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Volume 59, Issue 327, March 2023

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Nickel is a trace element and required in small quantity for plant growth. The rapid industrialization, automobile, anthropogenic, society developmental activities entering different types of pollutants in environment and producing variable types of toxic effects on quality of air, water and soil. The addition of many heavy metals in environment and impact on agricultural crop cover has attracted widespread attention in developed and developing countries. The high concentration of nickel produced phytotoxic effect on plant growth and little work is done on this aspect in developing countries. Therefore, this paper describes the effects of nickel salt on the seedling growth performances of legume crop, Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilezek. The results of this pot experiment showed that Nickel (Ni) element treatment at 100 mM was found highly sensitive for seedling growth performance of mung bean. The treatment of different concentration of nickel at 25 to 100 mM affected seedling height, leaf length, leaf breadth and leaf area of mung bean as compared to control (without nickel). Nickel treatment at all concentrations produced less harmful effects on shoot growth as compared to root growth of mung bean. The seedlings of mung bean showed high tolerance indices 111.20% in response to nickel treatment at 50%. The seedlings of mung bean showed decrease in percentage of tolerance indices at 75% of nickel treatment as compared to control.

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SCIENCE

Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on the growth of hybrid sorghum sudan grass

Ali Hassan, MM Hussain, MA Ullah, M Nadeem, MA Shahzad, AA Khan, MJ Riaz, H Ahmad, F Ahmad, M Waqas, DA Afzal, A Anwar, A Qazmi

A pot experiment was conducted at Experimental area, Agronomy Department PMAS - University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi to see the effect of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer on the growth.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e24d1024

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The effects of nickel toxicity on seedling growth of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilezek

Amber Anjum, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Shafiq

Nickel is a trace element and required in small quantity for plant growth. The rapid industrialization, automobile, anthropogenic, society developmental activities entering different types of pollutants in environment.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e25d1025

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Delineation of subsurface lithology and aquifers in Kajola Town, Ondo State using geoelectrical resistivity techniques

Onifade Yemi Sikiru, Olaseni Victor Babasola, Chukwusa Francis Onyemachi

Assessment of groundwater yielding region using geophysical investigation was carried out to identify possible potential aquifer using Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) method and 2-Dimensional method.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e26d1027

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Effect of polluted soil on seedling growth and development of Phaseolus vulgaris L

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Hamza Khan, Muhammad Shafiq

The environmental degradation is an alarming issue of the developed and particularly for under developed countries. The ever increase in addition of the pollutants in the environment producing air, water and soil pollution problem.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e27d1028

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Evaluation techniques for the treatment of well water for drinking purposes: A case study of Elieta community well water

Tom Cyprian N, Uku PE, Isor BB

This research work was conducted to demonstrate the suitable techniques applicable for treatment of well water for safe drinking and healthy living for the inhabitants of that environment.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e28d1030

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Heavy metals contamination in some medicinal plants from Onigambari forest reserve

Adetola OO, Akinyemi GO, Oyediji OT, Onafurume OM, Adekoya OO, Murtala MO

Heavy metal toxicity related to the use of traditional medicines has been reported worldwide. Heavy metals may be introduced into medicinal plant products through various anthropogenic processes.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e29d1033

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Improvement of sandy soil properties and wheat (Triticum aestivum L) yield using application of chicken manure and canal sediment amendments in high terrace soils of Northern State - Sudan

Ali Abdalla Mohamed, Imran Ali Ahmed, Ammar Wedaa Hammad, Habiballa Abdelhafiz Mohamed

Most soils under arid conditions have extremely low quality due to poor physical conditions, low organic matter and water retention capacity, soil fertility and consequently both low water and fertilizer use efficiencies.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e30d1034

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First photographic record of albinism in hog deer (Axis porcinus) from Bardia National Park, Nepal

Shailendra Kumar Yadav, Rabin Kadariya, Babu Ram Lamichhane, Naresh Subedi, Sumir Shrestha

Hog Deer or Laguna (Axis porcinus) is one of the important cervids in Bardia National Park (BNP) of Nepal. They are easily observed roaming around tall grassland nearby river floodplains.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e31d1035

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

Direct foreign investment, rates of interest and currency exchange interactions in Nigeria

Adoms Francis

This study adopted an unfussy approach in determining the relationship between FDI, the rate of exchange and interest in Nigeria for the period 1980 to 2020. Using the least squares approach, we outlined a linear model of FDI.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e32d1026

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MEDICINE

Impaired CD4+CD69+ cells activation associated with elevated IL-6 and IL-10 in Togolese SLE patients

Pélagie Edlom Tchadié, Gnatoulma Katawa, Manuel Ritter, Christèle Nguepou Tchopba, Marthe Oukoe Amessoudji, Bayaki Saka, Malewe Kolou, Mounerou Salou, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Owonayo Oniankitan, Andre Bigot

Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease involving complex pathogenesis which remains poorly investigated in developing countries.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e33d1029

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Effect of Andrographis paniculata on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in the rat

Omar ME Abdel-Salam, Nermeen Shaffie

The effect of a standardised extract of Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata) on acute liver damage induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was investigated. Rats were given CCl4 once daily for a week.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e34d1031

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Intimate partner violence: A case study of pregnant women attending antenatal care in selected sites, Lusaka, Zambia

Chipampa Kashimbaya Tembo, Anitha Menon, Sidney OC Mwaba, Alice Ngoma-Hazemba

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) during or around the time of pregnancy has been associated with many adverse health outcomes for the pregnant woman and her baby due to the direct trauma.

Discovery, 2023, 59(327), e35d1032

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