In the present study, 250 yeast strains were isolated from samples of different natural sources as cane-molasses, decaying vegetables and bagasse using glucose enriched medium. Among these, 106 strains showed no growth in ...

The aim of the present study was to analyze the amino acids composition of single cell protein of Penicillium expansum. Mycelial biomass was produced when fungus was grown in 0.6N H2SO4 pretreated rice husk mineral medium ...

Special subsets of synthetic hexaploid wheats (SHWs) have been formed and one such subset is “Elite ІІ” comprising of 33 SH entries. The subset was screened against yellow rust having virulence for Yr1, Yr4, Yr6, Yr7, Yr8, ...

Phytoplankton composition and density as well as some selected physical and chemical parameters were investigated between April 2008 and January 2009 in Lake Terkos and its inflowing streams. In total, 69 taxa were recorded ...

Effects of BBTV infection and NaCl stress were assessed in banana (Musa spp.) under aseptic conditions. Micropropagation efficiency in both BBTV infected and 100 mol m-3 NaCl stressed cultures was decreased significantly. ...

In the present study Eruca sativa oil (Taramira oil) was explored for the production of biodiesel by optimizing transesterification process using NaOH, KOH and NaOCH3 as catalysts. Optimization of different reaction ...

Nidularium procerum and Nidularium innocentii belong to the family Bromeliaceae and have ornamental and medicinal characteristics. A procedure for the micropropagation for these bromeliads is described. Seedling explants ...

The genus Moltkia Lehm., is represented by Moltkia coerulea (Willd.) Lehm., and Moltkia aurea Boiss in Turkey. The aim of this study is to determine the anatomical and micromorphological characteristics of the 2 species, ...

Present results describe the detection of mycotoxins in samples of maize seed collected from different localities of Pakistan viz., Karachi, Hyderabad, NawabShah, Sukhur, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Islamabad. Seed samples ...

In this study, the adsorption capacity of free and loofa sponge-entrapped microalga Kirchneriella contorta to remove Cr6+ from aqueous solution was investigated. This is the first reported study of biosorption by K. contorta. ...