Curing tobacco causes deforestation in developing countries around the world. In Bangaldesh, curing tobacco is responsible for 30% of deforestation. Many approaches have been taken to curb tobacco related deforestation, including afforestation, solar power, and energy efficiency. The Rocket Barn, an energy efficient curing barn, has shown promise. However, the Rocket Barn still uses firewood. T...

Field and greenhouse studies were conducted to investigate the compatibility of MSMA in a tank mixture with glyphosate or glufosinate for broadleaf and grass weed control. Glyphosate, glufosinate, and MSMA were evaluated at 0.53, 13, and 23 rates, with 13 rates of 0.84 kg ae/ha, 0.5 kg ai/ha, and 2.2 kg ai/ha, respectively. Glyphosate and glufosinate provided similar levels of control for most ...

Forty five accessions of dhaincha germplasms were collected from different parts of Bangladesh and characterized on the basis of morphological descriptors and biomass production ability. Thirty eight accessions were identified as Sesbania bispinosa, four as S. cannabina and two as unidentified Sesbania spp. One accession as S. rostrata was included for comparison. Both at seedling and maturity ...

Remediation of lead-contaminated soil is significant due to the inherent toxicity of lead (Pb), and the quantity of Pb discharged into the soil. One of the most cost-effective and environmentally sound technologies for the cleanup of metal-contaminated soils is through the use of plants. While much is known about the ecological evolution of metal tolerance in plants, the physiological, biochemi...

Abstract: Heavy metals are constantly released into the environment as a result of human, agricultural and industrial activities. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop a low-cost, effective, and sustainable method for their detoxification. Phytoremediation is the use of plants to remediate metal contaminated sites. Sesbania plants are being grown in the presence of different concentrations o...

The aim of the present study is to develop colon targeted drug delivery systems for metronidazole using sesbania gum as a carrier. Matrix, enteric coated and compression coated tablets of metronidazole containing various proportions of sesbania gum were prepared. All the formulations were evaluated for the hardness, drug content uniformity, and were subjected to in vitro drug release studies. M...

Greenhouse studies were conducted in 2006 to evaluate the effects of urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solution on bispyribac and penoxsulam efficacy on barnyardgrass and hemp sesbania. Bispyribac and penoxsulam treatments containing an adjuvant and UAN significantly reduced barnyardgrass biomass over most treatments without UAN. Urea ammonium nitrate did not increase hemp sesbania biomass reduction,...