Mobile-Based Application for Agricultural Crops of Silang, Cavite

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-259
Author(s):  
Mhay Edison M Anciro ◽  
Jan Zendryl Dela Cruz ◽  
Cereneo Jr Santiago
Keyword(s):  
User Interaction ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Cross Platform ◽  
Crop Farmer ◽  
Agile Model ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

Farmers’ awareness on fast-moving developments in technologies affects the agriculture operations. Smartphones have been useful in agriculture for their mobility and accessibility. The mobile-based application for agricultural crops of Silang was designed to provide information about crops. Information includes health benefits of the fruits, uses of the crops, and how its different parts can be develop to another product. The application is the first step towards understanding the benefits of the by-products of the crop in interactive way. The software development was anchored on agile model. The performance of the application was evaluated by 40 persons composed of subject matter experts including crops farmers and agriculturist, IT experts and potential users. The developed application was rated using Core App Quality Standard utilizing the criteria of Visual Design and User Interaction, Functionality, Compatibility, Performance and Stability, and Security. The app’s performance was adherent to the standard as verified by the app’s overall rating of excellent. The application will be able to help the crop farmer to get information in utilizing wastes into by-products, hence would be an opportunity to augment their income. It is recommended that the application may be added with crops available from other regions and consider a dynamic and cross-platform version of the app to maximize potential users.

scholarly journals Proximate composition of Malaysian local sweet potatoes

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
N.A. Zulkifli ◽  
M.Z.M. Nor ◽  
F.N. Omar ◽  
A. Sulaiman ◽  
M.N. Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Proximate Composition ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Ipomoea Batatas ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Crude Fibre ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is one of the main crops worldwide. However, systematic properties characterization of this crop is still required, particularly on the Malaysian local sweet potatoes. Hence, this study aims to determine the proximate composition and the energy value of five common varieties of local sweet potato (Anggun 1, Anggun 2, Anggun 3, White, and VitAto) in Malaysia. For each variety, three different parts of the tuberous root which were the skin, the cortex, and the mixture of cambium and parenchyma were characterized. The findings indicated that VitAto exhibited the highest starch (16.95% – 17.17%) and crude protein (0.86% – 1.15%) contents in all parts as compared to other varieties, hence reflecting its potentials to be further processed for a mass starch production. Among all the parts, the skin contained the highest crude protein, crude fat, ash and crude fibre, which can be further utilized to produce by-products such as animal feed. The findings in this study serve as a baseline for the future starch and byproducts production from local sweet potatoes.

scholarly journals Diversity of aphid pests on the crops in Kanchanpur district, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Mahadev Bista
Keyword(s):  
Acyrthosiphon Pisum ◽  
Rhopalosiphum Padi ◽  
Aphis Gossypii ◽  
Aphis Fabae ◽  
Macrosiphum Euphorbiae ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Rhopalosiphum Maidis ◽  
Aphis Craccivora Koch ◽  
Macrosiphum Rosae ◽  
Different Parts

A survey was conducted to explore the aphid pests’ diversity in Kanchanpur district, far-western, Nepal from April 2018 to March 2019. A total of 15 aphid pests were collected and identified, viz. Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), Aphis craccivora (Koch), Aphis gossypii (Glover), Aphis fabae (Scopoli), Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus), Lipaphis erysmi (Kaltenbach), Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas), Macrosiphum rosae (Linnaeus), Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch), Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus), Rhopalosiphum rufiadominale (Sasaki), Uroleucon compositae (Theobald), and the guava aphid. Exploration of aphid pests showed that they caused serious damages to agricultural crops by attacking different parts of plants.

scholarly journals Biofuels for Defence Use: Past, Present And Future

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Atul Grover ◽  
Lekha Charan Meher ◽  
Ranjit Singh ◽  
Abhinav Singh ◽  
Sudhanshu Tiwari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Biofuel Feedstock ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The World ◽  
High Yielding Varieties ◽  
Generation Biofuel ◽  
Petroleum Fuels ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

Defence sector desires to attain energy self-sufficiency and security. In recent years, emergence of biofuel as an alternative source has raised the hopes of Defence. Ethanol and bio-diesel are currently being used as blends in different parts of the world. While, bio-diesel is mostly being blended in 2-20% in different parts of the world, ethanol blending has reached upto 85%. Owing to the sustainability reasons, the choice of feedstock for ethanol production is gradually changing from corn to lignocelluloses biomass. Jatropha curcas, is still the choice feedstockfor bio-diesel in most third world countries. This institute has put in rigrous efforts to identify high yielding varieties of Jatropha, improving its yield, standardizing trans-esterification to obtain high quality bio-diesel and its trials and testing in various vehicles and equipment. Second generation biofuels using biomass such as farm and forest wastes as feedstocks are promising in terms of their overall sustainability and volume produced. They can be used as drop in fuels. However, time is required to utilize their potential fully. Algae, the third generation biofuel feedstock still needs extensive R&D to make it economically sustainable. Whatever, the technology used, defence forces will accept any biofuel, which should be available constantly and priced below the existing petroleum fuels. The scope of producing by-products and finding a lucarative market for these products can ensure that prices ofbiofuels remain lower than the petroleum fuels

Online metering changes the water industry

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B Ramaker ◽  
L.C. Pollemans
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Joint Project ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Water Meters ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

Although existing mechanical water meters perform very well, problems do occur in the meter reading and billing process, causing high costs. Online metering is an answer to many of the meter reading and billing problems. Additional drivers for implementing online metering are better service for customers, legislative pressure to perform more frequent meter readings, image issues in relation to the foreseen implementation of online metering by Dutch energy companies, and better water demand forecasts (asset management). Despite the fact that many technical solutions (or parts thereof) are available on the market; a full scale test has not yet been performed in The Netherlands. For example, some severe technical challenges are yet to be overcome, such as communication with water meters in garden pits and, related to this issue, the energy supply that must exceed the technical lifetime of new water meters. Also, challenges to cooperate with Dutch energy companies exist as they are now piloting different online metering systems. Six water companies have started a joint project to gain experience with different technical solutions and systems through several pilots in the lab and in the field. To stimulate a healthy market place and to decrease the dependence on one supplier it is crucial that the different parts of an online metering system can be substituted by products of other suppliers. In parallel to this, opportunities for standardisation of communication protocols are being explored. Standardisation of protocols must ensure that the different parts in the system, developed by different suppliers, communicate without problems.

scholarly journals Carbohydrate measuvements on four brands of coconut water

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1063-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hernete de Jesus Santos Oliveira ◽  
Celeste Maria Patto de Abreu ◽  
Custódio Donizete dos Santos ◽  
Maria das Graças Cardoso ◽  
Juliana Érica Carvalho Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Statistical Design ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Coconut Water ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Total Sugars ◽  
Cocos Nucifera L ◽  
By Products ◽  
Carbohydrate Contents

Utilization of water from dry coconuts to produce long-life coconut water, using a 20% mixture of green coconut water in order to reach the quality standard demanded by Brazilian customers, has been done since 2000. That is one more alternative for the by products from Cocos nucifera L. processing industries, introducing marketing advantages like: better storage, longer shelf life, transportation, and visual quality to the customer. Packed with ultrasonic Swedish technology, coconut water has been already commercialized in establishments in Southeastern Brazil. In this work, carbohydrate contents of four coconut water brands and the natural coconut water were comparatively analyzed, and the contents of fructose, glucose, sucrose, total sugars, and reducing sugars were determined. The coconut water used in this research was bought in Lavras, Minas Gerais St., as well as the green coconut water, which was used as a control. The statistical design was completely randomized, and the treatments were five brands with five replicates. The analyses were performed in the Biochemistry laboratory, of UFLA's Chemistry Department. Two out of four commercial brands, brands B and D, did not achieve the quality standards cited in the literature.

scholarly journals Biological Activities of Extracts from Different Parts of two Cultivars of Prunus persica ‘Akatsuki’ and ‘Fastigiata’

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1801301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshinori Nakagawa ◽  
Ahmed E. Allam ◽  
Koichiro Ohnuki ◽  
Kuniyoshi Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Active Compound ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Natural Antioxidants ◽  
Ethyl Acetate Fraction ◽  
Biological Investigation ◽  
Active Compounds ◽  
Ethanol Extracts ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

We investigated the antioxidant, anti-lipase and anti-dementia activities of peach ( Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) fruit and its by-products. The ethanol extracts of branch showed relatively high activity in all biological activities. Then, the extract was fractionated, and eight compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction. Results showed 4,2’,4'-trihydroxy-6'-methoxychalcone 4'- O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5) and quercetin 3- O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7) as newly identified compounds in P. persica. From the biological investigation, it was considered that quercetin 3- O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7) was the main active compound of antioxidant activity. The main active compound of anti-lipase activity in these was oleanolic acid (1). In addition, (+)-4'- O-methylcatechin (4), 4,2’,4'-trihydroxy-6'-methoxychalcone 4'- O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5) and ferulic acid (6) were the main active compounds of anti-dementia activity with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory assay. The results obtained suggested that these active compounds from peach branches of P. persica could be exploited as natural antioxidants, anti-lipase and anti-dementia materials in the future.

scholarly journals JATROPHA CURCAS PLANT AS A POTENTIAL BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK IN INDONESIA

Jurnal Dampak ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadjar Goembira ◽  
Taufiq Ihsan
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Jatropha Curcas ◽  
The Other ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Economic Values ◽  
Biodiesel Feedstock ◽  
Cooking Oils ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

One of the alternatives for biodiesel feedstock is oil from Jatropha curcas plant. The advantages ofusing this plant are due to its ability to grow in poor soils, different parts of the plant can also be usedfor different purposes, the by products of biodiesel productions have economic values, and biodiesel ismore environmentally friendly when it is being produced and being used, compared to mineral derivedoils. Although Indonesia has another alternative raw material for biodiesel production, i.e. palm oil,however the use of palm oil will affect its supply for the other sectors that have already established,e.g. for producing cooking oils. This situation will not happen to Jatropha curcas oil, due to itsinedible characteristic.Keywords: Biodiesel, Jatropha curcas, Indonesia

scholarly journals Plant Extracts Based Nanoparticles, Potential Nanomedicine in Fight Against COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Jagessar RC ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Reducing Agents ◽  
The Body ◽  
Nanometer Scale ◽  
Chemical Methods ◽  
Stabilizing Agents ◽  
Specific Medication ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

There is no declared vaccine or specific medication/medications to date, to fight COVID-19, even though the first vaccine is expected to be out before December, 2020. However, plant based nanoparticles, may be one of the medical route that scientists can pursue to eradicate this planet threatening virus. The SARS-COV-2 virus consists of a structure of a similar scale as plant based nanoparticles. Its anticipated that the proposed plant based nanoparticles can attach to SARS COV-2 viruses, disrupting their structure and so kill the virus. Plant based nanoparticles are expected to disable the viruses, even before they break into the body. Nanotechnology is the design, characterization, production/synthesis and application of structures, devices and systems by controlling the shape and size at the nanometer scale. Nanoparticles are usually synthesized by chemical methods that usually used toxic reactants/reagents as reducing agents that further produce toxic by-products, which in turn are hazardous to the environment. However, recently, there has been the used of plant extracts as an alternative, complementary source of reducing agents to reduce metal ions to the corresponding metal nanoparticles. Plants contain an abundance and diverse arrays of natural products such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, tannins, coenzymes etc. that vary in concentration and type in different parts of the plants such as leaves, stems, roots, shoots, flowers, barks, fruits and seeds. These secondary metabolites can act as reducing and stabilizing agents for the bioreduction reaction to synthesize novel metallic nanoparticles. Plant based nanoparticles are less expensive to synthesise, ecofriendly and are thus less hazardous to the environment. This presentation on Green nanotechnology, surveys the use of plant extracts as possible green reagents for the synthesis of green nanoparticles to combat SARS-COV-2 virus

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE HEMOAGLUTINANT AND DIGESTIVE ENZYME INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF ATEMOIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Coelho Serquiz ◽  
Raphael Paschoal Serquiz ◽  
Thayane Kerbele Oliveira das Neves Peixoto ◽  
Elizeu Antunes dos Santos ◽  
Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Digestive Enzyme ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Bioactive Proteins ◽  
Pharmacological Interest ◽  
Chymotrypsin A ◽  
By Products ◽  
Different Parts

ABSTRACT The benefits of various foods, such as fruits and vegetables, have been the focus of several studies aimed at improving welfare, health, and reducing the incidence of diseases. Therefore, the present paper objectified to investigate the presence of molecules of biotechnological and pharmacological interest in peel, seed, and pulp of Annona x atemoya Mabb. Aqueous extracts of the fruit parts were obtained with different buffers and assessed as to their protein and phenolic compounds content. The three parts of the fruit presented different proportions of these compounds when subject to different extraction conditions, with the highest concentrations of proteins being found in the seed and phenolic compounds in the peel of the studied fruit. Bioactive proteins (protease inhibitors and lectins) were detected through inhibitory tests for trypsin and chymotrypsin and hemagglutinating activity tests with human erythrocytes. A variation of 400 to 9600 inhibition units for the trypsin in the analyzed extracts, whereas for chymotrypsin a variation of 200 to 2500 in the inhibition units for the three fruit parts, considering the different extraction conditions were identified. The extracts obtained from the seeds and the peel presented titers higher than 0.9 hemagglutination units, suggesting that the by-products from the processing of A. x atemoya are potential sources of bioactive molecules.

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