Volume 24 , Issue 3,September 2023

ABSTRACT: Heavy metal concentration and physicochemical changes of soil treated with spent engine oil (SEO) and poultry manure after 12 weeks of growing Cyperus compressus was this study’s aim. Poultry manure (PM) was 10 % of 4000g (400 g) while the soil was 3600 g.

Tomato fruits are perishable. Hence several methods have been adopted in their preservation which have not been generally accepted due to their health implications. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the potential of coconut oil and sheabutter in the preservation of tomato fruits. Tomato fruits were washed and treated with coconut oil and shea butter which was varied at different concentrations of 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 % (w/v).

Exposure to various spectral of light at night is presently inevitable, hence the need to examine its spectral effect on male reproductive function. This study aimed at evaluating the periodical change in testicular histomorphology of albino rats exposed to various lights spectral {Blue (BL), Green (GL), Yellow (YL), Red (RL), and White (WL)} at night for 126 days. Compact fluorescence bulbs, 11 watts, maintained at 300 Lux, were used.

 This study aimed at assessing the presence of plant pathogenic fungi in soil samples collected from the immediate vicinities of anthill mounds and adjacent areas. Soil samples were collected from anthill mound and their corresponding adjacent soils, from four sites located in Ekosodin and Ugbowo respectively with both locations sited in Benin City, Nigeria. Enumeration, characterization and identification of fungal isolates were done using standard mycological methods.

This study presents a comprehensive assessment of microplastics in water, sediment, and fish species (Clarias gariepinus and Oreochromis niloticus) of the Ikpoba River. Water samples were collected using twenty-five-litre stainless steel buckets, sediment samples were obtained using a Van Veen grab sampler, and fish samples were collected using gill nets and hand nets respectively.

Using diabetic and periodontitis-induced rats, the effects of black seed oil on oxidative stress parameters and gingival expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase were examined in this study. Eight groups of forty eight were created. Rats from Group I were used as the Control group; they had unrestricted access to typical rat diet and were not given any medications. NS oil was given to the rats in group II in addition to their standard rat chow and water. In Group III animals, diabetes was induced without treatment.

Studies on genetic diversity, population structure, and cross-transferability have chosen the simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker as their preferred marker. This study examined the genetic diversity and population structure of 22 Capsicum spp. collection accessions (C. annuum, C.

 Preeclampsia (PE) is a common complication during pregnancy, affecting 2–5% of pregnant women. It is believed to be associated with modulaton of immune response. This study investigated some hematological indices and serum levels of immunoglobulins- Ig G and IgM in pre-eclamptic and normotensive patients attending Ante-natal Clinic at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Nigeria.