclusion of taro flour in weaning food formulation and evaluating compositional and functional properties of the products. The analysis undertaken in this study was infant food proximate composition, mineral concentration, anti-nutritional factors and functional properties. The moisture c...

A broad-spectrum monoclonal antibody (C4 MAb) against the capsid proteins (CPs) of plant potyviruses has been generated in previous studies. To clarify which epitope is recognized by this MAb, epitope mapping was performed via phage display library screening and amino acid substitution analysis. Subsequently, a 12-residue epitope in the core region...

The objective of this study was designed to investigate the nutritive and non-nutritive constituents of taro leaf powder and leaf curd extracts through improved processing methods. The study was conducted using factorial combination of two independent variables (taro leaf varieties and processing methods) with three replications in a completely ran...

Heavy metal pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues at present. The study was conducted with the objectives of evaluation of soil contamination of heavy metals with Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr and Fe by automobile repairing, painting and service centres in Kandy area, Sri Lanka, and the phytoremediation potential of using Ipomoea aquatica and C...

This study optimises the production of composite flours from cocoyam and bambara groundnut flours with cassava starch as binder (sample CBC), and compared with cocoyam and bambara groundnut flours with xanthan gum as binder (sample CBX). The experimental design was carried out using the optimal mixture design of response surface methodology which g...

The aim of this work was to find an alternative to chemical fungicides currently used in the control and prevention of activities of toxigenic Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and A. ochraceus in food and feed. The antifungal activity of extracts of five medicinal plants used in native medicine in Nigeria is reported. All plant extracts were scre...

This study focused on the assessment of leadership from the perspective of accountability in the Nigerian public sector. The study thus investigated the extent at which leaders in the Nigerian public sector are accountable for their actions and performances. The study used survey research design. The study adopted the test-retest process for reliab...

The genetic variability and interrelationships between yield and associated traits in some taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) genotypes were investigated in two years across two locations. The experiment was laid out as randomized complete block design with three replications in each location. Data were collected on the growth and yield attribu...

This study focused on factor analysis of SMEs’ challenges and its implications on poverty and unemployment in Dekina. The study investigated the prime factor influencing SMEs’ entrepreneurial activities, and its relationship with poverty and unemployment in Dekina. In regard of this purpose, quantitative survey research design was used to facilitat...

Resumen: El periodo de la Guerra Civil española tuvo un papel crucial en el establecimiento del fotoperiodismo y sus formas visuales, todavía hoy vigentes. Este marco dio lugar a dos de los grandes hitos del siglo XX: Robert Capa y su imagen más universal, El miliciano muerto. Este estudio analiza el proceso de creación de ambos mitos, donde la par...

The study was conducted in four sampling sites within Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (RSPL), Bohol, Philippines to determine the microhabitats of pholcid spiders. Using a combination of cruising and visual searching methods, pholcid spiders were searched at 7:00 hours-18:00 hours. Vegetation especially broad-leaf plants and other possible micro...

During the past years, precisely 1965-1980, yam and taro reigned supreme in the Southern parts of Nigeria. Yam was the king and taro the queen. They were then the staple food of choice and were even offered to the gods. Their acceptance and ascendancy were challenged by the arrival and domestication of the easy growers (plantain, banana, maize and...

The present study was documented the indigenous knowledge on the utilization of tuber species both as food and medicine by the tribal people of Koraput. Field study was carried out in 24 villages of Koraput district of Odisha and the ethnomedicinal information was collected through interview among different tribal group and traditional healers. The...

The nutritional compositions and their changes of eight different varieties of taros (colocasia esculenta (L.)Schott) during microwave vacuum drying were analyzed, and the quality parameters of dried products, including color, hardness, crispness, puffing rate, microstructure and sensory quality were studied. Results showed that the moisture conten...

Aquatic environment is contaminated with heavy metals originating from various sources such as inorganic chemicals, agricultural drainage water containing pesticides and fertilizers, effluents of industrial activities and runoffs in addition to the sewage effluents. Even though some heavy metals are essential factors for the proper growth and funct...

This study investigated the SME growth-barrier chain in Nigeria. A target population of 39,600 was sampled using Taro Yamane method to achieve the surveyed 396 respondents. A well structured questionnaire was administered to collect the data. Percentage, descriptive, Likert analysis and regression analysis were used to explain the nature of the SME...

The nutritional compositions and their changes of eight different varieties of taros (colocasia esculenta (L.)Schott) during microwave vacuum drying were analyzed, and the quality parameters of dried products, including color, hardness, crispness, puffing rate, microstructure and sensory quality were studied. Results showed that the moisture conten...

Energy is the key demand of human being existence. Therefore, this paper summarizes research findings and challenges encountered; opportunities obtained and forward future directions in the area of biofuel. Ethiopia spends about 90 percent of the foreign exchange earnings per year on importing petroleum. Therefore, looking for other alternative...

The research was aimed at investigating sales force recruitment and selection for successful operation of sales force structures in industrial marketing: a study of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Nigeria Limited. Sales managers, human resources managers, marketing directors and other top management personnel are puzzled over the kind of sale...

This study examines the impact of social media on journalism practice in Nigeria. It explores the extent to which social media has changed journalism practice in Nigeria with special reference to Journalists in Jalingo metropolis. The quantitative survey method was adopted for the study. The population is comprised of 293 Journalists in Jalingo met...

Accountants are expected to be business partners, technology experts, and strategy allies. This research work, therefore, focused on emerging roles of being professional accountants in contemporary Nigeria economy. Out of the population of 200 professional accountants, a sample size of 122 respondents was selected using Taro Yamene's formula. In or...

Globalisation is just one of terms for the process of networking and centralisation of political and economic power with increased importance of transnational bodies and corporations. Reaching the world peace is one of the oldest arguments employed by proponents of the political globalization. Issue of freedom, as one of the central philosophical a...

Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl. and Colocasia esculentus (L.) Schott. of the family Araceae are plants widely distributed in Africa. The leaves and roots of these plants are traditionally used to treat various disease conditions including dysentery, cough, kidney pains and stomach disorders. This study aimed at investigating the antimicrobial, a...

Agriculture - agronomy

Autorzy starożytni (Pedanios Dioskorides z Anazarbos, Pseudo-Dioskorides, Marcellus Empiryk z Burdigali) przytaczają liczne regionalne nazwy ‘kolokazji jadalnej, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott’, rośliny użytkowej z rodziny obrazkowatych (zob. ryc. 2). Źródła antyczne przypisują nazwę gigarum lub gigarus rozmaitym ludom: Ps.-Dioskorides wskazuje Et...

Ultrasound and cellulase pre-treatment was applied for the extraction of starch from taro tubers and their effect on yield and properties of the extracted starch was studied. Ultrasonication time was varied at three levels of 0, 10 and 20 min whereas cellulase concentration was varied at two levels of 0 and 200 U/100 g tuber. It was observed that h...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing Taro (Bolosso-1), Enset corm and Sugarcane stock on feed intake, weight gain and net return of fattening local oxen. Sixteen local un-castrated oxen of about 5 years’ age and average weight of 249 kg were used as Enset corm and Sugarcane. A completely randomized design was used and 4 bul...

The importance of perceptive study in urban geography is to have a more holistic understanding of certain urban realities. This study therefore aims to determine the perception of morphological dynamics and planning policies in the state capitals of the south- south. The study used semi structured questionnaire as a tool to obtain data from the stu...

The physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of Colocasia antiquorum (taro coconut or Chinese taro) starch cultivated in Oaxaca, Mexico, were determined. The granules of Colocasia antiquorum presented a truncated ellipsoidal shape. The chemical composition analysis showed levels of moisture, ash, protein, fat, fiber, and NFE in a dry base of...

Forceful displacement of people has badly affected educational sector most especially in the North-East , Nigeria. The educational needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are being neglected on a large scale whereas, education is said to be both a goal in itself and a means for attaining all the other Sustainable Development Goals. This paper...

The study examines the influence of social media on academic performance of undergraduate students of Taraba state University, Jalingo, Nigeria. Quantitative survey method was adopted for the study. The population consists of 5000 undergraduate students. The study made use of Taro Yame's formula to sample 100 students. Questionnaires were employed...

The quality of dehydrated taro slices in accelerated storage (45 ∘ C and 75% RH) was determined as a function of initial water activity ( aw ) and package type. Color, rehydration capacity, thiamin content, and α -tocopherol content were monitored during 34 weeks of storage in polyethylene and foil laminate packaging at initial storage aw of 0.35 t...

The nutritional compositions and their changes of eight different varieties of taros (colocasia esculenta (L.)Schott) during microwave vacuum drying were analyzed, and the quality parameters of dried products, including color, hardness, crispness, puffing rate, microstructure and sensory quality were studied. Results showed that the moisture conten...

This study examines the influence of Television programmes on youth dressing pattern in Taraba State University, Jalingo. The researcher employed Taro Yame's formula to select 100 students which formed the sample frame. The study made use of focus group and quantitative survey for its methodology. 8 participants formed the focus group while 100 sel...

The objective of this study was designed to investigate the nutritive and non-nutritive constituents of taro leaf powder and leaf curd extracts through improved processing methods. The study was conducted using factorial combination of two independent variables (taro leaf varieties and processing methods) with three replications in a completely ran...

Experiments were conducted to establish a protocol for taro micropropagation through meristem culture. These experiments were conducted at Faculty of Agriculture , Cairo University . The tip meristems were excised from corms of Egyptian native cultivar of taro Colocasia esculenta var.esculenta. The excised explants were surface sterilized with sodi...

The experiment was conducted at Jimma Agricultural Research Center of Ethiopia, for two cropping seasons (2015 and 2016) with the objective of determine the effect of different rates of inorganic N and P fertilizers on taro (variety Denu) for storage tuber yield. Four levels of N (0, 55.5, 111.1 and 166.5 kg N/ ha) and four levels of P (0, 20, 40 a...

Food formulation was done to increase the access of consumers to improved nutrients without any extra cost. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a root crop and it is a good source of carbohydrate minerals and vitamins. The objective of this study was done to evaluate taro flour for Ethiopian traditional flat sour pan cake " injera ". Taro Injera formulat...

Fruits and vegetables are known to have free radical scavenging abilities due to the antioxidants in them and this gives them the ability to prevent diseases and sicknesses. This study was carried out to investigate the total phenolic content and free radical scavenging abilities of some selected vegetables and to determine their minimum inhibitory...

ACT is a functional contextual form of behavioral and cognitive therapy. It shares commonalities with other contextualistic approaches such as constructivist or narrative therapies, but it differs in its scientific goals. Because of these differences, it is oriented toward manipulable processes linked to basic principles. In this commentary I descr...

This study examines Nigerian journalists " knowledge and perceptions of brown envelope on Journalism practice. A study of Journalists in Jalingo metropolis. Quantitative survey method was adopted for the study. The population comprised of 293 Journalists in Jalingo metropolis registered under NUJ. The study employed Taro Yame " s formula to sample...

The study investigated genotypic and phenotypic co-efficients of variation, heritability, genetic advance at 5% selection intensity and in percentage of population mean of nine characters (plant height, leaf number, length and width of leaf lamina, number and weight of cormels per plant, weight of corm per plant, dry matter percentage in the tubers...

PAN: Philosophy, Activism, Nature (ISSN 1443-6124). Travelling by nostalgically hyper-modern monorail, I arrived at Suita in Osaka in search of Australian modernity. The Expo 1970 site is now a commemorative park, dotted with concrete infrastructure and brutalist architecture amongst gardens filled with autumnal colour, or spring sakura, depending...

This study focused on the significance of microfinance to growth and development of entrepreneurship in rural settings of Nigeria. The study determined the role of microfinance on the economic development of the rural areas of Nigeria. For these purposes, survey research was explored, using well structured questionnaires. The universe of the study...

Phytoremediation, a plant-based technology, is a promising technology for environmental pollution caused by unavoidable boundaries of conventional technologies. The use of some rooted plants and floating plants in the process of Phytoremediation is more normally known as phytofiltration. The removal of arsenic (As) by aquatic plants, such as Coloca...

Link prediction is an important task in complex network analysis. Traditional link prediction methods are limited by network topology and lack of node property information, which makes predicting links challenging. In this study, we address link prediction using a sparse Gaussian graphical model and demonstrate its theoretical and practical effecti...

Introduction: Diabetes is a debilitating disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, which is rapidly r eaching endemic proportions throughout the world including Bangladesh. We had previously evaluated the antihyperglycemic potential of methanolic extract of aerial parts of Spilanthes calva and tubers of Colocasia esculenta. The object...

Taro is an ancient crop native to Asia that is now found in all tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. Its present distribution is the result of a long history of use and of transoceanic translocation. While in the Pacific region much effort has been made to understand the role this plant played in prehistory, in Africa it has not receiv...

The study examined the issue of artisanal Tin mining and academic performance of secondary school students in the mining community of Barakin-Ladi in comparison to Mangu a non-mining community all in Plateau State, Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to examine the difference in performance of students in secondary school terminal examina...

Lead (Pb) tolerance and phytoextraction efficiency of arum (Pani Kachu; Colocasia esculenta L.) were investigated in hydroponics. Plants were grown for 60 days in nutrient solution after addition of Pb at the levels of 0, 50, 200 and 400 μM. The growth of different parts of arum was unaffected at low level of Pb concentration (50 μM Pb) compared wi...

RESUMEN En Cuba, los cultivares comerciales de malanga Colocasia y Xanthosoma presentan altos potenciales productivos, sin embargo, los rendimientos promedio nacionales relativamente son bajos. Sin embargo, es conocido que la calidad de la semilla constituye la base fundamental para recuperar los rendimientos por unidad de área y garantizar una agr...

The processing of cocoyam tubers for industrial or human use involves different operations of which peeling is the major problem. This study was aimed at designing, fabricating and carrying out performance evaluation of a cocoyam peeling machine, taking into consideration some physical and mechanical properties of the cocoyam tubers. The machine wa...

To cite this article Olatidoye Olawale Paul, Falade Kolawole O., Akinoso Rahaman. Models for Predicting Moisture Diffusivity During Osmotic Dehydration of Two Cocoyam Varieties (Colocasia spp and Xanthosoma spp). Abstract The influence of process variables on the kinetics of water loss during osmotic dehydration of Cocoyam varieties (Colocasia spp...

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the nutritional composition of wild edible leaves, tubers, fruit and young shoot consumed by Hakki Pikki tribals of Hassan district. Methods: The samples were analyzed for proximate nutritional composition (moisture, ash, proteins, carbohydrates, crude fat and crude fiber) using the AOAC procedures....

Three experiments were conducted to study the stimulation of in vitro microcorms formation of taro shoots using sucrose, maltose and activated charcoal (AC) in different concentrations. These experiments were conducted in the tissue culture laboratory, Vegetable Crops Dep., Fac. Agric., Cairo Univ. In the first experiment, in vitro shoots were cult...

This study evaluated the effect of applying two levels of organic matter in combination with four doses of silicon (5 kg/ha, 10 kg/ha, 15 kg/ha and 20 kg/ha), in the cultivation of Taro in Pastaza province, Ecuador. " Bokashi " Organic Fertilizer (40 and 60 t/ha) was used. It was prepared by using local materials, which underwent continuous process...

RESUMEN El tizón de la hoja o podredumbre del cormo causado por Phytophthora colocasiae Racib, es el mayor factor limitante de la producción de malanga del Género Colocasia a nivel mundial. En estos momentos se ha informado su presencia en Puerto Rico, República Dominicana y Carolina del Norte (Estados Unidos), por lo que se requiere implementar un...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) crop is widely grown throughout the humid tropics for its edible leaves, petioles and corms. In this research total dry matter (DM) accumulation and its partitioning between different plant parts were studied to determine their growth pattern over the plants’ life cycle (i.e. 35, 70, 105, 140 and 175 days after planting (...

Phytoremediation, a plant-based technology, is a promising technology for environmental pollution caused by unavoidable boundaries of conventional technologies. The use of some rooted plants and floating plants in the process of Phytoremediation is more normally known as phytofiltration. The removal of arsenic (As) by aquatic plants, such as Coloca...

Autor para la correspondencia: entomologia@inivit.cu RESUMEN Dentro del Orden Lepidoptera, el género Spodoptera ocasiona lesiones a gran parte de las plantas cultivadas de importancia económica en el territorio nacional. Son insectos polífagos, que afectan a las plantaciones de tomate, algodón, cebolla, crucíferas, guayaba, maíz, maní, pimiento, so...

In the Pacific islands, subsistence diversity made possible continuous production of food while well-developed exchange networks redistributed these foodstuffs as well as items within the prestige economy. All these were aspects of the ‘storage structures’ that enabled social and nutritional value to be saved, accumulated and later mobilised. In ad...

The study was on employee perception of Key Performance Indicators specific structures on quality customer service, ascertain the level of employee"s skill development, and assess the level of customer retention of key performance indicators. Relevant research questions were asked and hypotheses were formulated and tested. Primacy and secondary dat...

Endophytic microorganisms which remain asymptomatically inside plants have the potential to be used widely in agricultural field and valuable for agriculture as a tool to improve crop performance. Tuber crops are the second most important group of crop plants and among them tropical root and tuber crops which include cassava, sweet potato, yams and...

In response toKanazawa's (2015) commentary on my case study of Taro (Muto & Mitamura, 2015), I reflect on the issue of the degree of "Japaneseness" in my approach to the case study. I pursue this by anchoring the perspective of my work in the perspective of the well-known Japanese novelist, Murakami Haruki. I also respond to a point made by Hayes (...

Phytochemicals are responsible for medicinal activity of plant species. They have ability for curing various ailment and possesses potential anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant and anti-fungal properties. Natural products from medicinal plants, either as pure compounds or as extracted out, provide opportunities for new drug leads becaus...

This study investigates the perception of journalists in Nigeria on news commercialization and media credibility with special reference to Journalists in Jalingo Metropolis. The quantitative survey design was used. The population comprised of Journalists in Jalingo Metropolis which are about 293. The researchers employed Taro Yame's formula to samp...

The study assessed the awareness on the use of ICTs by agricultural extension agents in North east, Nigeria. The specific objectives include describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the agricultural extension agents and ascertain agricultural extension agents' awareness of ICTs use in their works Primary data was used for the study and were co...

The objective of this study was designed to investigate the inclusion of taro flour in weaning food formulation and evaluating compositional and functional properties of the products. The analysis undertaken in this study was infant food proximate composition, mineral concentration, anti-nutritional factors and functional properties. The moisture c...

Genetic improvement oftaro (Colocasia esculenta L.) is one of important research program to increase productivity and give better cultivation on the marginal land. Induction of polyploid plants is a method useful to increase genetic diversity. The aim of this research was to induce polyploid taro by oryz.alin treatment Polyploidy was induced from i...

Tubers processing is one of efforts to support program on food diversification utilizing local foods. Introduction of processing technology of taro and sweet potato tubers to be flour and snack products (stick and chip) was done to disseminate the technology in farmer level in order to improve the commodities’ added value and later could improve fa...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is a vegetative propagated tropical root occupying the 9th position among world food crops. Taro is an important staple food for many local populations of Asia and Africa. The crop is dependent of wet and highly irrigated growth conditions. Under the scenario of undergoing climatic changes, is estimated that t...

ABSTRACT: Araceae is distributed mainly in Assam, Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats. 91 species and 26 genera of Araceae are found in India. The rootstock of Colocasia provides starchy food. Colocasia leaves are used as vegetable. Leaves of Dieffenbachia are used to relieve rheumatic pains. But it is morphologically difficult to identify these g...

Umbi talas termasuk kelompok tanaman umbi-umbian yang mempunyai peran penting sebagai sumber bahan pangan yang sehat dan aman. Akibatnya, permintaan terus meningkat. Namun demikian, produktivitasnya masih rendah daripada potensinya yang telah mencapai 20,7 ton ha⁻¹. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya peningkatan, dan salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan...

Malgré l’intérêt nutritionnel et la place non négligeable qu’il occupe dans l’alimentation au Bénin, la production de taro ne décolle pas, alors même qu’il est fortement produit au Nigeria voisin qui demeure le premier producteur en Afrique et dans le monde, avec 4.027.000 tonnes en 2005, suivi du Ghana avec 1.800.000 tonnes. Le taro demeure une cu...

Seeking for alternative feed resource is a major critical concern for animal production in Laos. Duckweed, taro and water hyacinth are well known as nutritive plants for animals. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of duckweed, taro silage and water hyacinth on the growth performance of Muscovy ducks. The study was carried ou...

Seeking for alternative feed resource is a major critical concern for animal production in Laos. Duckweed, taro and water hyacinth are well known as nutritive plants for animals. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of duckweed, taro silage and water hyacinth on the growth performance of Muscovy ducks. The study was carried ou...

Improving sales force management towards ensuring adequate motivation and training of salespeople for efficient and effective distribution of Unilever products was studied. The sales force had had a hard time dealing with making higher sales without many extraneous and intervening variables. The specific objectives were to ascertain the degree of i...

Dentro de las enfermedades que afectan la malanga se encuentra la pudrición de los rizomas ocasionada por varios hongos fitopatógenos. Estas pudriciones aparecen por lo general en suelos mal drenados, pesados y con alto contenido de materia orgánica. Se manifiestan más en épocas lluviosas, pues se trata de un complejo de hongos habitantes del suelo...

Objectives: Colocasia esculenta belongs to family Araceae and is popularly known as “Taro”. This plant has been cultivated widely from ancient times in the tropical and subtropical latitudinal band around the world. The herb has been known since ancient times for its curative properties and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments such a...

The hepatoprotective effect of orally administered leaf aqueous extract of Colocasia esculenta (CCLE) in thioacetamide-induced liver toxicity in rats was investigated in this study. Adult male Wistar rats (weight range: 120-150g) were divided into 5 groups (n=5) and received no treatment (normal control), distilled water (negative control), 50mg/kg...

High pressure washing (HPW) before packing removes horticultural surface pests and other contaminants, and can improve access to international markets. The most widely used HPW system uses multiple rows of manifolds each equipped with nozzles directed downwards onto rotating brushes, typically at pressures of about 690 kPa (100 psi). In New Zealand...

In Eastern and Southern parts of India locals consume several species of taros, crops that can be a big source of starch. In contrast to wheat, rice, maize, and potato etc. the major sources of edible carbohydrates, development of taro as a crop, despite similar potential has been neglected. Even in contrast to yam, which has been touted as super-c...

For an organization to be efficient and effective in the discharge of its duty and achievement of its set goals, it needs to have amongst others, good leadership, competent man power, adequate resources and good measures of internal control and internal control is seen as the integrate collection of control mechanism used to achieve a desired resul...

The objective of this study were to select amylase and pululanase producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for taro fermentation and to find out the length of fermentation time that will produce short chain polysaccharide. Fourty one LAB isolates were selected based on the amylase and pululanase activity (U/mL). Three isolates of LAB i.e. Lactobacillus...

Abstract: This work examines the extent to which Accommodating as a dimension of conflict management strategy would create the much needed conscientiousness and courtesy which are part of our organizational citizenship behaviour measures. This study was carried out within oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt metropolis, Nigeria. Our sample size o...

Spodoptera litura (F.) causes considerable economic damage to multiple agro-crops annually in many countries. In this study, the demography of S. litura reared on cabbage and taro was investigated using the age-stage, two-sex life table at 25 ± 1°C, 60 ± 10% relative humidity, and a photoperiod of 12: 12 (L:D) h. Our results showed that the net rep...

In this study, quality and sensory properties of pounded cocoyam from different varieties of cocoyam was evaluated. The corms of two cocoyam varieties, Colocasia esculentum (OMC299) and Xanthosoma sagittifolium (OMX444) were used. Samples of the pounded cocoyam produced were analyzed to determine yield, lump quantity, proximate composition, flavor,...