The nutritional composition and vitamin E of three Iraqi okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seeds oil E A S AL-Kanani1, S A H AL-Hilifi1 and A H AL-Kareem1

Abstract This study aimed to determination the nutritional and vitamin E analysis of the three Iraqi cultivars of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seeds oil. The phenolic compound, chlorophyll, carotenoid and minerals (Fe, Zn, Ca, K, Mg, Na, P) were determined in okra seeds oil. The oil from A. esculentus seeds Read more

Hexavalent chromium toxicity induced biochemical perturbation in Tilapia nilotica: role of Phoenix A B Jebur1 and F M El-Demerdash2

Abstract The current study was designed to investigate the protective role of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) water extract (DPE) against oxidative injury induced by different concentrations of hexavalent chromium (CrVI) in liver and muscles of Tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus) fish in vitro. Results demonstrated that CrVI caused a significant concentration-dependent Read more

Improving the sensory and qualitative properties of barley bread using broken wheat wet gluten F A Abadi1 and J M Naser2

Abstract Vital wheat gluten was extracted from broken wheat flour (Triticum aestivum), which is an accidental product during the technical milling process and used to improve the sensory and qualitative properties of bread made using flour from two varieties of Iraqi barley (IPA 99, IPA 265) which were obtained from Read more

The study of chemical content and physicochemical properties of ostrich (Struthio camelus) fat (local) A M Al-Baidhani1 and A H Al-Mossawi1

Abstract The study contains the description of the ostrich fat by estimating the chemical content, which included moisture, protein, fat, ash, cholesterol, minerals and lipid-soluble vitamins, including vitamin (E andA) and the estimation of lipoproteins. Chemical properties were also studied which include peroxide value (PV), free fatty acids (FFA), saponification Read more

Influence of different natural media on production of myco-diesel S A Shafiq1 and R A Chechan2

Abstract The current study was an attempt to produce mycodieselusing by six oleaginous fungal isolatesAspergillusfumigates, Aspergillusterreus, Aspergillusflavus, Trichodermaharizanum, Penicilliumsp. and Fusariumgraminearum during the culturing on natural culture media from various types of agro-wastes as prospective nutritional sources (almonds husks, peanut husks and sunflower husks).The results of biomass (dry weight) showed Read more

Phisco-Chemical analysis and sensory evaluation of Iraqi cake incorporated with grape and date (Zahidi) syrup M A Alsirrag1, A A Hussein1, H A Awahd1, J M Awda2, Z M Al-Masoudi3 and M M Almosawy4

Abstract In this research, The effect of substituting sucrose with different level of DS and DG (0, 25, 30,50,70 and 100%) on the physiochemical, microbial and sensory properties of cake were studied. Cake models were as well construed for microbial content and organic structure during, before then next 35 days Read more

Physicochemical, rheological and sensory properties of yogurt flavored with sweet orange (citrus sinensis) marmalade Dhia I Al-Bedrani1, Q H ALKaisy1 and Z M Mohammed1

Abstract The current study was conducted to determine the effect of adding different ratios of orange marmalade on physicochemical, rheological and sensory properties of the yogurt that produced by using the whole bovine milk pH 6.7 and total acidity 0.16% which divided into four treatments: T2,T3,T4 with adding orange marmalade Read more

Usage of some Halo bacteria species to alleviate sodium chloride toxicity in Vigna radiate L. cuttings in terms rooting response K A Hussein1, N H Kadhum1 and M R Sharqi1

Abstract Four1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase enzyme-producing halotolerant bacterial isolates were used to remove toxic concentration of NaCl salt (75 mM) for mung bean as an experimental system in terms of the rooting response by regulating ethylene levels in mung bean. Mung bean was supplied by combination (inoculated DF media with all Read more

The effect of foliar application of the bio-stimulant “Felloton” on growth and yield of wheat. B A Assal1, I T Khalaf2, H Kadheim1 and R R Arak1

Abstract A field experiment was carried out to study the effect of spraying a sea weed extract with different concentration on growth and yield of two wheat cultivars (Barcelona and IPA99). The planets were fertilized with 40Kg N + 40Kg P hectare−1 as basal application. At the jointing stage the nutritional Read more

The effect of tillage and pulverization equipment on beans growth and some technical indication for machinery unit K Z Amer1 and K H Swain2

Abstract This experiment was conducted in an agricultural field in Hindiah district in the Secret province of Karbala, in a silt loam soil during the year 2019, to study the effect of tow types of plows the sweep and chisel plow (factor1) and tow types of pulverization equipment Rotavator and Read more