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Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2013

  • Systematic Studies on Cucurbitaceae Family at Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

    A H M Mahbubur Rahman

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2013
    Pages: 10-15
    Received: 17 May 2013
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    Published: 10 June 2013
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    Abstract: Systematic investigation on the family Cucurbitaceae growing throughout the Rajshahi Division situated in the northern parts of Bangladesh was carried out. A total of 24 species under 13 genera of the family Cucurbitaceae were collected and identified. A complete taxonomic account of each species has been given along with their current name, local ... Show More
  • The Effects of Variable Light and Lipids on the Water Column Distribution and Interactions of Phytoplankton

    Cody Bartlett Smith, Kalina Marinova Manoylov

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2013
    Pages: 16-24
    Received: 14 May 2013
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    Published: 30 June 2013
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    Abstract: The mechanisms and stimuli that control buoyancy and population numbers in planktonic diatoms are poorly understood. Light, lipids, biovolume, size, and ion regulation have been suggested as possible mechanisms controlling water column distribution. In this study, changes in buoyancy of algae grown as combinations of mono and mixed cultures were me... Show More
  • Variability in Antinutritional Compounds in Hempseed Meal of Italian and French Varieties

    Roberto Russo, Remo Reggiani

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, May 2013
    Pages: 25-29
    Received: 23 May 2013
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    Published: 30 June 2013
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    Abstract: The use of hempseed flours in the animal diets may be limited by the presence of antinutritive compounds. The content of phytic acid, condensed tannins, trypsin inhibitors, cyanogenic glycosides and saponins was evaluated in hempseed meal of three italian varieties (dioecious) and three french varieties (monoecious) of Cannabis sativa L. The analys... Show More