Assessment of dispersal patterns of harvester termite Anacanthotermes viarum (Konig) using RAPD analysis

Abstract :

An experiment was conducted to optimize graded doses of hydrophilic polymers and its effect on processing quality parameters in tomato Cv. CO-3 at College Orchard, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore and Sheep Research Station, Potaneri-Macheri of Salem, South India. Application of graded doses of 4.5 g of Terracottem, 15.0 g of Polyvinyl alcohol and 10.0 g of Polyacrylamide enhanced the flesh thickness, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid acidity, lycopene and shelf life of the fruit, which were not influenced significantly with further increase in doses of respective polymers.