A5064405328- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
- Potato Plant Research
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Food composition and properties
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Plant responses to water stress
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- GABA and Rice Research
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
Punjab Agricultural University
2015-2025
There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy to. In this war, chemicals act as both weapons messengers. Insect–plant co-evolution going on for millions of years. Plants look new strategies to avoid insect pests insects, in turn, ready develop counter-adaptations. This intricate interaction has led the development number plant defensive traits counter-adaptive features well. Both have developed morphological biochemical dodge each other’s...
Nano-fertilizers of essential plant nutrients, including micronutrients, have the potential to improve nutrient use efficiency and productivity field crops in deficient soils. The present study reports comparative influence zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) bulk Zn salt (ZnSO4) on growth, yield, quality fodder maize (Zea mays) (var. J-1006) cultivated under conditions year 2019. Three levels (0, 20, 40 mg L−1) fertilizers were used for seed priming coating triplicate following randomized...
For the extraction of sugars and their subsequent conversion into ethanol, removing lignin from sugarcane bagasse is a major challenge attributed to its recalcitrant nature. This study compares efficacy green deep eutectic solvents with conventional acid/alkali pre-treatments for delignification bagasse. Among different solvent pre-treatments, maximum removal i.e. 77.37% was reported when treated choline chloride: formic acid (1:2) 6 h. The comparison between pretreatments revealed that...
The impact of polymer-based slow-release urea formulations on soil microbial N dynamics in potatoes has been sparingly deciphered. present study investigated the effect a biodegradable nano-polymer formulation enzymatic activities and microflora involved cycling potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). nano-chitosan-urea composite (NCUC) treatment significantly increased dehydrogenase activity, organic carbon content available potassium compared to conventional (CU) treatment. ammonical nitrogen...
Crop productivity is greatly influenced by various environmental stresses, of which insect herbivory-induced biotic stress assumes much significance. As a consequence herbivory, number plant biochemical processes involved in the tolerance mechanism are affected. Different studies have demonstrated diverse functional role oxidative enzymes protecting plants against induced herbivory. Comprehensive profiling stress-associated most relevant to successful molecular breeding stress-tolerant crop...
Three consortia were developed out of the ligninolytic fungal isolates for pretreatment rice straw. The consortium Pleurotus ostreatus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium , produced maximum laccase (Lac), lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese (MnP) activities 2.40 nkat/gds, 37.92 62.50 respectively. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD) was used to optimize straw under solid state conditions. With a desirability value 0.862, optimum conditions (moisture, 121.1%;...
Rice straw which predominantly contains cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, can be converted into value-added product such as bio-compost. The present study was planned to carry out rice degradation, added with agricultural residues like bran fruit waste in different combinations, standard fungal culture of Trichodermaharzianum MTCC 8230. moistened sterilized water five proportions. experimental trays were inoculated spore suspension (1 × 108 spores/ml) T. harzanium. observed for change pH,...
Background: The presence of lignin in rice straw, an abundant biomass acts as a barrier preventing the enzyme accessibility to cellulose and hemicellulose for hydrolysis fermentation ethanol. This makes pretreatment integral step which can broadly be classified into physical, chemical, biological pretreatments. While physical chemical pretreatments involve high cost inputs produce inhibitors thus polluting environment, is accomplished at low temperature pressure without using expensive...
Lignocellulosic biomass is considered to be an inexhaustible biopolymer known mankind.For the successful exploitation of lignocellulosic biomass, such as rice straw, a substrate for production industrially significant value-added products, bioethanol, its conversion into fermentable sugars, sugar acids and phenolics most imperative step.Enzymatic hydrolysis lignocelluloses performed by cellulases, complex enzyme system comprising endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase, exo-1,4-β-D-glucanase...
The production of cellulases is an important strategy for the development sustainable second-generation ethanol processes. present study was undertaken to select cheap and efficient agricultural residue suitable cellulase using fungus Humicola insolens. Six different residues viz., paddy straw, soybean pod husk, sugarcane bagasse, groundnut shells, corn stalks pigeonpea husk were used as substrate in solid state fermentation medium. Among all substrates, maximum filter paper (FPase),...