April 2019

Abilities of Achyla orion and Allomyces anomalus to degrade petroleum and petroleum products as sole carbon sources

  Abilities of Achyla orion and Allomyces anomalus isolated from some crude oil polluted aquatic environments in Nigeria to biodegrade petroleum and petroleum products were determined. Baiting method using hemp and sesame seeds was used to isolate the two species of aquatic phycomycetes. The species were grown in liquid broth culture made of minimal mineral salts supplemented separately with petrol, diesel and...

Author(s): Odu, C.E., Onyimba, I. A., Egbere, O.J., Bukbuk, D. and Ghamba, P.E.

April 2019

Effects of inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to minimize panicle grain shattering habit for increased yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Locally isolated Bacillus subtilis (UPMB10) as nitrogen fixer and B. pumillus (GM118) as phosphate solubilizer act as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The objective of this study is to determine the response of single and co-inoculation of these PGPR on the panicle breaking strength to minimize panicle grain shattering to increase rice yield.  The ability to fix nitrogen and solubilize phosphate,...

Author(s): Mohamad Halid Razak, Zulkarami Brahim and Halimi Mohd Saud,