| Author | Baruah, Rupak |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-94-03 |
| Subject(s) | Spraying and dusting in agriculture
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AE-94-03 |
| Abstract | Cassava ( Manihot esculenta) leaf was treated with enzymes
namely, cellulase, pectinase, papain and bromelain. Only cellulase
was succeed in cassava leaves treatment in term of degradation
cellulose in cassava leaves to glucose by Glucostat as the method
of glucose determination . Other enzymes such pectinase, papain and
bromelain showed no reaction with cassava leaves as substrate. The
optimum conditions of cellulase enzyme are pH 4.8 and temperature
50°C . The optimum of cassava leaves concentration for cellulase
reaction is 25.0% (w/v) and the optimum cellulase concentration is
1 . 0% (w/w). The reaction time was indicated when the reaction was
taken placed in 10 liter reactor which pointed 6 hours for the
reaction time. Treated cassava leaves was recovered by oven dry at
70"C for 24 hours which provided 10.86% in fiber content (lower
than untreated sundried cassava leaves) and higher in ash content
i.e . 12.00%. Daily Weight Gain (DWG) of fish fed by treated
cassava leaves (cellulase treatment) was 0 . 68 which was not
significant higher than untreated cassavs leaves . For feed
utilization of fish fed by treated cassava leaves there were 59.53%
in Apparent Prate in Digestibility ( APD) , 5 8. 60% in Total
Digestibility (TD), 15.26% in Apparent Net Pratein Utilization
( ANPU) and 1. 0% . in Protein Eff iceincy Ratio (PER) which were
comparable to untrated cassava leaves. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AE-94-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Yakupitiyage, Amararatne |
| Examination Committee(s) | Edwards, Peter;Sarath Ilangantileke;Little, David |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | International Development Research Center
(IDRC, Canada) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |