Sucrose losses after cane harvest is one of the most important problems in sugarcane crop particularly for millers and farmers. Loss in sucrose after harvesting causes low sugar recovery in mills. There are a large number of factors associated with low sugar recovery such as varietal type, atmospheric conditions, time lag, etc. Sucrose losses occurring in postharvest sugarcane are generally of ...

Recurring energy shortages suggest the need for evaluation of alternate fuel energy sources. Conversion of plant carbohydrate to ethanol, as a fuel source, is considered a viable option with efficient energy-producing crops such as maize, Zea mays L. Three maize hybrids ('Coker 77" 'Pioneer 3369A" and 'Sokota Sugar Chop') were grown in a Norfolk loamy sand (fine-loamy. silicious Typic Paleudult...

Foliar and soil-drench insecticide treatments were used in attempts to manipulate infestation of cultivated sunflower plants, Helianthus annuus LeConte (Asterales: Asteraceae) by Dectes texanus LeConte, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) a serious pest of sunflowers in the High Plains of the USA. Seed yields were assessed on a per-plant basis for both oilseed and confection type sunflower hybrids in tw...

In this survey, effective factors in little leaf disease on trees were studied in different pistachio orchards in Kerman province. Little leaf disease is the most serious disease of pistachio in Iran. Affected trees reduced growth rates. The first symptoms of little leaf disease are those of nutrient deficiency: a slight yellowing and shortening of the needles and reducing of shoot growth. New ...

In 2008 the U.S. Department of Energy set a target of 20% wind energy by 2030. To date, induction-based turbines form the mainstay of this effort, but turbines are noisy, perceived as unattractive, a potential hazard to bats and birds, and their height hampers deployment in residential settings. Several groups have proposed that artificial plants containing piezoelectric elements may harvest wi...

5-HTP (5 mg/100 g body weight), a precursor of serotonin, was administered intravenously to pituitary stalk sectioned rats. Plasma prolactin levels were initially increased 30 and 60 min after the injection of 5-HTP and thereafter decreased. Pituitary prolactin content was decreased 60 min after the stalk section as compared to those seen following sham operation. The treatment of 5-HTP induced...