BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cymbidium mastersii is an epiphytic orchid distributed mainly in Northeast India. Owing to its high commercial value in the floricultural industry, natural populations are under threat from over-exploitation. Mass propagation provides an alternative means of satisfying the demand. Unfortunately, conventional propagation is slow and difficult, suggesting in vitro methods for ...

The production of Venerupis decussata relies on wild seed collection, which has been recently compromised due to recruitment failure and severe mortalities. To address this issue and provide an alternative source of seed, artificial spawning and larval rearing programs were developed. However, hatchery-based seed production is a relatively new industry and it is still underdeveloped. A major hu...

BACKGROUND Lipids extracted from seeds of Camelina sativa have been successfully used as a reliable source of aviation biofuels. This biofuel is environmentally friendly because the drought resistance, frost tolerance and low fertilizer requirement of Camelina sativa allow it to grow on marginal lands. Improving the species growth and seed yield by genetic engineering is therefore a target for ...

In spite of better performance, the disposal used petroleum-based cutting fluids threatens our environment. Thus, it is essential to develop eco-friendly for performing machining operations in industries. The main contribution this paper an fluid plain turning AISI 1010 steel which automotive industry. present work, boric acid (H3BO3) was mixed with neem seed. Neem seed oil easily available man...

Plasma treatments are currently being assessed as a seed processing technology for agricultural purposes. There is sufficient information proof-of-concept, but lack of standardization in the methodology prevents convincing evaluation plasma treatment on seeds. It would be helpful to coordinate research efforts make entry newcomers into this interdisciplinary field less overwhelming and aid tran...

This study examines the effect of corporate ownership on information asymmetry as measured by bid-ask spread in the emerging markets of China. Government ownership has significant and positive impacts on bid-ask spread during the period 1995-2000, but disappears afterward during 2001-2003. The finding that state ownership raised bid-ask spread in the early period is consistent with recent studi...

A growing demand – above all in industrialised countries – for safer foods and cleaner production processes has been observed in recent times. This has led to a drive, by the agro-alimentary industries, for waste reduction and upgrading as a strategy to reduce costs and achieve new sources of income. In fact, waste may be a source of high-added value products potentially useful as beneficial fo...

Recent actions and statements by the cannabis industry in the US should have public health advocates concerned as they mimic strategies adopted by the tobacco industry decades before them.Namely the cannabis industry is: (i) targeting regular daily users as ‘the backbone of the industry’; and (ii) pressuring regulators to weaken pesticide regulations. Several jurisdictions have shifted away fro...