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Ultrasonic Enhancement Of Tartary Buckwheat Germination And The Production Of Nutrients In Sprouts, Wang Shunmin, Wang Jianfei

Food and Machinery

Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) seeds were treated using ultrasonic at different power and time and temperature. The exposed grains were germinated, then harvested after incubation on the 2rd, 4th, and 6th days. The effects of ultrasonic on the germination rate of the tartary buckwheat seeds and some nutrient compounds in the sprouts were detected, and the DPPH radical-scavenging activities of the seedlings were investigated. The results showed that with treatment of 280 W ultrasonic, at 20 ℃ for 35 min, the highest rates of initial (88.0%) and final (100.0%) germination were obtained after incubation. With the treatment of 240 W …

Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction And Physicochemical Characteristics Of Collagen From Rabbit-Skin, Zhang Xiaojie, Zhang Yuhao, Ma Liang, Ma Mingsi, Zheng Hong, Sun Yi

Food and Machinery

The application of ultrasonic irradiation to extract pepsin-soluble collagen from the skins of rabbit was investigated in this study. The results showed that the extraction rate of collagen using the ultrasonic irradiation was (83.69±0.51) % and the yield increased by 25% in comparison with the conventional pepsin isolation method. The result of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis confirmed that the subunits structure of collagen using the ultrasonic irradiation was mainly of α1, α2 and β, without subunit degradation. Moreover, the ultraviolet spectrum exhibited a typical absorption peak at 217 nm, indicating that it greatly maintained the characteristics of type I collagen. Additionally, …

The Effect Of Different Hydrolloids On The Quality Of The Germinated Brown Rice Bread, Cao Lei, Xia Qing, Song Yu, Lu Chaoqun, Tao Shu, Liu Chao

Food and Machinery

The effect of different hydrolloids on quality of the germinated brown rice (GBR) bread was investigated in this study, by adding different content of hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, sodium alginate and xanthan gum. The results showed that different hydrolloids had different effects and suitable adding concentration on the bread. Compared with the GBR bread without any hydrolloids, the specific volume of bread increased by 25%, whereas its hardness decreased by 35%. However, the springiness and the cohesiveness increased by 9.5% and 9.8%, respectively, when added with 2% hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose in the bread. After adding 0.1% sodium alginate, the …

Optimization On Extrusion Process Ofaloe-Maize Blend By Linear Interpolation Method, Wei Hongyu, Luo Shaoming, Zhu Lixue, Zhou Yumei

Food and Machinery

Aiming at the problem of low efficiency of by-product in aloe processing, the aloe leaves were dried，crushed and mixed with maize flour, and then were extruded to make aloe-maize health food. Single factor and five factors four levels orthogonal test were used to study the influence of process parameters on characteristics of the extruded products. Linear interpolation method was used to evaluate the products characteristics, and the process parameters were optimized: the feeding rate is 30 r/min, the screw speed is 115 r/min, the water content is 14%, the aloe content is 4% and the extrusion temperature is 150 ℃

Study On Technology Of Coagulated By Fermented Soybean Processing Waste Water, Xie Linglai, Zhao Liangzhong, Yin Lebin, Chen Chuqi, Zhou Juan, Zhu Dan

Food and Machinery

Fermented soybean processing waste water was used as coagulant to produce tofu. On the basis of single factor experiments, the total acid of fermented soybean processing waste water, amount of fermented soybean processing waste water and the temperature of pointing soybean milk were main factors, taking the sensory evaluation score and springiness, and the coagulation conditions were optimized through response surface methodology. Results showed that the optimum coagulation parameters were as follows: the total acid of fermented soybean processing waste water 5.3 g/kg, the amount of fermented soybean processing waste water 29% and the temperature of pointing soymilk 76 ℃. …

Optimization Of Technological Conditions For Enzymatic Hydr Olysis Of Sweet Corn Pulp, Lu Manxia, Zhang Ling, Lin Zhisang, Wang Zeqi, Huang Xiaocui, Xie Huxi

Food and Machinery

The sweet corn juice was prepared by using double enzymes method, i.e. catalyzed by medium temperature α-amylase and saccharifying enzyme. The soluble solid matter content was analyzed as the basis of evaluation. The liquefaction process was investigated in solid-liquid ratio, medium temperature α-amylase dosage, enzymatic hydrolysis temperature and time on the amylolysis effect, and then the effects of the amount of saccharifying enzyme, saccharification temperature and time on the enzyme solution were also studied. On the basis of single factor experiments, the optimum technological conditions of double enzyme hydrolysis for sweet corn were optimized by orthogonal experiment. The results showed …

Research Progress Of Inonotusobliquus Polysaccharides, Chang Chen, Bao Yihong

Food and Machinery

Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide is one of the major constituents of active components in Inonotus obliquus, which has important function on antioxidant, anti-tumor etc. and is one kind of potential health ingredients. Study the progresses of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide, including the extraction, isolation, purification, identification, bioactivity and composition, and offer the futher researchs and prospects of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide.

Statistics And Analysis Of Research Literature Of Genetically Modified Food In China, Wu Songfei, Fan Jinhua

Food and Machinery

Based on the theories of statistics and econometrics, the research selected 341 CNKI research papers on Chinese genetically modified food, published during 1997 and 2016. It was pointed out that these published journals demonstrated a certain degree of concentration, core scholars carried out in-depth researches and research directions representing a certain degree of regularity and extensionality. The results showed that researches of domestic scholars on genetically modified foods tend to increase, while few research literatures on natural science were found. It was necessary that the researchers should commit to studying transgenic engineering technology. However, as social science research literature revealed, …

The Origin Of Ecological Liquor-Making And Its Industrial Thought, Yu Yougui, Zeng Hao

Food and Machinery

The ecological wine products as the center have been provided, and the new model of circular economy have also been built in the industry of ecological liquor-making. Ecological liquor-making embodied in the pursuit of harmony of economic, social and ecological benefits to achieve coordinated development between the human and the nature environment, between the brewing industry and natural environment, and between social and natural environment. It was contained that the harmony thought of Taoist culture, Marx's thought of ecological ethics, the whole idea of system theory, the sustainable development's thinking of scientific development views, and the beautiful Chinese thought of …

Analysis Of Current Situation And Development Tendency Regarding Marine Food Utilization And Processing Industry, Zhang Rongbin, Tang Xu

Food and Machinery

In this paper, it was elaborated the basic situation of marine biology resources and potential of sea food development in China, and the development status of marine food industry was also analyzed. It was summarized that the product category is simple and mainly focuses on frozen seafood. Moreover, the current products feature is of low added-value and utilization rate. Therefore, we raised kinds of restraining factors of seafood industry development in China, and discussed the future trend of seafood industry development in order to promote the marine livelihood and economy.

Nebraska Retailing Activity Changes Since 1990 And The Effect Of The Great Recession By Town/City Size Classes, Anil Giri, Bruce B. Johnson

Cornhusker Economics

Retailing is an important sector of our state’s economy and is watched carefully as an indicator of overall economic performance. This retailing activity, however, is not evenly distributed across different town/ city size classes. Large cities and towns serve as retail centers for larger geographic areas as well as for some nearby small towns. In other words, small trade centers experience trade leakage relative to their population and large centers experience retail gain relative to their population. Relative retail activity can be measured and hence compared using Pull Factor (PF) as a metric.

In essence, PF measures the relative market …

Restoration Of The Iconic Pando Aspen Clone: Emerging Evidence Of Recovery, Paul C. Rogers, Jody A. Gale

Aspen Bibliography

Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is being stressed across the America West from a variety of sources including drought, herbivory, fire suppression, development, and past management practices. Rich assemblages of plants and animals that utilize aspen forests, as well as economic values of tourism, grazing, hunting, and water conservation, make aspen ecosystems among the most valuable vegetation types in this region. The 43-ha Pando clone near Fish Lake, Utah, is an iconic example of an aspen community undergoing rapid decline due to overstory mortality and chronic recruitment failure. As part of a larger project to restore Pando, we fenced, …

Corn Residue Use By Livestock In The United States, Marty R. Schmer, Rachael M. Brown, Virginia L. Jin, Robert B. Mitchell, Daren D. Redfearn

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Corn (Zea mays L.) residue grazing or harvest provides a simple and economical practice to integrate crops and livestock, but limited information is available on how widespread corn residue utilization is practiced by US producers. In 2010, the USDA Economic Research Service surveyed producers from 19 states on corn grain and residue management practices. Total corn residue grazed or harvested was 4.87 million ha. Approximately 4.06 million ha was grazed by 11.7 million livestock (primarily cattle) in 2010. The majority of grazed corn residue occurred in Nebraska (1.91 million ha), Iowa (385,000 ha), South Dakota (361,000 ha), and Kansas …

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 17, 2017, Richard Tinker

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 17, 2017 (1/17/17) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Investigating The Needs Of Agriculture Scholars: The Purdue Report For Ithaka S+R, Jane Kinkus Yatcilla, Marianne Stowell Bracke

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This is Purdue's final report for the Ithaka S+R sponsored mutli-institutional study, "Investigating the Needs of Agricultural Scholars."

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 10, 2017, David Miskus

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 10, 2017 (1/10/17) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Organelle_Pba, A Pipeline For Assembling Chloroplast And Mitochondrial Genomes From Pacbio Dna Sequencing Data, Aboozar Soorni, David Haak, David Zaitlin, Aureliano Bombarely

Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Faculty Publications

Background: The development of long-read sequencing technologies, such as single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing by PacBio, has produced a revolution in the sequencing of small genomes. Sequencing organelle genomes using PacBio long-read data is a cost effective, straightforward approach. Nevertheless, the availability of simple-to-use software to perform the assembly from raw reads is limited at present.

Results: We present Organelle-PBA, a Perl program designed specifically for the assembly of chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes. For chloroplast genomes, the program selects the chloroplast reads from a whole genome sequencing pool, maps the reads to a reference sequence from a closely related species, and …

U.S. Drought Monitor, January 3, 2017, David Miskus

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for January 3, 2017 (1/3/17) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

A Glance At The Wild Flora Of Mount Hermon Lebanon - Beirut Arab University - Research Center For Environment And Development, Safaa Baydoun, Nelly Apostolides Arnold

University Books

This preview is about a few of the fabulous flora and heritage of Mount Hermon, Lebanon. It is one of the deliverables of the Beirut Arab University’s project “Assessment of Flora Biodiversity of Hermon Mountain, Lebanon” that offers a glance of the botanical excursions of the authors and their collaborators over the last three years.

This preview shows only a few species of the flora identified during the work to give an idea about a few fascinating and rare species of Hermon Mountain in Lebanon (see Arnold et al., 2015). Each species is briefly described and accompanied by its distribution …

Exploring Elementary Students’ Scientific Knowledge Of Agriculture Using Evidence-Centered Design, Molly Brandt, Cory Forbes, Jenny Keshwani

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The public is more disconnected from agriculture than ever. Americans are now two to four generations removed from the farm with a majority of Americans having no direct experience in agriculture. As a result, the public lacks the knowledge and appreciation of the food, fuel, and fiber it demands. The National Agricultural Learning Objectives (NALOs) were recently developed to describe students’ agricultural knowledge but have, as yet, not been used to guide research into students’ agricultural literacy. The purpose of this project is to further understand students’ agricultural literacy through NALO-based assessment of students’ knowledge. This study focused on the …