Maintenance of genetic purity of a hybrid is essential to exploit its full potential. Genetic purity is generally assessed by conducting grow out test (GOT) where morphological and floral characters are analyzed, however results may be influenced by the environment. Further, it is expensive and time consuming. DNA based markers are rapid, reliable and cost effective for hybrid purity assessment...

Some concern had been shown regarding the limited availability of castor seed to satisfy rising yearning for its oil use in industrial and domestic applications. This growing demand calls refocus on backward integration order ensure sustained supply chain. study adopts a factorial analysis that involves Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Kendall’s Coefficient Concordance (KCC) as statistical pr...

Castor oil is 90% ricinoleate (12-hydroxy-oleate) and has numerous industrial uses. Components of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) pose serious problems to processors. We are evaluating two complementary approaches to providing a safe source of castor oil.

A motorized castor (Ricinus communis L.) seed decorticating machine was designed, fabricated and evaluated for performance. The consists of mainframe, hopper, shelling drum, aluminum spikes, screen, bearings, electric motor, pulley, belt, fan, grains outlet chaff outlet. is powered by a single-phase, five horse-power (5hp) motor. performance the varying three factors (feed rate, speed moisture ...

Root and soil populations of Meloidogyne incognita were significantly fewer from marigold, castor bean, and chrysanthemum than from tomato roots and soil, but not from fallow soil. Root populations of Pratvlenchus alleni were significantly fewer from marigold, castor bean, and chrysanthemum than from tomato: marigold had the fewest. Root populations of M. incognita and P. alleni from tomato sim...

We present a simultaneous Chandra and XMM-Newton observation of the Castor sextett, focusing on Castor A and Castor B, two spectroscopic binaries with early-type primaries. Our study represents the first unambiguous X-ray detection of all three visual components in the Castor sextett making use of the unprecedented spatial resolution of Chandra. Of the present day X-ray instruments only Chandra...