Caffeine is one of the main components of green tea and has side effects such as sleeplessness. Senior citizens, children, and pregnant woman should avoid tea despite its known beneficial effects. In this study, we developed green tea with reduced caffeine content (low caffeine t...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36537
Studies of dumpsites have revealed that the surrounding soils and water are contaminated with high threshold of heavy metals through anthropogenic inputs. In this review, the uptake and toxicity risks of these heavy metals by habitual edible plants at levels above threshold limit...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/35741
Garlic cloves were purchased from the local market and made into powdery form by mincing and sun-drying. One hundred and ninety-two day old commercial broilers were randomly allotted to four treatments and four replicates. Garlic powder was introduced into the experimental broile...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36460
The study was undertaken to estimate the percentage oil content variability and genetic divergence for seed and seedling characters of 17 Candidate Plus Trees (CPTs)/half-sib families of Wild Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L) collected from different locations of Kashmir (temperate) a...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/30460
The present study was conducted to know the status of pond fish farming in Saidpur upazila under Nilphamari district of Bangladesh. The survey research was conducted on 40 fish farmers during October 2016 to March 2017). Farmers were randomly selected from selected areas. Primary...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/35682
The objective of this study was to evaluate the suitability of various lignocellulosic wastes for the cultivation of Pleurotus djamor, Pleurotus citrinopileatus and Pleurotus eryngii and to determine the correlations between lignocellulosic content of agricultural wastes and prod...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36346
Aims: The aim of the study was determine the yield and stability of oil and protein content of different genotypes in different locations in Zambia. The specific objectives were to characterize the test soybean genotypes for oil and protein content across selected environments an...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/35583
A field experiment was conducted at Norman E Borlaug Crop Research Center, Pantnagar, India during 2011-12 and 2012-13. The experiment was laid in a factorial split plot design with resource conservation technology practices i.e., Tillage system (conventional and reduced tillage)...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36649
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of Zingiber officinale applied individually and mixed with Dennettia tripetalain equal proportions; their insecticidal strength was also compared using dipping and feeding techniques. Methodology: Insects were cultured in cages (30 cmx30 cmx30 cm) b...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2017/23940
This study analyzed determinants of adoption and intensity of use of Technologies for Cashew Production (TCP) in Nampula, Mozambique. We used cross-sectional data collected from 258 farmers’ household in 2016. A double-hurdle model was employed to assess the determinants of adopt...
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Research Article10.9734/JEAI/2017/36035