Two methods namely, slow and one period method was used to prepare preserve from four different treatments (P1-Control, P2- steam Blanching for 6 minutes, P3- Steam blanching for 6 min + dip in 1.0 per cent citric acid for 10 min, and P4- Steam blanching for 6 min + dip in 1.0 pe...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1230231
India is on the verge to reduce its intensity of carbon emissions with an significant impetus to increase grid-based solar photovoltaic capacity, but there is a rising carbon footprint in the agricultural sector. In irrigated agriculture, there is a huge subsidies for electricity...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1230230
Field studies were carried out in 2017 and 2018 at Agricultural Research Farm, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, to evaluate the effect of natural mulching and herbicides on weed dynamics and growth of rice. The experiment was laid out in a split plot desig...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1230229
Aim: To analyze and map the soil micronutrient status in the transition zone of NW foothills of Shivaliks of Kathua Region using GIS. Methodology: Composite surface soil samples from two hundred and six (206) locations distributed randomly due to undulated topography across the w...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130228
The imbalanced use of fertilizers in India is evident from the fact that the current ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in agricultural soil in several states is skewed towards nitrogen. This imbalance causes problems, right from stagnating or declining productivity to s...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130227
Wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), fruit is widely found in hilly slopes of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. It contains higher amount of acid content along with other quality characteristics. To exploit the appreciable amount of acid content in this fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130226
Dyes have been used in several industries, like paper-making, textiles, plastic, leather tanning, cosmetic and foods industries since Eighteenth century. Effluents containing dyes reduce the penetration of sunlight into natural bodies of water, thus leading to a decrease of both...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130225
Organic pollutants are continuously disrupting the equilibrium of nature. Polychlorinated Biphenyls are a member of the broad family of man-made organic chemicals well-known as chlorinated hydrocarbons. Due to their chemical stability, high boiling point and electrical insulating...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130224
In several organic synthesis and chemical transformations, the use of green chemistry has decreased the reaction time and chemical waste. Due to the tremendous advantages of green chemistry, the paper presents the synthesis of benzylidene derivatives of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole by...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130223
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), being a potential carbon sequestering perennial crop by biological means, has helped in mitigating global warming and climatic fluctuations. In our study, we selected Tenera hybrids in three oil palm plantations of major oil palm growing regions of T...
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