The frequency (frq) locus of Neurospora crassa plays a key role in the organization of circadian rhythms. Similar timing systems have been found in nearly all eukaryotes as well as some prokaryotes; thus, frq may be an excellent gene with which to conduct evolutionary studies. To investigate, we used the cloned frq locus from ascomycete fungi representing two classical taxonomic classes and thr...

The rhizosphere microbiome is considered to play a key role in determining crop health. However, current understanding of the factors which shape assembly and composition heavily biased toward bacterial communities, relevance for other microbial groups unclear. Furthermore, community determined by variety factors, including host genotype, environment agricultural management practices, their rel...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Ziziphus mucronata and Parkia biglobosa on haematological and biochemical indices of sheep. The experiment was carried out in a complete randomized block design. A total of 32 animals were used for the study with 16 animals per experiment. The animals were allotted to four dietary treatments with four animals per treatment. The results of th...

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY Microsatellite primers were developed for an indigenous fruit tree, Parkia biglobosa, as a tool to study reproductive biology and population structure. Here we use the primers to determine the number of fathers per pod. • METHODS AND RESULTS Microsatellite loci were enriched in a genomic sample and isolated using pyrosequencing. Eleven primer pairs were char...

Snake bites in rural Nigeria are commonly treated with plant extracts. We have studied the ability of one such traditionally used plant (Parkia biglobosa; [Jacq.] Benth., Mimosaceae) to reduce the effects of two snake venoms (Naja nigricollis, and Echis ocellatus) in several experimental models. A water-methanol extract of P. biglobosa stem bark significantly (p<0.001) protected the chick biven...

Extract of Parkia biglobosa stem bark is used in treating of malaria, diarrhoea, pains and host of other diseases in Nigerian traditional medicine (NTM). The aim of this research was to determine the beneficial properties of Parkia biglobosa as drug and its effect on the vital organs (such as liver and kidney). To achieve this, parameters such as ALP, ALT, AST, catalase, urea, PCV, RBC count, M...