This study evaluated the kinetics of diauxic-like pattern of biogas production from energy crops, Sunflower (SF) and Napier grass (NG) with cow dung (CD). The tests were performed in a batch reactor (R) operation for 60 days in R1 - R4 and 53 days in R5 - R8 under mesophilic cond...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631316
The study was aimed at evaluating the machine performance of a fabricated prototype of a sugarcane juice extractor. The study was conducted in the Department of Agricultural and Bio-resources engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in May 2018. The machine was evaluated using...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631315
Bajra Napier is an important forage crop. Numerous studies have reported a direct relationship between ferrite levels and physiological function of plants. The present study investigates the impact of iron sources and its levels on yield and chlorophyll content of Bajra Napier. T...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631311
Background: To design future breeding programs, biochemical analysis is fundamental. Chickpea is a major protein source in India and worldwide. More than 3000 chickpea seed accessions are being maintained by Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur which demand biochem...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631312
India is one of the world’s largest producers of fruits and vegetables, but one-third of its produce rots because of poor storage technologies and infrastructure, packaging, transport and distribution system. Food is wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial agricultural p...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631313
Objective: To verify the replicability of the questionnaire Assessing the Addition of IN NATURA Vegetable Oil to the Child’s Diet”. Study design: observational cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in two pediatric outpatient clinics, one o...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i631314
This paper aims to explore the perception of farmers, commission agents and traders about e-tendering system for arecanut in Karnataka. The present study was conducted in two major Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) of Karnataka state, viz., Shivamogga APMC of Shivamog...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i531310
Nazir Hussain, F. A. Bahar, S. S. Mehdi, M. A. Bhat, Ashaq Hussain, R. H. Kanth, Tahir Sheikh, Rayes Ahmad, O. A. Wani, H. M. Nazim, Shaiysta Fayaz, Ayman Azad & Sadaf Iqbal·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2021
One of the main abiotic constraints that limits pulse production is nutrient imbalance. Pulses play very important role in human diet providing all nutritional and physiological beneficial effects on human health. Pulses are rich in protein, carbohydrates, and dietary fibre, and...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i531309
Plant Growth regulators (PGRs) are known to improve physiological efficiency including the photosynthetic ability of plants and offer a significant role in realizing higher crop yields. It affects the physiological characters such as plant height, number of effective tillers per...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i531308
The consumption of alcoholic drinks have highly risen recently to a situation whereby there is a deficit in the stores, this is due to the higher demand compared to supply. Due to the high prices of most of the industrialized brews, consumers have opted for locally brewed drinks....
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i531307