Sterols due to their properties might be considered as valuable products to be employed in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Vegetable oils, namely canola, soyabean and sunflower seed oils, contain considerable quantities of phytosterols, mainly β–sitosterol. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of refining operations, particularly deodorization on this valuable class...

In vitro bio-efficacy of the novel copper (NC101 and NCP102) phosphonate (PN103 PMN104) based fungicides against various soil borne grape vine pathogens was evaluated at ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra, India during February - April 2021. The were screened five bacterial viz. Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri, X. campestris, punicae, viticola oryzae 10 fungal Rhizocto...