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Assam Silk

Assam Silk We the people of northeast always take pride of our invaluable wealth of prehistoric memories, legends, mythology and history. Assam being the gateway of the northeast, also goes by the name “The silk heaven of India”, it is the reputation set up by the skilled weavers of the state.

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Shatavari: A potential herbal feed additive

Shatavari: A potential herbal feed additive Sikhamoni Haloi*, Robin Bhuyan, Lakhyajyoti Borah and B.N. Saikia Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati 781022, India *Corresponding author, email: sikhahaloi@rediffmail.com Introduction Milk is considered as a wholesome food for people of all ages. The demand for milk is growing rapidly with

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When battling COVID-19, another agricultural pandemic on its way – African Swine Fever

                                               Dr. Sangeeta Das                                              M.V.Sc Scholar Department of Veterinary Microbiology College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 Email id: sangitakashyap9864@gmail.com [This article has been published in view of the current

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FLOWER AS A DELICACY

Bhanita Talukdar Research Scholar  Cotton University Edible flowers have been used in culinary arts for flavour and garnish for hundreds of years. Most edible flowers are seasonal and some are sold in local markets. The most common way to consume edible flowers is in fresh but they can also be consumed dried, canned

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ARTIFICIAL CELLS AND PROSPECT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS

Simanta Koushik and Lukumoni Buragohain Department of Animal Biotechnology College of Veterinary Science, AAU Khanapara, Guwahati-22 INTRODUCTION: Artificial cells are engineered particles that mimic one or many characters of a biological cell. They can be integral biological cell imitators with cell-like structures or engineered materials which exhibit some of the key characteristics of living cells.

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EFFECT OF SOIL NITROGEN ON QUALITY OF TEA PLANT

Pubali Bhuyan Research Scholar   pubalibhuyan14feb@gmail.com             Dept. of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University Besides several mineral nutrients required for plant growth, nitrogen is also required in the largest amounts and is most often limiting. Although some plant species are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic relationships with soil microbes,

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DNA SEQUENCING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Biswajyoti Borah Department of Animal Biotechnology College of veterinary science, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the blueprint of life found in each cell. It is responsible for storing heredity information over generations through DNA replication, and transcription followed by translation. It is a double-stranded molecule, where four nitrogenous bases namely adenine, guanine,

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