American Journal of Plant Biology

Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018

  • Species Composition of a Degraded Watershed in Amawbia, Anambra State, Nigeria

    Ukpaka Chukwujekwu Gratius, Nnabude Peter Chinedu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 20 September 2017
    Accepted: 11 October 2017
    Published: 30 January 2018
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    Abstract: This work was carried out in a period that spans the rainy and dry seasons of 2010 – 2011. In times past, Anambra State was rich in chains of productive watershed, saturated with luxuriant plant species. This however is now history owing to steadily increasing, degradatory anthropogenic influences. Ignorance and crass indifference on the indispensa... Show More
  • Demonstration of Antimicrobial Activity of Commercial Oolong Tea and Green Tea Against Pathogenic Bacteria

    Md. Sakil Munna, Samia Quaiyum, Helena Forunato

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 8-11
    Received: 17 December 2017
    Accepted: 29 January 2018
    Published: 02 March 2018
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    Abstract: While an array of plants has long been used for the preparation of medicines, tea plants can be used for disease medication since they have been reported to possess anti-bacterial attributes. Present study emphasized on the assessment of antimicrobial activity of tea against Bacillus spp. (SkB01), E. coli (SkE01), Klebsiella spp. (SkK01), Pseudomon... Show More
  • In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Musa Sp. Cultivar Gopi: A Palatable Banana of Tripura, India

    Rabindra Kumar Sinha, Puja Rani Saha, Anath Bandhu Das, Satya Narayan Jena, Sangram Sinha

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2018
    Pages: 12-16
    Received: 18 April 2018
    Accepted: 03 May 2018
    Published: 30 May 2018
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    Abstract: The present investigation has been concentrated on the establishment of an efficacious method for in vitro regeneration of a Musa cultivar Gopi of Tripura. Focus has been greatly anchored to the sterilization procedure for assuring successful aseptic culture establishment of this cultivar. The culture protocol for shoot induction and proliferation ... Show More