A study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of biopriming on seed quality parameters in rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety Uma (MO 16) at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara. The experiment employed a Completely Randomized Design (CRD...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121672
A field investigation was conducted to assess the impact of nutrient application and pesticide delivery methods on the severity of brown spot disease in rice. Results revealed that at 30 and 60 DAT, application of 100% RDF (100% RDF reduces disease severity because it maintains a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111648
Rice quality is largely determined by its chemical composition, pasting properties, and physicochemical characteristics during cooking. Amylose content plays a key role in defining cooking quality, texture, and consumer preference. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical compos...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i8812
Sheath rot disease of rice, caused by Sarocladium oryzae (Sawada) Gams & Hawksworth and causes severe yield losses have been reported up to 20-85 per cent. Therefore, some of the fungicides were tested for their efficacies against the sheath rot pathogen S. oryzae under in vi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i81610
This study was aimed at the use of blend of rice flour (Oryza sativa), pigeon pea flour (Cajanus cajan), and banana flour (Musa paradisiaca) to produce enriched rice-based breakfast cereal. The control was done without blending the three flours (100% pre-gelatinized rice flour)....
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i10672
Contamination of both raw and parboiled rice in Sri Lankan market with Aflatoxins is a crucial health hazard as Aflatoxins are carcinogenic and immune suppressive. Parboiled rice is found to be more vulnerable for the occurrence of Aflatoxins due to the quality changes happens wi...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i930462
F. B. Mbemngong, L. M. Ndam, R. M. Njilar, Q. M. Tongwa, V. Sama & A. S. Tening·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
This study was conducted to investigate the pre and postharvest activities of rice stakeholders and to evaluate the influence of packaging on the proximate and mineral compositions of Ndop rice (TOX rice variety). A survey involving rice stakeholders was conducted in Ndop using a...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i730436
Biotic stresses are major threat to rice production. Among biotic stresses, bacterial leaf blight is one of the major diseases affecting rice grain production in rice growing areas. Present investigation was conducted to evaluate phenotypic effect of 50 breeding lines from a cros...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230580
This study evaluated the nutrient and anti-nutrient content of four rice varieties in Port Harcourt metropolis. Four rice varieties (Tomato gold TG, Mama’s pride MP, Ultimate gold UG and daily choice DC) were used in this study. The rice varieties were purchased, milled into fine...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1130379
A field experiment was conducted in the central farm, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Coastal Zone OUAT, Bhubaneswar during kharif 2020 using cv-Lalat variety of Rice. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with ten treatments and three re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130543
Generation mean analysis was carried out using two crosses, involving a high yielding drought susceptible variety NDR 359 and drought tolerant rainfed cultivars Nagina 22 and Vandana. Six generations namely P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1 and BC2 were grown under both rainfed and irrigated e...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1130530
Present study was conducted during Summer and Kharif 2020 across villages of Gaya district under the South Alluvial zone of Bihar to assess the usefulness of Agro-met Advisory Services (AAS) and to quantify the economic gain of farmers through adoption of advisory in their day-to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i830453
An experiment was conducted at college farm, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, in Sandy loam soils during rabi, 2020 to study the effect of nano nitrogen and nano zinc on the yield and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa. L). The experiment was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i730434
Emmy Owoicho Okadonye, Alamveabee Efihraim Idyorough, David Gomez & Mluna Charles Korinjoh·Asian Food Science Journal·2021
This study examined the nature of postharvest losses of rice in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. The study specifically examined the stages of the postharvest losses of rice. A sample of 399 rice producers were drawn in Makurdi using the Taro Yamane formula. Quantita...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i930345
Gibberellic acid is an essential growth promoter that aids in the systematic plant growth. Studies on the impact of GA3 during cold period discovered a positive effect on the growth of rice plants. The current study evaluated the impact of various concentrations of GA3 on the yie...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i530407