Symplocos racemosa Roxb bark belongs to the family: Symplocaceae. In Ayurveda it is known as Lodhra. The bark was collected and dried for four days under sun and powdered. It was extracted with different solvents ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate by soxhlet hot extraction process. Preliminary phytochemical analysis was carried out for different extracts. It was found that saponin glycosides a...

In this study, an air heated solar collector (AHSC) dryer was designed to determine the drying characteristics of the pear. Flat pear slices of 10 mm thickness were used in the experiments. The pears were dried both in the AHSC dryer and under the sun. Panel glass temperature, panel floor temperature, panel inlet temperature, panel outlet temperature, drying cabinet inlet temperature, drying ca...

Drying is one of the essential unit operations performed to increase the shelf life of agricultural or horticultural produce and it is one of the most practical methods of preserving food and the quality of agricultural produce [1]. Traditionally, fish food produce are dried by spreading in open sun in thin layer and smoking using wood. Though this method is economical and simple, it has the dr...

Application of microwave for drying of ashwagandha roots was investigated. A laboratory convective microwave dryer was already developed which had the provision of regulating of air temperature, air velocity and microwave power. Ashwagandha roots of uniform size were used in the drying experiment which were carried out at air temperatures of 40, 50 and 60°C, air velocities of 1.0 and 1.5 m/s an...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplementing different levels of Leucaena leucocephala leaves on reproductive capacity and growth of male highland sheep (Arsi type) in Debre Zeit Research Centre. Animals were randomly allotted to one of five experimental rations. In treatment 1 (NS) animals were allowed to feed only on chickpea haulm. Treatments 2 (L100), 3 (L200) and 4 (L300) ...