Fruits and vegetables are the most utilized commodities among all horticultural crops. They
are consumed raw, minimally processed, as well as processed, due to their nutrients and …

Fruits and vegetables are essential for human nutrition, delivering a substantial proportion of
vitamins, minerals, and fibers in our daily diet. Unfortunately, half the fruits and vegetables …

A large quantity of bananas is produced annually and its peel, which accounts for about one
third of the fruit weight, is mostly discarded as waste. The peel has been traditionally used …

Agro-industrial waste is highly nutritious in nature and facilitates microbial growth. Most
agricultural wastes are lignocellulosic in nature; a large fraction of it is composed of …

The present study reports an eco-friendly, cost efficient, rapid and easy method for synthesis
of silver nanoparticles using banana peel extract (BPE) as a reducing and capping agent …

Agro-food industrial residues (AFIRs) are generated in large quantities all over the world.
The vast majority of these wastes are lignocellulosic wastes that are a source of value …

Bio-inspired silver nanoparticles were synthesized with the aid of a novel, non-toxic, eco-
friendly biological material namely, banana peel extract (BPE). Boiled, crushed, acetone …

Banana (Musaceae) is one of the world's most important fruit crops that is widely cultivated
in tropical countries for its valuable applications in food industry. Its enormous by-products …

Agro-food industrial residues (AFIRs) are produced in vast amounts around the world. These
wastes are commonly called lignocellulosic wastes that are a source of value-added …

Laccases are copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in many fungi. They have received
increasing research attention because of their broad substrate specificity and applicability in …