The levels of six selected heavy metals namely: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) have been investigated in cocoa beans sampled from Bekwai, Juaso, Kaspen, Asampaneye and Asamakese, five major cocoa-growing communities in Ghana. Aqua re...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1430245
Prunus africana (P. africana) is a geographically wide spread tree to forest habitats of the African continent. P. africana is one of the most popular plant in traditional medicine for threatening various ailments. It is mainly is used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (BHP)....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1430246
A soil survey was carried out in different groundnut growing calcareous Vertisols of Dharwad district, Karnataka, India. One hundred surface composite soil samples were collected from five talukas (mandal) of Dharwad district and analyzed for soil chemical properties and nutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1430243
Due to the high demand for vegetable oil by soap industries, the quest for alternative raw material is on the increase. In this study, vegetable oil was extracted from the underutilise seeds of Lagenaria siceraria using n-hexane; The Physico-chemical properties of the oil were an...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1430242
Sustaining the productivity at higher level to meet the increasing demand of food, fuel and fiber for the growing population is the key issue in Indian agriculture. Among the factors, continuous use of imbalanced fertilizers and decline in soil physical productivity and organic m...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330241
To assess the effect of water hyacinth compost, vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers a field experiment was undertaken during rabi 2015-16 in light textured sandy loam soil of Mandan Bharti Agriculture College, Agwanpur, Saharsa, Bihar in split plot design with four levels of N...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330237
The black soils of Adilabad and Nizamabad districts of Northern Telangana zone most prominent for the cultivation of soybean. From this region of soils, sixty soil samples were collected and analysed for available sulphur and its fractions. The results indicated that available su...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330238
Instant chutney powder, a palatable functional food adjunct, was developed by using carrot (Daucus carota L), basella (Basella alba L) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) leaves and other selected spice ingredients. The carrot, basella and spinach were blanched for 1 to 3 minutes and...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330235
Bio-char is carbon-rich product generated from biomass through batch type slow pyrolysis. In this study, the effects of pyrolysis temperature and residence time on the yield and properties of bio-chars obtained from shredded cotton stalks were investigated. Safely said that the q...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330236
Pseudocereals are as good as the true cereals in many aspects of nutritional value. Either substituting or supplementing the staple cereals with pseudocereals and thereby improving the nutritive value of foods are under experimentation. Amaranth, a pseudocereal possess the usual...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1330239