Introduction Biomass energy, a form of energy from organic matter, accounts for about 15% of the Philippine’s energy mix. The Philippines, an agricultural country and an archipelago with growing urban centers, is rich in potential biomass resources. However, the Philippines is still dependent upon fossil fuels. While generating both fossil and biological fuels require processing of organic matter, fossil fuels release the carbon from deep underground that has not been actively released for millions
color intensity based on the soaking time. Wines can be classified by their taste also. The sweetness of the wine helps us to judge the wine by its taste. Classification of the wine according to the taste is as follows: • Dry wines • Medium Wines • Sweet wines Red wines are colour wines. Red wines are made from the red grape varieties. These wines get their color by allowing the skin of the grapes to get contact with the grape juice during the wine making process. Red wines are available in different
this chapter an overview of the research is presented. The chapter provides some highlights on the importance of maize in Malawi, the background of the Farm Input Subsidy Program, problem statement, justification, objectives and organization of the study. 1.1 Background of the Farm Input Subsidy Program in Malawi Malawi is a noncoastal tropical country that has a population of over thirteen million. Its economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, which employs about seventy eight percent of the
CHAPTER # 1: LITERATURE REVIEW Gardnerj et al (1956) investigated citric acid production by mutants of Aspergillus niger. The strain of Aspergillus niger was improved by X-rays and ultraviolet irradiations and found that as compared to wild, the mutated strain give more yield of citric acid. They concluded that 80 % of the sugar fermented was obtained in aerated culture, whereas only 21 % was obtained with the parent strain. Banik et al
The ever increasing demand for food and other basic needs has put a lot of pressure on the plant genetic resources (PGR) and diversity particularly in agricultural sector in terms of addressing the accompanied challenges associated with increasing crop productivity. The utilization of PGR in agriculture has not only brought about profound changes in the crop productivity and quality, but has also opened up newer and unforeseen potential vistas including improvement of novel traits by domestication
are commonly cultivated worldwide. The pericarp (the outer most covering of the millet) is of little nutritional significance. Multilayered (five layered) are present in the seed coat or the testa, which is unique compared to other millets such as Sorghum, Pearl millet, Proso millet, and Foxtail millet (FAO,1995) and may this could be one of the possible reasons for the higher dietry fiber content in finger millet. The seed coat is tightly bound to the aleurone layer (a layer between the seed coat
BIOFUELS Two problems roused the world’s concern in recent years. One is energy crisis caused by the squandering of petroleum fuel. Second problem is environmental problems such as greenhouse effect, global warming, etc. To deal with such problems, renewable sources, utilization technology and bioenergy production technology have been developed. Bioethanol as one of the biofuel can be blended in different proportions in automobiles with gasoline. Biobutanol is also a new biofuel (Liu, Wang, & Zhang