TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER
ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background to the study                   ---      ---      ---      ---                1

1.2     Statement
of the problem                  ---      ---      ---      ---                5

1.3     Aim and
objectives of the study                 ---      ---      ---                6

1.4     Research
questions                           ---      ---      ---      ---                6

1.5     Significance
of the study                   ---      ---      ---      ---                7

1.6     Scope
of the study                            ---      ---      ---      ---                7

CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1     Velvet
tamarind: botanical description and uses  ---                8

2.2     Antimicrobial
profile of Dialium guineense Wild---                11

2.3     Dormancy
and activation of Dialium guineense seed              14

CHAPTER THREE:
METHODOLOGY

3.1     Collection
of fruit and processing of pulp            ---                18

3.2     Collection
of microbial isolates                            ---      ---                18

3.3     Preparation
of extract             ---      ---      ---      ---                19

3.4     Antimicrobial
sensitivity assay         ---      ---      ---      ---                19

3.5     Determination
of Minimum Inhibition Concentration             20

3.6     Determination
of the effect of extract on germination             21

          Reference
                       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---                22