Host-Mediated Selection of Drought-Tolerant Rhizobacteria: Enhancing Growth, Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Solanum lycopersicum L. under Dry-Season Cultivation M. O. Taiwo, B. A. Oyedeji, S. O. Adebajo, C. O. Ojesola, O. A. Akinboboye, et al. Ceylon Journal of Science, 2025 Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the world’s most consumed vegetables. Water stress arising from climate change is a major setback in tomato cultivation. This study aimed to isolate drought-resistant rhizobacteria through novel host-mediated artificial selection and to evaluate their influence on tomato growth. Tomato seeds were planted in pots under water stress conditions to screen and select rhizobacteria associated with healthy plants. Their influence on growth and yield of tomatoes was assessed on the field during the dry season. The effect of the treatments on some nutrient contents of harvested tomatoes was also evaluated. T omato plants subjected to soil microbiota under drought stress significantly (P ≤ 0.05) delayed the onset of tomato plant wilting by 3, 5, 6 and 8 days, respectively from the 1st to the 4th round of microbiota selection. Four strains genetically identified as Bacillus cereus AN14, B. thuringiensis AN10, B. mycoides ANP and B. tropicus AN22 produced varying growth-promoting substances in-vitro and significantly enhanced agronomic parameters than the controls during field trials. Microbiota and B. cereus AN14, which had the most effective agronomic effects, have no significant influence on the tested nutritional components of tomatoes. These bioinoculants can compete with in-situ microorganisms to promote growth and yield of tomatoes during dry-season cultivation.
Assessment of mortality rate in tuberculosis / human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected patient A. E. Ojo, O. A. Ojo, S. O. Adebajo, A. T. Ajibola, A. R. Oloyede, et al. Ceylon Journal of Science, 2023 Prior to the discovery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the pattern of tuberculosis (TB) prevalence witnessed a gradual drawdown and the mode of presentation was usually pulmonary. This study assesses the mortality rates of TB and HIV co-infected patients in a directly observed therapy (DOT) centre in Nigeria. The retrospective study retrieved 18 months of data from 197 patients on the TB register of a centralized DOT centre in the Ogun State, Nigeria. Data collected included age, sex, and HIV status, with TB results obtained from Genexpert. The data obtained from 197 TB patients were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square. Out of the 197 TB patients, 67.0% were males and 33.0% were females. A majority of the patients (41.6%) were within the age category of 43 years and above. This was followed by 35 – 42 years (25.4%) and 27 – 34 years (19.8%), while the lowest proportion of patients (0.5%) falls within the age brackets of 3 - 10 years. Furthermore, 92.9% of the patients were HIV negative. Using Chi-squared test, no significant difference was seen in TB occurrence to sex (p>0.05) while age contribute significantly to mortality. Co-infection of HIV/TB was 7.1% while mortality rate in this group was 28.6%. as observed in the age group 43 and above. Overall, the mortality rate in the TB patients was 2.0%. Results showed that the age was a significant contributor (p<0.05) to HIV TB co-infection among the patients. Age regressed positively with TB infection in the study population. The study concludes that the co-infection of TB and HIV was significantly associated with high mortality.
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