Palm fronds as a waste from oil palm plantations have potential for use as alternative feed forage replacement. This waste is highly abundant throughout the year, but its use as livestock feed is not maximized...
Category - Agriculture
Fermented Palm By-Product for Rumen Ration
The forage availability is important for supporting ruminant production. In developing countries, forage crop availability for cattle has decreased in quantity and quality due to land use changes and climate change. One...
Different Potting Substrates for Ravenea Plants
Ravenea is a genus of 20 known species of palms, all native to Madagascar and the Comoros. They are small to large ornamental palms, with solitary, robust grey stems, swollen at base and gradually tapering upward1. The...
Organic fertilization: An intelligent approach towards improved fruit quality
Application of organic compounds is an effective strategy to lessen or eliminate the use of mineral fertilizers1. Organic fertilization allows environment sustainability and is useful to preserve the natural resources...
Vaccinium macrocarpon – An effectual ethno medicinal plant
Relationship of pathogens and diseases is as old as the history of mankind. Several pathogens such as bacteria and fungi are known to cause human ailments. These bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli...
Development of promising resistant lines of rice in Egypt
Rice is a valuable agricultural commodity and is considered equally famous in all age groups because of its different and unique recipes. It serves as a food source for more than half of the worldwide population1 and...
Endophytic Fungi As Economically Suitable Natural Resource
Plants are an essential part of the ecosystem. They produce oxygen for human consumption and reduce carbon dioxide quantity in the atmosphere. They also provide the main source of nutrition for herbivores. In this way...
Ultraviolet irradiation helps increase shelf life of faba bean seed during storage
Plants are an important source of nutrition for the human body. Their composition including important vitamins and other micronutrients make them an essential part of a balanced diet. Plant-based diets are a part of...
Study of genetic diversity key to Aquilaria sp. conservation
Advancement in technology has provided mankind with the right tools to discover and use natural resources. Naturally occurring substances are processed to produce useful products. Among such substances, plants play a...
Use of Cape Fig to Treat Liver Damage
The liver being a vital organ of the body performs different essential functions required for the body’s proper working. These functions include storage and detoxifying, secretion beside certain metabolic...