A pesticide is any biological, physical or chemical substance used to control, destroy or repel a pest. A fungicide is a chemical pesticide compound that kills or inhibits the growth of fungi. As fungicides can be toxic to humans and present chronic problems when contaminated food is consumed by people, it is important to monitor […]

A pesticide is any biological, physical or chemical substance used to control, destroy or repel a pest. A fungicide is a chemical pesticide compound that kills or inhabits the growth of fungi. As fungicides can be toxic to humans and present chronic problems when contaminated food is consumed by people, it is important to monitor […]

One of the important properties of lubricating oil is its oxidative staility. Oxidative stability is achieved when the lubricating oil is able to resist oxidation, depanding on the degree of saturation, the presence of natural or added antioxidants, prooxidants or prior abuse. Vegetable oil-based lubricants have been known to exhibit inferior oxidative stability although other […]

Shake-flask cultivation is a very effective method for growing cells on a laboratory-scale; however, its usefulness is restricted by inter-flask variation and lack of control over the culture environment. In comparison, biorectors confer many advantages for the growth of plant cell and organ cultures. Most biorectors have either mechanical or gas agitation for proper mixing […]

Basal stem rot (BSR) of oil palm is a disease caused by a few species of Genoderma (Idris et al., 2000a, b). It is a major disease inflicting significant losses in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia (Turner and Gillbanks, 2003). The disease causes the death of more than 80% of oil palm plantings midway through […]