December 22, 2015

Species diversity of adult odonata in selected areas of Lanao Del Sur, Philippines - JBES

Fathma Aliah Dimapinto1, Olga M. Nuñeza1*, Reagan Joseph T. Villanueva2 Department of Biological Sciences, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, 9200, Philippines Forestal Healing Homes and Therapeutic Milieu, Forestal Road, Cabantian, Davao City, 8000 Philippines Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) plays an important role in the ecosystem. It is considered an indicator group in determining fluvial habitat...

December 20, 2015

Composition of farmyard chicken, production practices and season effect on the reproductive parameters of local hens in the regions of Eastern Chad - IJAAR

Mopate Logtene Youssouf1*, Zeuh Vounparet2, Issa Adoum Youssouf3 Zootechnical and Veterinary Research Laboratory, NDjamena, P.O.Box. 433, Chad Livestock Polytechnic Institute of Moussoro, Moussoro, Chad University Institute of Sciences and Techniques, Abeche, Chad This study was about the composition of the farmyard chicken, to evaluate the production practices and the reproduction performance of the hens of the Eastern Chad .The transversal...

December 15, 2015

Management of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) on okra (Abelmoschus esculuntus (L.) Moench) with aqueous sesame seed extract - IJAAR

Frederick Kankam, Elias Nortaa Kunedeb Sowley*, Mohammed Alhassan Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana Abstract Okra (Abelmoschus esculuntus (L.) Moench) is a popular vegetable in Ghana but its production is limited by nematode infestation of soils. Pot experiments were carried out in a plant house at the Nyankpala campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale...

December 9, 2015

Investigation of environmental effective factors to distribution of Salvia officinalis (case study: Ghohroud watershed in Kashan, Iran)

Salvia officinalis Mojtaba Akhavan Armaki Young Researchers and Elite club, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran Abstract This research aims to study the existing relationships between the phytosociology characteristics of Salvia officinalis and environmental factors in order to find the most important factors governing the development of the species in middle Ghohroud rangelands, Iran. Subsequent to indicating the study...

December 8, 2015

Significance of Trianthema portulacastrum L. in sustenance of Apis florea colonies during dearth period - IJB

Ujjwal Layek1, Prakash Karmakar2*, Pankaj Kumar Pal3 Department of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India (1 & 2) Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India Abstract The paper reports flowering phenology, floral visitors of Trianthema portulacastrum and melissopalynological analyses of 8 honey samples and 374 pollen loads of Apis florea, collected during May to August from Bankura district,...

December 1, 2015

Assessment of the vegetation cover of northern high mountains in Jordan - JBES

Dawud MH Al-Eisawi 1*, Sawsan AS Oran2 Dept. of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942 – Jordan The vegetation cover of the northern mountains of Jordan was investigated and surveyed. Line transects sampling method as well as walking through methods have been applied in this study. A total area of 15x80 km was studied and divided into grid system, and thus the selected grids have been used for...