December 2018

Preliminary study on rice straw degradation using microbial inoculant under shake flask condition

Abundance and unmanaged agriculture residues lead to unutilized resource waste and environmental pollution. Application of microbial technology to manage agriculture waste could produce value-added product. A preliminary study on biodegradation of rice straw using different potential microorganisms was tested under controlled environment. Three different inoculant cultures were used to observe their efficiency in rice...

Author(s): Nurul Ain Abu Bakar, Mohammad Hariz Abdul Rahman, Nur Alyani Shakri, Syuhaidah Abu Bakar and Abhar Abdul Hamid

December 2018

DNA extraction from silica gel-preserved common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves

Extraction of non-degraded and contaminant-free DNA from field specimen requires collection under liquid nitrogen which is not readily available in resource constrained laboratories in low and middle income countries (LMICs). A method of extracting DNA from silica gel-preserved common bean (Proteus vulgaris L.) leaves is presented. The method, which does not involve the use of phenol, chloroform or isoamyl alcohol also...

Author(s): Male Allan Ssekamatte, Kato Fred and Mukankusi Clare Mugisha