Effect of gamma radiation on microbial safety and nutritional quality of kachri (Cucumis callosus).

Fresh dried and old (6-12 months) dried kachri (Cucumis callosus) were treated with 0, 2.5, 5 and 7 kGy of gamma radiation in a cobalt 60 gamma cell (GC-1200). The irradiated samples of kachri were stored at room temperature (28 ± 2 °C).

Efficacy of putrescine and benzyladenine on photosynthesis and productivity in relation to drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

An experiment was conducted to find out the efficacy of putrescine and benzyladenine on photosynthesis and productivity in wheat. Seeds of wheat genotype HD 2329 (widely adapted under irrigated condition) were grown in ceramic pots under standard package and practices. Putrescine (0.

Dissipation and persistence of flubendiamide and thiacloprid in/on tomato and soil.

Flubendiamide, a phthalic acid diamide protects the plants against a broad range of economically important lepidopterus pests and thiacloprid a second generation neonicotinoid is effective against the sucking insects, white flies and jassids. To estimate the residues of flubendiamide and thiacloprid on tomato, analytical methods were validated by conducting recovery studies, residues were quantified by using HPLC on C(18) column and PDA at 260 λ. Residues of flubendiamide declined below detectable level of 0.