Volume-3, Issue-3, 2012
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ISSN 0973-3140 (Print) 2229-6441 (Online) |
Page No. 480-727 Next Issue: December 2012 Published by: Society For Science and Nature-(SFSN) |
Index Page Editor's Cover Page [.pdf] |
Review Article |
| Solid state and submerged fermentation for the production of bioactive substances: Acomparative study Subramaniyam, R. and Vimala, R.* School of Biosciences and technology, VIT University, Vellore - 632014, Tamil Nadu, India [Full Article - PDF] page 480-486 |
| Issues surrounding the use of plant-derived pesticides (Botanicals) in pest management in Nigeria 1Okrikata, E. & 2Oruonye, E. D. 1Department of Biology Education, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical), P. M. B. 1013, Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria 2Department of Geography, Taraba State University, P. M. B. 1167, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 487-490 |
Research Article |
| Herbs and Spices: An anticancer potential Alma Negre Abuga*, Romeo M. Del Rosarioa, and Nenita D. Palmesa Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Mindanao University of Science and Technology Cagayan de Oro City 9000 Philippines Corresponding author: Tel: +63.88.856.1738, Fax: +63.88.856.4696, Email: almaabug@must.edu.ph [Full Article - PDF] page 491-496 |
| Effects of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides leaves on plasma glucose, lipid profile and some liver enzymes in Alloxan induced diabetic rats 1Aloke, C., 2Nwachukwu, N., 3Ugwuja, E. I., 4Idenyi, J.N.,1Nwachi, E.U., 1Obasi, I.O. & 5Oga, O. 1Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ebonyi State University, P.M.B .053, Abakaliki,Nigeria 2Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State 3Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, P.M.B. 053, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State,Nigeria 4Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Ebonyi State University, P.M.B .053, Abakaliki, Nigeria 5Biotechnology Research and Development Centre, Ebonyi State University, P.M.B .053, Abakaliki, Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 497-501 |
| Determination of the most allowable slope of strip road for Skidder Timberjack 450c 1Majid Lotfalian, 1Hasan Sam Daliri, 1Seyed Ataollah Hosseini, 2Yahya Kooch & 3Gholamreza Hadi Zadeh 1Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources,Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Iran 2Tarbiat Modares University 3Iranian Forest Organization [Full Article - PDF] page 502-506 |
| Pollinator diversity and relative abundance of insect visitors on apple crop in Shimla hills of western Himalaya, India Hem Raj, V.K. Mattu and M.L. Thakur* Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology Research Lab. Deptt. of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171 005 (HP), India [Full Article - PDF] page 507-513 |
| Effects of composted farmyard manure on growth and yield of spider plant (Cleome gynandra) Ng’etich O.K. J.N. Aguyoh* and J. O. Ogweno Egerton University, Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils. P.O. BOX 536 Egerton, Kenya [Full Article - PDF] page 514-520 |
| Efficiency of light-traps influenced by environmental factors 1Nowinszky László, 1Puskás János, 2Ladányi Márta 1University of West Hungary, Savaria Campus, H-9700 Szombathely, Károlyi Gáspár Square 4. 2Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Corvinus University of Budapest, H-1118, Budapest, Villányi út 29., Hungary. [Full Article - PDF] page 521-525 |
| Contents of protein and activity of protease and amylase in the mid gut homogenate of fifth instar larvae of silkworm, bombyx mori l. (PM X CSR2) fed with herbal drug (KHO-GO) treated mulberry leaves 1Vitthalrao B. Khyade, 2Jiwan P. Sarwade 1Department of Zoology, Shardabai Pawar Mahila College, Shardanagar Tal – Baramati, Dist. Pune – 413115. 2Department of Zoology, Arts Science and Commerce College, Indapur (Dist. Pune).India [Full Article - PDF] page 526-531 |
| Closeness index (CI) an assessment tool for students’ performance of cell theory Y. Ameyaw Biology Education Department, Faculty of Science Education,University of Education, Winneba – C/R. [Full Article - PDF] page 532-537 |
| The entomological fauna visiting cultivated populations of Tropaeolum majus L. (tropaeolaceae) 1Maria Emília P. F. Silva, 1Rosilda M. Mussury, 1Rogério Silvestre, 2Silvana P. Q. Scalon, 3Lucia F. Braga and 4Marcilio P. Sousa 1Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD) – School of Biological and Enviromental Sciences, Rodovia Dourados/ Itahum, km 12, Bairro Rural. CEP: 79804-970 – Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil. 2Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD) - College of Agricultural Sciences. Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil. 3Biologists Mato Grosso State University - UNEMAT, 78580-000, Alta Floresta Municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. [Full Article - PDF] page 538-545 |
| Evaluation of manual defoliation on some yield parameters of Anacardium occidentale L. During fruiting season at Crin, head-quarters, Ibadan 1Mokwunye, I. U; 2Hammed,L. A 1Ndubuaku T.C.N. and 1Asogwa E.U. 1Cashew Research Programme, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), PMB 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria. 2Department of Horticulture, COLPLANT, University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Ogun State . Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 546-550 |
| Blood pressure variations during different phases of menstrual cycle 1Mehnaaz Sameera Arifuddin, 1Mohammed Abdul Hannan Hazari, 2Barra Ram Reddy 1Department of Physiology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh (PO), Hyderabad-500058, Andhra Pradesh, India. 2Department of Physiology, Osmania Medical College, Turehbaz Khan Road, Koti, Hyderabad-500095, Andhra Pradesh, India. [Full Article - PDF] page 551-554 |
| Monitoring of water quality in the Hipparagi irrigation command area, Karnataka, India Jagadeesh, K.C. Chandrashekar, J.S. and Somashekar, R.K. Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore – 560056 Karnataka, India. [Full Article - PDF] page 555-562 |
| Monitoring of pesticide residues in farmgate samples of vegetables in Karnataka, India 1Gowda S.R. Ananda and 2Somashekar R.K. 1Department of Chemistry, V.V. Pura College of Science, Bangalore-560004, Karnataka, India. 2Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi, Bangalore-560056, Karnataka, India. [Full Article - PDF] page 563-570 |
| Effect of nitrogen and vam levels on herbage and oil yield of Patchouli (Pogostemon patchouli petlle.) 1 Sumathi. M. , 2Shashekala, S.G., 3Shankaraiah. N., 4Ravi Kumar. P. & Kavitha, V. 1M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai 2IFFCO Kisan Sanchar limited, Bangalore 3Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta, Bangalore, India 4Department of Animal Husbandry and veterinary services, Government of Karnataka 5Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Tamil Nadu as fivth author. [Full Article - PDF] page 571-579 |
| Pulping potential of Thaumatococcus daniellii (benn) benth. In Omo and Oban forest reserves of Nigeria 1Ogunsanwo, O.Y, 2Adedeji, G.A and 1Ajibabi, A.S 1Department of Forest Resources Management, University of Ibadan 2Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Port Harcourt [Full Article - PDF] page 580-585 |
| Site index equation for pinus caribaea plantation in erosion prone enugu ngwo, Nigeria *Oyebade, B.A, Popo-ola, F.S. and Aguma Samuel Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. *Email: bukkibadef@yahoo.com under this contact address [Full Article - PDF] page 586-591 |
| Behavior of some indigenous mulberry genotypes of Kashmir valley under polyhouse 1Baqual , M. F., 1Mir, M. A., 2Kamili, A. S., 3Singh, K. N., 4Raja, T. A. & 1Sharma, R. K. 1Températe Sericulture Research Institute, SKUAST-K, Mirgund (India) 2Directorate of Extension Education, SKUAST-K, Shalimar 3Division of Agronomy, SKUAST-K, Shalimar 4Division of Agricultural Statistics, SKUAST-K, Shalimar [Full Article - PDF] page 592-598 |
| Energy dissipation over different fall angles through rectangular irrigation canal: A panacea for sustainable crop production in tropical regions Eze Samuel Ominyi & Egba Ernest Ituma Department of Technology and Vocational education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 599-603 |
| An experimental evaluation of the economic efficiency of vitamin supplements in poultry feeds in Kogi state, Nigeria 1Ayoola, J.B. and 2Sanda, M.E 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kogi State University, Anyigba 2Department of Animal Production, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 604-607 |
| Effect of inoculation with azotobacter and phosphate solubilising microorganisms on mulberry (Morus spp.) 1Baqual, M. F. & 2Das, P. K. 1Températe Sericulture Research Institute, SKUAST-K, Mirgund (India) 2Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India. [Full Article - PDF] page 608-612 |
| Influence of activated charcoal on in vitro embryo germination and growth of plantlets of Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) 1Benamar Benmahioul, 2Meriem KAÏD-HARCHE, 3Florence Daguin 1 Département des Sciences agronomiques et forestières, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie & Sciences de la Terre et de l’Univers (SNV-STU), Université «Abou Bekr Bel KAID», - Tlemcen, Algeria 2Département de Biotechnologies, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie «Mohammed BOUDIAF», BP 1505, El Mnaouar, Oran, Algeria 3 AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Centre d’ Angers, INHP, 2 rue Le Nôtre, F-49045 Angers, France [Full Article - PDF] page 613-616 |
| Evaluation of trace elements and antioxidants in pre and post hemodialysis of chronic renal failure patients *1Omali Y. El-Khawaga and El-sayed I. H. 1Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. 2Molecular Biology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute, Minofua University, Sadat City, Egypt. Current address: Faculty of Community, King Khalid University, Rejal Almaa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [Full Article - PDF] page 617-620 |
| Assessment of forest fringe communities’ participation in sustainable forest management in the Yaya forest reserve of the Brong ahafo region of Ghana 1Yeboah, S. A. & 2Ameyaw, Y. 1Department of Environment and Natural Resources Management, Presbyterrian, University College, Akropong Campus, Akropong-Akuapem, E/R, Ghana. 2Department of Biology and Environmental Education, Faculty of Science Education, University of Education, Winneba, C/R, Ghana. [Full Article - PDF] page 621-627 |
| Response and performance of maize (Zea mays) to soil amendment in Asaba, Delta state, Nigeria Ojobor, S. A. & Obiazi, C. C. Department of Agronomy, Delta State University, Asaba Campus, Delta State, Nigeria. [Full Article - PDF] page 628-631 |
| Thermal behavior and decomposition kinetics of a Pr (III) complex with 4, 6-dihydroxyaurone 1Onkar Singh & 2Karan Singh 1Department of chemistry, Govt. College for Women Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180005, India 2Department of chemistry, Govt. College for Women M. A. Road, Srinagar,India [Full Article - PDF] page 632-634 |
| Study of external male genitalia of ten species of indian dung beetles (coleoptera: scarabaeidae: scarabaeinae) 1Kailash Chandra & 2Devanshu Gupta 1Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, West Bengal, India (E-mail: kailash611@rediffmail.com) 2Zoological Survey of India, Jabalpur-482002, Madhya Pradesh, India [Full Article - PDF] page 635-638 |
| Kinetics and thermal decomposition of Sm (III) complex with embelin (2,5- DIHYDROXY-3-UNDECYL-p-BENZOQUINONE) 1Onkar Singh & 2Karan Singh 1Department of Chemistry, Govt. College for women Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, India 2Department of Chemistry, Govt. College for women, M. A. Road Srinagar, India. [Full Article - PDF] page 639-641 |
| Allometric growth of different traits in heavy ecotype of Nigerian local chicken 1Ohagenyi, I.J., 2Machebe N.S., 1Ogbu, K.I., 1Emennaa, C.I. & 1Udokainyang, A.D. 1Ohagenyi, I. Justina. Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom, P.O BOX 001, Plateau state, Nigeria. 2Mechebe, S.N. Dept. of Animal Science, Univ. of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu state, Nigeria. [Full Article - PDF] page 642-645 |
| Polymeric complexes of embelin with some metal ions 1Onkar Singh , 2Karan Singh & 3Gauri D.Bajju 1Department of chemistry, Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu -180 001, India 2Department of chemistry, Govt. College for women, M. A road Srinagar, India 3Department of chemistry, University of Jammu, Jammu-180 0006, India [Full Article - PDF] page 646-650 |
| Environmental impact of an abandoned composting unit in Bangalore Pratibha D’Souza* and R. K. Somashekar Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore – 560056, India [Full Article - PDF] page 651-661 |
| Uranyl complexes with some polyphenolic ligands 1Onkar Singh, 2Karan Singh & 3Gauri D. Bajju 1Department of chemistry, Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu -180 001, India. 2Department of chemistry, Govt. College for women, M. A road Srinagar, India. 3Department of chemistry, University of Jammu, Jammu-180 0006, India [Full Article - PDF] page 662-664 |
| Morpho - histological study on the development of kidney and ureter in hatching and adulthood racing pigeon (columba livia domestica) Ramzi Abdul-Gahaffor Abood AL-Ajeely & Fadhil S. Mohammed. College of Veterinary Medicine Dept. of Anatomy and Histology, University of Baghdad, Iraq. [Full Article - PDF] page 665-677 |
| An assessment of factors constraining coffee production and marketing in Nigeria 1Ayoola, J.B., 1Ayoola, G. B. & 2Ladele, A. A. 1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Kogi State University, Farm and Infrastructure Foundation, Abuja, Nigeria, 2Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria [Full Article - PDF] page 678-683 |
| A randomized comparison of ginger and navidoxine in the treatment of nausea and vomiting for pregnancy 1Nawal Khairy Hussain AL-Ani & 2Nada Flaih Hassan AL-Aboudy 1High Inst. Infert. Diag. & Art. Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad/Iraq 2Specialist in Al-Samarai Hospital Infertility Center, Baghdad/Iraq [Full Article - PDF] page 684-687 |
| Evaluation of specific biochemical values in clinically normal and anemic awassi sheep AL-Hadithy H. AH. and AL-Badawi N. M. Department of Internal and Preventive Medicine- College of Veterinary Medicine-Baghdad University-Iraq. [Full Article - PDF] page 688-691 |
| Treatment of unwanted facial hair in iraqi hirsute females by intense pulsed light Maytham m. Al- hilo, shakir j. Al-saedy & wasan muhe saleh Al-kindy teaching hospital, baghdad, iraq. [Full Article - PDF] page 692-695 |
| Insecticidal activities of two meliaceous plants against Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) Abdalla Abdelrahim Satti & Mokhtar Mohamed Elamin Department of Alternatives to Pesticides and Biocontrol, Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute, National Centre for Research, P.O. Box 6096, Khartoum, Sudan E-mail: satisattisat@yahoo.com; Mobile: 00249 916017797 [Full Article - PDF] page 696-701 |
| Tolerance of ceresan and difolatan by rhizosphere microfungi of groundnut (Arachis hypogea L ) C.V. SB-11 Ramling S. Saler P.G. Department of Botany, K.T.H.M. College, Gangapur Road, Nashik-2 Maharashtra, India [Full Article - PDF] page 702-704 |
Studies on production, morphology and free amino acids of pollen of four members in the genus Nymphaea L. (Nymphaeaceae) |
Case Study |
Short Communicationg |
| Solid state fermentation of rice chaff as substrate (variety: devamallige) for fibrinolytic enzyme production by Penicillium chrysogenum AGSF16 *1Gopinath, S.M., Sneha, S.H. & Krishnamurthy, R. Dept of Biotechnology, Acharya Institute of Technology, Soladevanahalli, Bangalore - 560090 India P.G. Studies & research in Microbiology, Brindavan college of science, Bangalore-560094, India *Corresponding author email:acharyadrgopinath@gmail.com [Full Article - PDF] page 719-722 |
| Does income influence nutrition?- An economic analysis 1Kavitha, V., 2Shashekala, S.G., 3Sumathi, M., 1Kavitha, B. 1Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641003, 2Manager Content, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd, Bangalore, 3M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai-113.India [Full Article - PDF] page 723-727 |