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This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Ridomil and Chlorpyriphos, singly and in combination, on testes histology, sperm parameters, and haematological indices in male albino rat model. In a completely randomized design, thirty five experimental subjects were constituted into seven equal treatment groups: A (control); CH1 (25 mg of Chlorpyriphos/kg bw); CH2 (50 mg of Chlorpyriphos/kg bw); R1 (25 mg of Ridomil/kg bw); R2 (50 mg of Ridomil/kg bw); COM1 (12.5 mg of Chlorpyriphos/kg bw+12.5 mg of Ridomil/kg bw); and COM2 (25 mg of Chlorpyriphos/kg bw+25 mg of Ridomil/kg bw); which orally received the stated pesticide treatments, thrice a week, at forty eight hour intervals for eight weeks; after which the animals were sacrificed and tissues obtained. Analysis of variance revealed significantly (P

ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of Hibiscus sabdariffa (H. sabdariffa) and Telfairia occidentalis (T. occidentalis) extracts in the attenuation of CCl4-mediated oxidative stress.MethodsSeventy-two healthy matured male albino rats weighing between (120±20) g were divided into 6 groups (A-F) in a 2×6 factorial experiment using completely randomized design. Rats in Group A received only water, B received 1 mL/kg CCl4, C received 300 mg/kg, D received 600 mg/kg, E received CCl4+300 mg/kg while F received CCl4+600 mg/kg for each of the extract, respectively. Semen from epididymes was obtained for sperm analysis while blood was obtained through cardiac puncture for biochemical analysis, after the treatment regimen.ResultsOur results showed that CCl4 induction elevated aspartate aminotransferase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, total protein, globulin levels significantly (P

Giving the high adaptability, heritability, genetic variability and nutritive values reported in theindigenous landraces of legumes, combined efforts should be geared towards their improvement.The present study aimed at evaluating the sensitivity of “Fiofio” Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth and“Olaudi” Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp to gamma irradiation using morphological markers. Seedsof these legumes were exposed to gamma irradiation at 0, 200, 400, 600, 800 Gy from 60Co source.There was significant effect of gamma irradiation on days to 50% seedling emergence in a dosedependentfashion for “Fiofio” but it did not significantly affect the seedling emergence of “Olaudi”.Germination percentage was not affected concerning the two crops but the survival percentagewas significantly reduced as the dose of exposure increased, especially for “Fiofio” variety. Growthand yield traits were increased in plants raised from seeds exposed to 200 Gy of gamma irradiationfor both legumes. “Fiofio” plants raised from seeds treated with 400, 600 and 800 Gyhave died aftertwo months, while those of “Olaudi” have presented a retarded growth. Explicitly, exposing theseeds of these legumes to 200 Gy of gamma irradiation could serve as a good springboard for theirimprovement., Giving the high adaptability, heritability, genetic variability and nutritive values reported in theindigenous landraces of legumes, combined efforts should be geared towards their improvement.The present study aimed at evaluating the sensitivity of “Fiofio” Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth and“Olaudi” Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp to gamma irradiation using morphological markers. Seedsof these legumes were exposed to gamma irradiation at 0, 200, 400, 600, 800 Gy from 60Co source.There was significant effect of gamma irradiation on days to 50% seedling emergence in a dosedependentfashion for “Fiofio” but it did not significantly affect the seedling emergence of “Olaudi”.Germination percentage was not affected concerning the two crops but the survival percentagewas significantly reduced as the dose of exposure increased, especially for “Fiofio” variety. Growthand yield traits were increased in plants raised from seeds exposed to 200 Gy of gamma irradiationfor both legumes. “Fiofio” plants raised from seeds treated with 400, 600 and 800 Gyhave died aftertwo months, while those of “Olaudi” have presented a retarded growth. Explicitly, exposing theseeds of these legumes to 200 Gy of gamma irradiation could serve as a good springboard for their improvement. Efeitos mutagênicos de irradiação gamma em variedades nativasde Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth e Vigna unguiculata (L.)usando marcadores morfomolecularesDadas as elevadas adaptabilidade, hereditariedade, variabilidade genética e valores nutritivosrelatados nas raças autóctones de leguminosas, os esforços combinados devem ser orientadaspara a sua melhoria. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a sensibilidade de feijão guanduCajanus cajan (L.) Huth e “Olaudi” Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp à irradiação gama, utilizandomarcadores morfológicos. As sementes destas vagens foram expostas a irradiação gama de 0, 200,400, 600, 800 Gy a partir de fonte de 60Co. Houve efeito significativo da irradiação gama em diascom a emergência de 50% das sementes em uma dose-dependente para “Fiofio”, mas isto nãoafetou significativamente a emergência de plântulas de “Olaudi”. A percentagem de germinaçãonão foi afetada naquilo que se refere às duas culturas, mas a percentagem de sobrevivência foisignificativamente reduzida à medida quea houve aumento da dose de exposição, especialmentepara a variedade “Fiofio”. Características de crescimento e rendimento foram aumentadas emplantas cultivadas a partir de sementes expostas a 200 Gy de radiação gama para ambos oslegumes. Plantas “Fiofio” oriundas de sementes tratadas com 400, 600 e 800Gy morreram depoisde dois meses, enquanto as de “Olaudi” apresentaram um crescimento retardado. Explicitamente,expor as sementes dessas leguminosas a 200 Gy de radiação gama poderia servir como um bomtrampolim para a sua melhoria.