Generation of wastes in the form of palm oil mill effluent (POME) is unavoidable due to increase in oil palm development worldwide. Direct discharge of POME into receiving water bodies is strongly discouraged due to high chemical and biochemical oxygen demand concentrations, respectively. Aerobic granulation technology features microbial aggregates generated following immobilization and cell-to...

A one-step multiplex real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) based on TaqMan probes was developed for the simultaneous detection of Apple mosaic virus (ApMV), Apple stem pitting virus (ASPV) and Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) in total RNA of pome trees extracted with a CTAB method. The sensitivity of the method was established using in vitro synthesized viral trans...

This study aimed to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from organic wastes by mixed bacterial cultures using anaerobic-aerobic fermentation systems. Palm oil mill effluent (POME) was used as an organic source, which was cultivated in a two-step-process of acidogenesis and acid polymerization. POME was operated in a continuous flow anaerobic reactor to access volatile fatty acids (VFAs) for PH...

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is the wastewater produced during palm sterilization process, which contains substantial amounts of nutrients and phosphorous that are harmful to environment. High BOD COD POME as high 100,000 mg/L, endanger Effective pre-treatment required before disposal. As microalgae have ability biosorption on perform photosynthesis, they can be utilized a sustainable treatmen...

Due to rapid growth in population and societal development, the demand for energy is on increase. The production of palm oil as one major edible oils consumed world has increased tremendously. Palm mill effluent (POME), a wastewater from most significant agricultural industry produced tremendous amounts that requires proper management mitigate its negative environmental effects. Studies have sh...

The ryanodine receptor (RyR), the largest calcium channel protein, has been studied because of its key roles in calcium signaling in cells. Insect RyRs are molecular targets for novel diamide insecticides. The target has been focused widely because of the diamides with high activity against lepidopterous pests and safety for nontarget organisms. To study our understanding of effects of diamides...

Aroniaberry ( Aronia mitschurinii ) produces small pome fruits that possess health promoting compounds. Management practices for orchards are lacking, since aroniaberry is a relatively new crop. Pruning an important cultural practice to optimize fruit yield in orchards. The response of established orchard pruning was evaluated over three years (2020 2022). treatments were as follows: 1) renewal...

Losses from postharvest fruit diseases range from 1 to 20 percent in the United States, depending on the commodity. The application of fungicides to fruits after harvest to reduce decay has been increasingly curtailed by the development of pathogen resistance to many key fungicides, the lack of replacement fungicides, negative public perception regarding the safety of pesticides and consequent ...