ISSN 2169-3048
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P. K. Usman and J. Bharat Kumar, J. Venkateswara Rao*
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Bagherieh-Najjar Mohammad B, Alishah Omran
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Town Mohammad Hussain*, Thummala Chandrasekhar and Ghanta Rama Gopal
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International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology ISSN 2169-3048 Vol. 12 (3), pp. 001-007, March, 2023. © International Scholars Journals
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Enhancing Mushroom Yield through Compost Supplementation with Locally Available Peats and Secondary Casing Materials
Hakan Simsek1*, Ergun Baysal1, Mehmet Colak1, Hilmi Toker1, and Ferah Yilmaz2
1Mugla University, Faculty of Technical Education, Kotekli, 48000, Mugla, Turkey.
2Mugla University, Mushroom Research Center, Kotekli, 48000, Mugla, Turkey.
Accepted 5 November, 2022
Abstract
The study was conducted to investigate yields of mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) on wheat straw and waste tea leaves based composts. Mixtures (50:50, v/v) of some locally available peats including peat of Bolu (PB), peat of Agacbasi (PA), peat of Caykara (PC) and their mixture (80:20; v/v) with which piece of mosaic and sand were used. Also, some activator materials such as wheat bran, wheat chaff, chicken manure, pigeon manure, and poplar leaves were used for A. bisporus cultivation. The results on wheat straw based composts provided the highest mushroom yield (23.01%) that was obtained on wheat straw and pigeon manure based compost using a mixture of PA with PC (50+50; v/v) as casing material. For waste tea leaves based composts, the highest mushroom yield (24.90%) were recorded on wheat straw and pigeon manure based compost using a mixture of PC with sand (80+20; v/v) as casing material.
Key words: Mushroom, waste tea leaves, wheat straw, activator materials, casing materials, yield.
Mehmet Colak, Ergun Baysal, Hakan Simsek*, Hilmi Toker and Ferah Yilmaz
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Short Communication
Mubashir H. Masoodi*, Bahar Ahmed, Saroor A. Khan, Shamshir Khan and Singh P, Iqbal M. Zargar
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International Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology ISSN 2169-3048 Vol. 12 (1), pp. 001-006, January, 2023. © International Scholars Journals
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Enhanced Phagocytosis and Antibody Production by Tinospora cordifolia - A new dimension in Immunomodulation
M. S. Ranjith1*, A.J.A. Ranjitsingh2, S. Gokul Shankar3, G. S. Vijayalaksmi5, K. Deepa5 and Harcharan Singh Sidhu1
1Microbiology Unit, AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia.
2Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi, India.
3R and D Center, Cholayil Private Limited, Chennai, India.
4Sri Paramakalyani Center for Environmental Sciences, M.S. University, Tirunelveli, India.
5Anatomy Unit, AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia.
Accepted 18 December, 2022
Abstract
Tinospora cordifolia (guduchi) is a widely used shrub in ayurvedic systems of medicine known to possess immunomodulatory properties. In the present study the aqueous extract of T. cordifolia was found to enhance phagocytosis in vitro. The aqueous and ethanolic extracts also induced an increase in antibody production in vivo.
Key words: Immunomodulation, phagocytosis assay, Tinospora cordifolia.
K. Deepa and Harcharan Singh Sidhu, A.J.A. Ranjitsingh, G. S. Vijayalaksmi, S. Gokul Shankar, M. S. Ranjith*
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