Ramu Sugar Plantation was established in 1979. This paper presents an overview of changes in soil chemical and physical properties that have resulted from continuous sugarcane cultivation since that time. Between 1979 and 1996, the soil pH decreased from about 6.5 to 5.8 and this acidification was accompanied by a decrease in cation exchange capacity and exchangeable cations. Organic carbon lev...

Malaria vector Anopheles and other mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) were monitored for 12 months during 1994-95 in villages of Lower Moshi irrigation area (37 degrees 20' E, 3 degrees 21' S; approximately 700 m a.s.l.) south of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. Adult mosquito populations were sampled fortnightly by five methods: human bait collection indoors (18.00-06.00 hours) and outdoor...

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria have been isolated from sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and other grasses in an endophytic and beneficial interaction that promotes plant growth. In this interaction, bacteria colonize the intercellular spaces and vascular tissues of most plant organs without causing disease symptoms. The best characterized sugarcane endophytic diazotrophs are Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicu...

This study investigates the sudden disappearance of foot-binding, a costly custom practiced for centuries in China and Taiwan prior to its demise. We estimate numbers women who unbound their feet response rapid growth sugarcane cultivation early 20th century, which boosted demand female labor relative male labor. Cross-township variations based upon multiple history datasets indicate that cane ...

Pycnoporus sanguineus is a white-rot basidiomycete that produces laccase as the only oxidoreductase; enzyme synthesis depends on cultivation variables, and fungal species and strain. Laccases have wide substrate specificity, oxidize a broad range of compounds, and show potential for use in dye decolorization. We evaluated laccase production in a recently isolated strain of P. sanguineus cultiva...

The present study was conducted to explore the problems of sugarcane farmers in selected areas Natore district Bangladesh. A total 100 were from Lalpur upazila by using a simple random sampling technique. Data collected through individual interviews during October November, 2019 structured interview schedule. Both descriptive and inferential statistics used analyze data. majority (80%) had medi...

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is an important commercial crop of India. and sugar beet are used for large scale production in the world. The present study was conducted purposively selected Karnal district Haryana state. There 8 blocks Haryana, out which Indri block were on basis maximum area under cultivation sugarcane. From list so prepared, 12 respondents from 10 villages constitutes ...