What is the suitable method to find out the DC conductivity of glass and hence activation energy for the conduction, experimentally?

I am preparing oxide glasses (Silicon-phosphate) by melting and quenching method. I want to measure DC conductivity of the glass obtained after annealing. I am trying with Van der Pauw Four probe...

27 August 2020 922 3 View

How can I connect Matlab with Digsilent?

I want to know how could it be possible to make a connection between Matlab and Digsilent. for example, the power system is modeled in Digsilent and an optimal power flow problem is intended to be...

07 June 2020 8,137 3 View

How to do molecular dynamic simulation?

I want to carryout molecular dynamic simulation of some amphiphilic molecules to study their assembling behavior. My particular interest is in the lamellar bilayer arrangements. Someone, please...

16 May 2019 9,997 7 View

Is there any method for extraction of outer membrane protein form gram negative bacteria without using ultracentrifuge

i want to extract outer membrane protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and perform SDS page for their analysis

12 July 2017 9,470 2 View

Why do not we see mRNA as a distinct band on RNA gel?

we extract RNA and run on 1.2% agarose gel but could not see the distinct band of mRNA on the RNA gel.

21 April 2016 5,112 4 View

How does the energy contained in a speech signal be representative of the language in which it was spoken?

I am doing my final year project on "Classification of Tonal and Non-Tonal languages" using neural networks. The system takes pitch contour and energy as parameter Using only the pitch contour as...

19 April 2015 1,027 6 View

Is there any portable instrument to measure CaCl2 concentration (0.1-2%) in water?

Can we directly relate pH, EC and alkalinity with CaCl2 concentration?

07 April 2015 4,923 3 View

Where i will get the Desmodium and Napier grass seeds?

26 February 2021 975 4 View

Is it possible to use maize mature seed to do transformation for maize transgenic study?

Almost all research reports which i ever seen work on Early mature embryo for Agrobacterium mediated maize transformation. In other grass families like rice, we can use mature seed and what do...

17 February 2021 1,434 13 View

How to sterilise maize seeds in the lab?

What is the most effective protocol to sterilise maize seeds in the lab? We have tried few common procedures but with no luck (still get fungus contamination on agar plates): 1)10% sodium...

19 November 2020 602 15 View

How to sample maize leaves and transporting them for specific leaf area measurements?

Dear RG community, I would like to sample (cut-off) maize leaves in the field and transport them to the lab for SLA (specific leaf area) measurements. After a brief literature review, I could not...

18 August 2020 6,079 4 View

Can anyone please suggest me how to convert gene ids to gene names of maize?

I have a tabular file containing two columns of gene id and expression counts, I need to convert gene ids to gene name by software? I can't do it manually by going to NCBI as I have a large number...

03 August 2020 3,512 3 View

Why organic fertilizers are mostly more effective in light texture soils (sandy and loam) than heavy textural soils (clay)?

In my recent study, I have found a pronounced effect of vermicompost on increasing grain yield of maize on sandy and loam textural soils as compared to clay textural soils.

01 June 2020 6,098 13 View

How can I quantify bacteria viable cells in a non-sterilized organic compost?

I'm working with the enrichment of an organic compost with PGPR, but this compost is not sterilized. How could I quantify viable cells of Azospirillum brasilense, Bacillus subtilis, and...

01 April 2020 9,486 4 View

What is the best way to calculate the yield of an entire crop rotation including different kind of crops ?

What is the best way to calculate the yield of an entire crop rotation including different kind of crops and different yield levels ? For example the following cropping sequences: 1. sugar beet...

03 December 2019 9,527 11 View

Can you determine the pH of a solution made up with 65 % Ethanol?

I am performing a test where the pH of the sample needs to be between pH 6 - 8. I combine 10g of dry sample such as ground maize with 50 ml of 65 % Ethanol. The sample is then mixed and the...

21 October 2019 9,657 2 View

What's the effect of climate change on Maize plant??

On the basis of Phenology, Morphology and Molecular leve.

09 October 2019 4,655 5 View