The objective of present study was to determine appropriate fruit harvesting stage for Jatropha curcas L. for getting seeds with good oil content and better germination. The seeds separated from the fruits harvested at yellow capsule stage (C2) showed maximum germination efficiency, both under laboratory and nursery conditions whereas seeds separated from the fruits harvested at brownish black ...

In this study, various mineral supplements, such as chloride salts (CaCl2, MgCl2, MnCl2, FeCl2 and KCl) supplying cations and calcium salts (CaCl2, CaCO3, CaSO4, Ca(OH)2 and CaHPO4) supplying anions, were tested if they could stimulate the sporulation of Clostridium sporogenes, a surrogate microorganism for C. botulinum. Of the cations tested, the addition of CaCl2 showed a slightly, but not si...

Raw and processed (soaked, soaked/boiled, roasted) wattle, Acacia saligna subspecies (subsp.) saligna, pruinescens, stolonifera and lindleyi, seeds were analysed for nutritional and antinutritional qualities. Whole wattle seeds mainly comprised proteins (27.6-32.6%) and carbohydrates (30.2-36.4%), which had approximately 12.0-14.0% fat and 13.0-15.0% crude fibre. Palmitic (9.6%), stearic (2.0%)...

laboratory and greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine the effects of drought and salinity stress, temperature, ph and soil depth on rye germination and emergence in gorgan university of agricultural science and natural resources. optimum temperature for germination between 25 to 34.51   oc and base and ceiling temperatures were estimated as 3.3 and 40   oc, respectively. this volunt...

In 2020, alfalfa root rot, a disease caused by Paraphoma radicina, was identified in Inner Mongolia, China, where it seriously affected crop yields. Conditions for vitro growth, sporulation and conidial germination of P. radicina are poorly understood, limiting further studies. this contribution, we evaluated the suitability different media, carbon nitrogen sources, as well temperature pH growt...

A study on influence of seed orientation on seed germination of three species of rattans namely, Calamus prasinus, C. stoloniferus and C. thwaitesii made by sowing the seeds at 2 cm depth in vertical (micropyle end upward), horizontal (micropylar end sideward) and in vertical(micropylar end downward) orientations. Maximum germination of 80% in seeds of C. prasinus recorded in inverted position ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Consumption of cyanogenic foods has been considered as one of the etiological factors in certain instances for the persistence of endemic goitre. The present study was undertaken to study the cyanogenic glucosides, glucosinolates and thiocyanate content in edible portion of certain selected plant foods of Indian origin. Further in vitro anti-thyroidal activity using raw,...

The relationship between characterictics of flour of common wheat varieties and fresh pasta-making qualitites was examined, and the fresh pasta-making properties of extra-strong varieties that have extra-strong dough were evaluated. There was a positive correlation between mixing time (PT) and hardness of boiled pasta, indicating that the hardness of boiled pasta was affected by dough propertie...