Abstract Obtaining high potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber yield through increased number and weight of quality tubers is important for farmers while the quality factors are of interest for food processing industries. Potato processing industries require high quality tubers having the highest possible dry matter, starch and protein contents. A two-year field study was carried out as a factoria...

The protein content and amino acid profile of Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica) leaves and tubers were determined from ten different accessions taken from Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia. Crude protein content was determined by Kjeldahl method and amino acid profile was analyzed using performic acid oxidation and acid hydrolysis by ninhydrin-derivatized analysis with amino acid an...

controlled environment may be adopted for a rapid multiplication of a large number of potato seed tubers. the controlled environment prevents seed tuber degeneration which may occur under field conditions. the objective of this study was to introduce new mini-tuber production system with high multiplication rate and low production cost. to evaluate the performance of culture systems in terms of...

Venom neutralizing activity of crude root extract of Corallocarpus epigaeus was determined by in vivo procedure recommended by WHO. Neutralization assays for antivenom is necessary to replace the in vitro neutralization assay. Albino mice were used to estimate venom neutralizing activity of tuber extract. Corallocarpus epigaues tuber extract preparations exhibit immunomodulatory properties. Thi...

To understand the meaning of blending crude drugs in Chinese medicinal prescriptions, the influence of Saussurea root on the pharmacological action of Corydalis tuber was examined. Saussurea root increased the depression of acetylcholine-induced contraction caused by the hot water extract solution of Corydalis tuber in mouse ileum at low dosage, which showed no direct influence on acetylcholine...

in order to evaluate plant density and different nitrogen levels on protein percent, yield and nitrate accumulation in potato tuber cv. agria, a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted in ardabil in 2006. factors included nitrogen levels: 0, 80, 160 and 200 kg ha-1 net nitrogen and plant densities: 5.5, 7.5 and 11 plant m-2. results s...

Currently the world is moving towards organic production of crops for the discovered and envisaged advantages. Despite this, farmers are faced with the challenges of the bulkiness of organic fertilizer to be used and further gains that could be accrued from it even if sacrifice of using it is made. To be quite sure of the appropriate fertilizer type to be used in improving quality as well as th...

Wang, M., Jiang, J., Tan, Z.L., Tang, S.X., Sun, Z.H. and Han, X.F. 2009. In situ ruminal crude protein and starch degradation of three classes of feedstuffs in goats. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 36: 23-28. Ruminal crude protein (CP) and starch degradability of three classes of feedstuffs: cereals (maize, wheat, barley, buckwheat, rice, millet and sorghum), legumes (horse bean, soybean, pea and mung b...