Antifungal effects of pawpaw seed extracts and papain on post harvest Carica papaya L. fruit rot (2010).
Increasingly, public debate on ban of use of synthetic chemicals for pest control has been unabated,
due basically to the hazards posed by such chemicals to the ecosystem and environment. Biological
control using natural products presents as alternative and a viable means of control of pests. Effects of
extracts from Carica papaya. L (seed and papain) on mycelial reduction of the most...
Nwinyi, Obinna Chukwuemeka* and Abikoye Busola Anthonia
Nwinyi Obinna » Prof. Obinna is actively involved in bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants in the environment .His research focus is on studies of incidence of persistent organic pollutants within our environment (Soil and water). His studies hinges on the bacterial mechanisms utilized by bacterial species in degrading persistent organic pollutants within our tropical environment; assay of the... view full profile
