The study, on the possibilities of using Leptadenia hastata in the degraded lands reclamation, was carried out on sand dune and lateritic soils in the district of Niamey (Niger). The aim is to investigate the capacity of L. hastata to grow and to develop on degraded soils. Three (3) experimental sites were selected: a plateau field, a sand dune field and a nursery. Observations and measurements made included (i) adaptation parameters of the species, including growth in length, roots and leaves of cuttings and seedlings from seeds, recovery and regeneration of cuttings, survival of cuttings and seedlings and (ii) soils protection parameters such as seedlings covered area and herbaceous species inventory which seeds were trapped with sediment loads under L. hastata plants. Results showed that, in the nursery, the weekly growth of seedlings is greater on the sand dune soil than that on the lateritic on with average values of 6.80 ± 4.94 and 3.12 ± 2.12 cm/week, respectively. On the field sites, the average growth of plants twigs, weekly observed, is always greater on the sand dune site with a value of 15.00 ± 1.04 cm than that on the lateritic one. Two months after cuttings have been made, their main branches showed more significant growth on sandy soil (70.64 ± 41.88 cm) than on the lateritic one (57.76 ± 31.70 cm). Also, analysis of variance showed a very significant difference in leaf length and width on the soil types. Leaves are longer on seedlings (14.61 ± 1.64 cm) while larger on cuttings (8.42 ± 0.74 cm). These results showed a high survival capacity of L. hastata species, an easy propagation through vegetative method at lower cost. Also, the species contributes effectively to restore plant biodiversity on degraded soils. The study showed that this species could be used in land reclamation in Niger.
The fresh water spring ecosystems situated at foot hills of Pir Panchal Range of Kashmir Himalayas   are the main source of drinking water to the rising populations and irrigating the fields. These fresh water resources are being lost gradually due to contamination through natural as well as human interferences. Moreover, our knowledge of fresh spring ecosystems under temperate ecologies  is very little and the nutrient enrichment in these springs results in greater algal growth, physico-chemical and biological changes that are detrimental to native species besides human health. The present study on water quality of five famous freshwater springs of PirPanjal range of Kashmir Himalayas which are main source of drinking water and irrigation of the respective areas revealed that  though there was a significant variation in all the physico-chemical water characteristics of all the fresh water springs under study especially for   electric conductivity, free co2 , total alkalinity, total hardness, chloride content, dissolved oxygen, presence of ammonical nitrogen, ortho-phosphate phosphorus, sulphates ,heavy metals especially zinc and iron. However, the range of variation of these parameters was within the permissible limits of WHO standards. The overall water quality of all these springs under studyis thus quiet feasible for drinking purposes
The present study is to determine the effect of repellent and attracting of powders and essential oils of Eucalyptuscamaldulensis and Artemisia herbaalba. The results approved their effectiveness against
third instar of larvae and adults of khapra beetTrogodermagranarium. The rate of repellent Eucalyptus powder was 85.9% and 25.9%, while the rate of attraction decreased to 9.96% and 8.11% for larvae and adults respectively, while the rate of expulsion of Artemisia herbaalba was 77.36% and 20.7%, while the attracting rate was 17.34% and 6.64% for larvae and adults respectively, while the average rate of expulsion of essential oils of Eucalyptus was 60.75 and 55.16%. The rate of attraction decreased to 6.31% and 3.66% for larvae and adults respectively, the rate of expulsion of essential oils was 81.83% and 34.75% , while the attracting rate decreased to 5.87% and 1.83% for larvae and adults respectively, the effect of expulsion increased with increased concentration and exposure time. It is therefore possible to use essential oils and powders for both E. camaldulensis and A. herbaalba in the applied field for the management of the pest population in the stores.
Fish Protein Isolates (FPIs) are derived from fish with a high protein
content of over 90%. Depending on their original and production
methods, FPIs would have different functional properties, such as
dissolving, aroma fixing, foaming, emulsifying... In that, FPI’s
emulsifying abilityhas been considered as one of the most important
surfactant properties.FPI’s emulsifying ability much relied on its
purification. Recently, there are many methods to purify FPI but
using membrane is an increasingly popular one. This research
focuses on the effect of experimental factors toobtain FPI from
Pangasius hypophthalmus by-product with the emulsifying property
during membrane filtration; optimization by using the surface
response method (RSM) in order to take the highest FPI yield. At the
same time, we simultaneously examine the molecular weight of
proteinsin the FPI as well as FPI’s chemical composition. Results
showed that the highest FPI recovery yield was 65.31% at the
membrane filtration conditions: input flow temperature 400C; input
flow/velocity 44 L/h; pressure 22 bar. After membrane filtration, the
chemical composition of FPI: protein 93.63%, lipide 0.11%, moisture
4.76% and ash 1.50%. Protein ratios basing on molecular weights in
FPI: <3 kDa: 0.11%; from 3 kDa to <5 kDa: 0.23%; from 5 kDa to
<7 kDa: 9.28%; 87.80%, from 10 kDa to 20 kDa: 2.52%, from and
over 20 kDa: 0.06%