for 1 <; i < k. L. Carlitz [2] first derived the generating function for restricted bipartite partitions. Subsequently Carlitz and Roselle [3] enumerated certain special families of these partitions e.g., restricted bipartite partitions where the m< and % are all odd. Finally both Roselle [4] and Andrews [1] have obtained different generalizations for multipartite partitions. All these results ...

The present work focused on identification of allelochemicals from the leaf leachates of Gmelina arborea and analyzing its influence on the germination of red gram, green gram, black gram, and chickpea in terms of the levels of some important germination enzymes like acid phosphatase, catalase, peroxidase, and amylase. The study showed that allelopathic effects were more predominant in chickpea...

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of various processing treatments (soaking, pressure cooking and germination) on two newly developed cultivars of each green gram (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilezek) and black gram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper). The present study revealed higher nutrient content in black gram than in green gram. The antinutritional factors were found to be higher in black gr...

The present work was carried out to produce a dry powder of red colour from roselle calyces for colouring some food products using microencapsulation technique. The stability of the encapsulated pigments was investigated during storage under different water activities. The results showed that ethanol acidified with 1.5N HCl (85:15) had the greatest efficiency in extracting roselle pigments foll...

In recent years, green synthesis of nanoparticles has attracted a great attention because of medicine and biological applications. In this work, bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NP) was prepared via green synthesis using mentha pulegium aqueous extract after 24 h at 90°C. The product was characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometer, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray ...

Onattukara sandy loam tract an important agro ecological zone spread over the Karunagapally taluk of Kollam and Karthikapally and Mavelikara taluks of Alappuzha districts of Kerala. The soils are highly permeable, acidic in reaction and are extremely deficient in all the major plant nutrients. Sesamum is mainly grown in Kerala as a sole crop in the summer rice fallows of Onattukara tract. The c...

Thirty crossbred rabbits were randomly allocated to five treatment combinations of soybean waste meal and lablab forage hay in a completely randomized design. The treatments comprised graded levels cheese diet (SCW) (LH) on gram: gram basis: 1) 100g SCW: 60g LH (100:60S), 2) 75g 85g (75:85S), 3) 50g 110g (50:110S), 4) 25g 135g (25:135S), 5) rabbit diet: (100:60R,control). This gives total feed ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of in-vitro pepsin and pancreatin digestion of proteins extracted from Roselle seed on the production of bioactive peptides. Defatted Roselle seed flour was used to extract different protein fractions namely globulin, albumin and glutelin. The proteins were digested using pepsin (1 h) followed by pancreatin (1 h) in order to produce hydrolysat...

   We report the efficacy of the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized using the leaf and bark extracts of Syzygium cumini (common name Jamun) with silver nitrate (AgNO3)which were used as both reducing and capping agent at varied temperatures- 25°C, 37°C and 80°C. Three sets of AgNPs from leaf and bark extracts, were synthesized at the above mentioned temperatures, a...