Silica gel (70-230 mesh ASTM) was packed into a column (45 cm × 3 cm) using the dry method. About 7 g of extract was mixed with 30 g of silica gel and allowed to dry. It was then loaded onto the column and successively eluted initially with pet ether 100%, followed by 10%, 20%, 4...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i130144
Aims: To study the parameters for recording speed of germination, vitamin C and amylolytic changes in quinoa over a period of 72 h. Sample: Whole (HGQ) quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) was procured from Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, PJTS Agricultural Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430143
Environmentally sustainable energy sources are called for due to contemporaneous development in industries along with the rapid pace of urbanization. Ethanol produced from biomass can be deliberated as a clean and safest liquid fuel and an alternative to fossil fuels as they have...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430142
This study investigated the use of unmodified red onion skin extract (UROSE), aniline modified red onion skin extract (AmROSE) and 2-aminophenol modified red onion skin extract (APmROSE) for the extraction of copper (II) ions from aqueous media. The effect of pH, agitation time,...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430141
Modern man is facing a large number of dreadful diseases and disorders which were not known even known to ancient man. Dietary patterns were solely responsible for this ruinous situation. Hence replacement of empty calorie foods with nutritious grains- Millets helps to reduce the...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430140
A detailed land resource study of Gadagi-2 micro watershed, Lingasusgur taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka state, India, was carried out during summer 2017, at the scale of 1:8000 using cadastral map overlaid on IRS Cartosat-1 merged with LISS IV satellite imagery. Initially, a d...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i430139
Furan derivatives especially 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural has recently been regarded as one important precursor for the production of biofuels and biobased compounds. Aims: The aim of this study was to convert sugarcane bagasse into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using Tetrabutylammonium bro...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i330138
Viruses are the smallest infectious agents of animal and plant tissues. Viruses are totally dependent on living cells to survive as they utilize the host cell's own replication processes, in order to reproduce themselves. HIV is the causative agent of AIDS. HIV is an unusually di...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i330137
Millets are climate-resilient crops adaptable to wide variety of ecological conditions requiring less water for irrigation with better growth and productivity in low nutrient soils. They require low artificial fertilizers application and show minimal vulnerability to environment...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i330136
A long term fertilizer experiment was initiated at PJTSAU sub campus, Jagtial, Telangana state, during rainy season of the year 2000-01 in rice-rice continuous cropping system. The experiment was conducted in a fixed plan layout with 11 treatments (and 1 fallow) which included va...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i330135
The aim of present work was to determine the potency of phenolic extracts from cluster bean pod coats in improving shelf life of soybean oil. Pod coats of cluster bean were extracted with three solvents (acetone, ethylacetate and chloroform). Crude soybean oil samples were stabil...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i330134
This paper presents the results of the assessment of some physicochemical properties of cellulosic fabric esterified using varying volume of Jatropha curcas seed oil. The oil was extracted using Soxhlet apparatus under reflux with hexane as solvent. The percentage yield and moist...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i230133
Bacterial wilt of tomato is a devastating disease incited by Ralstonia solanacearum (KK2) causing heavy yield loss in India. The antagonist Pseudomonas fluorescens (TNAU PF1) was characterized for antibacterial ability against the bacterial wilt pathogen. Thin-layer chromatograph...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i230132
Large scale agricultural activities in Kenya include maize growing. Farmers plant different varieties of the species Zea mays. Though seed companies provide seeds based on altitudes, maturing periods and yield predictability, it remains the prerogative of the farmer to make choi...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i230131
Inadequate management of ash generated by household waste burned in open air in Republic of Congo, generates pollution sites especially through heavy metal contamination (Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu, Zn). The aim of this study is to evaluate the chemical durability of cementitious matrices co...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v20i230130