A chemical method to synthesize amorphous silica nanoparticles from the incinerated paddy
straw has been introduced. The synthesis was conducted through the hydrolysis by alkaline …

Rice straw is made up of hemicelluloses (19–27%), celluloses (32–47%), lignin (5–24%),
and ash (13–20%), which are all agricultural waste. Rice straw ash is considered a …

One of the major fungal disease of rice that farmers are facing today were rice blast and
sheath blight. These diseases cause drastic decrease in the productivity and become a …

Rice is being increasingly exposed to inorganic arsenic and this affects half of the world
population because they are rice consumers. In this study, pot experiments were carried out …

Rice cultivars from japonica and indica lineage possess differential resistance against blast
fungus as a result of genetic divergence. Whether different rice cultivars also show distinct …

The agriculture sector plays an important role in economic development in providing rural
employment, uplifting rural incomes and ensuring national food security. Harumanis mango …

Heavy metal contamination such as arsenic becomes serious threat to the health and
environment of many millions in a worldwide. Arsenic contamination especially in paddy …

This study aims to determine the effects of the natural product aloesin against Magnaporthe
oryzae. The results exposed that aloesin had a high inhibitory effect on appressorium …

Clinacanthus nutans is widely used as an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic and
cytotoxic agent in Asian countries such as Thailand and Malaysia. Our previous study …

Rice blast disease caused by Pyricularia oryzae is the most destructive disease of rice
worldwide. It kills seedlings or plants up to the tillering stage. The most common practice …