Fungi of the genusAspergillus werea continuing problem on the newly developed eldana diet in multicell trays. Various control attempts are outlined. They include hygiene practises, adjustment of dietary pH, and incorporation of the fungicides benomyl, mancozeb, captab, methyl paraben and sodium propionate into the diet. Treatment of the corn cob grits used for larval inoculation was also invest...

Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr) Quélet, produced laccase as the main ligninolytic enzyme when cultivated on solid-state cultures using corn cob as substrate. The addition of copper greatly increased the production of enzyme. The addition of 25.0 mM CuSO4 increased the level of laccase from 270 to 1,420 U.L-1 and the fungus showed high resistance to copper under the conditions used in this work.

In a new study, DNA from a 5,310-year-old corn cob found in the Tehuacán Valley in Mexico was sequenced and compared to modern maize and its wild progenitor grasses. The sample was found to be an intermediate between modern maize and its wild relatives, suggesting a gradual, protracted domestication process.

Vectobac and Bactimos corn cob granules were evaluated for control of Aedes species mosquito larvae in woodland pools. No significant differences were seen between the 2 formulations. Both provided greater than 90% control at application rates as low as 100 mg/m2 (0.89 lb/acre) and greater than 98% control at label-specified field application rates (2.5 or 5 lb/acre).

Itaconic acid (IA) is a dicarboxylic acid included in the US Department of Energy's (DOE) 2004 list of the most promising chemical platforms derived from sugars. IA is produced industrially using liquid-state fermentation (LSF) by Aspergillus terreus with glucose as the carbon source. To utilize IA production in renewable resource-based biorefinery, the present study investigated the use of lig...

To efficiently and synchronously separate oil/water mixture adsorbed dyes, corn-cob-covered quartz sand (CCQS) filter media with underwater superoleophobic qualities underoil extremely hydrophobic were fabricated by grafting a corn cob onto the surface of using dip-coating technique. Due to introduction more hydrogen bonds on construction rough structure, oil contact angles water CCQS 150.3~154...

Cementitious and recycled materials that have the potential to improve various properties of concrete attracted attention many researchers recently. Different types cementitious seem possess certain unique change cement concrete. This experimental study aims investigate impact ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) corn cob ash (CCA) as a partial replacement material for Portland (PC) fin...