Fuel properties of loofah oil and its ethyl ester blended with diesel were experimentally determined. Biodiesel blends (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100%) of loofah oil and its ethyl ester by volume with diesel was used. The fuel properties of the biodiesel blends were determined according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards. Pure Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) wa...

Biomonitoring is a cheap and effective tool for evaluation of water quality, and infer on the balance of aquatic ecosystems. The benthic macroinvertebrates are bioindicators sensitive to environmental changes, and can assist in detecting and preventing impacts such as organic enrichment and imbalance in the food chain. We compared the structure of benthic communities on artificial substrate sam...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of different hybrids sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrical (L.) Roem.) in Prayagraj Agro-climatic condition during Rabi season 2021-22. It at Vegetable Research Farm, Department Horticulture Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University agriculture, technology and Sciences (SHUATS), (U.P). The laid a randomized block design with three...

The growing demand for renewable products has led to many studies of alternative materials. present work describes the production a composite based in polyester resin reinforced with fibers from climber plant Luffa cylindrica and evaluates its mechanical performance. was produced two perpendicularly-crossed layers vegetable fibers. lamination performed mold glass plates pressed by hydraulic pre...

Liriomyza sativae and L. trifolii are highly invasive leafminer pests of vegetable crops that have invaded southern China in recent years. Liriomyza sativae was the first of these species to invade China, but it is now being displaced by L. trifolii. The rate and extent of this displacement vary across southern China. In Hainan, monocultures of highly valuable cowpea are planted and treated ext...