Browsing by Author "Nkomo, Mbukeni"
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Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus tequilensis against Four Fusarium Species
Baard, Vejonepher; Bakare, Olalekan Olanrewaju; Daniel, Augustine Innalegwu; Nkomo, Mbukeni; Gokul, Arun (MDPI, 2023)The use of biological control agents as opposed to synthetic agrochemicals to control plant pathogens has gained momentum, considering their numerous advantages. The aim of this study is to investigate the biocontrol ... -
Exogenous p-coumaric acid improves salvia hispanica l. Seedling shoot growth
Nkomo, Mbukeni; Gokul, Arun; Keyster, Marshall; Klein, Ashwil (MDPI Open Access Journals, 2019)p-Coumaric acid (p-CA) belongs to a family of natural esters of hydroxycinnamic acid compounds that have been shown to modulate plant growth and metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effect of exogenous p-CA on ... -
Piperonylic acid alters growth, mineral content accumulation and reactive oxygen species-scavenging capacity in chia seedlings
Nkomo, Mbukeni; Gokul, Arun; Ndimba, Roya (Oxford University Press, 2022)p-Coumaric acid synthesis in plants involves the conversion of phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid via phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), which is then hydroxylated at the para-position under the action of trans-cinnamic ...