A Survey was conducted in 12 districts of Assam to collect 92 healthy banana root samples. A total of 55 fungal isolates were successfully isolated from commercial banana cultivars. The culture filtrates were extracted from 55 endophytic fungal isolates and screened against root...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2931536
There has been a paradigm shift in extension purview all over the world to factor upon participation of farming fraternity in all possible ways of extension services. In spite of several efforts over three-four decades the technology transfer process and methodology still remains...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2931535
The aim of this study was to improve the quality of protein extracts from Cucumeropsis mannii Naud. and Arachis hypogaea L. The evolution of protein content and microbiological quality of aqueous extracts of A. hypogaea, C. mannii and M. oleifera seed powders were monitored over...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2831532
Extrusion cooking is a high temperature short time multivariable unit operation. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) was used to evaluate the effect of feed parameters i.e., feed moisture (8-16%), blend ratio of sorghum:barley:bengal gram, (70:15:15 to 50:35:15) and...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2831530
The Refractance window dryer (RWD) is a fourth generation dehydration technology. RWD is used to dry heat-sensitive materials because it retains high nutrient content, colour, flavour, aroma and bioactive compounds. The dehydrated products have a high sensory quality. There were...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2831531
Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) have emerged as a solution to the problems that small and marginal farmers confront with. This study probed into the reasons for the farmer-producer companies’ establishment, as stated in different policy documents and past literature. Performance...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2831528
Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease affecting domestic animals and humans worldwide. The present study was undertaken on camels in and around Bikaner city of Rajasthan state of India to assess the extent of prevalence of Brucellosis in camels in this region. Since Rose B...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2831529
Obtaining cheap and high-quality dry lubricant compositions based on local raw materials for stretching wires in the technology of obtaining small-sized wires from large-diameter wires. Dry lubricant obtained on the basis of local cheese is used for processing and drawing metals...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2731526
Aims: The quality of drinking water within Bamenda metropolis was evaluated for it variability and suitability. Place and Duration of Study: Twenty-two (22) samples were collected (11 in the dry season and 11 in the wet season) from 4 main drinking water network in Bamenda (publi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2731527
Bacterial diseases in fishes create one of the alarming situations that render significant loss to the fishing industries and aquacultural farm units worldwide. Various drugs have been formulated, standardized, and used in the industry to combat bacterial infections. However, non...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i2731524