BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS OF COOKED INDIGENOUS COLORED RICE GROWN IN ASSAM, INDIA

Millets are grown expansively in different areas of India as a staple crop to feed a huge section of the inhabitants. In India, its production holds the sixth position after wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and bajra.

Five potassium solubilizing microorganisms were isolated from the arid soil of Jodhpur, India. Among them two fungal isolates RCKF7 followed by RCKF5 showed higher dissolution capacity towards feldspar, resulting in the release of more potassium compared to the others. Based on morphological charact[r]

Turmeric strictly speaking is a condiment crop which has been used for colouring, flavoring and medicinal purposes. Turmeric occupies prominent position among the spices produced in India. It ranks fourth in area and second in production. In the area of export, turmeric occupies second position in t[r]

The present in vitro experiment was conducted at Agricultural College, Bapatla, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the stomatal frequency, level of total sugars, total proteins and total phenols in resistant and susceptible greengram genotypes against Cercospora leaf spot disease. Number of stomata[r]

In search of potential source of biodiesel, four microalgal strains were finally isolated. In the first step of investigation, 25 samples from aquatic bodies of various districts of north India were collected and processed, resulting in a total of 4 microalgal strains viz. Nostoc sp., Chlorella sp.,[r]

AbstractBackground: Propagated tissue degeneration, especially during aging, has been shown to beenhanced through potentiation of innate immune responses. Neurodegenerative diseases and awide variety of inflammatory conditions are linked together and several anti-inflamma[r]

A survey was conducted in some districts of Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam for most prevailing diseases in brinjal during the year 2015-16. Apart from the fruit rot disease of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) caused by Phomopsis, Phytophthora, Alternaria etc., a new pathogen, Phoma exigua was[r]

Field experiments were conducted during 2015-16 to gauge the fertilizer requirements for hybrid rice (cv. US-382) under Integrated Plant Nutrient Supply in Alluvial soils of Jorhat district of Assam. Following Ramamoorthy’s Inductive cum targeted yield model, the nutrient requirement per quintal of[r]

Chilli (Capsicum annuum L) is one of the most important cum vegetable spice crop grown in India with great export potential. The exoeriment was undertaken to study the variability, genetic correlations and path coefficients of yielding traits in 24 genotypes of chilli. The analysis of variance revea[r]

Cyperus entrerianus Boeckeler, an invasive alien plant from South America, is newly recorded from Vietnam. A morphological description, color illustrations, line drawings and distinguishable morphological characters of C. entrerianus from C. surinamensis and C. luzulae were provided, additionally an[r]

Globally, banana is the maximum distributed fruit crop and is the fourth most important commodity and is grown in more than 130 countries across the world, continuously exhibiting a spectacular growth pattern worldwide in an area of 6507.7 million ha producing 98946 million tones. India is the large[r]

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the methods of cultivation and optimization of nitrogen requirement of rice crop in coastal alluvial soils, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India. Experiment was laid out in a split plot design with methods of rice cultivation as main plot treatment consisted o[r]

The chemical and biochemical composition of the local variety of amaranth seeds has been evaluated. The content of lipids, proteins and starch in the composition of amaranth seeds was determined. The composition of fatty acids of amaranth seeds of different variety is given.

Considering the importance of micronutrients and bio regulators in determining quality production of onion, the present investigation was undertaken. The experiment laid out in RBD with twenty-seven treatments in three replications. Micronutrients like Fe and Zn added in to the soil through alone an[r]

The experiment was conducted at Hi-Tech Greenhouse of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana during 2008-09 to evaluate the different gerbera varieties under greenhouse condition. Ten gerbera varieties viz., Amulet, Dana Ellen, Doni, Goliath, Paco, Rosalin, Salvadore, Savannah, Sunway a[r]

The lower Indo-gangetic plains of India comprising of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal are frequently flooded by tributaries of Ganga during monsoon and there is a need to provide waterlog stress resilient sugarcane clones to farmers for cultivation. Assessment of genetic diversity is im[r]

The study was carried out through participatory cluster front line demonstration (CFLD) during rabi season of 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 at four different villages of Udalguri district under north bank plain zone of Assam on farmers field with an objective to evaluate the performances of late-sown[r]

An experiment was carried out in Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Karnataka to study the effect of silica (Diatomaceous earth) on physical and Biochemical characters of Guava. Diatomaceous earth is a source of silicon and it was applied after bahar treatment as whole basal ap[r]

Downy mildew, caused by Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schroet, is a disease of great economic significance in the production of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum). Host physiology particularly host metabolites and oxidising enzymes get disturbed due to attack of Sclerospora graminicola. Altered sta[r]

Post influence of operation flood made India a leading global milk producer at the expense of decline in indigenous cattle population replaced by high milk producing exotic crossbred cattle. Recent times exotic crossbreds often suffer of mammary gland infection in compared to indigenous population r[r]