Effect of addition of filler material to the natural fiber composite was experimentally investigated. Composites are manufactured by the conventional hand-layup method. All composites are made with a fixed banana fiber with 15% weight fraction addition of different weight fraction of (0, 3, 5, 7.5%) groundnut shell ash is added to the composite. Tensile, hardness, impact and compressive strengt...

An experiment on cowpea-groundnut rotation was conducted to study the effect of saline irrigation water availability micronutrient cations (Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn) in soil plants with a gradual imposition salinity (ECiw). Three treatments (S1: 2.0 dS m-1, S2: 4.0 S3: 6.0 m-1 control S0) were maintained long-term field trials. In summer (cowpea) ECe raised 6.01 while kharif (groundnut) 2.21 S3. A not...

The nutritional evaluation of the Bambara groundnut Ci12 landrace (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) seeds produced in Côte d'Ivoire shows a 19% content of protein, containing all the essential amino acids with tryptophan as the limiting amino acid, a total dietary fiber level of 10%, with a low soluble fraction content, and a fat content of 1.4%, with a high proportion of total unsaturated fatty ...

Sir,?I am writing to express my delight on seeing that, -with Dr. Daver'a article in the May 1947 issue, the I.M.G. has taken up the cause of groundnut cake flour for human consumption. I consider this a matter of greatest national importance and hope that you will continue to champion this cause with the full weight of the scientific authority of which the I.M.G. is a mouthpiece. Though I have...

The antifungal potential of aqueous leaf and fruit extracts of Capsicum frutescens against four major fungal strains associated with groundnut storage was evaluated. These seed-borne fungi, namely Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Penicillium sp. and Rhizopus sp. were isolated by standard agar plate method and identified by macroscopic and microscopic features. The minimum inhibitory concentrations...

In the present study cellulolytic bacteria were isolated from soil of rice field in aim to degrade various recalcitrant lignocellulosic biomaterials. Soil was collected from rice field at Lovely Professional University Campus & spreading was done upto serial 10-7 dilutions on CMC Agar Media. Out of 108 colonies from 10-1 and 78 colonies from 10-2 dilution of the soil sample, two bacteria RFS1 (...

Background: Groundnut or peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is known as the ‘king’ of oilseeds. It one most important food and cash crop India. Among different constraints that limit productivity groundnut, weed menace serious bottlenecks. A field experiment was conducted at Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Puducherry during 2019 to 2020 study tank mix application post-emergence herbicide...

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is essential to prepare numerous popular dishes across sub-Saharan Africa. However, groundnuts may contain hazardous aflatoxin levels. There scant information on levels in Uganda and the causal agents of contamination stored groundnut. High content hinders trading groundnut products international markets, affecting Uganda's economy. The current study assessed wit...