Cumin is an important spice that has been used for centuries in various cuisines around the world. Two cumin varieties (GC 3 and GC 4) were subjected to mutation understand macromutational modifications. Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) @ 0.6% gamma rays (190 Gy) significantly reduced germination plant survival percentage as compared 0.2% EMS 130 Gy. Physical mutagens showed higher suravival than...

Application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. Therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. Medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. In this paper, the benefits of...

In order to achieve the multi-claim products required for dental-health-care and hygiene, it is indispensable formulator use a wide range of ingredients however, with advent technology chemically synthesised are not demand in market as they have side effects considered unsafe human use. This places quite number demands on PBNPs development process. Use innovations areas pharmaceutical contribut...

to introduce ecologically safe acaricide, effects of essential oils derived from cuminum cyminum (cumin), syzygium aromaticum (clove), and mentha spicata (spearmint) were determined on tetranychus urticae at 25±1◦c, 65±5% rh and a photoperiod of 16:8 (l:d) hour. the essential oils extracted by hydro-distillation were characterized by means of gc and gc–ms. bioassays were performed by filter pap...

The Indian spice industry by and large is primitive yet. Screen cleaner and dust removing are the only operations which are being done alone in the industry. Quality assessment of spices is a very big challenge since time immemorial. In addition to inherent and hygienic features quality depends on its physical appearance, moisture content, composition which may be reflected by taste and smell t...