Influence of intercropping systems on soil health, productivity and quality of guava (Psidium guajava l.) in Eastern India

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (14) ◽  
pp. 2037-2046 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Swain
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Eastern India

scholarly journals The effect of guava (Psidium guajava) leaf extract on the quality of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) fillets during ice storage

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (Aquaculture) ◽  
pp. 52-63
Author(s):  
Minh Phu Tran ◽  
Thi Kim Duyen Huynh ◽  
Le Anh Dao Nguyen ◽  
Thi Nhu Ha Nguyen ◽  
Quoc Thinh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thiobarbituric Acid ◽  
Psidium Guajava ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Ice Storage ◽  
Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances ◽  
Rachycentron Canadum ◽  
Sensory Property ◽  
Ice Water ◽  
Water Holding

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Psidium guajava leaves extract on the quality of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) fillets during in ice storage. A group of cobia fillets was soaked in Psidium guajava extract solutions at concentration of 0.03% (w/v) for 30 minutes while the other group soaked in cold ice water, considered as control treatment. The experimental fillets were packed and stored in ice for 15 days. Sampling were done on the 1st, 5th, 10th and 15th day. Analyzed parameters included temperature, total viable counts (TVC), sensory property, pH, moisture, water holding capacity (WHC), texture, total volatile base nitrogen (TVB–N), peroxide value (PV), Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARs), and fillet color. The results indicated that cobia fillets treated with guava extract solutions 0.03% showed significantly higher sensory property, lower PV and TBARs compared to the control treatment during ice storage. Based on the sensory property and total viable counts, cobia fillets can be used up to 10 days in both treatments remaining high quality of the cobia fillet.

scholarly journals Assessment of Soil Health and Soil Quality of Kandhamal District, Odisha

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 2501-2510
Author(s):  
Sushri Shainee Singh ◽  
Narendra Swaroop ◽  
Tarence Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Soil Health

By-products of insect rearing: insect residues as biofertilizers.

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-71
Author(s):  
Adin Y. Bloukounon-Goubalan ◽  
Aliou Saïdou ◽  
Victor A. Clottey ◽  
Kalifa Coulibaly ◽  
Norbert Erokotan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizers ◽  
Insect Rearing ◽  
True Value ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Organic And Inorganic Fertilizers ◽  
By Products

Abstract The chapter highlights the potential benefits associated with the use of insect-rearing residues as biofertilizers while exploring the mechanisms by which chitin in insect frass might control common crop pathogens. The potential benefits for soil fertility derived from the use of insect frass, comparison of quality of insect-derived biofertilizers and common organic and inorganic fertilizers and insect frass and plant health improvement are discussed. While more research is essential to understand the true value of insect-derived biofertilizers for plant and soil health, preliminary findings suggest there are significant opportunities for beneficial impacts in agriculture and horticulture to be realized.

Biodegradable Waste a Nutrient Asset for Upholding Soil Health and Crop Production

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Ifra Ashraf ◽  
Shazia Ramzan ◽  
Nowsheeba Rashid ◽  
Ikhlaq A. Mir ◽  
Asima Jillani
Keyword(s):  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Management Technology ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Management of solid wastes is a grave concern because of its associated significant negative impacts on quality of the environs. Accretion and putrefaction of solid wastes have potent hazardous effects on biotic and abiotic factors of the environment including human beings. Unmanaged solid wastes especially organic in nature add efficient quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. For dealing with wastes purely organic in nature, there is a need of an adequate waste management technology to reduce the quantity of organic waste being disposed of traditionally. Composting is an environmentally sound and sustainable approach to manage biodegradable fractions of solid waste. It has received considerable attention in the last few decades because of its potential of redressing the environmental pollution concerns associated with other waste disposal methods. This chapter is aimed to review supremacy of composting over other waste disposal methods.

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