10. Microbes in Human Welfare(12)

Those plants whose latex contains long chain of hydrocarbons are called petroplants, e.g. Euphorbia lathyris, Euphorbia caudicifolia, Calotropis procera, Pittosporum resiniferum, etc.

The chemical, which kills or inhibits the growth of insects is called insecticide. These chemicals control insects by acting upon the respiratory system or nervous system.

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It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk, especially mulberry silk.

Fish polyculture means cultivating various species of fish together by fully using all water level food available in the pond and increasing fish production in the highest stage. The fish species which don’t contest with each other for food and habitat are suitable for polyculture.

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 Green manure includes leguminous crops like Crotalaria juncea (sunnhemp), Sesbania aculeata (daincha), Cyamposis tetragonoloba (cluster bean), etc.

Anthrax is a fatal human disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.This was used as a bioweapon agent in America in september 2009.

Zebu (Bos primigenius indicus or Bos indicus), sometimes known as humped cattle, indicus cattle, or brahmin cattle are just a type of domestic cattle originating in South Asia (the Indian subcontinent . They are characterised by a fatty hump on their shoulders, drooping ears and a large dewlap

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The soy protein has a high biological value and contains all the essential amino acids. Per 100 gm of soyabean contains 36.5gm of protein

Lignin does not degraded in production of biogas.

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Biogas is pathogen free because anaerobic digestion inactivates pathogens and parasites and is quite effective in reducing the incidence of water borne diseases.

Fishmeal is a nutrient-rich feed ingredient used primarily in diets for domestic animals and sometimes used as a high-quality organic fertilizer. It is a high protein supplement made by either cooking, pressing, drying and grinding of fish or fish waste to which no other matter has been added. It is a solid product from which most of the water is removed and some or all of the oil is removed

Herbicides kill weeds and unwanted plants in cultivated land. Insecticides are those chemicals that destroy or kill insects. Herbicides kill plant mostly by blocking PS-II and occasionally phloem transport.Insecticides kill insects mostly through impairment of nerve conduction and sometimes through respiratory arrest