The diversity of cultivable methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) in the rice paddy field ecosystem was investigated by combined culture-dependent and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques. Seven microsites of a Japanese rice paddy field were the focus of the study: floodwater, surface soil, bulk soil, rhizosphere soil, root, basal stem of rice plant, and rice stumps of previous harve...

A field survey through questionnaire was conducted in rice-prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)-fish culture ghers six villages of Khulna, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts south-west Bangladesh during March to December, 2008 assess present practices. About 10-25% the total area land converted for building canals dikes remaining were used rice cultivation. Boro with prawn fish appeared have positive...

PURPOSE Liver cancer, one of the most common cancers in China, is reported to feature relatively high morbidity and mortality. Curcumin (Cum) is considered as a drug possessing anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation effect. Previous research has demonstrated antitumor effects in a series of cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study the in vitro cytotoxicity of Cum was measur...

Assessments of the biological control potential of muddy loaches, Misgurnus mizolepis, were conducted against Aedes togoi, Culex pipiens pallens, and Culex inatomii larvae both in the laboratory and in small rice plots in Pusan, Korea, from June to September 1997. Medium-sized fish consumed almost all of 500 3rd-stage larvae of Cx. pipiens pallens offered daily in the laboratory. Predation by t...

Keywords: Single-plant paddy thresher Whole-feeding Hierarchical multi-rollers threshing Fish scale sieve plate High-precision and automation a b s t r a c t Threshing is an essential pretreatment in rice yield-related traits evaluation and rice thresher is an important study of agricultural machinery automation. However, traditional threshers aim at threshing filled grains with simple function...

Temozolomide (TMZ), a DNA alkylating agent, represents the most important chemotherapeutic option for the treatment of glioblastoma in the clinic. Despite its frequent use, the therapeutic efficacy of TMZ remains very limited due to its frequent resistance in glioblastoma. Previous evidence suggested that curcumin (CUM), an ingredient of the Indian spice turmeric, is able to sensitize glioblast...

The study examined the impact of rice seed production, processing, and distribution training on stakeholders. Ten one-day events were conducted by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) funded International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Sample size trainees included 199 dealers, 62 growers, 29 dealers cum growers across four divisions Bangladesh. perceived was determined emplo...