Northwest Bangladesh is one of the most water stressed regions of the country. All the rivers and channels of the area dry up during the dry season and make the people completely dependent on groundwater. Cultivation of dry season rice which is the lifeline of the livelihood of the region completely relies of groundwater supply....

Rapeseed-Mustard is an important oilseed crop of India. The full potential of this crop is far from being exploited due to several abiotic and biotic stresses. The crop suffers from many fungal diseases and some of these diseases are seed-borne like Alternaria leaf blight, charcoal rot, downy mildew and head rot....

The work embodied in this book is mainly concerned with the isolation and characterization of chemical constituents from a terrestrial medicinal plant Abutilon indicum L of genus Abutilon and its possible biological activities. The isolated compounds were characterized by using various sophisticated spectroscopic techniques....

In the present study biosorption method was used which was quite effective and economical. For this purpose corn cob powder (Zea maize) waste of very popular food crop in Asia was used as biosorbent....

Present study deals with the removal of Congo red through adsorption from its aqueous solution on Raphanus sativus peel. The basic purpose of this study is to evaluate low cost adsorbent for dye removal. Being carcinogen Congo red is hazardous and toxic....

Plant derived products have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. At present, it is estimated that about 80% of world population rely on botanical preparations as medicines to meet their health needs. Herbs and spices are generally considered safe and proved to be effective against certain ailments....

There are many wild relatives that have potential as sources for oil, condiments and other products Brassica is one of the major crop genuses that comprise different kinds of economically important food crops like oilseed, vegetables and condiments....

Initial infection was on the under surface of leaves but under humid conditions white minute pustules developed on both sides. Pustules were also common on inflorescence and floral parts. The upper surface of the leaf became tan. Pustules were surrounded by a yellow halo. A large number of pustules eventually merged together to form larger patches....