Green leafy vegetables (spinach and bathua) and pulses (green pea and bengal gram) are widely consumed and hold an important place in the diet of people of India. Vegetarians who consume a greater amount of vegetables will have a higher intake of oxalate, which may reduce calcium availability. The objectives of this present research were to investigate the effect of different domestic cooking a...

Background: Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers causes’ harmful impact on soil, environment and human being, hence demand organic food products has shot up recently. Organic farming aims to optimization crop productivity rather than its maximization through renewal strengthening ecological processes functions whole ecosystem. Limited varieties information is available long term performan...

Details of the research undertaken in our laboratory can be found at http://www.dstuns.iitm.ac.in/pradeep-research-group.php. A green route to synthesise glutathione protected atomically precise silver clusters by sunlight irradiation of silver thiolates confi ned in gel cavities, and the antibacterial properties of the as-synthesized clusters against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. A...

A new series of 1,3-thiazole and benzo[d]thiazole derivatives 10-15 has been developed, characterized, and evaluated for in vitro antimicrobial activity at concentrations of 25-200 μg/mL against Gram+ve organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Gram-ve organisms such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), and the fungal strain Aspergillus niger (A. niger) by the cup plate me...

Objective. To evaluate the effect of Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum) harvested at two different ages and three forage: concentrate supplement ratios (F/C) on methane (CH4) production, dry matter digestibility (DMD), and fermentation profile using the in vitro gas production technique. Materials and methods. six treatments, resulting from the combination of pasture age (30 or 60 days) and...