11 articles in this issue
Rajendra Prasad,Rajendra Prasad,Samendra Prasad
Algal blooms lead to hypoxia resulting in the mortality of fish and other aquatic animals in inland as well as marine waters. A number of reports on fish mortality in lakes and river waters due to hypoxia are available in India. The main cause of algal bl... see more
Ashutosh K Singh,Hema Singh,JS Singh
Street trees are a valuable resource for a city, because of the lower ambient temperatures, mitigate urban heat island effects, reduce runoff of rainwater and the abundance of aerial particulate matter, add visual appeal to the urban landscape and store a... see more
Laxmi Verma,Nalini Pandey
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important bioactive signaling molecule in plants which modulates a variety of physiological processes and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In this study, the effects of exogenous NO supplied as sodium nitroprusside (SNP) i... see more
Swapna Vijayan,CM Joy
This study attempts to measure the growth of invasive plant species Mikania micrantha Kunth, which is considered as one among the top hundred worst invasive weeds worldwide. Seedlings of Mikania micrantha were propagated through vegetative part as well as... see more
Arindam Adhikary,Rashmi Saini,Sanjeev Kumar,Sanjeev Kumar,Pankaj Bhardwaj
Soil microflora is continuously changing with altered soil conditions. These soil alterations are a consequence of heavy metals entering and affecting every sphere of life. Heavy metals are not only hazardous for crops but also affect the soil microbial c... see more
Vanita Chahal,Navdeep Singh,Avinash Nagpal,Jatinder K Katnoria,Yogesh B Pakade
Agricultural soil serves as a natural medium for the growth of a variety of edible crops and vegetables. Likewise, systematic assessment of agricultural soil becomes mandatory as it reflects direct linkage with the food chain and health of living beings. ... see more
Shruti Mishra,Shiv N Singh,LB Chaudhary,Soumit K Behera,Mukesh Kumar,MK Jain,Vipin Kumar,Nalini Pandey
We investigated assessment of essential and non-essential nutrients in soil along with litter chemistry in the tropical deciduous forest at Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Three forest communities in teak plantation (TP), sal mixed (SM) and dry mi... see more
Rajesh Bajpai,Upasana Pandey,DK Upreti,Vertika Shukla
Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater is a serious threat to human health. Apart from anthropogenic sources, favorable geological conditions also result in elevation of the arsenic problem in Asia, especially in South East Asia. More than 100 million ... see more
Pooja Rani,Felix Bast
The green marine algal species Ulva sapora (U. sapora) had only been reported from Australia till date. In this study, we analyzed many algal specimens collected from different locations of Indian coastline and the Andaman Islands. Both morphological, as ... see more
NK Singh,DK Verma,AK Upadhyay,UN Rai
In the present study, arsenic tolerant bacteria were isolated and characterized from rhizospheric soil of rice plant growing in the arsenic contaminated area of West Bengal, India. Among 31 bacterial isolates, nine isolates were showed tolerance at higher... see more
Suman Das,Ashmita Ghosh,Mrinal Ray,Gangesh B Singh,Pradip Kumar Baruah
Indian silk industry is the second largest producer of silk in the world. India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five known commercial silk, namely, Mulberry, Tropical Tasar, Oak Tasar, Eri, and Muga. Among the four v... see more