The fungus Lecanicillium is belonging to the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Cordycipitaceae. This genus is known by its ability to infect other species of fungi such as Agaricus spp., Sphaerotheca spp. [1], Puccinia spp. [2]...etc. On the other hand, it was recorded as entomopathogenic fungus as it can parasitize some species of insects like Mosquito larvae [3]&[4] Bombyx mori...

TO THE EDITOR—Pasipanodya and Gumbo address an important question in their article: Is directly observed therapy (DOT) superior to self-administered treatment (SAT) for tuberculosis? [1] Unfortunately, however, their analysis contains some serious flaws. Two of the distinct studies that the authors include from Cape Town are actually from the same trial [2, 3]. Therefore, there is double counti...

Spent mushroom compost (SMC) of Pleurotus pulmonarius (an edible fungus) was used as soil conditioner for the improvement of growth of four common Nigerian vegetables (Abelmoschus esculentus, Lycopersicum esculentum, Capsicum annum and Capsicum chinense). The results of these investigations showed that the vegetables responded well to the SMC treatment. Each of them attained its best growth and...

The fertigation response of sugar mill effluent doses namely: 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% on Abelmoschus esculentus (var. IHR 31) in two different seasons, that is, rainy (Kharif) and summer (Zaid) seasons was investigated. The study revealed that fertigant had significant (P<0.01) effect on moisture content, EC, pH, Cl , OC, HCO3 , CO3 -2 , Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Fe 2+ , TKN, NO3 2, ...

The effectiveness of Okra gum in sustaining the release of propranolol hydrochloride in a tablet was studied. Okra gum was extracted from the pods of Hibiscus esculentus using acetone as a drying agent. Dried Okra gum was made into powder form and its physical and chemical characteristics such as solubility, pH, moisture content, viscosity, morphology study using SEM, infrared study using FTIR,...

Pektin merupakan kelompok polisakarida yang larut dalam air (PLA) dan juga asam-asam pektinat mengandung gugus-gugus metoksil. dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan pengental pembentuk gel pada industri pangan fungsional. telah digunakan selama bertahun-tahun farmasi, makanan minuman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh asam nitrat pelarut ekstraksi pektin dari okra (abelmoschus esculentus)...

The control of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) consists primarily in the use of insecticides, due to the lack of information on other mortality factors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial and temporal population dynamics of the whitefly B. tabaci biotype B on two successive A. esculentus var. “Santa ...