Agricultural application of urban waste as nutrient source for plants and as soil conditioner, is the most cost effective option of waste management because of its advantages over traditional means such as land filling or incineration. Composting is an attractive alternative of u...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i930198
Two biochars were produced from the rice and wheat residues by slow pyrolysis (at 400°C) in muffle furnace with an aim to study the effect of their application on some chemical properties of acidic soil such as pH, exchangeable acidity and cation exchange capacity (CEC) as well a...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i930193
Aims: The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the functional properties and reconstitution behavior of enteral formulae i.e. Balanced Enteral Formula, High Protein Enteral Formula and High Energy Enteral Formula formulated using locally available natural ingredients....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830203
Analysis of soil around the vicinity of Arufu mine field was conducted in order to ascertain the impact of mining on the environment. Concentrations of trace metals associated with Pb – Zn – barite mineralization were determine in soils using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830190
A study was conducted to evaluate the Protein status of White and Brown Rice grain in selected varieties at Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College & Research Institute, Tiruchirappalli of Tamil Nadu, India during the period from June 2017 to May 2019. In the present study, s...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830192
A field experiment on the residual impact of tillage operations and organic residues incorporation on hydro-physical properties of clay soil under the rice-wheat cropping system in split-plot design with three replications was carried out at the experimental farm of BAU, Sabour....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830188
Aim: To compare the phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of stem bark and root extracts of Annona muricata. Methodology: The stem bark and root of Annona muricata were collected, washed, air-dried, ground and each extracted with methanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane. The extr...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830189
The present study reports the preparation of four solid acids (CS, CPS, CAS and CPAS) from cassava peels and investigates their catalytic activities in the esterification of free fatty acid (FFA) in palm Kernel oil (PKO). The activated carbon obtained from carbonization was direc...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830186
The present investigation was carried out to characterize the eighty one carrot genotypes through variability, heritability and genetic gain for different characters. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Genetic...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830187
Hibiscus sabdariffa (yakwua seed) is one of economic value in tropical and subtropical regions around the world due to diverse industrial, medical and food uses. In this work, oil was extracted from the seed of Hibiscus sabdariffa using normal hexane as extracting solvent. The ex...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830184
Four common biochemical constituents of some vegetable leaves sourced from some abattoir waste – impacted soils and a Control within Uyo Metropolis in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria were assessed for their air pollution tolerance capacities using standard analytical protocols. Res...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i830183
Ecosystem undergoes drastic changes due to the anthropogenic activities. As a consequence of industrial development, increasing population growth and modernized agricultural practices water resources like limnetic zone and marine areas have undergone eutrophication. This resulted...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730182
An experiment was conducted at instructional farm Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya during kharif season, 2017 to find out a suitable chemical weed management practice in transplanted rice. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design having 12 treatments replicated thr...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730181
In India, various types of unexplored edible flowers are being utilized traditionally as food and medicine by the rural communities since ancient time only during their flowering time due to short post harvest life. These flowers are rich in phytochemical (e.g. polyphenolics, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730180
Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are widely used as plasticizers. However, they have the potential to migrate from plastic materials into the environment where they pose detrimental health impacts. Hence, they have gained wide attention. This study was therefore carried out to invest...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730177