Optimization of DES-based Pretreatment for Enhanced Lignin Removal from Sugarcane Bagasse: An Experimental and Response Surface Methodology Approach.
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Green Chemistry Breakthrough: DES Pretreatment Boosts Lignin Removal from Sugarcane Bagasse

A new study demonstrates optimized DES pretreatment for efficient lignin removal from sugarcane bagasse, achieving 80.14% efficiency at mild temperatures. Using RSM-CCD, researchers identified ideal conditions and confirmed structural changes through FTIR, XRD, and SEM. A major advancement in green, sustainable biomass processing.
Synthesis of Musa acuminata nanofertilizer and its impact on germination efficiency and yield of Solanum lycopersicum.
Posted inAgriculture Emerging Science Plant Nutrition

केरा बोक्राबाट बनेको नयाँ मलले टमाटरको बाली बढायो उत्पादन र अंकुरण क्षमता

हालै भारतका अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले केरा (Musa acuminata) बोक्राबाट बनाइएको न्यानो मल (nanofertilizer) तयार पारेका छन्, जसले टमाटर बालीको अंकुरण र फल उत्पादन दुवैमा उल्लेखनीय सुधार देखाएको छ।
Integrating greener, sustainable management tactics to minimise fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) damage in maize
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India’s Greener Battle Against the Fall Armyworm: Integrated Sustainable Tactics Boost Maize Yields

A new ICAR-CIMMYT study published in International Journal of Tropical Insect Science demonstrates how integrating eco-friendly practices—pheromone traps, bird perches, neem-based biopesticides, and entomopathogenic fungi—reduced Spodoptera frugiperda damage and increased maize yields by over 10% in India.