Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Volume 6, Issue 2 (2017)
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Alcohol Production from Pre-treated Maize and Paddy Lignocellulose Biomass in a Fabricated Unit
Abstract: An alcohol production unit was fabricated to handle 5 kg biomass per batch of paddy straw or maize stalk hydrolysis and fermentation. Various lignocellulose treatments were repeated from a previously reported study on paddy straw to compare it to that of maize stalk as a substrate biomass in a fabricated unit [1]. The pre-treatments to these lignocellulosic biomasses from maize stalk (MS) and paddy straw (MS) were compared after their …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Experimental Study to Improve the Quality of Dehydrated Button Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)
Abstract: Mushrooms are popular for their delicacy and flavour rather than food value. However, it is well established fact that they are excellent sources of minerals and vitamins such as B-complex and vitamin C. In addition, mushrooms contain 1.1–8.2% lipids, 4.0–8.1% carbohydrates and 3–32% fibers on dry weight basis. It contains about 90% moisture. The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of 10 min dipping or vacuum infusion pretreatments …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 11–19 Read article
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Salicylic Acid and Packaging Method Effects on Storability of Pear Fruits
Abstract: A factorial experiment with randomized complete block design carried out in Koya city and Erbil governorate during 2015 and 2016 seasons on (Pyrus communis L. cv. Spadona) to investigate tree spraying with (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%) salicylic acid (SA) and dipping fruits after harvesting in 0, 250, 500 and 1000 mg/l SA, followed by packaging in perforated or imperforated polyethylene bags and stored at 1±1°C and 85–90% relative humidity …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 20–31 Read article
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Transgenic Expression of Stress Tolerance Gene in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)
Abstract: AbstractAgrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404 mediated transformation of sugarcane variety 31 with two plasmids of pB1121 constructs, one containing PsCBL gene and the other containing PsCIPK gene was studied for stress tolerance capability induction. Calli of the variety Isd 31 were infected with both plasmid containing strains using three different infection times of 60, 90 and 120 min in acetosyringone infection medium. In GUS (β-glucuronidase) assay, randomly selected calli from 120 min …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 32–39 Read article
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Review on Assessment of Use and Efficiency of Mating Design in Plant Breeding
Abstract: AbstractPlant breeder works with many different characters, some of which will be controlled by genes whose individual effects can be easily detected. Selection with these characters can give spectacular results others however, form a bulk of the characters plant breeders work with and are governed by genes whose individual effects are so small that they are not amenable to conventional analysis of segregation ratios. The success of any breeding programme …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 40–57 Read article