bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Limbah Cair Industri Tahu dan Dampaknya Terhadap Kualitas Air dan Biota Perairan
Authors: Pagoray Henny , Sulistyawati Sulistyawati , Fitriyani Fitriyani
Published: June 2021

Limbah cair industri tahu akan berpengaruh terhadap badan air apabila langsung dibuang tanpa dilakukan pengelolaan terlebih dahulu, dan menyebabkan masalah terhadap kualitas air dan kehidupan biota akuatik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dampak konsentrasi limbah cair industri tahu terhadap kualitas air, pola renang dan tingkah laku ikan. Penelitian dilakukan dengan uji coba di Laboratorium menggunakan akuarium dan dianalisis secara deskriptif. Adapun perlakuan yang dicobakan adalah limbah cair tahu dengan konsentrasi 0%; 0,4%; 0,6%; 0,8%; 1,0% dan 1,2% dari volume air 10 liter. Setiap akuarium diisi ikan sebanyak 24 ekor dengan ukuran 4-5 cm. Metode Pengamatan dilakukan selama 96 jam. Hasil pengukuran kualitas air pH, DO, CO2, COD, TSS dan H2S melebihi standar baku mutu, sedangkan suhu, BOD5 dan amoniak masih dibawah standar baku mutu. Tingkah laku ikan bergerak menghindari limbah, perilaku bergerombol sedangkan pola renang ikan berenang dipermukaan, berenang tidak beraturan, pola renang berubah dengan posisi berdiri. Konsentrasi limbah cair tahu 0,4%; 0,6%; 8%; 1,0% dan 1,2% berpengaruh terhadap pola renang dan tingkah laku ikan.
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 0F AFRICANA WOMEN’S CONCEPTIONS OF MARRIAGE IN AMA ATA AIDOO’S CHANGES: A LOVE STORY. (1991).
Authors: Diakhaté Babacar
Published: June 2021

Contemporary African women writers shift from a “deconstruction” project to a larger “reconstruction” of the society through modern females’ life and experiences. Wilson-Tag asserts that African women’s writings are marked by gender perspectives that are mediated by history, culture and class (Wilson-tagoe: 1997:14). This article depicts the African women, with western education, who exercise a measure of authority over their bodies in their marriages. Feminists’ theories inherited from western countries and women’s financial independence are the causes of most marriages failure.
Risk-based constraints for the optimal operation of an energy community
Authors: Dolányi Mihály , Bruninx Kenneth , Toubeau Jean-François , Delarue Erik
Published: June 2021

This paper formulates an energy community's centralized optimal bidding and scheduling problem as a time-series scenario-driven stochastic optimization model, building on real-life measurement data. In the presented model, a surrogate battery storage system with uncertain state-of-charge (SoC) bounds approximates the portfolio's aggregated flexibility.

First, it is emphasized in a stylized analysis that risk-based energy constraints are highly beneficial (compared to chance-constraints) in coordinating distributed assets with unknown costs of constraint violation, as they limit both violation magnitude and probability. The presented research extends state-of-the-art models by implementing a worst-case conditional value at risk (WCVaR) based constraint for the storage SoC bounds. Then, an extensive numerical comparison is conducted to analyze the trade-off between out-of-sample violations and expected objective values, revealing that the proposed WCVaR based constraint shields significantly better against extreme out-of-sample outcomes than the conditional value at risk based equivalent.

To bypass the non-trivial task of capturing the underlying time and asset-dependent uncertain processes, real-life measurement data is directly leveraged for both imbalance market uncertainty and load forecast errors. For this purpose, a shape-based clustering method is implemented to capture the input scenarios' temporal characteristics.
Data-driven risk-based scheduling of energy communities participating in day-ahead and real-time electricity markets
Authors: Dolányi Mihály , Bruninx Kenneth , Toubeau Jean-François , Delarue Erik
Published: June 2021

This paper presents new risk-based constraints for the participation of an energy community in day-ahead and real-time energy markets. Forming communities offers indeed an effective way to manage the risk of the overall portfolio by pooling individual resources and associated uncertainties. However, the diversity of flexible resources and the related user-specific comfort constraints make it difficult to properly represent flexibility requirements and to monetize constraint violations.

To address these issues, we propose a new risk-aware probabilistic enforcement of flexibility constraints using the conditional-value-at-risk (CVaR). Next, an extended version of the model is introduced to mitigate the distributional ambiguity faced by the community manager when new sites with limited information are embedded in the portfolio. This is achieved by defining the worst-case CVaR based-constraint (WCVaR-BC) that differentiates the CVaR value among different sub-clusters of clients.

Both reformulations are linear, thus allowing to tackle large-scale stochastic problems. The proposed risk-based constraints are then trained and evaluated on real data collected from several industrial sites. Our findings indicate that using the WCVaR-BC leads to systematically higher out-of-sample reliability, while decreasing the exposure to extreme outcomes.
“Cantici femminili” come un fenomeno letterario nell’Antico Testamento
Authors: Paszko Paweł
Published: June 2021

En el Antiguo Tes-tamento hay una serie de cánticos, muy similares a los salmos que, sin embargo, se han colocado en un con-texto narrativo con el que mantienen una relación particular. Estos him-nos, generalmente insertados, se han estudiado como unidades únicas, sin embargo, desde la década de los noventa, la atención de los estudio-sos se ha centrado en la función que estos poemas cumplen en su con-texto literario. Este artículo presenta un repaso de los “cantos insertados”, entre los que cuatro se atribuyen a mujeres (Ex 15,20-21; Juec 5,1-31; 1Sam 2,1-10; Jdt 16,1-17). Dado que estos cuatro poemas comparten las mismas características formales, literarias y contextuales, todos pue-den considerarse “himnos de vic-toria”.
One Fight on Two Mountains: 1 Kings 18,20-40 Re-read in the Light of Ex 32
Authors: Castro Acquaroli Armando Rafael
Published: June 2021

El objetivo del pre-sente ensayo es identificar los ele-mentos paralelos que unen dos relatos bíblicos: la experiencia de Moisés y la de Elías. Tanto 1 Reyes 18,20-40 como Ex 32 cuentan con una historia redaccional compleja, estando ambientados en contextos diferentes. La lucha contra la ido-latría, sin embargo, es un patrón que resuena frecuentemente en diferentes historias. Moisés y Elías son dos líderes con características muy similares en muchos sentidos y, una vez más, se encuentran en una misma lucha contra deidades simi-lares (o quizás las mismas). Se trata de enseñar a su pueblo la importan-cia, entre las posibles opciones, de una elección adecuada de Dios.
Relectura del relato del Diluvio en tiempos de pandemia
Authors: Hernández Carracedo José Manuel
Published: June 2021

La pandemia Covid 19 está golpeando a toda la huma-nidad durante los años 2020 y 2021. Esta experiencia ha reavivado en el imaginario colectivo las “plagas bíblicas”. El mundo del pensamiento, del periodismo, de la publicidad y de la gente común habla de un mundo nuevo y una nueva forma de vivir tras la catástrofe llamada “nueva normalidad”, algo que parece indu-dable, aunque no sabemos qué mundo será ni si será mejor o peor que lo hasta ahora conocido. Se impone la necesidad de reflexionar y tener puntos de referencia para este “nuevo paso” en todos los nive-les de la vida del hombre
Si Tobit hubiese leído el periódico. La novela de Tb ante las transformaciones de su época
Authors: López Navas Emilio
Published: June 2021

El estudio comienza respondiendo a las cuestiones intro-ductorias acerca del libro de Tb (lugar de composición, lenguaje original, autor), para centrarse en el tiempo de redacción de la obra; así, pretende verificar si los cambios de la época en la que se escribe se ven reflejados de algún modo en la novela. Se estudian sobre todo aspectos teológicos (tales como apocalíptica, escatología, pro-fetismo, religión personal, angeleolo-gía y demonología, idea de Dios, etc.), pues son los más sobresalientes en la obra. Se puede comprobar cómo Tb comparte muchos de los avances teológicos del momento, aunque tam-bién se puedan encontrar rasgos más tradicionales
“Si el rey lo juzga conveniente” (Est 3,9): El rey extranjero en el libro hebreo de Ester
Authors: RuizOrtiz Francisco Javier
Published: June 2021

El libro hebreo de Ester tiene seis protagonistas: Asuero, Vastí, Mardoqueo, Amán, Ester y los judíos. Se ha discutido mucho sobre cual de ellos tiene un papel principal. Mientras que hay distintos motivos para elegir uno u otro, casi nadie se decanta por el rey Asuero que ha sido puesto aparte como una caricatura de un monarca inútil. Partiendo de un aná-lisis narrativo del texto hebreo del libro de Ester, este articulo estudia y argumenta la importancia de este personaje en la trama del relato y en la interpretación posterior del libro
Impact of different doses of Malathion on the selected blood parameter in albino rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Authors: Sharma C.D. , Bansal Geeta
Published: June 2021

Malathion is an organophosphate pesticides commonly used to eradicate the pest of agricultural crops. It is routinely used to protect the ornamental and home gardening plants. Malathion is found in market by its trade name called cythion. In Indian scenario farmers and spray men use pesticide in their fields ignoring its toxicological effects. The main target organs of any toxicant in human body are liver and kidney.Present study is based on the effects of different dose of Malathion on blood biochemical parameter like blood sugar, blood urea, creatinine and bilirubin. These four parameters are used to observe the behavior of liver and kidney in albino rats. Four doses of Malathion has been selected as 25 mg, 50mg, 75mg and 100mg per kilogram body weight per day for 7 days and 15 days of treatment. Findings indicate that at normal condition the value of sugar was 121.54 +14.44 mg/dl , blood urea  41.27 + 3.13 mg/dl , blood bilirubin 0.76 + 0.10 mg/dl and value of creatinine was observed as 0.85 + 00.52 mg/dl. with different doses of Malathion after 7 and 15 days the  value of blood sugar significantly decreases upto 78.52 + 10.25 mg/dl at higher dose while blood urea value significantly increased up to 50.88+4.8 mg/dl, the value of creatinine significantly increased 1.05 + 0.18 mg/dl and bilirubin also increased significantly 2.20 +0.64mg/ dl. The fluctuation in parameter represents the abnormal behavior of liver and kidney of albino rats due to the toxicity of pesticide.
Impact of Rishikesh-Karanprayag railway line on the agroecosystem of Maletha village of Garhwal Himalaya
Authors: Sharma Ruchika , Bhandari B.S. , Kumari Sarita , Falswal Arti
Published: June 2021

Uttarakhand is a newly incepted state, geographically and culturally distinct from the plains and is the prime destination of tourists not only from India but also from different parts of the globe. Railways in Uttarakhand will certainly play a crucial role in the development of the state. Ministry of Railways of India has launched and initiated a project to connect the Char dhams of the state which will surely prove a landmark in the developmental feat of the state but development and modernization at the cost of disturbing the ecosystem in general and agricultural ecosystem in particular will create an imbalance in the livelihood of the people who by and large depend on agriculture economy. The present study was carried out in an agriculturally rich medium sized village of Uttarakhand. The survey reveal that climatic and geographical conditions of the village are suitable for the cultivation of large number of vegetables, fruits, cereals, millets, pulses and fodder plants supporting the livelihood of the natives. Land acquisition would have a negative impact on the socio-economic condition of the farmers as well as on the traditional crop diversity of the area as the railway project covers most of the fertile land. Thus, for reducing the havoc in the lives of the villagers government should provide land as an exchange as most of the population is agriculture dependent and at the same time degradation should be viewed with long-term vision
Utilization of protected cultivation for crop production and preservation in India
Authors: Sharma Avinash , Raghavan Megha , Shi Zhang , Bang Nguyen Tran Hai
Published: June 2021

The present paper discusses about the applications of protected cultivation for crop activities, and technology utilization in India. The crop production, management, plant propagation are applied at protected cultivation in sustainable agriculture. The advancement of technology is boosted in protected cultivation that transforms sustainable agriculture into modern agriculture. The various agricultural crops are practiced naturally after research progress in protected cultivation. The various sophisticated technologies like scientific farming, vertical farming, vertical farming with hydroponics, organic farming, micro-irrigation, organic fertigation, chemical fertigation, IPM, IDM, INM, farm machines & tools, aquaponic, micro green farming, in-situ crop preservation, azolla production and seed production are utilized in crop activity and academic & research. The modern technologies are constituted in protected cultivation that transforms modern agriculture into smart agriculture. It will promote land, water, waste land conservation. It would reform nutrient content of the soil, forbids soil erosion and soil pollution. It will provide employment opportunities, agricultural business, food security and rural development in India.
Standardization and utilization of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) roots for the dyeing of silk fabric
Authors: Bhandari Babita , Rani Anita
Published: June 2021

The nature is abode to numerous plants, animal and mineral resources that offersustainable alternative to chemicalsused in textile dyeing. In this paper an effort has been made to utilize the roots of Himalayan  nettle plant for fabric dyeing which grows abundantly in-the higher altitude of Uttarakhand as a weed plant. The extraction and dyeing variables were optimized for application on silk fabric on the basis of colour strength and wash fastness rating. Dye extraction carried out in aqueous medium at simmering temperature for 1.5 hoursresulted in better colour depth and washing fastness. Similarly, dyeing of silk at 90ºC for 90 minutes using 3 gm per 100 ml powdered dye material yielded better dyed samples in terms of colour strength and wash fastness. The obtained dye recipe is easy to be used by dyeing units at minimal cost since no chemicals are added during dyeing and raw material can be collected from pastures, around croplands and nearby forest areas.
Estimation of energy content in municipal solid waste of Bhutan and its potential as alternate powers source
Authors: Choden Yeshi , Tenzin Tashi , K. Karchung , Norbu Karma , Wangmo Sangay , Zangmo Pema
Published: June 2021

Conversion of Solid waste into energy is the most resourceful process to combat landfill saturation and environmental impression. Bhutan, with an exponential rise in the waste production, Waste to Energy (WTE) conversion is an alternative solution for municipal solid waste management (MSW). The study for MSW composition and its energy potential analysis for Memelakha (Thimphu) and Pekarshing (Phuntsholing) landfills was done to resolve the waste management challenges in the country. The standard number of samples from two dumpsites were used to analyze for the waste characterization (waste composition, proximate analysis, chemical analysis) and high heating value (HHV) of MSW. MSW of two landfills showed that the main elemental constituents were Carbon and Oxygen with 17.26% and 9.97% by mass respectively for Pekarshing and 16.52% (Carbon) and 11.07% (Oxygen) by mass for Memelakha landfill. Based on the physio-chemical analysis of MSW, the average calorific HHV of MSW obtained were 10.028 MJ/kg (26.04% of coal energy) for Pekarshing dumpsite and 9.6 MJ/kg (24.94% of coal energy) for Memelakha. The analysis showed that by the year 2050 Memelakha landfill has the potential to generate the power of 8.85 Megawatt (MW) and 1.44 Megawatt (MW) for Pekarshing. For (WTE) conversion, incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification technologies are found suitable based on the current composition MSW of Bhutan. Furthermore, in terms of energy efficiency and percentage of wastage, the gasification process was the most feasible method for WTE conversion at two locations with a waste volume reduction of 80 to 90 percent at the landfill.
Effectiveness of “Rajyoga Meditation”:A Quasi-experimental study for holistic healing in cancer patients
Authors: Singh Anjali , Sharma Suman Bala , Rana Aarzoo , K. Amandeep , Kaur Arshdeep , Kaur Arshdeep , Rani Babita , Kaur Gagandeep
Published: June 2021

Raj Yoga is one of the tested spiritual, holistic healing approaches nowadays used for every field for promoting self-esteem in healthy and unwell patients at mental and psychological levels. Cancer is one of the end-stage diseases that give not only physical pain but also causes psychological threats to the patient. The patient may experience grief, fear of death, loneliness, low self-esteem and other emotional changes resulting in depression and anxiety disorders. During this stage, some spiritual or holistic healing approaches are must for the enhanced wellbeing status of cancer patients, so the current study is focused on evaluating the effectiveness of Raj Yoga Meditation in cancer patients in selected hospital of Punjab In this study, the Raj Yoga Meditation programme was introduced for 15-20 minutes per day for six consecutive days to the experimental group. Although the study period was concise, however, the results showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test (141.64±18.9624) and post-test (167.400±23.0922) wellbeing scores at the 0.05 level of significance.
Conservation agriculture-impact on the productivity and economy of various cropping systems of Central India
Authors: Tiwari Ashish , Rawat Anay , Agrawal K.K , Nayak Sidarth
Published: June 2021

Present field research work of different resource conservation practices on cropping systems was studied in both the season i.e. Kharif and Rabi season during 2010- 2012 at Research Farm, J.N. KrishiVishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P). Research Farm of Kymore plateau and Satpura hill region of Madhya Pradesh which is located at Central India. Results received from the experiment indicated that the Conventional tillage has demonstrated its supremacy over limited tillage with more total production in terms of rice equivalent yield (REY) and economic point of view. The mulch application significantly promotes the production of the tillage system without the mulch, but no mulch has a higher Net Monetary Return (NMR) than the applied mulch. The application of recommended dose of fertilizers, in which 25% Nitrogen supplied through organic sources resulted in greater total production in term of REY of cropping system of the area than the recommended dose of fertilizers alone, but economically greater Net Monetary Returns was observed in 100% recommended dose of fertilizers. The existing cropping system Rice-Berseem purely not only gave higher total production in term of REY, but the most selective choice for the conservation of resource in the Kymore plateau region, and fetched the maximum NMR and B:C  ratio.
Impact of climatic variables on the population of Trichoderma sp. in the rhizosphere of black pepper
Authors: Mohan Manju , Gopal Surendra
Published: June 2021

The present study was undertaken with an objective to determine the impact of climatic variables on the population of Trichoderma sp. in the rhizosphere of black pepper. Rhizosphere soil samples were obtained from pepper plantation at a monthly interval for one year. Trichoderma sp. population were assessed at monthly interval along with weather parameters from  July, 2015  to June,2016. The number of Trichoderma sp. were maximum in July and lowest in June. The correlation between weather parameters on the population of Trichoderma sp. revealed that the population increased with an increase in rainfall and relative humidity, whereas it decreased by an increase in temperature. The results of the present studies showed that climatic variables affect the population of Trichoderma sp. in the rhizosphere of black pepper. However, further studies are needed to confirm it.
Induction of flowering and improvement of fruit yield and quality in pomegranate (Punica granatum) cv. Bhagwa by various plant growth regulators
Authors: S. Firoz , Murthy B.N.S . , Reddy M.L.N. , Satisha J. , Upreti K K , Laxman R H , Srinivasulu B.
Published: June 2021

The effect of different plant growth regulators on flowering, fruiting, yield, and quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa was studied in a field trial at ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, during two seasons, namely ambe bahar (January–February) 2016 and hastha bahar (September–October) 2016-17. Nitrobenzene (NB) 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 ml plant-1, Cycocel (CCC)  500, 1000, and 1500 ppm plant-1, Uracil  25 and 50 ppm plant-1, CCC  1000 ppm + Uracil  25 ppm plant-1, CCC  1500 ppm + Uracil  50 ppm plant-1, and Control were among the eleven treatments studied. The application of uracil  50 ppm plant-1 resulted in a higher number of hermaphrodite flowers plant-1 (264.7), number of fruits plant-1 (154.0), and fruit yield (27.1 kg/plant). Fruit weight (197.6 g), fruit length (6.64 cm), total aril weight (113.63 g), 100 aril weight (27.18 g), fruit juice weight (101.94 g), TSS content (19.96 OB), fruit anthocyanin content (6.46 mg 100 g) and low titrable acidity (0.41 percent) were recorded when CCC  1000 ppm + Uracil  25 ppm plant-1 was applied. During ambe bahar, the highest fruit width (6.90 cm) and volume (162.7 ml) were observed with CCC  1000 ppm and 1500 ppm plant-1, respectively. During hastha bahar, CCC  1500 ppm plant-1 resulted in a higher number of hermaphrodite flowers (287.8), the highest percentage of fruit set (86.10), the highest number of fruits plant-1 (156.66), the highest fruit yield (54.53 kg plant-1), the highest fruit weight (348.32 g), the longest fruit length (8.53 cm), and the largest fruit volume (8.53 cm) (33.93 ml), total aril weight (224.01 g), 100 aril weight (35.09 g), fruit juice weight (119.40 g) and TSS content (16.00 OB). A foliar spray of nitrobenzene  1.5 ml plant-1 compounded the high fruit anthocyanin content (6.47 mg 100g-1). As a result of the research, it can be concluded that CCC  1000 ppm + Uracil  25 ppm plant-1and CCC  1500 ppm plant-1were the most effective treatments for improving floral characters, fruiting, yield, and quality in pomegranate cv. Bhagwa during both seasons.
Effect of foliar application of different elicitors on occurrence of pest and diseases during chia (Salvia hispanica L.) cultivation
Authors: H. S. Prasanna , Maruthi Prasad B.N. , K. Vishnuvardhana , Shankarappa T.H. , Ugalat Jayashree , Shivanna M.
Published: June 2021

Chia is an important medicinal crop with lot of nutritional value in seeds and there is lot of demand to chia seeds grown without any chemical application. In this context, present study was concentrated on foliar application of different elicitors at 25 and 50 days after sowing as effective plant protectants by inducing plant defense response. Both black and white chia plants sprayed with chitosan at 200 ppm were un-affected by any pest and diseases. The plants sprayed with other elicitors like 100 ppm of salicylic acid, methyl jasmonic acid, potassium silicate, 200 ppm of boric acid, humic acid and 5000 ppm of dry yeast and PGPR are less prone to pest and disease attack. Whereas, the maximum pest infestation and disease incidence were noticed in plants sprayed with gibberellic acid (pest - 2.38 and 1.93%; disease - 0.89% in both) and in control (pest - 1.34 and 1.04%; disease - 1.34 and 0.74%) in black and white chia respectively.
Potential of Melia dubia agroforestry system in soil improvement and environmental sustainability
Authors: K Narender , Arya Sandeep , Nanda Krishma
Published: June 2021

The current study intended to understand the influence of Melia dubia based agroforestry system on soil properties. The research was carried out at Gillan Khera in district Fatehabad, situated in the semi-arid region of Haryana. Analysis of soil samples were done for pH, electrical conductivity (EC), organic carbon, soil moisture and available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The soil pH and EC decreased more under trees than under control (sole wheat crop) i.e, 8.09 to 7.89 and 0.46 to 0.44 dSm-1 respectively. However, the amount of N, P, K, organic carbon (131.38, 16.00, 301.10 (kg/ha) and 0.46 % respectively) and soil moisture content was found higher in intercropped conditions at both soil depths.  Extra moisture in shaded conditions resulting in the breakdown of litter, mineralization and nitrogen gain at a faster rate compared to full sunlight conditions justifies the increased amount of nutrients, organic carbon and other favorable changes in the soil under trees. The current study recommends Melia dubia based agroforestry system as an excellent opportunity in order to enhance soil fertility and for environmental sustainability.
Effect of biofertilizers with various levels of inorganic nutrients on growth and yield of black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) var. Azad Kalonji
Authors: Jamir Alemmoa R , Chattopadhyay Narayan , Ch. Momin Manisha
Published: June 2021

The objective of the study is to reduce the amount of inorganic fertilizers by using biofertilizers with the aim of sustainable agriculture. The field experiment was conducted at the HRS, Mondouri, BCKV, West Bengal, India during rabi season of 2019-20. The experiment consisted of 14 treatments replicated thrice, comprising of three levels inorganic fertilizers (50, 75 and 100%) of recommended NPK and three biofertilizers viz. Azospirillum lipoferum (N fixer), Bacillus megaterium (potash mobilizer) and Fraturia aurantia (K mobilizer) as soil application. The results indicated that the maximum plant height (86.06 cm) at 100 DAS, number of primary (10.66) and secondary branches (17.33), number of capsules plant-1 (25.33), number of seeds capsule-1 (97.66), test weight (3.54 g) and projected yield (538.50 kg ha-1) were recorded in 100% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB + KS. The yield was at par with 75% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB + KS (536.74 kg ha-1). Considering the economics, maximum net return (Rs. 1,08,083.74 ha-1) and B: C ratio (4.14: 1) was obtained from 75% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB + KS. These results suggested that combination of Azospirillum + PSB + KS with 75% RDF was best for optimum production of black cumin without loss in yield and reduction of 25% of inorganic fertilizers through application of biofertilizers and environmental pollution to some extent.
Ultrasonic dyeing of wool fabric with aqueous extract of Ratanjot (Onosma echioides) natural dye
Authors: Bemcha Oinam Roselyn Devi , Bains Sandeep , Grewal Sumeet
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to compare the conventional and ultrasonic dyeing methods in terms of its colour strength and colour fastness properties of wool fabric dyed with Ratanjot root. The results suggested that dyeing of wool fabric with natural dye Ratanjot (Onosma echioides) using ultrasonic waves, significantly improved the dye uptake percentage to 12.31 per cent from conventional heating methods.  The fastness grade were found to be higher with ultrasonic than conventional heating. Additionally, the fabric dyed using ultrasonic waves gave a deeper shade and good colour intensity even at lower dyeing time (75min) and temperature (60°C). Therefore, ultrasound wave represents a promising technique for increasing diffusion of dye by the effect of cavitation, as well as for improving the effectiveness of processes when compared to conventional heating
Influence of microwave-assisted chemical treatment on delignification of rice straw biomass
Authors: Bhat Mohd Ishfaq , Shahi Navin Chandra , Lohani Umesh Chand , Kumar Anil , Malik Sheeba
Published: June 2021

Lignocellulosic biomass (like rice straw) provides an alternative for depleting non-renewable energy sources through its value-added utilization (like production of biofuels and nanocellulose) owing to its abundance, renewability, polymer presence and environmental friendliness. Prior to its utilization, any lignocellulosic biomass is subjected to a time-consuming delignification process for lignin free biomass recovery. The present study aims to reduce the time of delignification of rice straw along with enhancing the delignification percentage of biomass by use of microwave assisted sodium chlorite method. The experiments were done at two microwave power levels (640, 800 W), three bleaching solution concentrations (0.4, 1.7, 3.0 %) and three microwave treatment times (4, 8, 12 min). The delignification percentage of the rice straw for the whole experimentation varied from 24.7 to 90.12%. The results revealed that the time of delignification was greatly reduced (12 min) with a very high delignification (90.12%) percentage. The morphology of the delignified samples also revealed the deconstruction of the lignin structure. The improved method can thus be applied for the delignification of other biomasses as well for quick and effective delignification
A Review on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Present Concern
Authors: Kaur Navjot , K. Priyanka , Kaur Prabhjot , Chopra Monika
Published: June 2021

Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy known as GDM is a severe disorder that develops during pregnancy and its prevalence is rapidly increasing all around the world. It arises due to two major metabolic defects; acute resistance of insulin and dysfunctioning of beta cells. Numerous organs are additionally associated with the pathological process of GDM. There are two types of factors that are associated with GDM that are modifiable and non-modifiable. GDM can cause serious long-term complications to both fetus and mother due to maternal hereditary proneness linked with the environment and fetoplacental aspects. The purpose of this manuscript is to audit GDM in detail and to provide a logical information with refreshed exploration from various angles.
Character association studies in Bread wheat genotypes for early heat tolerance and grain micronutrient content
Authors: Parveen Rabiya , Kumar Singh Satish , Kumar Singh Mithilesh , Barman Mainak
Published: June 2021

Thirty bread wheat genotypes were tested by adopting Randomized Block Design with three replications during 2019-20, under two different environments, i.e. early and timely sown conditions. The ultimate goal was to determine the relationship between yield and yield contributing traits and classify traits that have the highest direct and indirect effects on grain yield under both environmental circumstances. Grain yield was positively and significantly correlated with no. of tiller/plant, no. of grains/spike, relative water content, spike fertility, harvest index, grain zinc content and chlorophyll content at the level of both genotype and phenotype; conversely, found significantly negative with canopy temperature and non-significant with days to 50 % flowering and seedling length. Under stress condition, the correlation for grain yield/plant was found significant, and it was correlated positively with no. of tiller/plant, spike fertility, relative water content, harvest index and grain zinc content and non-significantly with seedling length, no. of grain/spike, chlorophyll content, flag leaf area and thousand-grain weight. At the level of both genotype and phenotype, grain yield per plant had a high direct effect in the positive direction by harvest index followed by no. of tiller/plant, no. of grain/spike, relative water content. Thus, more weightage should be given towards these traits as selecting these traits can be rewarding to achieve high yielding wheat genotypes.
Effect of different chemical and seasons on gas exchange parameters, phytohormones, and chlorophyll content in tissue culture plants of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa
Authors: S. Firoz , Murthy B.N.S. , Reddy M.L.N. , Upreti K. K. , Satisha J. , Laxman R H , Srinivasulu B. , Reddy Syam Sundar
Published: June 2021

Little is known about rate of photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance, intrinsic water use efficiency, endogenous phytohormones (Gibberellic acid and Indole acetic acid) concomitant with leaf chlorophyll content during flowering and fruiting stages in pomegranate. As a result, a study was conducted to determine the function of various chemicals, such as Nitrobenzene (NB) at 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 ml plant-1, Cycocel (CCC) at 500, 1000, and 1500 ppm plant-1, Uracil 25 and 50 ppm plant-1, CCC1000 ppm + Uracil 25 ppm plant-1, CCC 1500 ppm + Uracil 50 ppm plant-1, along with control at ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru, during the flowering and fruit set stages during two seasons, namely ambe bahar (January–February 2016) and hastha bahar (September–October 2016-17). Applications of Uracil 50 ppm plant-1, Uracil 25 ppm plant-1 and nitrobenzene 1.5 ml plant-1 at flowering stage resulted in highest rate of photosynthesis (16.48 µmol m-2 s-1), transpiration (7.69 mmol m-2 s-1) and stomatal conductance (0.44 mol m-2 s-1). Foliar spray of  Nitrobenzene 1.5 ml plant-1, cycocel 1000 ppm plant-1 + Uracil 25 ppm plant-1 in conjunction with application of nitrobenzene 1.0 ml plant-1 registered highest rate of photosynthesis (12.55 µmol m-2 s-1), transpiration (6.19 mmol m-2 s-1) and stomatal conductance (0.19 mol m-2 s-1) at fruit set stage. Application of Uracil 50 ppm plant-1 resulted in higher levels of endogenous IAA content (394.3 ng g-1 FW and 885.3 ng g-1 FW), lower levels of GA3 content (110.7 ng g-1 FW and 144.0 ng g-1 FW), and highest total chlorophyll content (3.14 mg g-1 and 1.99 mg g-1) in the leaves at both flowering and fruit set stages. With application of cycocel 1500 ppm plant-1 at flowering and fruit set stages, highest photosynthetic rate (17.67 µmol m-2 s-1 and 15.71 µmol m-2 s-1), transpiration rate (7.68 mmol m-2 s-1 and 6.13 mmol m-2 s-1) and higher levels of endogenous IAA (946.7 ng g-1 FW and 633.0 ng g-1 FW) were registered respectively. Following application of cycocel 1500 ppm plant-1 and 500 ppm plant?1 at both flowering and fruit set stages, lower endogenous GA3 (163.3 ng g-1 FW and 276.0 ng g-1 FW) were observed. At flowering stage, cycocel 1000 ppm plant-1 + Uracil 25 ppm plant-1 recorded the highest total chlorophyll content (2.35 mg g-1). During flowering period, cycocel 1500 ppm plant-1 application resulted in the highest stomatal conductance (0.57 mol m-2 s-1). Application of cycocel 1500 ppm plant-1 + Uracil 50 ppm plant-1 resulted in the highest stomatal conductance (0.38 mol m-2 s-1) at fruit set stage.
Effect of biofertilizers and phosphorus on growth parameters and yield of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in sandy loam soil of Prayagraj
Authors:   Department  of  Agronomy,  Naini  Agricultural  Institute,  Sam Higginbottom  University  of  Agriculture,  Technology  and Sciences, Prayagraj–211007, Uttar Pradesh, India, Jayshree  , C. Umesha ,   Department  of  Agronomy,  Naini  Agricultural  Institute,  Sam Higginbottom  University  of  Agriculture,  Technology  and Sciences, Prayagraj–211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Published: June 2021

A field experiment was carried out during Kharif, 2020 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P) on sandy loam soil to assess the effect of biofertilizers and phosphorus on growth parameters and yield of Cowpea. The design of field experiment was Randomized block design consisting of ten treatments each replicated thrice. Experimental results showed significant increase in growth parameter viz., Plant height (81.09 cm), number of branches (4.87), number of nodules (53.27), plant dry weight (30.43 g/plant), crop growth rate (12.59 g/m2/plant) and yield attributing parameters viz., pods/plant (14.73), seeds/ pod (8.85), 100-seed weight (8.02 g), seed yield (2.62 t/ha) and biological yield (9.07 t/ha) were recorded with dual inoculation of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria and Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza along with 55 kg phosphorus per hectare.
Different photoperiodic effect on moth parameter of Eri silkworm (Philosamia ricini) L. (Saturniidae: Lepidoptera)
Authors: Jadhav Neeta
Published: June 2021

Current study represents the different photoperiodic effect on the moth parameter of Eri Silkworm (Philosamia ricini). During the course of study it was observed that maximum emergence of the moth was obtained  in 08 hr light and 16hr darkness which is appropriate photo period in comparison to control (normal light and dark). In the present experiment it was observed that the male moths emerged earlier than the female moth.
Biology of white grub Anomala dimidiata (Hope) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in agricultural ecosystem, Doon Valley, (U.K.), India
Authors: Sharma Pushpendra Kumar , Shah Mukesh Lal , Mishra Anup Kumar
Published: June 2021

Present study was carried out to know the biology of white grub Anomala dimidiata (Hope) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) collected from agricultural ecosystem with reference ecological conditions of Doon Valley. Anomala dimidiata (Hope) is a dominant species among the scarabaeid beetles and commonly distributed throughout India. Emergence of beetle is begun at the end of May when first pre-monsoon rain occurred, but peak emergence was observed in the second and third week of July after heavy rainfall. Maximum numbers of beetles were trapped during second and third week of July. Grubs were found throughout the year, causing severe damage to host plants. The males of this species show marked territorial behavior and chase the intruding conspecific females. During the study period, it was observed that the eggs are elongated, cylindrical and laid in clusters in. The observed copulation period was 40.0±14.14 min. The oviposition period was 8.0±1.41 days. The incubation period of eggs was 14.60±0.72 days. Larval period remained for 248 to 278 days. The pupal stage lasts for 14.70±0.62 days. The adult female is broadly oval, less convex shape and slightly larger than male. The stage lasts for 27.75±4.74 days.
Process optimisation for the production of papaya leaf extract based therapeutic whey beverage
Authors: Singh Himanshu K. , Puranik D B , S Patwadi Poornima , Sain Mukul
Published: June 2021

The therapeutic benefit of whey with papaya leaf extract was tried to exploit. In the present study, a therapeutic whey beverage was developed using the Extract from Papaya leaves. Various levels of papaya leaf extract were tried at 15, 20, and 25 per cent, sucrose at 7, 10 and 15 per cent and Stevia at 1, 1.5 and 2 per cent. Based on the sensory scores of sensory evaluations by expert panellists, amongst all, 20 per cent papaya leaf extract, 15 per cent sucrose, and Stevia up to 1.5 per cent were ideal for preparing this therapeutic beverage. Finally, based on sensory scores, this therapeutic whey beverage with the addition of papaya leaf extract was optimised as a drink and was used for further detailed analysis.
Ameliorating effect of L-Ascorbate on protein and ascorbic acid content in different tissues of freshwater bivalve Lamellidens marginallis on exposure to lambda-cyalothrin.
Authors: Goswami Dhan Braj , Bhalla Resham
Published: June 2021

Abstract: Ascorbic acid is one of the important tool to indicate the alterations induced by chemicals and pollutants. Ascorbic acid, being important constituent in cellular metabolism, the interactions of the biomolecules gives proper idea of toxicant stress and its effect. In the present investigation the freshwater bivalve Lamellidens marginalis were exposed to chronic dose of lambda-cyalothrin (0.75 PPM LC50/10 values) alone and in combination with 50mg/L L-ascorbic acid for 21 days respectively. Percent protein and ascorbic acid contents in the mantle, foot, gills, digestive glands, gonad and whole soft body of bivalve, Lamellidens marginalis on lambda-cyalothrin intoxication and in combination with 50mg/L L-ascorbic acid were observed. Protein and ascorbic acid content in all soft body tissue of lambda-cyalothrin exposed bivalve, Lamellidens marginalis showed remarkable decrease as compared to control. The maximum protein and ascorbic acid content was observed in foot and lowest in digestive gland. Animal exposed to lambda-cyalothrin intoxication in combination with 50 mg/L of L-ascorbic acid showed considerable reduction in the depletion of protein and ascorbic acid levels. Fast recovery of percent protein and ascorbic acid contents was observed in presence of L-ascorbic acid than the recovery in the normal freshwater. This study indicates the protective and curative property of the L-ascorbic acid against lambda-cyalothrin induced damage.

Key Words: Lamellidens marginalis, lambda-cyalothrin, protein and L-ascorbic acid
Depth-wise fractionation of sulphur in cultivated soils of low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Suri Deepika , Sharma V. K. , Upadhyay R. G. , K Anjali , Nazir Gazala , Kumar Ankit
Published: June 2021

The current investigation was conducted to study the fractions of sulphur in nine districts of low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. For this purpose 31 representative soil sampling sites were selected from nine districts and the soil samples were analyzed for physicochemical properties and different fractions of sulphur (water soluble sulphur, exchangeable sulphur, available sulphur, non-sulphate sulphur, organic sulphur and total sulphur). The results indicated that the total sulphur in soils varied from 98.2 to 470.1 mg kg-1 in surface soil (0-15 cm) and 67.2 to 370.7 mg kg-1 in sub-surface layer (15-60 cm). The organic sulphur varied from 80.5 to 401.1 mg kg-1 in surface and 44 to 306.1 mg kg-1 in sub-surface layer. The water soluble sulphur, exchangeable sulphur, available sulphur and non-sulphate sulphur varied from 1.7 to 9.2, 2.7 to 18.4, 4.5 to 27.6 and 10.2 to 58.9 mg kg-1 respectively in surface soil and 0.5 to 5.4, 1 to 17.7, 3.7 to 23.5 and 12.5 to 50.2 mg kg-1, respectively in sub-surface soil. It was observed during course of study that with increase in the soil depth the content of different fractions of sulphur decreased. These soils had the major part of their total sulphur content in organic form followed by non-sulphate sulphur, available sulphur, exchangeable sulphur and water soluble sulphur. It can be concluded that the soil texture and organic carbon content played a major role in determining the quantity of different fractions of sulphur in these soils.
Effect of different levels of phosphorus and potassium on yield, yield attributes and oil content of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.)
Authors: Priyadarshini Ankita , C Umesha , Meshram R.
Published: June 2021

A field experiment was carried out during Zaid season of 2020 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, (U.P.). The soil of experimental site was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.2), EC (0.34 dS/m), low in available N (203.7 kg/ha), medium in available P (17.2 kg/ha) and medium in available K (208.8 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design and having nine treatment consisted of three levels of Phosphorus (P) viz., (40, 30 and 20 kg/ha) and three levels of Potassium (K) viz., (30, 20 and 10 kg/ha) which replicated thrice and effect was observed on Gujarat Til-4 sesame variety. The result showed significantly higher yield and yield attributes viz., Number of Capsules per plant (49.80), Seeds per capsule (56.4), Test weight (3.90 g), Seed yield (361 kg/ha), Biological yield (2002.15 kg/ha) and quality analysis i.e. Oil content (50.53%) were recorded maximum in application of 40 kg P/ha plus 20 kg K/ha.
Study of effect of functional ingredients on sensory attributes of ready-to-use (RTU) and ready-to-reconstitute (RTR) health beverages for diabetic population
Authors: S Patwadi Poornima , Puranik D B , Sain M
Published: June 2021

The current investigation was undertaken to develop Ready to Use (RTU) and Ready to Reconstitute (RTR) health beverage supplemented with functional ingredients. It was developed using double toned milk and replacing part of double toned milk with whey at 20, 30 & 40 %, the addition of Stevia:sugar blend (25:75, 50:50 & 100:00), the addition of almond oil or walnut oil at 2, 3 & 4 %  and tea decoction at 10, 15 & 20 % later subjected to sensory evaluation. Finally, based on sensory scores, replacement of double toned milk with 30 % whey, addition 100:0 Stevia:sugar blend, 2 %  almond oil or walnut oil and 15 % tea decoction was optimised. The optimised health beverage was concentrated to 31 % total solids and spray dried (inlet 180±10 and outlet 80±10 °C temperatures) to obtain ready to reconstitute health beverage powder which was packed in plastic pouches and stored at ambient temperature for further studies. The effect of reconstitution on the sensory characteristics was determined for different ratios. Among all ratios, 1:8 reconstituted health beverage was awarded the highest sensory score, which was comparable to control.
Seasonal variation in larval growth of Eri silkworm (Samia ricini Boisduval) reared on two Ailanthus species
Authors: Borah R. R. , Saikia Monimala , Saikia H. , Borgohain A. , Borah Dutta R.
Published: June 2021

Present study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of different seasons in larval growth of eri silkworm (Samia ricini Boisduval) reared on Ailanthus species viz., borpat (Ailanthus grandis) and borkesseru (Ailanthus excelsa). The study revealed that the larval growth parameters of eri silkworm was found better in terms of larval duration, full grown larval weight and matured larval weight on the borpat leaves as compared to the borkesseru leaves. Considering the seasons, the full grown larval weight and matured larval weight were observed significantly higher during the autumn season but the shortest larval duration was observed during the late summer season.
Physicochemical characterisation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated land of Guru Gobind Singh refinery’s peripheral area, Punjab
Authors: Sharma S.S. , Vashishtha A.
Published: June 2021

Petroleum hydrocarbons are a critical environmental contaminant and pose a serious hazard to the living system as petroleum hydrocarbons are identified as carcinogenic and neurotoxic organic pollutants. Therefore, remedial methods are required to dispose of it. With a modern understanding of nature and microorganisms, bioremediation is the preferred method for soil pollution control. However, before the implementation of successful bioremediation technology, it is required to assess various physico-chemical parameters of contaminated soil. In the present study, various physico-chemical parameters, including pH, electrical conductivity, water holding capacity, organic carbon, organic matter, available nitrogen, carbonate, bicarbonate, potassium and sodium contents of the petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil were estimated. The results suggested a rise in all the estimated parameters for the petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil.
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Authors: Fahrudin Imam , Abdurrahman Hakim Nurfadhli , Purnama Sari Sri , Kurnia Sari Ina , Bambang Sumantri R Bagus
Published: June 2021

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