Jute fibers have been studied for their numerous properties and, recently, much attention has paid to the possibility of using them as reinforcing material in cement based matrices structural engineering applications. In context reinforcement methods, use composite materials reinforced with synthetic is now quite common, due light weight, versatility and adaptability. However, recent years, sci...

The study was undertaken in Jalpaiguri of West Bengal and Ludhiana districts Punjab, India. paper analyse the consumers’ opinions constraints faced by them towards buying Jute products. A total 100 consumers respondents were selected randomly comprising 50 from each district. Multistage sampling used to select respondents. paired t-test factor analysis statistically collected data. findings sho...

Consumers appreciate microgreens for their vast variety of colors and flavors. Usually, they are grown employing peat, a substrate that is used in large quantities. In order to identify more sustainable propagation protocol reduce the amount peat consumed, alternative protocols were evaluated. Jute biodegradable with lower post-harvest costs because it does not leave particles on microgreens. T...

Switchgrass (SG) stems with lengths up to 10 cm have been used as reinforcement to make lightweight composites with polypropylene (PP) webs. The long SG stems, with simple cut or split and without chemical treatment, were used directly in the composites. Utilizing SG stems for composites not only increases the values of SG but also provides a green, sustainable and biodegradable material for th...

The objective of this paper was to investigate the contact angles of single bamboo fibers at different temperatures and relative humidities in comparison to terylene fibers. Comparative tests were done for three other natural fibers (ramie, jute, and kendir) under the same conditions. Contact angles were also measured for bamboo strips. The results showed that with increasing temperature and co...

Thermal resistance and air permeability of needle-punched nonwoven fabric made from jute and polypropylene blends have been studied using the Box and Behnken factorial design to observe the effect of fabric weight, needling density and blend proportion on thickness, thermal resistance, specific thermal resistance, air permeability and sectional air permeability. Correlation matrix and cluster a...

Grammothele lineata, an endophyte isolated in our laboratory from jute (Corchorus olitorius acc. 2015) was found to be a substantial paclitaxel producer. Taxol and its related compounds, produced by this endophyte were extracted by growing the fungus in simple nutrient media (potato dextrose broth, PDB). Taxol was identified and characterized by different analytical techniques (TLC, HPLC, FTIR,...

The experiment was conducted to establish an efficient and reproducible protocol for the plant regeneration and genetic transformation, which can be used for the improvement of tossa Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.). It was demonstrated that the percent of seeds germination in agar based medium found to be very low (43.1%) , as compared to clinical cotton supported MS liquid medium, which was foun...

Hundred and fifty seed samples of white jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) belonging to four seed classes were collected from different sources of Bangladesh. The seed classes were breeder, foundation, certified and farmers’ seeds. Breeder seeds had the best performance in all the seed quality attributes as compared to foundation, certified and farmers’ seeds. The lowest performance was observed in...

Most workers of building, pottery, timber, food and mine industries suffer from non-specific lung diseases and ventilatory disorders. There are many such industries operative in Sunsari, Nepal and so far no study has been reported on pulmonary function of jute mill workers of this region, who are also exposed to dust as other workers in similar types of industries. A brief clinical sheet regard...