Journal of Applied BioSciences (JABs)

Journal of Applied Biosciences (ISSN 1997 - 5902)

Volume 24, December 2009

PLANT SCIENCE

Samuel OBOUAYEBA, Lacina Fanlégué COULIBALY, Eric GOHET, Thérèse N’drin YAO, Séverin AKE. Effect of tapping systems and height of tapping opening on clone PB 235 agronomic parameters and it’s susceptibility to tapping panel dryness in south-east of Côte d’Ivoire (Pages 1535-1542) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

USMAN L.A, OLUWANIYI O.O, IBIYEMI S.A, MUHAMMAD N.O. AND AMEEN O.M. The potential of Oleander (Thevetia peruviana) in African agricultural and industrial development: a case study of Nigeria (Pages 1477-1487) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

L. K. KOKO , K.E. KASSIN, G. YORO, K. NGORAN , A. A. ASSIRI , A. YAO-KOUAME . Corrélations entre le vieillissement précoce des cacaoyers et les caractéristiques morpho-pédologiques dans le Sud-Ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire.(Pages 1508-1519) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

KRA K.D. , DIALLO H.A. et KOUADIO Y. J. Activités antifongiques de l’extrait de Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robins sur deux isolats de Fusarium oxysporum (E.F. Sm.) responsables du jaunissement mortel des feuilles des bananiers (Pages 1488-1496) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF][Figures 1&2][Figures 3&4]

Tonessia C, Wade M, Cissé N, Aké Severin. Caractérisation de Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke du Sénégal : réactions de plusieurs cultivars de niébé (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.).(Pages 1436-1446) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Younes FARID, Samira ETAHIRI et Omar ASSOBHEI. Activité antimicrobienne des algues marines de la lagune d’Oualidia (Maroc) : Criblage et optimisation de la période de la récolte ( pages 1543 – 1552). [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

ANIMAL SCIENCE

I.M. Farag, S.M. Girgis, W.K.B.Khalil, N.H.A.Hassan, A.A.M.Sakr , S.M. Abd Allah, N.I.Ali. Effect of hormones, culture media and oocyte quality on in vitro maturation of Egyptian Sheep oocytes (Pages 1520- 1534))[Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

FOOD SCIENCE

Eddy E. Owaga, Christine A. Onyango and Charles K. Njoroge .Assessment of insect contamination, acid insoluble ash content and colour characteristics of traditionally sun-dried and oven-dried dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea).(pages 1497-1507) [Read Abstract] [Download Full Paper- PDF]

Cover page images:

Left: Poor management of strawberry orchard leads to spoilt fruits, often due to heavy infection by pests/pathogens:Credit: Maina Mwangi ,Kenya.

Right: Well developed and ripened fruits following good orchard management. Credit: Maina Mwangi, Kenya.