African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro inhibitory potentials of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Hyptis suaveolens on fungi associated with postharvest spoilage of Brassica oleracea

Chidiebere R. Agbawodike
  • Chidiebere R. Agbawodike
  • Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Ayodele A. Sobowale
  • Ayodele A. Sobowale
  • Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Jonathan S. Gbolagade
  • Jonathan S. Gbolagade
  • Department of Botany, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie
  • Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie
  • Parasitology and Public Health Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, P. O. Box 3146, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2018
  •  Published: 01 August 2018

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