Recently, laser and magnetic field pre-sowing seed treatments attracted the attention of the
scientific community in response to their positive effect on plant characteristics and the …

Salt affected cotton rhizospheric soil was explored for multi-stress resistance microbes to
obtain 46 rhizobacteria. Of these, seven strains strongly inhibited the growth of …

Wild species are valuable resources in prebreeding programmes for broadening the genetic
base and to identify novel genetic variants. In this study we used advanced backcross …

ABSTRACT A study was carried out at seed testing laboratory of Institute of Agricultural
Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ibadan to examine the response of …

A newly discovered rhizobacterial strain, Pseudomonas guariconensis VDA8, was observed
to secrete antimicrobial 2, 4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG). The strain is characterised by …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family
Fabaceae. The species evolved from a wild-growing vine ancestor in the highlands of …

Plant growth promoting activity is one of the attributes when searching for beneficial strains
of bacteria. Our study aimed to present the potential of Bacillus sp. 83.2 s and B. subtilis …

The most suitable rootstock (from reports) for clonal cocoa propagation in West Africa has
been F3 Amazon. A contest of this assertion would be necessary owing to the availability of …

Prompt harvest of commercial grain sorghum has been attempted to reduce high cost of bird
control during production of the crop. However, early harvesting can be detrimental to the …

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] responded differently to storage stress factors. This
research work aimed at assessing genetic potentials of fifteen soybean varieties to storage …