12 articles in this issue
Rajendra Prasad
On the planet earth silicon is next only to oxygen in abundance. It is ubiquitous and is present in soil, water and air and biological systems from algae to human population. It is removed by crops in amounts larger than primary plant nutrients nitrogen, ... see more
Rajesh Kumar Tewari
Nitric oxide is reported to alleviate Fe-deficiency effects, possibly by enhancing the functional Fe status of plants. Study describes changes in leaf tissue Fe status and consequent modulation of oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in Fe-deficient m... see more
Gaurav K Mishra,Sanjeeva Nayaka,Dalip K Upreti
An enumeration of 142 species of lichens belonging to 60 genera and 27 families from Dima Hasao district in North East region is provided. The present study supplemented 98 species new to the lichen biota of Assam. The study added one new record of basidi... see more
A K Asthana, Vinay Sahu,Reesa Gupta
Mylia taylorii (Hook.) Gray, a rare taxon has been collected from Singalila National Park, Darjeeling (West Bengal), in the subalpine region, on way to Phalut from Sandakphu (ca 3657 m). A detailed morpho-taxonomic and illustrated account of the Indian pl... see more
Upma Srivastava,Pooja Singh
In vitro antibacterial activity of 21 plant methanolic extracts were investigated by disc diffusion method against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli. Amongst the extracts tested, the Datura stramonium L. and Ocimum basilicum L. showed significant an... see more
Debabrata Panda,Kalpana Sethy,Bandana Padhan,Lopamudra Mandal,Meghali Biswas
The present study deals with the growth, photosynthesis, antioxidant defense along with the metal accumulation in black gram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] grown on various combination of fly ash amended garden soil. Significant improvement of soil quality suc... see more
Krishna Rawat,Bhawana Pathak,M H Fulekar
Naturally growing wild plant species were identified for accumulation of heavy metals at fly ash different disposal sites of Thermal Power Plant Gandhinagar. Cd, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb and Cr metals were selected for studying accumulation by indigenous plants... see more
Shakuntala Khatri,Rajesh Kumar Sharma,Vijay Shridhar
Four wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. cv. HPW-184, HPW-236, HPW-155, VL-829) have been evaluated concerning plant growth parameters under the influence of varying Cd concentrations (0-20 mg Cd L-1) to identify the potential Cd tolerant cultivar. Earl... see more
Ratan Singh,Dheeraj Rathore
The carbon footprint reflects the greenhouse gases (GHGs) generated throughout the life cycle of a human activity or product, and is therefore an important tool for assessing and managing GHGs emissions. Ecological footprint display the impact assesments ... see more
Madhu Prakash Srivastava,Namita Yadav,Pankaj Kanaujjia,Kanchan Awasthi,Yogesh Kumar Sharma
India is the largest producer of pulses in the world, with 25% share in the global production. The leading pulse producing states are Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The important pulse crops are chickp... see more
P K Misra,S N Singh,Pardeep Kumar,M K Pandey
The present study was undertaken to found the yield gap through FLDS on tomato crop. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Varanasi conducted Frontline demonstration on 10 farmers for each year since 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 in different locations of Varanasi dis... see more
Mohammad Zashim Uddin
Melastoma imbricatum Wallich ex Triana (Melastomaceae) has been rediscovered after one hundred forty years from Hooker's report. This specieswas collected from South-east corner of Champaknagar village (near Indian border); Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni di... see more