In India, various types of unexplored edible flowers are being utilized traditionally as food and medicine by the rural communities since ancient time only during their flowering time due to short post harvest life. These flowers are rich in phytochemical (e.g. polyphenolics, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730180
Litter dynamics is a primary mechanism of nutrient recharge in natural, as well as man-made agro- ecosystems through the process of biogeochemical cycling of the elements in terrestrial ecosystems. The deposition of senescent plant material alters the availability of essential so...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23693
The soil is the most important factor for sustaining life on earth by providing a base for plant growth and development. Land use changes like conversion of forest land into cultivable land may result in changes in soil chemical, biological, and physical characteristics. Maintain...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i23699
Sterculia foetida is valued in the food, cosmetic, medicine, pesticides, bio-oil, beverage, and furniture industries and seed kernels are eaten fresh by the local people. Therefore, present study with intended objective to find out the variation in proximate principles, micro-mac...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113302
Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) an evergreen wild fruit of utmost importance belongs to Myrtaceae family and grows throughout the Asian subcontinent, Eastern Africa, South America, Madagascar to USA. It is an edible antidiabetic fruit rich in anthocyanins native to India and West Ind...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1230232
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
Wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruits were procured from Karsog area of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India (1265 m above mean sea level). The arils extracted from the fruits were dehydrated in a solar tunnel (30-45°C) drier to prepare value added product Anardana. T...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1330674
Carrot (Daucus carota L) is a carotenoids rich vegetable which is mainly consumed raw, converted to various products and cooked vegetable dishes. Present studies were carried out to study the changes observed in quality characteristics of dried carrot roundels during storage. Ste...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i730579
Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) is a wild fruit with major importance due to its antioxidant activity, anthocyanins content and exotic taste besides high medicinal value. This fruit is known for its antidiabetic properties as its seeds contain glucoside “Jamboline”. Due to its perisha...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530553
Apple based beverages are rich source of sugars and dietary fibres but deficit in proteins and some minerals like calcium. Whey- a major environmental pollutant from dairy industry is an excellent source of proteins and calcium. Non-nutritive sweeteners can be used for the develo...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030625
The heat transfer coefficient between the absorber plate and air can be considerably increased by using artificial roughness on the underside of the absorber plate of the solar air heater. An experimental study has been carried out for enhancement of heat transfer coefficient of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/265
Melia dubia, a short rotational agroforestry tree species, has earned wide fame among farmers of India for its apparent monetary benefits. To gain firsthand knowledge about population structure and diversity, unexplored naturally occurring four populations of this species are bei...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82801