The hypoglycemic effect of feeding normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats with Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)and Irish (Solanum tuberosum)flour fortified vitamin for 21 days was studied. Forty-five white albino were divided into groups five each. are Normal control, control + diet, positive negative test 1 2. Fasting blood glucose 2 hours post-prandial measured at 7 days, 14 days. It found th...

The joint action of a plant parasitic nematode, Pratylenchus penetrans (root-lesion nematode), and an insect defoliator, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle), on growth, development, and yield of Solanum tuberosum cv. Superior was studied in the field. Three population densities of P. penetrans were superimposed on each of three population levels of L. decemlineata. The major impa...