014742   Singh P;SIngh PK;Sahu S;Singh A;Gaurav N; Singh N (Botany Dep, Govt Girls PG College, Rewa, (M.P)) : Ecological study of grasses in Mukundpur range of Satna forest division Madhya Pradesh with the assessment of threat and conservation status. J med Pl Stud 2017, 5(4), 7-12.

Mukundpur forest range is situated in Amarpatan Tahsil of Satna district of Madhya Pradesh India. Thisstudy area is under high ecological stress for mining purposes. For assessment of biodiversity vegetation sampling was done. The calculation of frequency and IVI (Important value Index) for the species of grasses have been done. The threat and conservation status is assessed by Normal Distribution Principle. In the present study the 19 grass species have been found. The 6 species are in category-4 which requires highest degree of protection. These species are Dichanthium annulatum, Phaseolus trilobus, Paspa lidium, Adaintum spp, Grewia hirsuta and Zizyphus oeroplia. The 3 species are in the category-2. These are Setaria intermedia, Ipomoea reniformis and Saccharum spontaneum. Setaria intermedia is important species of food security for human life for future.

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014741   Singh M (Botany Dep, T.D.P.G.College, Jaupur, Uttar Pradesh) : Wild rice boon for production potencial at Gujar Tal ecotone belts. Indian J Life Sci 2016, 5(2), 17-19.

The present paper deals with an evaluation of the magnitude of changes in biomass, net primary productivity and final grain yield of Oryza rufipogon Griff (wild rice or 'Tinni rice') of family Poaceae. It has contributed its peak total biomass value 1571.44 g m (October, 2008).The estimated final grain yield was 85 kg per hectare and is a good source of income of local farmers and also provides habitat for rearing of duck birds and migratory birds during winter season.

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014740   Shaik K B;Niaz Parveen D (Botany Dep, Osmania College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh) : Floristic and medicinal plant survey at Ahobilam forest of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. J med Pl Stud 2017, 5(4), 28-30.

The major aim of the rapid survey was to prepare an inventory of Medicinal plants of Ahobilam Reserve forest of Nallamalais of Eastern Ghats. The present paper is an outcome of a rapid vegetation survey conducted during the year 2016-2017.Medicinal plants represent not only a valuable part of India's biodiversity but also a source of great knowledge. Over 102 plant species belonging to 40 Dicot families, 07 Monocot families and 06 Pteredophte families were recorded. Among 40 Dicot families10 dominant families are Malvaceae, Caesalpinaceae, Fabaceae, Sterculiaceae, Capparaceae,Combretaceae, Acanthaceae, Burseraceae, Minispermaceae and Cucurbitaceae.

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014739   Regassa R;Bekele T;Megersa M (Biology Dep, Hawassa College of Teacher Education, P.O.Box 115, Hawassa, Ethiopia) : Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used to treat human ailments by Halaba people, Southern Ethiopia. J med Pl Stud 2017, 5(4), 36-47.

This paper aims to investigate and document traditional medicinal plants used to treat human ailments by Halaba people, southern Ethiopia. Gathering ethno botanical data on different plant parts traditionally used by Halaba ethnic group by using an etnobotonical approach. An ethnobotonical study was conducted from December 2015 to August 2016 in Halaba special district, Southern Nations, Nationalities and people's Regional States, Sothern Ethiopia. Halaba are the dominant indigenous people living in the district. Their language is Halabenya, which belongs to Cushetic language family.The data were collected through semi-structured interview, field visit, market survey and group discussion. A total of 120 informants (80 male and 40 female) in the age of 25 and above were randomly selected from 76 kebeles and 2 sub-urban were identified and documented, of which 45 traditional healer were purposely selected for study subject based on the information given from Halaba woreda health center and local administrators. A total of 58 medicinal plants belonging to 53 genera and 34 families were documented to treat 32 human ailments. 58.3% of the preparations are made from fresh followed by dry 25%, both dry and fresh 16.6%. Ajuga integrifolia ranked first for treating malaria followed by Allium sativum and Carica papaya. The highest ICF was scored for malaria (0.91) followed by stress and madness (0.90) and diarrhea (0.88). Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Solanaceae were the most commonly reported medicinal plants with 7(14.29%), 5(10.20%), and 4(8.16%) species respectively. Halaba people is the richest in traditional knowledge of medicinal plants to treat various human ailments, but the traditional medicinal plant resources were highly treated by environmental change like - 89 - drought, large scale deforestation and intensive utilization of land resources for cultivation. Involving local people on conservation and management of natural resources particularly medicinal plants should be encouraged.

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014738   Radha R;Aarthi C K;Santhoshkumar V; Thangakamatchi G (Pharmacognosy Dep, College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College, Chennai-600 003, Email: thangakamatchi74@gmail.com) : Pharmacognostical, phytochemical and anthelmintic activity on flowers of Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. (Oleceae). Int J Pharmac 2016, 3(10), 455-60.

Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. is a scrambling deciduous shrub. Its leaves are used as an Ayurvedic herbal medicine and its flowers are used to adorn the coiffure of women. The plant is bitter, astringent, acrid, thermogenic, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, anodyne, depurative, emmenagogue, emollient, diuretic, anthelmintic, deobstruant, dentifrice, suppurative tonic. Since the literature has restricted Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. with agricultural and botanical limits, efforts were undertaken to unmask the extremely useful yet hidden therapeutic potential of the plant. Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical analysis revealed the major presence of Flavonoids, Carbohydrates, Alkaloids, Glycosides and few other constituents. Pharmacological study of four extracts (n-Hexane, Chloroform, Ethyl Acetate and Ethanolic extracts) on the flowers of Jasminum grandiflorum Linn. was prepared and screened for its Anthelmintic Activity using Indian Adult Earthworms (Pheretima posthuma). Ethanolic extract was found to be more potent and effective out of the four extracts.

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014737   Prasad K;Veny P;Kaliamoorthy S (Botanical Survey of India, Decan Regional Centre, Hyderabad-500 048, Email: pvenu.bsi@gmail.com) : Ceropegia omissa H. huber (Apocynaceae: asclepiadoideae) on the verge of extinction. Curr Sci 2017, 112(11), .

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014736   Naik A S (Botany Dep, S.B.E.S. College of Science, Aurangabad) : Report on desynaptic mutants among the progeny of artificial interspecific hybrid of Coix. Archiv appl Sci Res 2016, 8(3), 65-71.

A premature disjunction of few to all bivalents during Meiosis-I is reported here in the genus Coix. This is a classic case of desynapsis type of mutation. The two species of Coix, Coixaquatica (2n=10) and nullisomic Coix gigantea Roxb. (2n=18) were artificially crossed. A range of interspecific hybrids from 2n=11 to 2n=26 was produced with varying numbers aquatica and gigantea chromosomes. Some hybrids were partially fertile and were selfed to study the inheritance of parental chromosomes in hybrids. Among the selfed progeny of hybrid with 2n=11 and tetrasomic C.gigantea (2n=22) two desynaptic mutants, one with 2n=11 chromosomes and another with 2n-22 chromosomes were obtained. Their detailed cytology and probable cause of this mutation is discussed.

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014735   Moyon W A;Singh L A (Zoology Dep, South East Manipur College, Komlathabi, Manipur, Assam) : Ichthyotoxic plants of Manipur. Int J Fauna biol Stud 2017, 4(4), 29-36.

Fishing with the aid of poisonous plants or ichthyotoxic plants was formerly very common in Manipur. 20 families, 37 genera and 45 species of the ichthyotoxic plants with their types, parts used, mode of utilization and distribution in Manipur, the Indo-Burma hotspot in the northeastern corner of India are presented here in this paper.

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014734   Lande S K (Botany Dep, Late Pundarlikrao Gawali Arts and Science Mahadiyalaya, Shirpur, Washim) : Foliar epidermal studies on some Barleria Linn. Species (Acanthaceae). Indian J Life Sci 2017, 6(1), 7-12.

Foliar epidermis features of four species of Linn. (Tribe Justiceae, subtribe Barlerieae) have been studied. Along with qualitative features like distribution and type of stomata, epidermal cell shape, trichomes and cystoliths, quantitative observations like size of stomata, epidermal cells, cystolith, stomatal frequency, stomatal index and trichome length also have been made. Based on the characteristic features, a diagnostic key for identification of the studied species was prepared.

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014733   Kushwaha L L;Tiwari G L (Botany Dep, Sitaram Samarpan Mahavidhyalaya, Naraini Banda) : Morphological studies on family phormidiaceae. Indian J Life Sci 2017, 6(1), 27-34.

In this study most of the algal sample of blue-green algae were isolated from various habitats included Marble pond, shells and on mud of Mandakini river, Epiphytic on submerged grass, drain, wall of an old building, low land rice field and fresh water from five districts viz. Allahabad, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Chitrakoot of U.P. After a thorough scrutiny sample only 7 genera 16 species were selected for study.

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014732   Kurve P;Kurve N;Oak G (NO, B.N Bandodkar College of Science, Dnyandweep, Thane-400 601) : Diversity and abundance of marine macroalgae along Borli coast: a zone under western ghats, Maharastra, India. Ambient Sci 2015, 2(1), 1-8.

Richness of Marine macroalgae species along the Konkan coastline has been well reported by few researchers. Yet, there are many coastal villages in Konkan where the research is still to be undertaken. Borli is one such village having rocky shore which provides perfect habitat for growth of macroalgae. In our study during (June 2012 to May 2013) we found, total 35 species of marine macroalgae. Rhodophyceae is a dominating class contributing 15 species followed by Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyceae with 12 and 8 species respectively. The algal diversity of Borli coast needs to be documented as this coast is a part of Western Ghats that has solicited the interest from scientist fraternity world over. Further, nearby coasts are frequented by tourists and this coast is quite likely to have an impact of anthropogenic invasion.

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014731   Kirshanthan S;Jeyaseelan E C;Nandakumar J (Botany Dep, Faculty of Science, Jaffna Univ, Jaffna, Sri Lanka) : Prevalence and distribution of Parthenium hysterophorus weed in Jaffina peninsula, Sri Lanka. Ann Biol Res 2016, 7(9), 45-8.

Parthenium hysterophorus is a noxious weed, which causes significant threat on agriculture, human health and biodiversity in several countries including Sri Lanka. Since the first report in late 90s the weed spreads aggressively in many regions in Northern Sri Lanka. There is an urgent need to eradicate the weed from infested sites and prevent further spreading. With this background, present study aimed to identify the major threaten sites in Jaffna peninsula. People were asked via newspaper article to inform about the sites which infested with P. hysterophorus. Based on their responds four administrative divisions Valikamam, Vadamarachi, Thenmarachi, and Jaffna town were selected for sampling. Altogether 24 sampling sites were selected from above four divisions. Population density of P. hysterophorus was measured in each site by laying 1m quadrate for 20 times. Population density of P. hysterophorus ranged between 16 to 78 plants /m^{2 in Jaffna peninsula. Higher infested sites were noticed in Valikamam division and followed by Thenmarachi division (36 plants/m2). Population density of Parthenium plants was less in Vadamarachi and Jaffna town divisions, about 17-18 plants/m2. The findings reveal that Valikamam division is in higher risk due to invasion of noxious P. hysterophorus, therefore, significant actions are needed to manage this weed.}

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014730   Kaya N;Aki C (Biology Dep, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Faculty of Science and Arts, Subdivision, Canakkale, Turkey) : In Vitro effects of Plant growth regulators on Callus formation in Calendula Officinalis L. and Calendula arvensis L. Species. Ann Biol Res 2017, 8(1), 1-7.

In the first stage of our research, C. officinalis and C. arvensis plants having medicinal and - 86 - economical important were grown from embryo in the MS0 nutrient medium. In the second stage, callus culture was started with leaf explants of C. officinalis and C. arvensis plants and optimized with measuring of biomass in the MS0, MS1, MS3, MS4, MS6 nutrient mediums which were supplemented with combination of different concentrations of auxin and cytokinin. The statistical analysis relating to this measurements of callus biomass was conducted. The most favorable nutrient medium was established to be MS1 (1mg/l NAA+1mg/l BAP) for both C. officinalis and C. arvensis species during four different subculture from the 0. day. The most effective MS nutrient medium was determined to be MS1, MS4, MS3, MS6 and MS0, respectively.

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014729   Jabin F;Nasreen S (Botany Dep, Post Graduate and Research Centre, Aurangabad, Maharastra) : Comparative study of fungal activities using different sources of media. Indian J Life Sci 2016, 5(2), 1-6.

Five fungi isolated from vegetable crop plants was grown on four different culture media viz. Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), Sabouraud Agar (SABA), corn meal Agar (CMA) and Nutrient Agar (NA) and the result were recorded after seven days of incubation at 25 ± 1°C. The colony diameter, colony character (Texture, Surface and reverse coloration, form and elevation) and Sporulation of selected test fungi were greatly affected by the media. Potato Dextrose Agar was found to be most suitable for growth of test fungi followed by CMA. Whereas Nutrient Agar was found with poor growth. All five isolates showed heavy Sporulation on Corn Meal Agar medium. These results are useful for morphological and physiological studies of fungal pathogens.

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014728   Ganjuri M;Darakhshan S;Taghizad F (Biology Dep, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi Univ of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Email: darakhshan.sara@gmail.com) : Pharmacological and therapeutic properties of Echinaceae. Int J Pharmac 2016, 3(10), 410-36.

The botanical supplement market is growing at a rapid rate and this trend is expected to continue to progress. In the world of Nutraceuticals Echinacea plant is widely used for medicinal and commercial purposes. This Native American herb has a remarkable record of clinical and laboratory study, as well a long history of medicinal use in the management of a variety of conditions. Phytomedicinal preparations from the genus of Echinacea are widely used for the prevention and the treatment of common cold and upper respiratory tract infections. However, most of the uses of Echinacea are based on the reported immunological properties; there is a large body of evidence, based on in vitro and animal studies, demonstrating that Echinacea possess anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and anti-microbial properties. It has also been suggested that this plant is a potential therapeutic agent for cancer, diabetes and skin problems. From the other point of view, on the basis of the available safety data, Echinacea has little adverse effects and is well tolerated. This paper reviews the pharmacological properties of Echinacea genus and its individual active components.

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014727   Dubey E;Dubey P.S (Botany Dep, Govt Arts and Science P.G College, Vikram Univ, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh) : Amelioration study of total foliar protein in Lycopersicon esculentum mill(tomato) by exploring sodium erythrobate antidote againts the effect of O3. Indian J Life Sci 2016, 5(2), 21-5.

There will always be a need to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative loss in various crops and to mitigate it by inducing scavenging potential (tolerance) in the crop plants against air pollution stress through the application of certain plant protectants. The protein level in plant is more important due to its participation in enzyme structure that plays key role in various metabolic activities of plant growth, development and yield Protein synthesis a building up process in plants is also prone to O3 toxicity. Considerable evidence indicates that the free radicals can inactivate proteins by modifying amino acid residues. Loss in Protein content was found in Tomato crop against the gaseous concentration simultaneously significant recovery appeared against O3 gaseous exposure. At the juncture of the study it appears that atmospheric stress responsible for significant crop loss including all physiological and biochemical process. Antioxidant treatment can induce remarkable tolerance for various stress in crops studied. This may because the treatment adds to the internal/inherent tolerance capacity to the crop plants, which may help in the reduction of - 85 - losses in all the parameters studied. The present study, decrease in protein content in 51 days Tomato plant age was recorded. The loss in Tomato plant was 16.45%. After 62 days Plant age Sodium Erythrobate (SE) used during the study was found effective and could reduce the deleterious effect of ozone in Tomato crops. The recovery observed after loss in Tomato plant low dose and high dose of SE brings recovery of 52.55% and 57.20% respectively. Sodium Erythorbate (SE) was found best for the amelioration of ozone toxicity.

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014726   Dongre P R;Doifode C A;Taywa.de S B;Bhujbal S S (Pharmacognosy Dep, College of Pharmacy Koradi, Nagpur, Maharashtra, Email: pritidongrengp@rediffmail.com) : Antiallergic and antiasthmatic effect of herbal formulation on murine model of asthma. Int J Pharmac 2016, 3(10), 461-4.

Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga are traditionally and scientifically reported for the treatment of respiratory disorders such as asthma, bronchial congestion and allergic reactions in respiratory tract. As part of a continuing effort aimed at the development of efficacious antiallergic and antiasthmatic herbal formulation for the treatment of asthma and related respiratory diseases. We have formulated antissthmatic herbal capsules (AHF) using Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga extracts. The protective effect of antiasthmatic herbal formulation (AHF) containing an extracts of Curcuma longa, Zingiber officinale and Alpinia galanga were studied on Milk-induced Leukocytosis and Eosinophilia in mice and also compared with available marketed formulation. Subcutaneous injection of milk in dose of 4ml/kg, produced significant increase p<60>0.05, p<60>0.01 in leukocytes count after 24 h of its administration. Mice pretreated with MKTD at dose of 248.5 mg/kg, p.o. exhibited inhibition p<60>0.01 and AHF at dose of 62.5, 125, 250 mg/kg, p.o. exhibited inhibition p<60>0.01 of milk induced leukocytosis. Subcutaneous injection of milk at dose of 4 ml/kg produced a significant (<35><35><35>p<60> 0.01) increase in the leucocytes count after 24 hr of its administration. In the groups of mice pretreated with MKTD and AHF 62.5, 125, 250 mg/kg, p.o., there was significant (*p<60>0.05, **p<60>0.01) inhibition of milk-induced Eosinophils. The findings revealed that the antiallergic and antiasthmatic activity of AHF may be due to marked inhibition of leukocytes and eosinophills.

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014725   Das S K;Singh D (Cryptogamic Unit, Central National Herbarium Botanical Survey of India, Howrah-711 103, Email: sudiptaalgae@gmail.com) : Colonization of algae and cyanobacteria on calcareous remains of dead animals in Larsemann hills, East Antartica. Curr Sci 2017, 112(5), 913-15.

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014724   Buragohain J;Singh V B;Deka B C;Jha A K; Angami T (NO, ICAR (RC) for NEH Region, Umiam-793 103, Email: juri.bgohain@yahoo.com) : Nutritional evaluation of some commonly consumed leafy vegetables of Meghalaya. Green Fmg 2017, 8(1), 183-7.

An experiment was conducted for evaluation of some commonly consumed leafy vegetables of Meghalaya with respect to their nutritional content at different harvesting stages. The results obtained showed variations among the different leafy vegetables with regard to these parameters, most of them recording appreciable amounts of the nutrients studied. The pooled data of two years showed that the moisture contents of the vegetables ranged from 73.38% - 95.37%, crude protein from 8.05% to 31.50%; while the total phosphorus, total potassium, calcium and magnesium contents were between 0.16% - 0.86%, 1.00% - 2.88%, 1.10% - 2.80% and 0.62% - 2.44% respectively. The titratable acidity values of the vegetables ranged between 0.19% - 2.44%. The leafy vegetables were also found to be good sources of vitamin C with values ranging from 16.70mg/100g - 140.25mg/100g. The high amounts of these nutrients indicated that the leafy vegetables under study could serve as cheap and readily available sources of some vital nutrients in the diet of the people.

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013614   Uniyal A;Kainthola A;Bisht N S (Botany and Microbiology Dep, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, Email: akshatuniyal008@gmail.com) : Phosphate solubilising and indole acetic acid producing potential of mycoflora associated with traditional livestock manure in Indian Himalayan region. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 925-30.

Livestock manure is a key component of hill agro-ecosystem, especially farmers holding low lands of Indian Himalayan region. Manure is prepared from the bovine excreta mixed with bedding material and collected outside the house in the form of a heap. In the present investigation, we isolated the dominant plant growth promoting fungal genera during the decomposition process of Livestoak manure and assayed for their Plant growth promoting potential (PGPP) viz. Phosphate solubilization and Indole acetic acid (IAA) production. In order to get isolation of fungi from manure, a 180 days experiment was conducted using approximately 1.5t Livestock manure, near Chaural Campus of HNB Garhwal University (560 amsl). A total of 8 dominant fungi belonging to 2 genera (Aspergillus and Penicillium) were tested for their in-vitro Phosphate solubilization (Solubilization index in solid medium and spectrophotometrically in broth medium) using pikovskaya medium containing tri-calcium phosphate (TCP) as a sole phosphorus source and for Indole production efficiency. The highest amount of phosphate solubilization showed by Aspergillus niger after 6 days of incubation period (280 μg/ml) followed by Penicillium citrinum (228 μg/ml) and Penicillium sp.1 (205 μg/ml) with corresponding pH value of 3.1, 4.3 and 4.8 respectively at an incubation temperature of 30±2°C. IAA production estimated maximum by A. niger (82 ±g/ml) followed by A. sp.1 (173 ±g/ml) and A. flavus (76 ±g/ml), while least value of indole production was reflected by P. funiculosum (42 ±g/ml) at incubation temperature of 30±2°C.

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013613   Tripathi S P M;Tiwari J P;Tiwari D D (Botany Dep, M.L.K. P.G. College, Balrampur-271 201) : Morphological studies of cladophorales from Balrampur (U.P.), India. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 759-60.

Present paper deals with 5 taxa of order Cladophorales, which include 24 genera, 15 species and 2 varieties. Cladophorella calicola Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Kuetz and Arnoldiella glomerata are being reported for - 76 - the first time from Balrampur, they constitute new record for the area.

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013612   Tripathi S P M;Tiwari J P (Botany Dep, M.L.K. P.G. College, Balrampur-271 201, Uttar Pradesh) : Epiphytic algal flora chaetophorales of fresh water ponds from North Eastern U.P., India. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 719-20.

Present paper deals with 8 taxa, 15 genera and 3 varieties of epiphytic Chaetophorales. Out of 8 forms, 3 are addition to north eastern Uttar Pradesh. Genera Epibolium, Leptosiropsis and Pseudulvella are recorded for the first time from north eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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013611   Tiwari P;Uniyal P L;Chaudhary E (Botany and Microbiology Dep, HNB Garhwal Univ, Srinagar-246 174, Email: chaudharyekta07@gmail.com) : Effect of sucrose on in-vitro pollen germination of Gloriosa superba L. - a medicinal plant plant from the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Envir Conserv J 2017, 18(1-2), 183-7.

Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are prerequisites for fertilization in seed bearing plants. The present study deals with the morphology, production, pollen-ovule ratio, and effect of sucrose on in-vitro germination of pollen grains of Gloriosa superba L., family Colchicaceae. The G. superba L. pollen were radially symmetrical, prolate shape, 2-3 zonicolpate with striate surface. A single anther produced an average of 350,000 pollen grains. Pollen-ovule ratio was 58333.33/1. The maximum pollen germination (98.86%±0.641) along with 676.2 um pollen tube growth was observed in 5% sucrose solution, while in 20% sucrose concentration the germination percent decreased by 90% and the pollen grains' cytoplasm also shrinked. The pollen viability was found 96.22% and 91.79% in IKI and acetocarmine stain respectively. The study is useful in determining the pollen production and potential pollination capacity of Gloriosa superba L., as it is found that the species is xenogamous (self-compatible). The findings will be useful in assessing the pollen vigour by monitoring the rate of germination over a period of time on the length of pollen tubes.

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013610   Thakre B;Bhatt J (Plant Pathology Dep, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur-482 004) : Evaluation of botanicals against Fusarium oxysporum F. spp. Vigni wilt pathogen of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 544-6.

Nine plants extacts i.e. Neem (Azadirachta indica), Karanj (Pangamia pinnata), Babul (Acacia nilotica), Neelgiri (Eukalyptus tereticornis), Ashok (Polyalthia longifolia), Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), Baugainvillea (Bougainvillea sp) and Mehndi (Lausonia alba) showed antifungal properties against Fusarium oxysporum f. spp. vigni when testes under laboratory condition at three concentrations (10%, 20% and 30%). Among nine plants leaf extracts, Neem (Azadirachta indica) showed highly toxic against Fusarium oxyspurum at 48 hours observation time for concentration 30%.

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013609   Telem R S;Sadhukhan R;Sarkar H K;Akoijam R; Haribhushan A;Wani S H (NO, Farm Science Centre (Krishi Vigyan Kendra), Senapati Distt., P.O. Kangpokpi-795 129, Email: talem.ratan@gmail.com) : Genetic studies for flower yield and component traits in Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. J appl nat Sci 2017, 9(1), 211-14.

Study on genetic variability, character association and path analysis was carried out with sixty chrysan-themum genotypes keeping in mind of their applicability in future crop improvement programmes. High phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation were found for the character such as number of flower per plant, number of branches per plant, number of primary branches, number of secondary branches, plant spread and plant height. High heritability coupled with high expected genetic advance was observed for number of flower per plant, number of secondary branches and branches per plant. In general, genotypic correlation coefficients were found to be higher than the phenotypic correlations for most of the characters. Number of flowers per plant showed highly positive significant correlation at both genotypic and phenotypic level with plant spread (0.977,0.974), number of primary branches (0.952,0,828), number of branches per plant (0.956, 0.950), number of flower per spray (0.932, 0.821) and number of secondary branches (0.770, 0.744). Path analysis revealed that plant spread, number of primary branch-es, number of flower per spray and number of branches per plant had highest positive and direct effects on number of flowers per plant at genotypic and phenotypic levels. Thus, the useful cultivars can be used as parents in hybridization programme to obtain admirable progenies.

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013608   Subramanian D (NO, , 277, I South Cross Road, Mariappa Nagar, Annamalai Nagar-608 002) : Rare and interesting pleurocarpous mosses of India. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 623-32.

From a large collection of a few hundred Mosses from hill stations of Tamil Nadu and thick forests of Nilgiris hills, more important, rare and interesting taxa of them have been described in this paper with illustrations. The plants studied are Waymouthia barbelloides sp. nov., W. barbelloides var. densifolia var. nov; Pseudotrachuypus kothagirianus D.S. var. pinnata var. nov; Aerolindigia barbelloides D.S. var. pterobryopsida var. nov. Cryptoleptodon nervata D.S. var. spathulana var. nov. C. nervata var. himantocladioides var. nov; C. ovata D.S. var. nilgiriensis var. nov. C. himantocladiodes D.S. var. lanceolata var. nov; Kanagambigai barbelloides gen. et. sp. nov; Himantocladium grenulosum (Mitt) Fl. var. aerobryoides var. nov; Neckeropsis crinata (Griff.) Fleisch var. thamnobryoides var. nov; Neckero bipinnata sp. nov. Homalia filiformis sp. nov; Homaliadelphus feruginea (Gough) Dix & Varde. var. pulneyensis var. nov; Categonium indicum sp. nov; Pinnatella foreauana (Mitt.) Broth. var. minutifolia var. nov; handeliobryum himalayanam (Gough) Dix & Varde var. bipinnata var. nov; Thamnobryum fasciculantus (Hedw) I. Sastre and T. keralensis sp. nov.

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013607   Subramanian D (NO, , 277, I South Cross Road, Mariappa Nagar, Annamalai Nagar-608 002) : Indian mosses. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 537-43.

Important morphological characters of some of the rarely occurring Mosses of South India have been described. The species studied are Ditrichum flexicaule var. linifolia var. nov., Dicranum indicum var. lancifolia var. nov., Campylopus linearis var. nilgiriensis var. nov., C. linearis var. albicans var. nov., - 74 - Fissidens grandifolia sp. nov, F. barbuloides, Barbula athanurensis, B. kalrayensis var keralensis, B. kalrayensis var. lobata, Pottia valparaiensis, different forms of Bryum ramosum, Physcomitrella athanurensis var. linifolia, Physcomitriopsis pygmaea, Pseudoleskaea perfalcata and P. perfalcata var. ovalifolia.

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013606   Solanki D S;Kumar S;Sharma K;Gehlot P;Singh S K (Botany Dep, JNV University, Jodhpur-342 001, Email: drpg73rediffmail.com) : Weather prerequisites for fructification of Phellorinia mushroom. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 986-9.

Phellorinia mushroom is of high gastronomic value but has been defying attempts of its domestication. Weather parameters viz. air temperature, relative humidity and total rainfall were analyzed and found that average air temperature 29.1 - 41.2°C, relative humidity between 44 to 90%, and sufficient rainfall required for sporophore initiation and development. These weather prerequisite will be of significance for domestication of edible mushroom Phellorinia.

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013605   Singhal V V;Rajwar G S;Walia M (Botany Dep, Chinmaya Degree College, BHEL, Ranipur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Email: dr.ritu.vishnoi@gmail.com) : Community structure of different medicinal plant species in the eastern part of Rajajji national park. Envir Conserv J 2017, 18(1-2), 9-17.

The present study was aimed to find out the actual status of selected medicinal plant, their relation with other plant species of Rajaji national park and their contribution to make the definite community structure. Several quadrats were laid down to study trees in the different parts of the selected area. On Site 1, three medicinal plant species Cassia fistula, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, and Bauhinia variegata were found. Cassia fistula was also found on Site 2 with Terminalia arjuna. Sites 3,4 and 5 showed the presence of Syzygium cumini, Terminalia arjuna and Emblica officinalis respectively.

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013604   Singh D;Agnihotri A;Seth C S (Botany Dep, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, Email: seth_bhu@yahoo.co.in) : Interactive effects of EDTA and oxalic acid chromium uptake, translocation and photosynthetic attributes in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L. var. Varuna). Curr Sci 2017, 112(10), 2034-42.

Accumulation and toxicity of chromium (Cr) in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) under ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and oxalic acid (OA) - 73 - as chelating agents was studied. Plants were exposed to Cr(VI) and chelating agents in four experimental set-ups as Cr(VI), Cr(VI)+EDTA (1:1), Cr(VI)+OA (1:1) and Cr(VI)+EDTA+OA (1:1:1), where each set-up comprised of 0, 6.25, 12.5 and 25.0 mg of Cr(VI) and/or chelating agents in 250g of soil. Results conferred that EDTA augmented bio-concentration factor in all the three doses of Cr(VI), OA considerably increased translocation factor in all the treatments, including control, and the combined application of the two chelates escalated both the aforesaid factors. Moreover, these chelating agents help in ameliorating Cr(VI) toxicity asserted by low degree of lipid peroxidation, insubstantial damage in root and shoot length, fresh and dry biomass, chlorophyll and leaf gas exchange parameters. Besides, plants showed a robust detoxification mechanism primarily by significant (P<60>0.05) production of reduced glutatione and phytochelatins among other enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants under these chelating agents. The present findings suggest that Indian mustard could be used as potential phytoremediator of Cr(VI) under the combined application of EDTA and OA.

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013603   Singh A L;Singh V K (Bioremediation Lab, Botany Dep, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Email: ashalata65bhu@rediffmail.com) : Phosphate uptake by Acinetobacter sp. in presence of arsenate under aerobic condition. Indian J Biotechnol 2017, 16(1), 106-9.

Phosphate is the main hindrance for the removal of arsenic from the arsenic contaminated waste water. Therefore, phosphate removal from contaminated water has become imperative for the successful removal of arsenic. In the present study, an attempt was made to remove phosphate from the waste water by Acinetobacter sp. in the presence and absence of arsenate. When phosphate (25 ppm) containing synthetic solution was treated with Acinetobacter sp. at pH 6 at ambient temperature under aerobic condition, the bacterium was able to remove 71.88% (17.97 ppm) phosphate. However, in the presence of arsenate (5 ppm), only 54.24% (13.56 ppm) phosphate uptake was observed from the waste water by Acinetobacter sp. Thus the presence of arsenate (5 ppm) inhibited phosphate uptake by 17.64% The phosphate uptake by Acinetobacter sp. follows the Michalis-Menten kinetics. In the presence and absence of arsenate, the maximum velocity (V_max) of phosphate uptake was 1.07 and 1.03 μM mg^-1 h^-1; while the kinetic constant (K_m) was 1.13 and 0.37 mM, respectively. Consequently, arsenate was observed as competitive inhibitor for the phosphate uptake. The data thus underlines the significance of Acinetobacter sp. for the removal of phosphate along with arsenate.

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013602   Sharma I;Uniyal A;Rajwar G S (Botany Dep, Government Autonomous Post Graduate College, Rishikesh-249 201, Email: ishabhardwaj13@gmail.com) : Comparison of biochar and urea amendment on growth and productivity of Glycine max (L.) Merr.. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 949-54.

On one hand the green revolution technologies supported by policies, machinery, agro-chemicals and irrigation are known to enhance agricultural productivity on the other hand they lead to serious environmental and health problems. It is the need of hour to intensity agricultural crop production in order to feed current existing population. The field management, crop selection and fertilization practices will beed to be modified in order to reduce crop production risks. The study aims at comparison of effect of biochar and chemical fertilizer (urea) on the growth and productivity of Glycine max (L.) Merr. (soybean). Biochar is the carbon rich char like material produced by heating the biomass in an oxygen deficient environment and added to - 72 - the soil with an intention of carbon sequestration and improving soil health (properties) leading to increase in agriculture production. Poultry biochar was prepared by the pyrolysis of chicken manure at 500°C in muffle furnace. The experiment study includes 3 treatments; T₀- control, T₁- poultry biochar treatment and T₂- urea treatment. The soybean was grown and the physico-chemical properties of soil as well as growth and productivity of plants were recorded during the life cycle of 120 days. The data were analyzed by applying Tukey's HSD test of post hoc treatment using SPSS 16.00 software. From the study, it can be concluded that poultry biochar is more suitable for increasing the growth and productivity as compared to urea. Urea does not improve physical and chemical properties of soil. Poultry biochar increases the growth of plant, thereby increasing the physico-chemical properties of soil that ultimately increase productivity. Thus, the present study recommends the use of organic amendments i.e., biochar instead of chemical fertilizers because it is not only environment friendly but also acts as substitute for fertilizer for crop production. It is multidisciplinary approach that provides solution to many questions regarding soil health, crop production, bioenergy, GHG's emission, C-sequestration etc and also considered as a clean development mechanism according to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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013601   Sharma D (Botany Dep, N.A.S. (PG) College, Meerut (U.P.), India) : Chemical control of seed borne mycoflora of Vigna sinensis. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 972-7.

All the five fungicides namely benomyl, bavistin, captan, thiram and thiobendazole inhibited the growth of all the pathogenic seed tested (Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus flavus, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Fusarium oxysporum, F. Semitectum and Macrophomina phaseoli) at different concentration (1000 ppm, 100 ppm, 10 ppm, 1 ppm). When they were incorporated in the media, thiram was most effect and bavistin considerably reduced the growth of most fungi. Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus flavus, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Fusarium oxysporum, F. semitectum were eliminated from the seed treated with thiram. In the present study thiram was most effective fungicides followed by bavistin, captan, benomyl and thiobendazole.

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013600   Sharma A;Singh D;Sharma N (Institute of Mountain Environment, Jammu Univ, Jammu, Email: nirazsharma@gmail.com) : Distribution, diversity and phytosociology of Berberis lycium- a medicinally important and economically valuable plant species along a riparian gradient in Jammu and Kashmir. Envir Conserv J 2017, 18(1-2), 247-53.

The present communication deals with the distribution, diversity and phytosociology of an important medicinal shrub Berberis lycium along Neeru stream, a major left bank tributary of river Chenab with an elevational gradient of 848 m to 2200 m. Berberis lycium, during our phytosociological surveys has emerged as the most dominant species amongst its understorey associates. The highest values of IVI (180.2 & 160.6) in the riparian zone (Zone-I) were recorded for site 7 (left bank, Dranga) and site 8 (right bank upslope, Zone-II, Amiranagar), respectively. The diversity parameters revealed the highest value (H' 2.60) at Zone-II along the left bank. The soil parameters (pH, moisture content, Nitrogen, Phosphorous & Potassium) too had a profound effect on the distribution of the plant species, which has been discussed in the paper.

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013599   Rupinderpal Kaur (Botany Dep, Punjabi Univ, Patiala, Punjab) : Genotoxicity potential of Chenopodium album L. extract in root tip cells of Allium sativum from Northern India. Int J pharm Res Biosci 2016, 5(3), 225-35.

Aqueous and acetone leaf extracts of Chenopodium album L. were tested for genotoxicity. Treatment of Allium roots revealed that these extracts were slightly mitodepressive in nature. Leaf extracts of plants prepared in acetone and aqueous showed significant mitodepression in 24 hours. Aqueous extract showed large 26.37% mitodepression against 11.74% in acetone extract. P/M ration exhibited great variation ranging from 1.97 in the aqueous - 71 - extract and 5.24 in the acetone extract. Total aberrations induced by leaf extracts at A/T phases, aqueous extract produced 1.39 ± 0.21 followed by acetone extracts 1.04 ± 0.23.

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013598   Pande A R;Bajaj A (Botany Dep, Govt. M.V.M., Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Email: abhapande11@gmail.com) : Contributions to the diversity of carnivorous genera-drosera and Utricularia in the Bhopal district (M.P.), India. Pl Archs 2016, 16(2), 745-50.

Bhopal is blessed with rich herbaceous flora including two carnivorous plant groups, viz. sundew and bladderwort. A total of 6 insectivorous species belonging these two genera is being reported from the Bhopal district. This includes 2 species of genus Drosera and 4 species of genus Ultricularia are being reported. The species are - Drosera indica L., Drosera burmannii Vahl; Utricularia exoleta, Ultricularia wallichiana, Utricularia flexuosa and Utricularia stellaria. One additional species of Drosera - D. burmannii Vahl and one additional species of Utricularia - U. exoleta are being reported for the first time in present communication.

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013597   Naik G;Bhandari U;Gwari G;Lohani H (Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate Selaqui, Dehradun-248 011, Email: 123.gaurav@gmail.com) : Evaluation of essential oil of Cymbopogon distans and Cinnamomum tamala against plant pathogenic fungi. Indian J agric Res 2017, 51(2), 191-3.

Resistance to coventional fungicides causes the poor disease control of agriculture plant essential oils have a great potential as novel fungicide sources for controlling pathogenic fungi. In this study antifungal activity of the essential oil of Cymbopogon distans and Cinnamomum tamala were evaluated in vitro against ten plants pathogenic fungal activity was evaluated with three replicates. The result showed C. distand and C. tamala essential oil with maximum zone of inihibition against Fusarium sp. (12.53±0.97 mm) and P. aurantiogriseum (12.06±0.52 mm) while minimum activity was seen against R. solani (6.83±0.41, 6.16±0.16 mm) zone of inhibition respectively. The highest efficacy was observed for C. distans essential oil where the MIC values 0.625 mg/ml against A. flavus and Pythium sp. So, plant essential oils have the potential to replace the synthetic fungicides in the management of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables.

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013596   Mishra Y;Batra A;Sharma M M (Biosciences Dep, Manipal University, Jaipur-303 007, Email: madanmohan.sharma@jaipur.manipal.edu) : Histological localization of fungal endophytes in healthy tissues of Adhatoda vasica Nees. Curr Sci 2017, 112(10), 2112-15.

Research protocol has been developed to locate endophytic fungi present inside the healthy leaves and stems of Adhatoda vasica using the microtome technique. The surface-sterilized explants after staining with loctophenol cotton blue showed the presence of endophytic fungi in intercellular spaces of ground and dermal tissues. In transverse sections of leaf at 100x magnification, dense blue colonies of endophytic fungi in epidermis and mesophyll region were recorded, while spinkled colonies were seen in vascular bundles. In transverse sections of stem at 100x magnification, dense colonies of endophyic fungi in phloem and slightly lesser in epidermal region - 70 - were observed. Scattered colonies were also recorded in xylem and cortex tissues. The fungal colonies were also present in intracellular and extracellular regions of both explants. Further studies will be required to identify these fungal isolates through pure culture on PDA plates to explore their biosynthetic pathway.

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013595   Hemachandran H;George Priya Doss C;Siva R (School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, Email: siva.ramamoorthy@gmail.com) : Plant communication: an unresolved mystery. Curr Sci 2017, 112(10), 1990-1.

Our understanding of plants is limited, as they exhibit various processes like photosynthesis, metabolic bio-synthesis, adaptability, defence mechanism, stress tolerance, reproduction, growth, etc. Despite advancement in plant biology research with existing complete genome sequences available for many crops and plants, plant-plant interaction is still an unresolved mystery. Though researchers have been trying to understand plant communication since the last century, the precise mechanisms have not yet been conclusively deduced. Here, authors discuss the need for studies on plant communication, which could serve as a resource for betterment of our understanding of the biological system and also in agricultural disease forecasting. Emerging technologies and minds have to be focused to unravel the mystery of plant communication in order to understand the unknown fact.

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013594   Farooqui N U;Dangi C B S (Biotechnology Dep, R.K.D.F. Univ, Gandhinagar Bhopal-462 033) : Taxonomic diversity of mangroves: analysis of morphological characteristics in different ecological niches. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2017, 14(1), 161-6.

Taxonomic diversity and morphological diversity are interrelated. The diverse mangrove systems can grow in wide range of geographical, climatic, soil and hydrological conditions. The main aim of this work is to record different morphological features ( such as size of stem, leaves, flowers etc. in different species of Mangroves found in deferent ecological niches ( like swamps, fresh water bodies, salt water, plainsand mountains etc).

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013593   Dinesh Kumar;Ananth S S;Santhanam P; Kaleshkumar K;Rajaram R (Marine Planktonology & Aquaculture Lab., School of Marine Sciences, Bharatidasan Univ, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, Email: sanplankton@yahoo.co.in) : First record of marine phytoplankton, Picochlorum maculatum in the southeastern coast of India. Indian J Geomar Sci 2017, 46(4), 791-6.

The marine phytoplankton Picochlorum maculatum (Chlorophyta:Trebouxiophyceae) is recorded for the first time in the Southeastern coast of India. In this study, marine phytoplankton were collected at Muthukkuda mangrove waters, Tamil Nadu, Southeast coast of India which was then isolated, purified and identified with rDNA - 69 - sequencing. Recurrence component analysis of marine phytoplankton P. maculatum indicated that the peptides were composed of Beta structure, comprising alpha-helix, extended strand and random coil. The number of amino acids and chemical properties from the marine microalgae P. maculatum are calculated and having composition of Neutral (82.69%), Acidic (10.72%) and Basic (6.57%) amino acids. This species may be introduced by way of shipping and other transport mechanisms where organisms are inadvertently moved out of their home range, e.g., ballast water exchange.

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013592   Davamani V;Parameswari E;Arulmani S;Doraisamy P;Kennedy J S;Maheswari M (Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univ, Periyakulam-625 604, Email: vsdavamani@gmail.com) : Evaluation of localization of lead and nickel in plant cells of Amaranthus sp. and Brassica sp. absorbed from mine spoil waste. J appl nat Sci 2016, 8(3), 1611-14.

A detailed survey was undertaken in the sewage water contaminated areas of Coimbatore to select the natural hyper accumulators to rehabilitate the contaminated mine spoils. From this experiment the Pb and Ni accu-mulators, Amaranthus sp. and Brassica sp. were selected for further studies towards remediating the metal contami-nated mine spoils. Microtomy of root, stem and leaf of Amaranthus sp. and Brassica sp. showed that the colour de-velopment in the plant species is evidence for accumulation of metals in different parts of plants and also tolerance mechanism employed by plant species under metal stress condition. The accumulation of heavy metals from soil to plant did not follow any particular pattern and varied with respect to metals, species and plant parts. However, the maximum Pb localization took place in root portion than in aerial parts. But the Ni accumulation was almost equal or higher in aerial parts (leaf and stem) compared to roots. This study revealed that the Amaranthus sp and Brassica sp stored lead and nickel in roots, leaves and stems in order to roots contains higher followed by leafs and stems.

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013591   Dagarova S;Sitpayeva G T (Al-Farabi Kazakh National Univ, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Email: dshynar@mail.ru) : Conservation of biodiversity of wild plant of Rheum wittrockii Lundstr of Kazakhstan. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2017, 14(1), 93-98.

The article discussed research material of long term studied about of wild plant Rheum wittrockii Lundstr. Researchers work was fulfilled of Institute of the Botany and Phytointroduction under the laboratory "Seed science and Plant protection". For conservation of biodiversity - 68 - of wild plant of Rheum wittrockii Lundstr of Kazakhstan. In this research work presented the results of seed germination test and planted their in the nursery. Natural population of was description of Rheum wittrockii Lundstr. In this work the methods of storing seeds of wild plants in Kazakhstan on the example of the organization and operation of the seeds of the wild plant Rh. wittrockii was studied. The aim of this research is conservation in ex situ of biodiversity of wild plant Rheum wittrock Lundstr in flora of Kazakhstan. Because Rh. wittrockii very useful medicinal plant species. In 2000 years Chinese people have used as a purgative medicine, although some scientists consider it a medical enigma. Therefore, to conservation very actual for Kazakhstan. Seed sample we can be used to develop productive species. For tests seeds germination was used 'APS-2M' (Jacobson's table). For tests seeds germinations was used methods of Sildana Jaramillo and Margarita Baena Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources 2007. For suitable sites of the second population dale us good results. It means in order to save this species, we continue to work with nurseries near Institute of the Botany and Phytointroduction. And it is also necessary for conservation in ex-situ of this species Rh. wittrockii in flora Kazahstan.

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013590   Cui J;Yang M;Park S;Son D;Jeong E S;Cho S I (Biosystems Engineering Dep, Seoul National University, 151921 Seoul Republic of Korea, Email: sicho@snu.ac.kr) : Effect of environment and vibration of quality change of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Indian J agric Res 2017, 51(2), 149-54.

Discoloration and dehydration are crucial problems associated with quality of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Color and weight loss of the bell pepper were measured at different vibration levels, storage environments and storage periods. Vibration tests were carried out at different 'g' levels from normal to the worst-case for 80 sec on the initial day. The effect of two different storage environments (10°C, 90% RH and 18°C, 40 % RH) for four time periods (1, 4, 7 and 10 days) were observed. At 18°C, 40% RH storage environment, more weight loss and duller color were observed. In the 10°C, 90% RH storage environment, the group of bell pepper sample having 12 g level vibration had significantly much more weight loww compared to other groups. In this storage environment, most of bell pepper samples maintained vivid color. Storage life and fruit quality of bell pepper were affected by storage temperatures, humidity and duration. The results showed that high g level vibration, high temperature, and low humidity environment during harvesting and storage process of the bell pepper should be avoided.

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013589   Choudhary R;Solanki B G;Gahtyari N C;Paul T; Patel D M (Genetics and Plant Breeding Dep, G.B. Pant Univ of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Email: agrico.rakesh@gmail.com) : Heterosis in single cross inter and intra-specific hybrids of Desi cotton (Gossipium arboreum and G. herbaceaum) for their seed cotton yield, fibre quality and seed oil content. J appl nat Sci 2016, 8(3), 1356-65.

The present investigation was carried out to assess the expression of per se performance and heterotic effect for fibre - 67 - quality and seed oil content besides seed cotton yield, studied involving ten desi cotton (Gossipium arboreum and G. herbaceaum) genotypes and their 45 cross combinations in half diallel analysis. F1 hybrids GBhv- 282 x G 27 (67.36%), GBhv- 287 x 824 (58.14%), GBhv- 282 x GAM- 173 (35.00%), GBhv- 286 x G 27 (20.50%), and GBhv- 283 x 824 (18.75%) recorded highest per se performance and significant positive standard heterosis while the maximum heterobeltiosis for seed cotton yield per plant was exhibited by the hybrid GBhv- 287 x 824 (155.60%) followed by GBhv- 282 x G 27 (151.29%) and GBhv- 282 x GAM- 173 (130.30%). Similar trend of het-erosis for numbers of boll per plant were observed in above hybrids. For fibre quality traits none of the cross showed consistent high performance for all the characters. Cross GBhv- 283 x 824 was exhibited high standard heterosis for 2.5% span length, fibre strength, fibre elongation percentage as well as for short fibre index (SFI) while cross GBhv- 286 x 824 were promising for 2.5 per cent span length, fibre strength and fibre fineness. In case of oil content intra-arboreum crosses resulted as better crosses and among them cross combination 824 x GAM- 173 was best. Desi cotton hybrids are having lower fibre quality and yield. So, improvement for yield and fibre quality of diploid native varieties through heterosis breeding provided better hybrids for rainfed farming.

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013588   Choi J S;Choi I S (NO, RIS Center, Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Silla Univ, Busan-617-736, Email: ischoi101@korea.com) : Inhibitory effect of marine green algal extracts on germination of Lactuca sativa seeds. J envir Biol 2016, 37(2), 207-13.

The allelopathic potential of nine green seaweed species was examined based on germination and seedling growth of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Out of nine methanol extracts, Capsosiphon fulvescens and Monostroma nitidum extracts completely inhibited germination of L. sativa at 4 mg/filter paper after 24 hr of treatment. Water extracts of these seaweeds generally showed low anti-germination activities than methanol extracts. Of the nine water extracts, Enteromorpha linza extract completely inhibited L. sativa germination at 16 mg/filter paper after 24 hrs. To identify the primary active compounds, C. fulvescens powder was successively fractionated according to polarity, and the main active agents against L. sativa were determined to be lipids (0.0% germination at 0.5 mg of lipids/paper disc). According to these results, extracts of C. fulvescens can be used to develop natural herbicidal agents and manage terrestrial weeds.

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013587   Babu A;Anand D;Saravanan P (Botany Dep, Ramakrishana Mission Vivekananda College(Autonomous0, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004, Email: sarviveka@gmail.com) : Potent folklore medicinal plant used by ethnic people of Thuthipattu and Karuvatchi Village, Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Int J pharm Sci Drug Res 2017, 9(4), 187-94.

The study was carried out in two geographically isolated Hillocks, Sacred Groves and Unclassified Vegetation of Gingee Taluk of Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, a region inhabited by farmers and tribal groups. Data obtained through guided field-walk method on ethnomedicinal plants and ethnographic profile of respondents was documented using semi structured questionnaires. Information on medicinal plants with their correct botanical identities with family, local names, parts used, is carefully recorded. It resulted in about 50 medicinal plants used for the treatment of several diseases either in single or in combination with some other ingredients. The survey shows that the informants in two villages have very good knowledge about the medicinal plants used for various ailments. This present study analyzed the data collected from the study area by applying the quantitative ethnobotanical devices such as, Use value (UVi), Factor informant consensus (Fic) and Fidelity level (Fl%).

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013586   Arya P;Mehta J P (Botany and Microbiology Dep, H.N.B. Garhwal Univ, Srinagar, Garhwal, Email: prashantarya09@gmail.com) : Antimicrobial and phytochemcial screening of traditionally used Himalayan medicinal plants. Envir Conserv J 2017, 18(1-2), 49-62.

Plant drug Rasayana has always played an essential role to treat several diseases of human beings. Moreover, medicinal plants are the prime source of potentially useful structures for the development of novel chemotherapeutic agents. Historically, plants have provided a basis of the development for novel drugs and plant derived drugs which have made large contributions to human health and well being. Till now few plants have been scientifically proved by different researchers for their medicinal potential but the therapeutic ability of number of plants are still unknown. The regeneration of medicinal potential of such plants is thus strongly required. Several researchers have - 66 - carried out bioassay for antimicrobial, antioxidant and phylochemical screening of various extracts of certain plants. Such works should be brought in the knowledge of every concern man. Present study is therefore an attempt for review on some of such medicinal plants.

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013585   Alwhibi M S (Botany and Microbiology Dep, Faculty of Science, King Saud Univ, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, Email: malwhibi@ksu.edu.sa) : Density and distribution of mangrove stands between Ras-Al turfa and Bab-al mandab using remote sensing system. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2017, 14(1), 115-21.

Using remote sensing system i.e. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), dense distribution of mangrove forest was found on Red sea coast between Ras - Al turfa in north and Bab - Al mandab in south. Avicennia marina was the only species found on the coast however satellite images revealed the presence of Rhizophora mucronata at the Farasan Archipelago and Kamaran Island. Comparison between GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis of the satellite images of the area for the years 2010 and 2014 showed gradual decrease of mangrove stands along the coast. During 2010, the total area covered by the mangrove forests was around 2442 hectares while in 2014 it was declined to 2141 hectares, of which 97 hectares of the mangroves stands were declined at the Saudi coast of Red sea while 204 hectares of mangrove stands were wiped out at the coastline touching Yemen. Field studies of the area showed that in the lapse of fifteen years, approximately 301 hectares of mangrove stands destroyed because of urbanization, industrialization, cattle grazing, particularly by camels and lack of awareness among locals.

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013584   Ali A;Kaul V (NO, Government Degree College, Kargil-194 103, Email: veenukaul@yahoo.co.in) : Incidence of apomixis in sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.), a dioecious taxon of immense economic importance. Curr Sci 2017, 112(10), 1994-6.

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