Sagar Maitra, Akbar Hossain, Marián Brestič, Milan Skalický et al.
Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of creation of ecological imbalance and degradation of natural resources. On the other hand, intercropping systems, ...
Umakanta Sarker, Md. Motaher Hossain, Shinya Oba
Abstract Amaranth has two morphological types described as red and green morphs. Previous studies have extensively characterised red morph amaranth regarding both morphological and chemical properties including antioxidant activity, antioxidant phytochemical profile, mineral content and proximate co...
Umakanta Sarker, Shinya Oba, Moses Ahmed Daramy
Abstract We evaluated 17 genotypes of stem amaranth ( Amaranthus lividus ) in terms of dietary fiber, moisture, carbohydrates, fat, ash, gross energy, protein, minerals, phytopigments, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), vitamins, total flavonoids (TFC), total polyphenols (TPC) and their variations. S...
Umakanta Sarker, Shinya Oba
Amaranth has two morphological types (morphs), one is red and another is green morph. Red morph amaranth is a marvelous source of nutrients, antioxidant pigments, minerals, and phytochemicals compared to green morph amaranth. For this purpose, we selected 25 red morph genotypes to evaluate in terms ...
John Connolly, H. C. Goma, Khalid Abdul Rahim
This paper examines indicators and methods currently used in intercropping research. A review of papers in Experimental Agriculture and Journal of Agricultural Science (Cambridge) in the years 1990-1999 gave 50 papers on intercropping from which 72 experiments were examined. The objectives of experi...
MRA Redoy, AAS Shuvo, Long Cheng, Mohammad Al-Mamun
There is a wide range of feed additives deliberately designed to be used in sheep diets that can improve production performance. Whereas herbal supplementation is gaining popularity not only for improving sheep productivity and mutton quality but also for safe application without any harmful residua...
Umakanta Sarker, Shinya Oba, Sezai Erċışlı, Amine Assouguem et al.
Leafy vegetables are susceptible to drought stress. Amaranthus tricolor vegetables are resistant to abiotic stress, including drought, and are a source of ample natural phytochemicals of interest to the food industry due to their benefits to consumers’ health. Hence, the selected drought-resistant a...
Umakanta Sarker, Ya‐Ping Lin, Shinya Oba, Yosuke Yoshioka et al.
Climate change causes environmental variation worldwide, which is one of the most serious threats to global food security. In addition, more than 2 billion people in the world are reported to suffer from serious malnutrition, referred to as 'hidden hunger.' Dependence on only a few crops could lead ...
Umakanta Sarker, Tofazzal Islam, Golam Rabbani, Shinya Oba
Twenty five vegetable amaranth genotypes were evaluated to investigate the antioxidant vitamins and minerals composition and its genetic variability in a RCBD with three replications at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in Bangladesh during kharif1 season 2012 and 2013, respe...
ABM Jamil, Md Rashedunnabi Akanda, Md. Mahfujur Rahman, Hemayet Hossain et al.
The study was conducted to evaluate the prebiotic effects of Spirulina as a growth and immunity promoter for broiler chickens. Birds (n=100) were randomly and equally distributed into four groups (T0, T1, T2 and T3) and fed on a diet containing 0, 2, 4 and 8 g Spirulina/kg feed respectively for 4 we...
K.M.S. Islam
AbstractOrganic acids and their salts have been approved by European legislation as an alternate source of antibiotic growth promoter in diets, because antibiotics are associated with problems due to potential residual effects via food animals developing resistant strains of pathogens. Citric acid (...
Golam Rabbani, M. John Albert, Hamidur Rahman, Asis Kumar Chowdhury
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are produced by bacterial fermentation in the colon and stimulate Na+ and Cl- absorption. We have studied the effects of SCFA on fluid and electrolyte absorption during cholera toxin (CT) -induced colonic secretion in rabbit, using a...
MA Sujon, M Mostofa, MS Jahan, AR Das et al.
A detailed investigation was performed with the aim to find out the indigenous medicinal plants having anthelminthic action. Ten (10) indigenous medicinal plants were primarily selected and the ethanol extracts were prepared for anthelminthic trial and determination of anthelminthic properties in vi...
J.D. Ward, D.D. Readfern, M.E. McCormick, G. J. Cuomo
A 2-yr study was conducted to determine the chemical composition and digestibility of silages made from forage sorghum, pearl millet, and tropical corn managed to optimize forage quality. Silages were ensiled in upright concrete silos lined with plastic and fed to heifers to determine in vivo appare...
Amin Omar Hendawy, Satoshi Sugimura, Kan Sato, Mohamed Mohsen Mansour et al.
Enzymes excreted by rumen microbiome facilitate the conversion of ingested plant materials into major nutrients (e.g., volatile fatty acids (VFA) and microbial proteins) required for animal growth. Diet, animal age, and health affect the structure of the rumen microbial community. Pathogenic organis...