• GROWTH, BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF MAIZE (Zea mays Linn) GROWN ON SOIL COLLECTED AROUND FRANCISCA QUARRY SITE IN AKURE METROPOLIS 

  MAKU, OLUBUKOLA EUNICE (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2023-05)

  Anthropogenic activities such as mining, smelting, chemical and metallurgical industries, indiscriminate waste disposal and open burning of refuse are major sources of heavy metals in the environment. Growth and ...
• BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF CANDLE WOOD (ZANTHOXYLUM ZANTHOXYLOIDES (LAM) ZEPERNICK &TIMLER) AGAINST COWPEA BRUCHID, CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS (FABRICIUS) 

  GBATE, MOHAMMED (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2022-12)

  Botanicals have become the focus for discovery of novel bioinsecticides for protection of crops most especially because of their biodegradability, non-toxicity, target organism specificity and environmental friendliness. ...
• GROWTH RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT FUNGI PATHOGENS UNDER FLOODED CONDITION 

  ONAH, ADIYA EVELYN (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2021-12)

  Climate change is a long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns of the earth. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle, it can also be influenced by human activities. Climate change ...
• MALACOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INTERMEDIATE HOSTS IN AKURE SOUTH AND OWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, ONDO STATE 

  OKAFOR, OKAFOR, (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2021-10)

  The distribution molluscs in freshwater correlates closely with presence or absence of disease within human population. The study was carried out in Akure South and Owo Local Government Areas (L.G.As) of Ondo State, Nigeria ...
• EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENTS ON THE CONTROL OF DISEASE INCIDENCE AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF STORED CARROT (Daucus carota L.) SAMPLES 

  JONATHAN, OLUWASEGUN IMOLEAYO (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2021-12)

  This study was carried out to investigate the effect of hot water and steam treatment on disease incidence, chemical composition and weight loss of carrots after storage for 35 days. Mature and healthy carrots of imperator ...
• MORPHOMETRIC AND MOLECULAR VARIATIONS AMONG MALARIA VECTORS IN AKURE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA. 

  AKEJU, ADEBAYO VICTOR (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2021-10)

  Anopheles gambiae s. l. and Anopheles funestus are very important vectors of the malaria parasite; Plasmodium species in the Afro – tropical region of the world. Morphometric study was carried out to determine the morphology ...
• POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF 2, 2-DICHLOROVINYL DIMETHYL PHOSPHATE (SNIPER™) USED IN INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING 

  WEWE, ADENODI NELSON (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  Among the registered names of organophosphates in Nigeria by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is Sniper™ (2, 2-Dichlorovinyl Dimethyl Phosphate, DDVP), a potent organophosphate compound commonly ...
• COMPARATIVE TOXICITY AND IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION IN AFRICAN CATFISH, CLARIAS GARIEPINUS (BURCHELL 1822) EXPOSED TO BISPHENOL A AND ITS ANALOGUES 

  SAMUEL, OLUWAKEMI DORCAS (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-11)

  Bisphenol A (BPA), has been frequently identified in aquatic environments and biota. It is an anthropogenic industrial chemical, which is widely used as a monomer or additive in the production of polycarbonates, epoxy ...
• SOIL CONTAMINATION AND ECOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS OF GEOHELMINTHIASIS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IFEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE 

  OYEWOLE, ODUNAYO EMMANUEL (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  As at 2020, World Health Organization estimated that over 267 million pre-school children and over 568 million school aged children live in areas where geohelminths are intensively transmitted, and are in need of treatment ...
• QUANTIFICATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN GRAINS FROM FOUR MAJOR MARKETS IN ADO-EKITI 

  OSO, FISAYO CAROLINE (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  The study evaluated the occurrence, type and amount of pesticide residues in grains from four major markets in Ado-Ekiti and also compared the amount of pesticides residues in the grains to the maximum residue limit (MRL) ...
• PREVALENCE OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP. INFECTION AMONG SELECTED POULTRY BIRDS REARED IN AKURE SOUTH LGA, ONDO STATE 

  OLONISAKIN, AKINBODE AYEKOOTO (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-11)

  Cryptosporidium sp. is an intracellular zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, a diarrhoeal disease of humans and domestic animals. Transmission of Cryptosporidiosis to humans and other animals is by ...
• TOXICITY OF SOME AGRO WASTE-DERIVED INSECTICIDES AGAINST MAIZE WEEVIL, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) [Coleoptera: Curculionidae] 

  OLAOYE, Mary Foluke (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  Stored product insect pests are problems throughout the world, as they diminish both the quantity and quality of grains. The resultant effect of this is an eminent threat to global food security which might negatively ...
• HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SHASHA MARKET, AKURE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE. 

  KAREEM, OMOWUNMI IYANUOLUUWA (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-11)

  Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a combination of procedures and methods that systematically judges and manages the effects of a policy on both the health of a population and the distribution of those effects within the ...
• ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE DIVERSITY OF ODONATA (INSECTA) IN IPOGUN, IFEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA 

  DADA, OMOLOLA COMFORT (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  Odonata (Dragonfly and Damselfly) are particularly good indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. The constant disturbance of freshwater habitats can result in reduction of Odonata species diversity. Changes in Odonata ...
• PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND ANATOMICAL RESPONSES OF COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) VARIETIES EXPOSED TO SALINITY STRESS 

  AMURE, FOLASADE ABIMBOLA (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  Salinity induces Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which leads to oxidative damage in various cellular components. Plants in turn develop various physiological and biochemical mechanisms in order to overcome salinity stress. ...
• ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTION LEVEL USING COMPOSITION, DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF MACRO-INVERTEBRATES IN ALA RIVER, AKURE, NIGERIA 

  AKINROLABU, OLUWATOSIN RACHEAL (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-11)

  Anthropogenic activities are polluting the water resources thereby affecting the diversity of aquatic macro-invertebrates through indiscriminate waste disposal into the river. Macro-invertebrates serve as bio-indicators ...
• STERILITY EFFECTS OF EXTRACTS OF CLOVE, SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM AND LEADWORT, PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA ON COTTON STAINER, DYSDERCUS SUPERSTITIOSUS FABRICIUS (HEMIPTERA: PYRRHOCORIDAE) 

  AKINOLA, PRISCILLA ADEBIMPE (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  Cotton stainer, Dysdercus superstitiosus is a hemimetabolous bug which is a general pest of many crops such as seeds of cotton and citrus plants and cause considerable damages to them. The chemicals used as control of ...
• MEDICINAL EFFICACY AND ABERRANT PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME HONEYS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIAN MARKETS 

  AJAYI, JOSHUA OLADAPO (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-11)

  Honey is a natural sweet substance produced by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). It is derived from the nectars of flowering plants or from the secretions of living part of plants which is further processed and transformed ...
• BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES OF Callosobruchus maculatus (FABRICIUS) TO THREE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF COWPEA 

  AFOLABI, TEMITOPE RUTH (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  In this study, a Y-tube olfactometer was used to investigate the behavioural responses of C. maculatus to three volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (hexanal, decanal and menthol). Ethanol was used to prepare different ...
• INTEGRATION OF HOST RESISTANCE AND BOTANICALS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFESTATION AND DAMAGE BY CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS FABRICIUS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) 

  ADEOYE, ADEBIMPE OLABISI (Federal University of Technology, Akure, 2021-10)

  The use of synthetic insecticide is probably the most effective means of reducing the damage caused by pest. However, with its attendant problems on human health and the environment, integrated pest management (IPM) has ...

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