Mokama tall (lake) area is located in central Bihar (India). It is ephemeral in nature and comprises a group of seven continuous tall. It is spread over a rest area and acts as a delta to several rivers that flow into it. This area is suffering due to stagnation of water during m...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530201
Thirty well-characterized pseudomonad isolates for plant growth-promoting traits were screened for their antagonistic activities against 20 isolates of Sclerotium rolfsii. Out of the 30 pseudomonad isolates, PUR46 was found to be best against all 20 isolates of Sclerotium rolfsii...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530202
Aims: To assess the suitability of the rubber in Elamdesam block, Idukki district, Kerala. Place and Duration of Study: Soil survey done and soil samples were brought from Elamdesam block, Idukki district, Kerala, India in the year 2016 and laboratory characterization and suitabi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530199
Tinospora is highly distributed in the tropical and subtropical region of India. This climbing deciduous shrub widely reported in China, Bangladesh and Srilanka. The plant is rich in many phytoconstituents that are useful in drug designing. It is highly used against cancer, tumou...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530196
Damping off and fruit rot caused by Colletotrichum capsici are the major constraints in production and marketability of chilli. Systemic fungicides are commonly used to control this disease. However, continuous use of chemical fungicides leads to negative impact on environment, s...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530198
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful reverse genetics technology used to unravel the functions of genes. It uses viruses as vectors to carry targeted plant genes. The virus vector is used to induce RNA-mediated silencing of a gene or genes in the host plant. The proc...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i530197
Studies on water balance and irrigation at agricultural areas require accurate values of reference evapotranspiration. The values obtained can help farmers to determine the water requirement of these vegetable crops so that proper irrigation can be applied according to its growth...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430195
Micronutrients are important growth promoting elements not only for crops but also for human being. More than two billion of the global populations are malnourished. For developing countries like India, micronutrient malnutrition among the people of every age is very common. The...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430194
This work investigated corrosion inhibition potential of Parkia biglobosa (P. biglobosa) pulp on mild steel in 1.0 M HCl and 0.1M NaOH aqueous solutions at 301 and 321 K, aimed at converting a cellulosic renewable waste into an environmentally friendly answer to the challenge of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430193
In this article, a time truncated life test based on two-stage group acceptance sampling plan is proposed for lifetime of an item follows odd generalized exponential log-logistic distribution (OGELLD). The ability about the lot acceptance can be made in the first or second stage...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430191
Aim: Accidents are a common phenomenon on Nigerian roads and are attributed to individual, environmental and contextual factors such as excessive speeding, disobeying traffic laws, aggressive driving among others. This study investigated the predictive influence of demographic an...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430192
To study the effect of farm yard manure (FYM) and nitrogen application on growth and productivity of wheat under long term experimental conditions a field experiment was conducted comprised of two level of FYM (0 and 15 t/ha) and three mode of application (kharif, rabi and both k...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430189
Mulching has become an important practice in modern field production. The use of mulches in vegetable production is undergoing a radical change away from high input, nonrenewable resources, such as plastic, to the use of high-residue organic mulches from cover crop. The purpose o...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430190
Gabriel Oberon Bertoldi Oliveira, Roberto Vasconcelos Pinheiro, Felipe Nascimento Arroyo, Diego Henrique de Almeida, Tiago Hendrigo de Almeida, Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva, André Luis Christoforo & Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2019
Introduction: Wood is a material of biological origin widely used in construction, and its mechanical properties allow the material to form the lattice structure of roofs used in warehouses of industrial use, however, the paradigm as to the behaviour of the material makes the des...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i430188
In 21st century, kitchen sink is no longer a luxury for a house but has become a necessity. Human nowadays are pursuing for an advance kitchen sink with multiple function and ergonomic to the user. This work is a dedicated review on the design evolution of sinks from year 1973 ti...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v35i330187