@Research Paper
<#LINE#>Characterization of carbonaceous aerosols in fine and coarse particles at Agra, India<#LINE#>Tripti @Pachauri,Anita @Lakhani,K. Maharaj @Kumari <#LINE#>1-4<#LINE#>1.ISCA-RJRS-2017-040.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India@Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India@Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 110, India<#LINE#>3/4/2017<#LINE#>26/5/2017<#LINE#>A continuous measurement of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in PM2.5 and PM10 was carried out at Agra situated in North central region of India. PM2.5 and PM10 samples were collected from Jan to Dec 2012 and were analyzed for OC and EC using thermal optical transmittance (TOT) protocol. The results showed that the mass concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 ranged from 25.6 to 164.6µg/m3¬ and 45.5 to 490µg/m3¬ respectively. Both OC and EC exhibited a clear seasonal pattern with highest concentration observed in winter followed by summer and monsoon which may be due to the combined effect of changes in emission rates and different meteorology in various seasons. TCA accounted for an averaged 51.3% of PM2.5 mass and 40.4% of PM10 mass. This indicates that the carbonaceous fraction nearly accounted for more than one third of PM10 mass and about half of PM2.5 mass which shows that fine particles are enriched with carbonaceous species. The annual average OC/EC ratio was found to be 6.6 ± 2.8 and 6.9 ± 3.6 for PM2.5 and PM10 respectively. This ratio is similar to the ratio reported for biomass burning emissions. The SOC concentrations were found to be higher during winter season in both PM2.5 and PM10. During winter season, SEM/EDX analysis revealed the dominance of carbonaceous particles whose origin is mainly anthropogenic in nature.<#LINE#>Rengarajan R., Sarin M.M. and Sudheer A.K. (2007).@Carbonaceous and inorganic species in atmospheric aerosols during wintertime over urban and high-altitude sites in North India.@Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D21, 307. doi:10.1029/2006JD008150.@Yes$Sudheer A.K. and Sarin M.M. (2008).@Carbonaceous aerosols in MABL of Bay of Bengal: Influence of continental outflow.@Atmospheric Environment, 42(18), 4089-4100.@Yes$Ram K. and Sarin M.M. (2010).@Spatio-temporal variability in atmospheric abundances of EC, OC and WSOC over Northern India.@Journal of Aerosol Science, 41(1), 88-98.@Yes$Satsangi A, Pachauri T., Singla V., Lakhani A. and Maharaj Kumari K. (2012).@Organic and Elemental Carbon Aerosols at a Suburban site.@Atmospheric Research, 113, 13-21.@Yes$Satsangi A., Pachauri T., Singla V., Lakhani A. and Kumari Maharaj K. (2010).@Carbonaceous aerosols at a suburban site in Indo–Gangetic plain.@Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, 39, 218-222.@Yes$Pachauri T., Satsangi A., Singla V., Lakhani A. and Kumari K.M. (2013).@Characteristics and Sources of Carbonaceous aerosols in PM2.5 during wintertime in Agra, India.@Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 13(3), 977- 991.@Yes$Pachauri T., Singla V., Satsangi A., Lakhani A. and Kumari K.M. (2012).@Number and mass of ultrafine, fine and coarse atmospheric particles during different seasons at Agra, India.@Journal of Research in Ecology, 1, 001-009.@No$Pachauri T., Singla V., Satsangi A., Lakhani A. and Kumari K.M. (2013).@SEM–EDX Characterization of Individual Coarse Particles in Agra, India.@Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 13(2), 523-536.@Yes$Pachauri T., Singla V., Satsangi A., Lakhani A. and Kumari K.M. (2013).@Characterization of Carbonaceous aerosols with special reference to episodic events at Agra, India.@Atmospheric Research, 128, 98-110.@Yes$Venkataraman C., Reddy C.K., Josson S. and Reddy M.S. (2002).@Aerosol size and chemical characteristics at Mumbai, India, during the INDOEX-IFP (1999).@Atmospheric Environment, 36(12), 1979-1991.@Yes$Ram K. and Sarin M.M. (2011).@Day–night variability of EC, OC, WSOC and inorganic ions in urban environment of Indo – Gangetic Plain: Implications to secondary aerosol formation.@Atmospheric Environment, 45(2), 460-468. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.055.@Yes$Ram K., Sarin M.M. and Tripathi S.N. (2010).@A 1 year record of carbonaceous aerosols from an urban site in the Indo-Gangetic Plain: characterization, sources and temporal variability.@Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, D24, 313, doi: 10.1029/2010JD014188.@Yes$Rengarajan R., Sudheer A.K. and Sarin M.M. 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<#LINE#>Changes in soil nutrient levels under four Teak plantations and their corresponding natural vegetations in Ghana<#LINE#>Kofi @Agyarko,Akwasi A. @Abunyewa,Zinekena S.T. Tii @Bora,John @Asare,Albert K. @Boakye,Randy Y. @Abankwa <#LINE#>5-12<#LINE#>2.ISCA-RJRS-2017-045.pdf<#LINE#>University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana@Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Department of Agroforestry, Kumasi, Ghana@University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana@University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana@University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana@University of Education, Winneba, College of Agriculture Education, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Education, Ashanti, Ghana<#LINE#>17/4/2017<#LINE#>30/5/2017<#LINE#>Though teak (Tectona grandis) plantations have been found in some cases to bring better soil conditions, other studies have found soil deterioration in teak plantations. The current study was therefore conducted to assess the impact of teak (Tectona grandis) plantation on some soil nutrients in four plantations of age, 7, 9, 12 and 17years in Ghana at Bedomase, Asamang, Ejura and Nsuta, respectively. Soil samples were randomly picked (0 -15cm) from the teak plantations and their adjacent natural vegetations; organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, available phosphorus, total potassium,  exchangeable potassium, pH and electrical conductivity were determined using standard laboratory methods. Soil organic matter, total nitrogen, total and available phosphorus, total and exchangeable potassium, and electrical conductivity were higher in the 7 year old teak plantation than in the adjacent natural vegetation. With the exception of total phosphorus, total potassium and available phosphorus, all in the 12 year old plantation where the values were  marginally higher in the teak plantation soil than its adjacent natural vegetation, all the other soil chemical properties were significantly  higher in value in the natural vegetation than its adjacent 9, 12 and 17 year old teak plantations. The observed trend was assigned to the lower canopy closure, higher undercover vegetation and litter contribution in the 7 year old teak plantation which might have led to higher values in the assessed parameters than its adjacent natural vegetation in contrast to the older teak plantations (9, 12 and 17 year old teak plantations).  Soil pH values between the teak plantations and their adjacent natural vegetations were not significant. The observed significant differences in soil nutrient values among teak plantations and among the natural vegetations could be attributed to differences in factors such as microclimate, soil biological community, litter quality, topography and nutrient status across the study areas. Generally the older teak plantations recorded lower values of soil nutrients than their adjacent natural vegetations as compared to the younger teak plantation. The current study has added to the observation that soil nutrients become deteriorated with age under teak plantations.<#LINE#>Young People@Rainforests - Why are They Important?.@https://ypte.org.uk. Retrieved in September  2016.@No$Rainforest Concern (2008).@Why are they being destroyed?.@http://www.rainforestconcern.org.  Retrieved in August  2016.@No$Okali D.U.U. and Fasehun F. E. 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<#LINE#>A study on effect of ligand on crystallography, morphology and photo-catalytic ability of ZnS nanostructures<#LINE#>Balwinder @Kaur,Karamjit @Singh,Ashok Kumar @Malik <#LINE#>13-19<#LINE#>3.ISCA-RJRS-2017-052.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India@Department of Physics, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India@Department of Chemistry, Punjabi University Patiala-147 002, Punjab, India<#LINE#>30/4/2017<#LINE#>18/5/2017<#LINE#>A single source precursor zinc complex: Zn(phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate)2  have been chosen  to synthesize  ZnS nanostructures by solvothermal route. Zn(phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate)2 has been synthesized  from ligand L-phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate (PHEDTC) by simple mixing. Crystalline texture, phase analyses and size-shape analyses of prepared ZnS nanostructures have been carried out by XRD and TEM, respectively. The hexagonal structure ZnS nanocrystals of various morphologies (nanosheets, nanotriangles and nano pyramids) have been confirmed by diffraction and electron microscope studies, respectively. UV-vis. absorption studies have been carried for the detailed optical analyses. Photoluminescence (PL) study was carried out to check luminescence of synthesized ZnS nanostructures in electromagnetic spectrum. It has been reported that morphology of synthesized nanostructures strongly depends upon the precursor complex prepared from ligand; L-phenyl alanine dithiocarbamate. Photo-catalytic potential of the ZnS nanostructures has been observed in visible light using MB dye as a pollutant in water medium.<#LINE#>Onwudiwe D.C. and Strydom C.A. (2015).@The Bipyridine Adducts of N-phenyldithiocarbamato Complexes of Zn (II) and Cd (II); Synthesis, Spectral, Thermal Decomposition Studies and Use as Precursors for ZnS and CdS Nanoparticles.@Spectrochim. Acta. Mol. Biomo.l Spectrosc., 135, 1080-1089.@Yes$Onwudiwe D.C., Mohammed A.D., Strydom C.A., Young D.A. and Jordaan A. (2014).@Colloidal Synthesis of Monodispersed ZnS and CdS Nanocrystals from Novel Zinc and Cadmium Complexes.@Superlattices. Microstruct., 70, 98-108.@Yes$Zeng X., Pramana S.S., Batabyal S.K., Mhaisalkar S.G., Chen X. and Jinesh K.B. (2013).@Low temperature synthesis of wurtzite zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films by chemical spray pyrolysis.@Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 15(18), 6763-6768.@Yes$Zhu Y.C., Bando Y., Xue D.F. and Golberg D. (2004).@Oriented Assemblies of ZnS One&#8208;Dimensional Nanostructures.@Adv Mater., 16(9&#8208;10), 831-834.@Yes$Moore D. and Wang Z.L. (2006).@Growth of Anisotropic One Dimensional ZnS Nanostructures.@J. Mater. Chem., 16(40), 3898-3905.@Yes$Yu J.H., Joo J., Park H.M., Baik S.I., Kim Y.W., Kim S.C. and Hyeon T. (2005).@Synthesis of Quantum-Sized Cubic ZnS Nanorods by The Oriented Attachment Mechanism.@&#8206;J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127(15), 5662-5670.@Yes$Ajibade P.A., Onwudiwe D.C. and Moloto M.J. (2011).@Synthesis of Hexadecylamine Capped Nanoparticles Using Group 12 Complexes of N-alkyl-N-phenyl Dithiocarbamate as Single Source precursors.@Polyhedron, 30(2), 246-252.@Yes$Mohamed N.B.H., Haouari M., Zaaboub Z., Hassen F., Maaref H. and Ouada H.B. (2014).@Effect of Surface on The Optical Structure and Thermal Properties of Organically Capped CdS Nanoparticles.@J. Phys. Chem, Solids., 75(8), 936-944.@Yes$Zhou X., Zeng X., Yan X., Xia W., Zhou Y. and Shen X. (2014).@Shape and Phase Controlled ZnS Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties.@Mater. Res. Bull., 59, 25-31.@Yes$Zhao Q., Xie Y., Zhang Z. and Bai X. (2007).@Size-Selective Synthesis of Zinc Sulfide Hierarchical Structures and Their Photo-Catalytic Activity.@Cryl. Grow. Des., 7(1), 153-158.@Yes$Ajibade P.A. and Ejelonu B.C. 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<#LINE#>Biodecolorization and Biodegradation of reactive azo dyes by Kappaphycus alvarezii and optimization of biofertilizing potential<#LINE#>Krishna Y. @Pandya,Rinku V. @Patel,Rakesh T. @Jasrai,Nayana @Brahmbhatt <#LINE#>20-28<#LINE#>4.ISCA-RJRS-2017-053.pdf<#LINE#>Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing, Vallabh vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India and Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India@Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre for Applied Research and Testing, Vallabh vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India and Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India@Department of Chemistry, R.K. Parikh Arts and Science College, Sardar Patel University, Petlad-388450, Gujarat, India@Department of Biology, V.P. Science College, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120, Gujarat, India<#LINE#>30/4/2017<#LINE#>26/5/2017<#LINE#>In recent years with increasing pollution and development there is a need of easily operatable, less costly and no secondary waste generation and environment friendly treatment methods required. It is an attempt to study as degradation and decolorization of reactive azo dyes by seaweed biomass of Kappaphycus alvarezii. This present paper discussed the color removal capabilities of dry seaweed biomass of Kappaphycus alvarezii (C) which gives 93.61%, 90.66% and 21.94% decolorization from P1, P4 and P6 (reactive azo dyes) respectively. The FTIR study shows that the major dye functional groups were completely removed indicates the transformation or breakdown of dye molecules by the active sites of the seaweed biomass creates excellent result for the biodegradation and biodecolorization. After treatment the accumulated seaweed biomass was utilized for biocompost preparation as by-product and its applicability was studied by germination of Vigna radiata and Triticum aestivum. Pigment analysis chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total chlorophyll and carotenoid was studied indicates the pigment concentration was found higher as compared to control (without compost) in both the plant species which represents the applicability of accumulated seaweed biocompost creates sustainable approach as by-product and no secondary waste generation can be used in waste water treatment systems.<#LINE#>Van der Zee F.P. and Villaverde S. (2005).@Combined anaerobic–aerobic treatment of azo dyes – a short review of bioreactor studies.@Water Res., 39(8), 1425-1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2005.03.007.@Yes$Mondal S. (2008).@Methods of dye removal from dye house effluent– an overview.@Environ. Eng. Sci., 25(3), 383-396. doi:10.1089/ees.2007.0049.@Yes$Rai H.S., Bhattacharyya M.S., Singh J., Bansal T.K., Vats P. and Banerjee U.C. (2005).@Removal of dyes from the effluent of textile and dyestuff manufacturing industry: a review of emerging techniques with reference to biological treatment.@Crit. Rev. Environmen. Sci. Technol., 35(3), 219-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643380590917932@Yes$Robinson T., McMullan G., Marchant R. and Nigam P. (2001).@Remediation of dyes in textile effluent: a critical review on current treatment technologies with a proposed alternative.@Bioresour. Technol., 77(3), 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00080-8@Yes$Reife A., Betowski D. and Freeman H.S. (1998).@Dyes and pigments, environmental chemistry.@In Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation, ed. Meyers, R.A., B., 1442-1465. New York: Wiley Interscience. ISBN 0–471–117–8–0.@Yes$Wu J.Y., Hwang S.C.J., Chen C.T. and Chen K.C. (2005).@Decolorization of azo dye in a FBR reactor using immobilized bacteria.@Enzyme Microb. Technol., 37(1), 102-112. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.02.012@Yes$Swamy J. and Ramsay J.A. (1999).@The evaluation of white rot fungi in the decoloration of textile dyes.@Enzym Microb. Technol., 24(3-4), 130-137.@Yes$Volesky B. (1990).@Biosorption and Biosorbents, in biosorption of heavy metals.@edited by B. Volesky., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 3.@Yes$Bertoni F.A., Medeot A.C., Gonzalez J.C., Sala L.F. and Bellu S.E. (2015).@Application of green seaweed biomass for MoVI sorption from contaminated waters. Kinetic, thermodynamic and continuous sorption studies.@J. of Colloid and Interface Sci., 446, 122-132. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.01.033@Yes$Pandya K.Y., Patel R.V., Jasrai R.T. and Brahmbhatt N.H. (2017).@Preliminary study on potential of seaweeds in decolorization efficacy of synthetic dyes effluent.@Int. J. of Plant, Animal and Envi. Sci., 7(1), 59-69. 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<#LINE#>SODIS: A potent technology for sustainable drinking water management in tropics<#LINE#>Ghangale @Sharmila S.,Bholay @A.D.,Nalawade @P.M. <#LINE#>29-34<#LINE#>5.ISCA-RJRS-2017-055.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Environmental Science & Research Centre, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik, India@Department of Microbiology, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik, India@Department of Environmental Science & Research Centre, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik, India<#LINE#>30/4/2017<#LINE#>30/5/2017<#LINE#>Obtaining clean drinking water is a constant challenge in many communities in developing countries. The contaminated water causes many gastrointestinal illnesses. The vast majority of such diseases are recorded in rural areas of developing countries where there is lack of adequate sanitation facilities and the water supply is contaminated with a variety pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms. The present research work attempts to identify and characterize the inactivation process in operation when contaminated drinking water is stored in transparent PET bottles and exposed to sunlight. The role of solar radiations in activation mechanisms were studied in detail by measuring water temperature, light intensity, pH, turbidity and MPN which were recorded during a series of solar disinfection procedures carried out at Nashik city. The highest light intensity and temperature are responsible for the change in physicochemical property of water as well as MPN and MPN reduction efficiency. The results showed the maximum MPN reduction efficiency of 71.43%, at the temperature of 48.70C and 5 hours’ exposure to solar radiations.<#LINE#>Gupta P.K. (1999).@Soil, plant, water and fertilizer analysis.@Second edition, AGROBIOS (India). Publication, 234-235.@Yes$Badve R.V. and Welekar K.G. (1994).@Serves and development environmental aspects of Kurukshetra, India; Research and development cell.@Ground water agencies, lune 411042, regional workshop on ground water development, 17-19.@No$World health organization (1998).@Guidelines for drinking water quality.@Vol. 2, Health criteria and other supporting information 2nd edition. Geneva: World Health Organization.@Yes$McGuigan K., Joyce T. and Conroy R. (1999).@Solar disinfection: use of sunlight to decontaminate drinking water in developing countries.@J Med Microbial., 48(9), 785-787.@Yes$Berney M., Weilenmall H.U. and Egli T. (2006).@Flow-cytometric study of vital cellular function in Escherichia coli during solar disinfection (SODIS).@Microbiology, 152(6), 1719-1729.@Yes$Conroy R.M., Meegan M.E., Joyce T., McGuigan K. and Barnes J. (1999).@Solar disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update.@Archives of Disease in Childhood, 81(4), 337-338. doi:10.1136/adc.81.4.337. PMC 1718112. PMID 10490440. http://adc.bmj.com/cgi/ pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10490440@Yes$Meierhofer R. and Wegelin M. (2002).@Solar water disinfection - A guide for the application of SODIS.@Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG) Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (SANDEC). ISBN 3-906484-24-6.@Yes$Acra A., Raffoul Z. and Karahagopian Y. (1984).@Solar disinfection of drinking water and oral rehydration solutions: guidelines fo household, application in developing countries.@Illustrated Publications.@Yes$Wegelin M., Canorica S., Mechsner K., Fleischamann T., Pesaro F. and Metzler A. (1994).@Solar water disinfection scope of the process and analysis of radiation experiments.@J. water supply Res. Techno. Aqua, 43(3), 154-169.@Yes$Rose Anuradha, Roy Sheela, Abraham Vinod, Holmgren Gunnar, George Kuryan, Balraj Vinohar, Abraham Sulochana, Muliyil Jayaprakash, Joseph Abraham and Kang Gagandeep (2006).@Solar disinfection of water for diarrhoeal prevention in southern India.@Archives of Disease in Childhood, 91(2), 139-141.@Yes$Gelover S., Gómez L.A., Reyes K. and Teresa Leal M. (2006).@A practical demonstration of water disinfection using TiO2 films and sunlight.@Water Res., 40(17), 3274-3280. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2006.07.006. PMID 16949121.@Yes$Folkard G.K., Al-Khalili R.S. and Sutherland J.P. (1996).@Contact flocculation-filtration using a natural polyelectrolyte for the treatment of low turbidity surface waters in developing countries.@Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment IV, 213-223.@Yes$Fisher M.B., Keenan C.R., Nelson K.L. and Voelker B.M. (March 2008).@Speeding up solar disinfection (SODIS): effects of hydrogen peroxide, temperature, pH, and copper plus ascorbate on the photoinactivation of E. coli.@J Water Health, 6(1), 35-51. doi:10.2166/wh.2007.005. PMID 17998606@Yes$Ghangale Sharmila S., Bhole A.D. and Saler R.S. (2017).@SODIS: A Promissory Approach for safe drinking water management: A Survival Right of Marginalized.@Research J. Mainstreaming the marginalized : Perspectives in Humanities, Commerce and Science, 1, 1-6@No
@Short Communication
<#LINE#>Technological needs of farm women in post-harvest practices of kinnow (Citrus Deliciosa)<#LINE#>Aastha @Khatri <#LINE#>35-37<#LINE#>6.ISCA-RJRS-2017-048.pdf<#LINE#>Dept. of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313001, India<#LINE#>30/4/2017<#LINE#>15/5/2017<#LINE#>The present study was carried out in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan to find out technological needs of farm women in post-harvest practices of kinnow. Two panchayat samities Sri Ganganagar and Sri Karanpur were selected purposively. Two villages from each panchayat samiti were selected on the basis of highest production of kinnow. The total sample consisted of 100 farm women selected from four villages of selected panchayat samities. Personal interview technique was used for data collection Frequency, percentage and mean per cent scores were used for analysis of data. The findings revealed that respondents had poor knowledge and adoption in post-harvest practices of kinnow with over all mean per cent score of 28.69 and 28.80. The over- all gap in knowledge and adoption of post-harvest practices was found high. Wide knowledge gap was existed in storage (78.5%), marketing (76.84%), grading (65%), packaging (59.08%). Similarly high adoption gap was observed in the components viz-waxing (100%), processing (100%), transportation (91%).<#LINE#>Anonymous (2014).@Horticulture database 2014, National Horticulture Board, Gurgoan.@Cited from http://apeda.gov.in/apedawebsite/six_head_product/FFV.htm. Retrieved on April 3rd, 2017.@No$Bijay Kumar (2017).@Indian Horticulture Database-2011.@Cited from http://nhb.gov.in/area-pro/database-2011.pdf. Retrieved on March 15th, 2017@No$National Horticulture Database (2009).@National Horticulture Board, Database-2009.@4. Website: www.nhb.gov.in@No$Bachmann J. and Earles R. (2000).@Post harvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables.@ATTRA Horticulture Technical Note, 19. http://www.attra.ncat.org.@Yes$Anonymous (2005).@Integrated Quality Horticultural Development Project.@Department of Agricultural Extension, Khamarbari, Framgate, Dhaka.@No$Dubey N. (2013).@Technological needs of farm womenin cultivation and Post-Harvest Practices of Ber (Ziziphus mauriana) in Bharatpur District (Rajasthan).@An Unpublished M.Sc. thesis submitted to Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur.@No
@Review Paper
<#LINE#>‘Enlightened Shareholders Value’ Approach under Section 172 of the UK Companies Act of 2006: An Analysis<#LINE#>Pervaiz @Khan,Mirwais @Kasi <#LINE#>38-42<#LINE#>7.ISCA-RJRS-2017-049.pdf<#LINE#>Law Department, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan@International Relations Department, University of Balochistan, Pakistan<#LINE#>15/4/2017<#LINE#>16/5/2017<#LINE#>Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 of the United Kingdom (UK) is claimed to be one of the significant enactments in the history of company law in the UK. By adopting the ‘enlightened shareholder value’ model, in comparison to the ‘shareholder primacy’ approach, this section requires the directors to consider the stakeholders’ interests while promoting success of the company. However, in reality, the ‘enlightened shareholder value’ approach closely resembles with the ‘shareholder primacy’ approach. This is because, in practice, interests of the stakeholders are likely to be compromised in promoting the shareholders’ interests.<#LINE#>Attenborough, D. (2006).@The Company Law Reform Bill: An Analysis of Directors@Company Lawyer, 27(6), 164.@Yes$John Birds (2002).@The Reform of Directors@Routledge-Cavendish, UK, 149. ISBN: 978-1859416938@No$Roach L. (2005).@The Legal Model of the Company and the Company Law Review.@Company Lawyer,1-13.@Yes$Company Law Review Steering Group (March 1998).@Modern Company Law for a Competitive Economy.@London, para 5.1.@No$Company Law Review (1999).@Modern Company Law for a Competitive Economy: The Strategic Framework.@London, paras 5.1.1, 5.1.5, 5.12.@Yes$Keay A. (2006).@Enlightened Shareholder Value, the Reform of the Duties of Company Directors and the Corporate Objective.@Lloyds Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1(M), 335.@Yes$John Parkinson (2002).@Inclusive Company Law in The Reform of United Kingdom Company Law.@Routledge-Cavendish, UK, 44. ISBN: 978-1859416938@No$Berle A.A. (1931).@Corporate Powers as Powers in Trust.@Harvard Law Review, 44(7), 1049-1074.@Yes$Dodd E.M. (1932).@For Whom are Corporate Managers Trustees?.@Harvard Law Review, 45(7), 1145-1163.@Yes$Company Law Review Steering Group (2000).@Modern Company Law for a Competitive Economy: Developing the Framework.@London, paras 2.11, 2.12, 2.22, 3.24.@Yes$Keay A. (2007).@Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006: An Interpretation and Assessment.@Company Lawyer, 28(4), 106-110.@Yes$John Birds and Boyle A.J. (1995).@Boyles & Birds’ Company Law.@Jordans Ltd Publishers, Bristol, 14-15. ISBN: 978-1846610813@Yes$Guidance on Key Clauses to the Company Law Reform Bill (2005). para 63. Available at www.dti.gov.uk.@undefined@undefined@No$Brady vs. Brady (1988) B.C.L.C.20 at 40.@undefined@undefined@No$Wesley-Key S. (2007).@Companies Act 2006: Are Cracks Showing in the Glass Ceiling?.@International Company and Commercial Law Review, 18(12), 422.@Yes$Kinsela vs. Russell kinsela pty Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 722, CA.@undefined@undefined@No$Hicks Andrew and Goo Say H. (2008).@Cases and Material in Company Law.@Oxford University Press, UK, 293. ISBN: 978-0-19-929842-6@Yes$Wynn-Evans C. (2007).@The Companies Act 2006 and the Interests of the Employees.@Industrial Law Journal, 36(2), 188-193.@Yes$Dignam Alan and Lowry John (2005).@Company Law.@Oxford University Press, UK, 3rd edn, 328.@No$Arsalidou, D. (2007).@Shareholder Primacy in cl.173 of the Company Law Bill 2006.@The Company Lawyer, 28(3), 67-69.@Yes$Companies Act (2006), Art 172(3).@undefined@undefined@No
<#LINE#>A review on impact of preharvest foliar sprays of macronutrients on yield and quality improvement of fruit crops<#LINE#>Anjali @Tripathi,Shweta @Uniyal,Paramjeet @Sajwan,Sanjay Singh @Negi <#LINE#>43-56<#LINE#>8.ISCA-RJRS-2017-054.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, India@Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, GBPUAT, Pantnagar - 263145, Uttarakhand, India@Dept. of Horticulture, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, College of Forestry Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India@Dept. of Horticulture, Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, College of Forestry Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India<#LINE#>30/4/2017<#LINE#>28/5/2017<#LINE#>The aim of this paper is to review the current knowledge on the responses of preharvest foliar sprays of macronutrients on yield and quality improvement of fruit crops. Foliar application of nutrients gives more effective and extravagant result to enhance the production, productivity and quality of fruits than soil application. The application nutrients on fruits has received a substantial attention in current years because of their role in enhancing the yield and producing high quality of fruits. The major nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium can be uniformly applied either through foliar applications or fertigation and have major effect on fruit quality. Nutrition has play a very important role to reduce the physiological disorders like reduced respiration, delayed ripening and increasing fruit firmness, thereby enhancing the storage and shelf-life of fruits.<#LINE#>Weinbaum S.A. (1988).@Foliar nutrition of fruit trees.@Plant growth and leaf applied chemicals, CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: 81-100.@Yes$Bright J. (2005).@Apple and Pear nutrition.@NSW Depart- ment of Primary Industries. Primefact 85. 1-12.@Yes$BI G., Scagel C.F., Cheng L., Dong S. and Fuchigami H. (2003).@Spring growth of Almond nursery trees   depends upon nitrogen from both plant reserves and spring fertilizer application.@J. Hort. Sci. & Biotech, 78(6), 853-858.@Yes$Sah H., Kumar Pratibha R. and Topwal M. (2014).@Response of NPK on growth, yield and quality of Oriental pear.@Indian Hort. J., 4(1), 01-08.@Yes$Neilsen D. and Neilsen G.H. (2009).@Nutritional effects on fruit quality for apple trees.@New York Fruit Quality, 17(3), 21-24.@Yes$Naradisorn M. (2013).@Effect of calcium nutrition on fruit quality and post harvest diseases.@Int. J. Sci. Innovations and Discoverie., 3(1), 8-13.@Yes$Asgharzade A., Valizade G.A. and Babaeian M. (2012).@Effect of calcium chloride(CaCl2) on some quality characteristic of apple fruit in Shrivan region.@African J. Micro. Res., 6(9), 2000-2003.@Yes$Raese J.T. and Drake S.R. (1993).@Effect of preharvest calcium sprays on apple and pear quality.@J. Plant Nutri. (USDA), 16(9), 1807-1819.@Yes$Singh S.K., Arora R.L. and Sharma A.K. (2002).@Effect of pre harvest spray of calcium nitrate on flowering, yield and quality of peach cv. Floridasun.@Prog. Hort., 34(1), 83-87.@Yes$Moor U., Poldmd P., Karp K., Asafova L. and Pae A. (2005).@Influence of pre harvest calcium treatments on post harvest quality of Estonian apple cultivars.@Acta Hort., 682(2), 1041-1048.@Yes$Ortiz A., Graell J. and Lara I. (2011).@Preharvest calcium applications inhibit some cell wall modifying enzyme activities and delay cell wall disassembly at commercial harvest of ‘Fuji Kiku-8’ apples.@Post harvest Bio. Tech., 62(2), 161-167.@Yes$Recasens I., Benavides A., puy J. and Casero T. (2004).@Pre-harvest calcium treatments in relation to the respiration rate and ethylene production of ‘Golden Smoothee’ apples.@J. Sci. Food Agric., 84(8), 765-771.@Yes$Holb Imre J., Barbara B., Vamos A. and Gall J.M. (2012).@Influence of preharvest calcium applications, fruit, injury, and storage atmosphere on postharvest brown rot of apple.@Postharvest Biol. Tech., 67, 29-36.@Yes$Goutam M., Dhaliwal H.S. and Mahajan B.V.C. (2010).@Effect of preharvest calcium sprays on post harvest life of winter guava (Pisidium guajava).@J. Food Sci.Tech., 47(5), 501-506.@Yes$Ebert G. (2009).@Fertilizing for high yield and quality pome and stone fruits of the temperate zone.@K IPI Bulletin, 19-28.@Yes$Jauhari O.S. and Singh D.V. (1971).@Effect of potassium on fruit quality of fruit crops.@Prog. Hort., 2, 81-89.@No$Ushirwood N.R. (1985). Potassium in Agriculture. Madison, 489.@undefined@undefined@No$Dalal R., Gonge V.S., Jadnao B.J. and Jogdande N.D. (2005).@Effect of chemical on flowering and fruit yield of Mango.@Int. J. of Agric Sci., 1, 24-25.@Yes$Ataide E. and Jose A. (2000).@Effect of different intervals of potassium nitrate spraying on flowering and production of mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Tommy Atkins.@Acta Hort., 509, 581-586.@Yes$Gill P.P.S., Ganaie M.Y., Dhillon W.S. and Singh Nav Prem (2012).@Effect of foliar spray of potassium on fruit size and quality of ‘Patharnakh’ pear.@Indian J. of Hort., 69(4), 512-516.@Yes$Hudina M. and Stampar F. (2002).@Effect of phosphorus and potassium foliar fertilization on fruit quality of pears.@Acta Hort., 594, 487-493.@Yes$Dutta P. and Dhua R.S. (2005).@Foliar spray of potassium for high yield and quality of Himsagar mango.@Hort. J., 18(3), 153-156.@Yes$Heshi A.B., Garande V.K., Wagh A.N. and Katore H.S. (2001).@Effect of pre harvest spray of chemicals on the quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. G-137.@Agri. Sci. Digest, 21(1), 25-27.@Yes$Nanayakkara K.G.P.A., Herath H.M.W. and Senanayake Y.O.A. (2005).@Effect of Ethephon + potassium sulphate on the process of ripening and internal browning in pineapple.@Acta Hort., 666, 315-319.@No$Singh S.R., Sharma A.K., and Sharma M.K. (2009).@Influence of NPK combinations at different altitudes and aspects on fruit yield, quality and leaf nutrients status of apple cv. Red Delicious.@Indian J. Hort., 66(2),175-182.@Yes$Lal G., Pareek C.S., Sen N. L. and Soni A.K. (2003).@Effect of N, P and K on growth, yield and quality of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.) cv. Umran.@Indian J. Hort., 60(2), 158-62.@Yes$Monga P.K., Kumar Harish, Vij V.K. and Aulakh P.S. (2002).@Effect of NPK on yield and fruit quality of sweet orange cv. Jaffa.@Indian J. Hort., 59(4), 378-381.@Yes$Henry V.R, Mani, A.K. and Sampath V. (1984).@Studies on effect of NPK on the yield and fruit quality of Country pear.@South Indian Hort., 32, 119-121.@No$Dhillon W.S. and Ball J.S. (1991).@A note on effect of N,P,K on fruit size, yield and quality of Kataru Chak plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.).@Haryana J. Hort. Sci., 19(1/2), 143-145.@No$Chaurasia S.N.S., Singh K.P. and Rai M. (2005).@Effect of foliar application of water soluble fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.).@Shri Lanka J. Agric. Sci., 42, 66-70.@Yes
@Short Review Paper
<#LINE#>Comparison between transportation technique and linear programming technique for any problem<#LINE#>Vandana @Malviya <#LINE#>57-58<#LINE#>9.ISCA-RJRS-2017-050.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Mathematics, Mewar University, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>29/4/2017<#LINE#>16/5/2017<#LINE#>In this paper comparison between transportation technique and linear programming technique for any problem is presented. Though the transportation problems are the particular form of the linear programming problem, therefore the same can be solved by the simplex method but when the number of unknown quantities x_ij is large, then the procedure of finding the solution becomes very lengthy and cumbersome therefore we shall use the convenient method to solve the transportation problem. First of all initial basic feasible solution is obtained for the problem and then it is improved by iteration.<#LINE#>Hillier F.S. and Lieberman G.J. (2008).@Introduction to Operations Research.@3rd ed. San Francisco: Holden-Day, Inc. 49.@No$Holladay J. (2007).@Some Transportation Problems and Techniques for Solving them.@Naval Research Logistics, 11(1), 15-42.@Yes$Hillier F.S. and Lieberman G.J. (1995).@Introduction to Operations Research.@6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 998.@No$Ignizio J.P., Gupta J.N.D. and Mc Nichols G.R. (1975).@Operations Research in Decision Making.@New York, Crane, Russak & Company, Inc., 343.@Yes$Reeb J. and Leavengood S. (1998).@Using the Simplex Method to Solve Linear Programming Maximization Problems.@EM 8720. Corvallis: Oregon State University Extension Service, 28.@Yes$Rothkopf Michael H., Larson Richard C., Cook Thomas M., Albin Susan L., Kleinmuntz Don N., Theurer Jack G. and Weintraub Andres (2004).@Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.@901 Elkridge Landing Road, Suite 400, Linthicum, MD. http://www.informs.org/ Lapin, L.L. 1985, INFORMS Journal on Computing, 16(2).@Yes$Bierman H., Bonini C.P. and Hausman W.H. (1977).@Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions.@Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 642.@No$Dantiziz G.B. (2003).@Linear Programming and Extension.@Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 117.@No$Lapin Lawrence L. (1994).@Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions with Cases.@3rd ed. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 780.@Yes$Ravindran A., Phillips D.T. and Solberg J.J. (1987).@Operations Research: Principles and Practice.@2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 637.@Yes