Despite the enormous applications of photosynthesis in global carbon budget and food security, photosynthesis research has not been adequately explored as a research focus in Nigeria. Previous works on C3 and C4 plant...
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Despite the enormous applications of photosynthesis in global carbon budget and food security, photosynthesis research has not been adequately explored as a research focus in Nigeria. Previous works on C3 and C4 plants in Nigeria were mainly on the use of anatomical characteristics to delimit plant species into their respective pathways, with no attention being paid to its applications. In this review, past and present knowledge gaps in this area of study are elucidated. Information used in this review were sourced from referred research articles and books in reputable journals. The results revealed that C3 and C4 plants are distributed among 21 genera and 11 families in Nigeria. In addition there is dearth of informatio such that only three genera have been classified based on diverse photosynthetic pathways with no information found on the physiological and biochemical characterization of these genera. Moreover, further research is also suggested for tackling new challenges in the area of food productivity and climate change.
The upsurge in the prevalence of side effects of many synthetic antimicrobial agents and incidence of multidrug resistant bacteria has spurred scientists on the search for plant based antimicrobial of therapeutic *** ...
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The upsurge in the prevalence of side effects of many synthetic antimicrobial agents and incidence of multidrug resistant bacteria has spurred scientists on the search for plant based antimicrobial of therapeutic *** study extracted essential oils from the flowers of Tithonia diversifolia(Hemsl)***(Mexican sunflower)and assayed it for antimicrobial *** oils were extracted(hydro-distillation),characterized(GC-MS)and tested for antibacterial and antifungal activities.α-Pinene(34.42%),β-Caryophyllene(22.34%),β-Pinene(11.14%),Germacrene-D(11.13%)and 1,8-Cineole(8.76%)were the major constituents of the forty-five compounds *** characterized compounds were general monoterpenes(44.44%),sesquiterpenes(26.67%),including alcohols and aldehydes which accounted for 28.89%.The extract concentrations of 8-120 mg/ml in Potato Dextrose Agar(PDA)medium effectively inhibited the tested fungi in *** 5 mg/ml,only Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus cereus were inhibited of all gram-positive bacteria while Streptococcus pyrogens was *** gram-negative bacteria were *** inhibition of the gram-positive and gram-negative species increases with increased concentration of the essential *** 40 mg/ml,all the tested bacteria species were inhibited and the growth inhibition for the species followed the order;***>Proteus mirabi>Bacillus megaterium>Klebsiella pneumonia>Bacillus cereus>*** oil concentration of 72 mg/ml totally inhibited the growth of all three fungal species-Cochliobolus lunatus,Fusarium solani,Fusarium *** secondary metabolites in the oil of *** proved effective against the tested bacteria and fungi *** finding of this study unlocks the potentials of this essential oil of Mexican sunflower for bio-pesticide production.
Nigeria is an Afrotropical region with considerable ecological heterogeneity and levels of biotic *** its vertebrate fauna,reptiles have broad distributions,thus,they constitute a compelling system for assessing the i...
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Nigeria is an Afrotropical region with considerable ecological heterogeneity and levels of biotic *** its vertebrate fauna,reptiles have broad distributions,thus,they constitute a compelling system for assessing the impact of ecological variation and geographic isolation on species *** red-headed rock agama,Agama agama,lives in a wide range of habitats and,thus,it may show genetic structuring and ***,we tested the hypothesis that ecology affects its genetic structure and population *** inference phylogenetic analysis of a mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA)gene recovered four well-supported matrilines with strong evidence of genetic structuring consistent with eco-geographic *** differences among populations based on the mtDNA also correlated with geographic distance. The ecologicalniche model for the matrilines had a good fit and robust performance. Population divergence alongthe environmental axes was associated with climatic conditions, and temperature ranked highestamong all environmental variables for forest specialists, while precipitation ranked highest for theforest/derived savanna, and savanna specialists. Our results cannot reject the hypothesis that nicheconservatism promotes geographic isolation of the western populations of Nigerian A. ***, ecological gradients and geographic isolation impact the genetic structure and population divergenceof the lizards. This species might be facing threats due to recent habitat fragmentation,especially in western Nigeria. Conservation actions appear necessary.
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