Volume 10 Issue 1

Determination of Antagonistic Activity and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria and Yeast for Starter Cultures: An Experimental Study to Increase the Production of Fermented Milk Drinks in Kazakhstan

Gulnur Admanova, Svetlana Semenikhina, Alma Utaubayeva, Aiman Nurgaliyeva, Bakshaguli Bakytzhankyzy, Anargul
Berkaliyeva and Hansulu Kuspangalieva
The interest in the study of lactic acid bacteria is due not only to the fact that they play a large and versatile role in human life. Researchers pay special attention to their biological properties, such as adhesiveness, antagonistic, immunoregulatory, antitumor, cytoprotective, and cholesterol-neutralizing activity, phage resistance, and bacteriocinogenity.

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The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Growth, Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidants, Scanning Electron Microscope and Functional Properties on Germination of Cowpea Beans (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)

Dur-e-Shahwar Sattar, Maryam Jalal Ud Din and Javerya Sattar
The motive of the study was to find the effect of various concentrations of silver nanoparticles (20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 ppm) on the germination of cowpea beans. The process involved applying silver nanoparticles to cowpea beans for 2 h followed by germination process for 5-days via jute bag.

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Comparative Evaluation of Egg Quality Traits in Two Exotic Chicken Breeds

Yesihak Yusuf Mummed, Ashenafi Getachew, Kefelegn Kebede and Mengistu Urge
The challenge of meeting the nutritional needs of growing populations in developing countries, like in Ethiopia, underscores the importance of optimizing protein and calorie sources. Traditional animal husbandry in Ethiopia, characterized by low inputs and productivity, contributes to a deficiency in animal protein supply.

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Identification of Good Combiner with Heterotic Group in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Utkarsh Tiwari, Som Veer Singh, Nageshwar, Shivam Tripathi, Mukund Kumar Shukla, Prashant Awasthi, Mayank Tiwari, Pawan Kumar Saini and Avanish Pandey
The current study was carried out in rabi 2021–2022 at Crop Research Farm, Nawabganj, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh, India) to estimate the heterosis and analyze the combining ability in 8 × 8 diallel sets of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum).

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