In coastal waters, trace metals continues to be among global threats due to several harmful effects on living organisms. The present study was conducted along the Abobo-Doumé Fish Market (ADFM) to assess metal contamination due to the lack of data despite the influences of severa...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430335
The increasing awareness of the depletion of fossil fuel resources and the environmental benefits of biodiesel fuel has made it more attractive in recent times. Its primary advantages deal with it being one of the most renewable fuels currently available and it is also non-toxic...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430337
A study was conducted during 2018-19 in Navsari district of Gujarat, India to investigate the presence of pesticide residues in vegetables viz. brinjal, cabbage, chilli, okra, and tomato. The analytical scope of pesticide residues comprised of Gas Chromatography (GC) and Liquid C...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430338
This paper presents the evaluation of soil contamination with bioaccumulation and bioavailability of mercury in the surroundings of a former thermometer factory at Kodaikanal in connection with several other soil chemical characteristics. Mercury (Hg), a rare earth element, evolv...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430339
This investigation aims to determine the chemical composition of Pinus brutia leaves essential oil and evaluate its anti-inflammatory property using Human Red Blood Cells (HRBC) membrane stabilization assay and Albumin denaturation assay. The chemical composition of essential oil...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430340
Aims: For prevention and management of type II diabetes among rice eating population, consumption of rice with lower Glycemic Index (GI) is highly desirable as low GI food decreases plasma glucose levels and plasma insulin demand. As there is paucity of information on the GIs of...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430343
Guava is one of the most important nutritious and commercially cultivated fruit crop belonging to the family Myrtaceae. Owing to its hard nature, it is grown successfully in tropical and subtropical regions in India over an area of 246.85 thousand hectares with production of 4053...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430342
The present investigation was carried out with the aim to find out the effect of integrated nutrient management on flower quality of French marigold (Tagetes patula L.) cv. Pusa Arpita at the Horticultural Research Centre, Department of Horticulture, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430344
A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2019 at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The experiment done with twelve treatments and three replications. The study was taken to find out which herbicide mixture most effecti...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430345
The fungicidal effect of some essential oils viz., Neem, Eucalyptus, Pongamia, Lemongrass, Thyme and Clove were evaluated against Alternaria solani causing early blight of tomato resulting in severe yield loss. All essential oil treatments showed the significantly varied antifung...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430346