The media, especially the newspapers play a major role as sources of biotechnology information and will be useful avenues for disseminating related information. It is in view of this that this study examined coverage of ...

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), the type species of the genus Tospovirus has long been reported infecting eco nomically important horticultural crops such as tomato, groundnut, pepper, potato and soybean, all over the ...

This study attempted to investigate the job satisfaction of Agricultural Graduate (AG) employed under the Government Graduate Scheme using a structured pre-tested questionnaire. The aims of the study were to identify ...

Minimally processed bell pepper strips stored at 8-100C for seven days were evaluated for variation in color, in package gases, firmness, physicochemical sensory and microbiological quality. Bell pepper strips were treated ...

An experiment was conducted to study the influence of cow and poultry manures on the marketable yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) on sandy regosol. The treatments included basal applications of inorganic fertilizer ...

Petiole explants were obtained from in vitro grown tetraploid (2 x = 44) Echinacea purpurea plantlets. Shoots were regenerated by culturing the explants on MS basal medium containing 0.5mg/L benzyladenine (BA), 0.01mg/L ...

Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a Japonica parent Hygokithanishiki (HGKN) and Indica parent Hokuriku (HOK) were used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling cold tolerance at the seedling ...

This study examined the congruency between extension professionals and farmers regarding their perceptions of privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services. The study was carried out in Delta ...

Tropical Almond (Kottamba) is a locally available underutilized fruits which is rich in vitamins, pigments and antioxidants. In this research, ready to serve drink (RTS) was produced using ripened Tropical Almond fruits. ...

Dehydration tolerant QTLs at the seedling stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.) was studied using green shoot length as a parameter, which was measured during the recovery period after dehydration stress. According to the ...