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CHANGES IN FAT AND FATTY ACID CONTENT OF SOYBEAN SEEDS STORED IN DIFFERENT PACKAGING MATERIALS

Vasantharuba, Sivakanesan, R S (2005)

Soybean has been considered as an important world crop as it has a unique chemical composition. On an average dry matter basis, soybean contains about 20% fat which contains a high proportion of essential fatty acids such ...
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CULTIVARS AND PREPARATION METHODS ON VITAMIN E, TOTAL FAT AND FATTY ACID CONTENT OF SOYBEAN

Vasantharuba, Liyanage, P.K S; Sivakanesan, R (2006)

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] has been considered an important crop in the world because of its unique nutritional composition. On an average dry matter basis, soybean contains about 20% fat. Soy fat contains a high ...
CHANGES IN VITAMIN E AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID CONTENTS AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP IN SOYBEAN SEEDS DURING GERMINATION AND STORAGE

Vasantharuba, Wijesinghe, D.G.N.G S; Sivakanesan, R (2007)

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is considered an important crop in the world owing to its unique nutritional composition. On an average dry matter basis, soybean contains about 20% fat. Soy fat contains a high proportion ...
BLENDING UREA WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS POSSESSING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY ON NITRIFICATION AND AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION IN A TROPICAL SOIL

Gnanavelrajah, N. (World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2007)

Different organic materials posses sing antimicrobial properties have the ability to retard nitrification. Nitrification retarders could be successfully used to improve fertilizer efficiency if the retarders do not increase ...
A WATERSHED-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE CARBON STOCK: GIS APPLICATION IN KHLONG YAI WATERSHED OF THAILAND

Shrestha, R.P.; Gnanavelrajah, N.; Samarakoon, L. (28th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, 2007-11-12)

A study was carried out to assess the current carbon stock in different agricultural land uses and investigate the respective trend of changes in the coming ten years using available methodologies. A nested quadrate sampling ...
CARBON STOCK ASSESSMENT AND SOIL CARBON MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL LAND-USES IN THAILAND

Gnanavelrajah, N.; Shrestha, R.P.; Schmidt-Vogt, D.; Samarakoon, L. (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-12)

The organic carbon pool in agricultural land-uses is capable of enhancing agricultural sustainability and serving as a potential sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. A study was carried out to estimate and map carbon stock ...
COMPARISON OF THE GLYCEMIC INDEX OF THE WHEAT FLOUR BREAD AND MALTED RICE-WHEAT BREAD AVAILABLE AT JAFFNA IN SRI LANKA

Raguparan, P.; Veluppillai, S.; Thayaananthan, K.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Journal of Research in Bioscience, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 23-28, 2008., 2008)

The glycemic index (GI) is an important parameter of food quality which compares the hyperglycemic effect of a tested meal with pure glucose (or another defined standard food). The glycemic index of different types of ...
COMPARISON OF THE GLYCEMIC INDEX OF THE WHEAT FLOUR BREAD AND MALTED RICE-WHEAT BREAD

Raguparan, P.; Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Proceedings of 15th Annual sessions, Jaffna Science Association, 2008)

The glycemic index (GI) is an important parameter of food quality which compares the hyperglycemic effect of a tested meal with pure glucose (or another defined standard food). The glycemic index of different types of ...
IMPROVING MALTING OF A LOCAL VARIETY OF RICE (MOTTAIKKARUPPAN) AND ANALYSIS OF BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OCCURRING DURING MALTING

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Proceedings of 15th Annual sessions, Jaffna Science Association, 2008)

Malting improves the nutritional value of seeds. The aim of this study was to improve the malting technique of rice grains and to determine the biochemical changes during malting of dehusked unpolished rice grain ...
PRODUCTION OF MALTED RICE-WHEAT BREAD WITH GOOD PHYSICAL AND SENSORY QUALITY

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Proceedings of 15th Annual sessions, Jaffna Science Association, 2008)

The feasibility of partially replacing wheat flour with malted rice flour in bread making was evaluated in several formulations aiming to find a flour mixture for the production of malted rice-wheat bread with better ...
ANALYSIS OF DRINKING WATER IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF JAFFNA PENINSULA FOR BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION DURING DRY AND WET SEASONS

Rajendran, B.; Balakumar, S.; Vasantharuba, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (2008)

Improving access to safe drinking water can result in tangible benefits to health. Ground water is an important natural resource in the Jaffna peninsula. The population of the Jaffna peninsula is entirely dependent on the ...
ASSESSING BIOPHYSICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITION FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

Rajendra, P.S.; Gnanavelrajah, N. (Proceedings of the third GMSARN International Conference, 2008-11-12)

A study was carried out at Khlong Yai watershed of Thailand to assess soil erosion, and land suitability evaluation to examine the general land degradation status in terms of appropriateness of present land uses, and explore ...
OPTIMIZATION OF CULTURE CONDITIONS FOR BAKER’S YEAST CELL MASS PRODUCTION- A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Inparuban, K.; Balakumar, S.; Vasantharuba, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (2009)

The aim of this study was to find out suitable culture conditions to improve the cell mass production of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S.cerevisiae was grown in a medium(300C, pH 5.0) with sucrose (Table sugar) from 10 to 50 ...
BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH GERMINATING RICE GRAINS (ORYZA SATIVA L. SUBSP. INDICA VAR. MOTTAIKARUPPAN) AND GERMINATION IMPROVEMENT

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Rice Science, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 240-242, 2009., 2009)

To determine biochemical changes during the germination of rice grains (Oryza sativa L. subsp. indica var. Mottaikaruppan) and to improve germination rate using gibberellic acid and surfactants [sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) ...
EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES OF SOME SELECTED RICE VARIETIES AT JAFFNA PENINSULA IN SRI LANKA

Nirajini, B. (2009)

The study was undertaken to evaluate the nutritive qualities of twelve selected rice varieties cultivated in Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. It includes both traditional and improved varieties. Furthermore, it is intended ...
EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL LAND-USES- A CASE STUDY IN A TROPICAL SUB-WATERSHED

Gnanavelrajah, N. (Proceedings of the first annual research conference of the University of Jaffna, 2010)

This study aimed to assess agricultural land-uses for sustainability in a sub-watershed integrating biophysical and socioeconomic factors. A step by step approach of estimating current level of carbon sequestration, plant ...
EFFECT OF NEEM LEAF ON NITRIFICATION AND SELECTED PROPRETIES OF SOIL AMENDED WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES OF NITROGEN

Sivasakthy, K.; Gnanavelrajah, N. (Journal of Science and Management, 2010)

A laboratory incubation study was carried out in Calcic Red Yellow Latosols fertilized with urea, compost and poultry manure to find out the effect of different N sources with locally available potential nitrification ...
LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION: A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT – A CASE STUDY

Gnanavelrajah, N. (Proceedings of annual Research sessions, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2010)

Land-use suitability analysis is one of the most useful applications of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for spatial planning and management. Biophysical suitability of the agricultural land-uses was evaluated by ...
OPTIMIZATION OF BREAD PREPARATION FROM WHEAT FLOUR AND MALTED RICE FLOUR

Veluppillai, S.; Nithyanantharajah, K.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S.; Arasaratnam, V. (In Rice Science, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 51-59, 2010., 2010)

The feasibility of partially replacing wheat flour with malted rice flour in bread making was evaluated in several formulations, aiming to find a formulation for the production of malted rice-wheat bread with better ...
EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF COOKING AND EATING CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME SELECTED RICE VARIETIES IN JAFFNA PENINSULA

Nirajini, B.; Vasantharuba, S. (2010)

The study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the cooking and eating characteristics of twelve rice varieties selected from different areas of Jaffna peninsula which include both traditional and improved varieties. It ...

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