Organic and in-organic fertilizers effects on the performance of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) grown on soilless medium.

The effects of organic fertilizers, based on Tithonia diversifolia, and in-organic fertilizers, based on hydroponics fertilizer, were evaluated on the performance, leaves, and fruit mineral concentrations of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants grown under soilless medium in a screen house. The treatments comprised six levels of liquid organic fertilizer (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 mL), in-organic fertilizer, and a control. Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control.

Heavy Malaria Parasitaemia in Young Nigerian Infants: Prevalence, Determinants and Implication for the Health System.

Background: Infants who are aged six months and below are often protected from malaria and usually present with light parasitaemia when infected. However, complications following heavy malaria parasitaemia in this age group are being increasingly reported. This study set out to determine the prevalence, determinants and the public health implications of heavy malaria parasitaemia in young infants (aged one to six months) at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa (a unit of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex).

Prevalence, density and predictors of malaria parasitaemia among ill young Nigerian infants.

Introduction: infants in the first six months of life are relatively protected from malaria. Emerging reports from endemic regions however are showing increasing malaria susceptibility in this age group. This study set out to determine the prevalence, parasite density and predictive factors for malaria parasitaemia in ill young infants at the Wesley Guild Hospital (WGH), Ilesa, Nigeria.

The impact of carbon nanomaterials on the development of phenanthrene catabolism in soil.

This study investigates the impact of different types of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) namely C60, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and fullerene soot on the catabolism of (14)C-phenanthrene in soil by indigenous microorganisms. Different concentrations (0%, 0.01%, 0.

Impact of activated carbon on the catabolism of (14)C-phenanthrene in soil.

Activated carbon amendment to contaminated soil has been proposed as an alternative remediation strategy to the management of persistent organic pollutant in soils and sediments. The impact of varying concentrations (0%, 0.01%, 0.