Nature as designed has its complexity but the challenges posed by it gave room for several methods considered to be best fit for human survival. The role of science and other related fields have so far solved some of the challenges that may have classified humans unfit within the...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42200
The study was undertaken to make a preliminary assessment for productivity and quality of new apple cultivars viz, Lal Ambri, Sunhari, Shireen, Firdous and Akbar on two M-9 and MM-106 clonal rootstocks respectively. The investigations were carried out at the Experimental Farm of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41932
Aim: To do nutritional evaluation of cereal-pulse based extruded snacks supplemented with dehydrated herbs. Study Design: Experimental. Place and Duration of Study: sample: department of food and nutrition and department of food science and technology, Punjab agricultural univers...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41901
Trawl fisheries is an important component in marine capture fisheries of the major contributing state of India like Maharashtra. In spite of the issues like overfishing, overcapacity and destruction caused, trawlers continue to contribute to major catch in India. Since the introd...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42281
Aims: To investigate the corrosion inhibition efficiency of green colloidal water-soluble composites formulated from Thaumatococcus daniellii extract (TDE) and local agro-wastes as alternative oilfield chemicals using mild steel in 1 M HCl. Study Design: Corrosion was monitored b...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41824
The production and productivity are directly related use in unit operation of agricultural production. The variation in yield of crop occurs in Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh due to in wide variation in energy inputs, agro-climatic conditions and resources used. Keeping t...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42316
Aims: The study was aimed to investigate the effects of micronutrients fertilization on the growth, yield and quality as well as economics of guava fruits (cv. Allahabad Safeda) in new alluvial zone of West Bengal, India. Methodology: A field experiment was conducted at Horticult...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42131
This study developed a multiple regression model for predicting the dissolved oxygen deficit for Ntawaogba River in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria. The instrument used for field sampling includes 1L sample container, Garmin GPS, EXTEC water equipment/Horiba, BOD bottle, Floa...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39762
Efficient drying from any mobile paddy dryer would result in the superior quality of the product within a desirable time. Dryer was evaluated using 5332.5 kg of freshly harvested paddy at 21.01% moisture content (w.b). The air velocity at top layer was found to vary from 0.50 to...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42005
Ohmic heating is an alternative and fast technology for processing of food products, which takes its name from Ohm’s law. The basic principle of this technique is the conversion of electrical energy into heat, resulting in internal heat generation within the food products e.g. -...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42367