various basidiomycetes and deuteromycetes, grown in liquid and solid culture media, were compared for their laccase-producing ability and for the inducing effect of soil and agricultural residues on laccase production. laccase activity in extracts of all solid media was higher than that of the liquid media. in liquid cultures, fungal laccase activity in ex-tracts of pea (pisum sativum) straw-tr...

agricultural waste biomass generated from agricultural production and food processing industry are abundant, such as durian  peel, mango peel, corn straw, rice bran, corn shell, potato peel and many more. due to low commercial value, these wastes are disposed in landfill, which if not managed properly may cause environmental problems. currently, environmental laws and regulations pertaining to ...

The experiment entitled “Impact of different tillage and nutrient management strategies on productivity profitability direct seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.)” was conducted in an ongoing trial at the Agronomical Research Farm (plot no. 5) Tirhut College Agriculture, Dholi (RPCAU, Pusa) during Kharif 2019. laid out a ‘split-plot design’ with practices under main plot treatments as subplot treatment...

Belite cement was prepared using nano-silicas extracted from three different agricultural wastes – black rice husk ash (BRHA), bagasse (BA), and palm oil fuel (POFA) which were reacted at 1200 − 1400 °C with CaC2 residue as calcium source. The product compared that CaCO3. Nano-silica BRHA of very fine particle size (surface area 312.4 m2/g V/S ratio 0.35 × 106 cm) being highly reactive, forms β...