Garlic (Alliums sativum) is the second most widely grown bulb after onion. Garlic is a well-known spice used in many Asian, African and European countries. Its significant chemical composition makes it medically important as garlic exhibited antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticarcenogenic, antidiabetic activities. Microbial spoilage of garlic proved the chief cause of postharvest losses every year. In the present study, Allium sativum was subjected to gamma irradiation to lessen the surface microbial load, hence prolonging the storage life.The garlic samples were irradiated at different doses of...

Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. Their unique size-dependent properties make these materials superior and indispensable in many areas of human activity. Copper-oxide Nano adsorbents are attractive for wastewater treatment for because Nano adsorbents can remove contaminants from wastewater rapidly. In the present work, cupric oxide (CuO) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by adopting aqueous precipitation method using copper sulphate 5-hydrate as a precursor and NaOH as a stabilizing agent. This gives a large scale production of CuO-NPs...