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Halophytes and climate change: adaptive mechanisms and potential uses
The growth and ion-accumulating characteristics of different plant species native to saline-arid ... more The growth and ion-accumulating characteristics of different plant species native to saline-arid areas vis-à-vis the ionic status of their rhizospheric soils are important factors to consider when studying the survival of plant species under harsh conditions. A survey of saline areas in Haryana (CCS Haryana Agricultural University and Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes at Hisar) and Rajasthan (Lunkaransar in Bikaner, Sambhar Lake, Jaipur and Gangani-Kaparda at Jodhpur) was done to explore the variability in halophytic species in different arid and saline regions. It was observed that 44 species spread over 16 families of Angiosperms (i.e. Chenopodiaceae, Mimosaceae, Poaceae, Capparidaceae, Portulacaceae, Tamaricaceae, Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Aizoceae, Asteraceae, Salvadoraceae, Asclepiadaceae, Boraginaceae, Solanaceae, Amaranthaceae and Cyperaceae) were growing across these locations with most species from the Chenopodiaceae family. Among these highly flourishing species...
Vehicles moving on road are of importance because problems like traffic congestion, economic wast... more Vehicles moving on road are of importance because problems like traffic congestion, economic waste, jamming on the underpasses and over-bridges (if the vehicle passing through is not of the permissible size) are associated with them. These problems can be dealt with; by using various morphological processes based image processing techniques to detect the vehicles. In this paper, the images of moving and still vehicles have been taken and an algorithm is used for vehicle detection which is based on image processing techniques and classification of vehicles in the form of natural description( in linguistic terms) based on fuzzy logic.
The present investigation was undertaken to study the changes in antioxidative enzymes, lipid per... more The present investigation was undertaken to study the changes in antioxidative enzymes, lipid peroxidation and metabolites under heat stress and its revival in B. juncea genotypes (Thermo-tolerant BPR-542-6 and thermo-susceptible RGN-152). The activities of antioxidative enzymes viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), peroxidase (POX) and catalase (CAT) increased under high temperature stress upon revival. SOD and CAT started decreasing but activity of POX and GR still continued increasing in both the genotypes. But APX enzyme exhibited differential behaviour on revival which increased in tolerant genotype but decreased in susceptible genotype. Lipoxygenase (LOX), malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) which are the indicators of cell membrane damage increased under heat stress in both the genotypes but increase was higher in susceptible genotype. On recovery, LOX, MDA and H 2 O 2 content decreased in both the genotype...
Plants’ tolerance to stresses, particularly abiotic, is an important area of research, particular... more Plants’ tolerance to stresses, particularly abiotic, is an important area of research, particularly in agriculture. Here, we studied the combined effect of excess boron (B) and salinity on three wheat varieties viz., KRL 35, KRL 210 and HD 2009. Root samples were collected 20 days after imposing different treatments, namely Control, 50 and 100 ppm B + 60 mM NaCl, respectively; and 50 and 100 ppm B + 100 mM NaCl, respectively in a hydroponic system. Results indicated that length, fresh and dry weight of root and shoot consistently decreased with increasing concentration of B and salt in the nutrient medium. These changes were accompanied by significant reductions in soluble sugars and proteins in roots, whereas proline content increased. The KRL 35 (salt tolerant variety) showed 5 specific polypeptides of 89.13, 53.4, 46.21, 32.35 and 31.10 kDa. Likewise, KRL 210 (moderately salt tolerant) showed de novo synthesis of 53.4 and 19.13 kDa, whereas three specific polypeptides (24.05, 19....
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](Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Principal component analysis was carried out with 20 morphological traits (including quantitative... more Principal component analysis was carried out with 20 morphological traits (including quantitative as well as qualitative) among 96 germplasm lines of Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.]. Principal factor analysis led to the identification of eight principal components (PCs) which explained about 70.41% variability. The first principal component (PC1) explained 16.21% of the total variation. The remaining PC’s explained progressively lesser and lesser of the total variation. Varimax Rotation enabled loading of similar type of variables on a common principal factor (PF) permitting to designate them as yield factor, maturity factor and oil factor etc. Based on PF scores and cluster mean values the germplasm accessions viz., RC2, RC32 and RC51 (cluster I), RC95 and RC96 (cluster X) were found superior for seed yield/plant and yield related factors like primary and secondary branches/plant; while the accessions RC34, RC185 and RC195 (cluster III) and RC53 (cluster VIII) w...
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The reaction of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-mercapto-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 1 with b... more The reaction of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-mercapto-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 1 with benzylidenemalononitrile and/or methyl iodide has yielded dihydropyrimido[1,2a]pyrimidine derivative 5 and methylthio derivative 6 respectively. Thiated product 7 was cyclized with chloroacetonitrile to give thienopyrimidine derivative 9. Compound 6 was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give diaminopyrimidine derivative 10. Reaction of 10 with different reagents afforded tetrazolopyrimidine, triazolopyrimidine and pyrimidotriazepine derivatives 11-22. The antimicrobial activity was studied against examples of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using Tetracycline (Antibacterial agent) and Amphotericin B (Antifungal agent) as standard.
APSP journal of case reports, 2012
A heterotopic pancreas as the lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception is extremely rare. A 12-ye... more A heterotopic pancreas as the lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception is extremely rare. A 12-year-old previously healthy boy, presented to the emergency room with the complaint of severe abdominal pain for the last 6-8 hours. A preoperative diagnosis of ileo-ileal intussusception was made on ultrasound and an emergency exploratory laparotomy was done. At laparotomy an ileo-ileal intussusception was found and a polyp noted as a lead point. On histopathology this polyp was found to be heterotopic pancreas.
Halophytes and climate change: adaptive mechanisms and potential uses
The growth and ion-accumulating characteristics of different plant species native to saline-arid ... more The growth and ion-accumulating characteristics of different plant species native to saline-arid areas vis-à-vis the ionic status of their rhizospheric soils are important factors to consider when studying the survival of plant species under harsh conditions. A survey of saline areas in Haryana (CCS Haryana Agricultural University and Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes at Hisar) and Rajasthan (Lunkaransar in Bikaner, Sambhar Lake, Jaipur and Gangani-Kaparda at Jodhpur) was done to explore the variability in halophytic species in different arid and saline regions. It was observed that 44 species spread over 16 families of Angiosperms (i.e. Chenopodiaceae, Mimosaceae, Poaceae, Capparidaceae, Portulacaceae, Tamaricaceae, Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Aizoceae, Asteraceae, Salvadoraceae, Asclepiadaceae, Boraginaceae, Solanaceae, Amaranthaceae and Cyperaceae) were growing across these locations with most species from the Chenopodiaceae family. Among these highly flourishing species...
Vehicles moving on road are of importance because problems like traffic congestion, economic wast... more Vehicles moving on road are of importance because problems like traffic congestion, economic waste, jamming on the underpasses and over-bridges (if the vehicle passing through is not of the permissible size) are associated with them. These problems can be dealt with; by using various morphological processes based image processing techniques to detect the vehicles. In this paper, the images of moving and still vehicles have been taken and an algorithm is used for vehicle detection which is based on image processing techniques and classification of vehicles in the form of natural description( in linguistic terms) based on fuzzy logic.
The present investigation was undertaken to study the changes in antioxidative enzymes, lipid per... more The present investigation was undertaken to study the changes in antioxidative enzymes, lipid peroxidation and metabolites under heat stress and its revival in B. juncea genotypes (Thermo-tolerant BPR-542-6 and thermo-susceptible RGN-152). The activities of antioxidative enzymes viz. superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), peroxidase (POX) and catalase (CAT) increased under high temperature stress upon revival. SOD and CAT started decreasing but activity of POX and GR still continued increasing in both the genotypes. But APX enzyme exhibited differential behaviour on revival which increased in tolerant genotype but decreased in susceptible genotype. Lipoxygenase (LOX), malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) which are the indicators of cell membrane damage increased under heat stress in both the genotypes but increase was higher in susceptible genotype. On recovery, LOX, MDA and H 2 O 2 content decreased in both the genotype...
Plants’ tolerance to stresses, particularly abiotic, is an important area of research, particular... more Plants’ tolerance to stresses, particularly abiotic, is an important area of research, particularly in agriculture. Here, we studied the combined effect of excess boron (B) and salinity on three wheat varieties viz., KRL 35, KRL 210 and HD 2009. Root samples were collected 20 days after imposing different treatments, namely Control, 50 and 100 ppm B + 60 mM NaCl, respectively; and 50 and 100 ppm B + 100 mM NaCl, respectively in a hydroponic system. Results indicated that length, fresh and dry weight of root and shoot consistently decreased with increasing concentration of B and salt in the nutrient medium. These changes were accompanied by significant reductions in soluble sugars and proteins in roots, whereas proline content increased. The KRL 35 (salt tolerant variety) showed 5 specific polypeptides of 89.13, 53.4, 46.21, 32.35 and 31.10 kDa. Likewise, KRL 210 (moderately salt tolerant) showed de novo synthesis of 53.4 and 19.13 kDa, whereas three specific polypeptides (24.05, 19....
Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Principal component analysis was carried out with 20 morphological traits (including quantitative... more Principal component analysis was carried out with 20 morphological traits (including quantitative as well as qualitative) among 96 germplasm lines of Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.]. Principal factor analysis led to the identification of eight principal components (PCs) which explained about 70.41% variability. The first principal component (PC1) explained 16.21% of the total variation. The remaining PC’s explained progressively lesser and lesser of the total variation. Varimax Rotation enabled loading of similar type of variables on a common principal factor (PF) permitting to designate them as yield factor, maturity factor and oil factor etc. Based on PF scores and cluster mean values the germplasm accessions viz., RC2, RC32 and RC51 (cluster I), RC95 and RC96 (cluster X) were found superior for seed yield/plant and yield related factors like primary and secondary branches/plant; while the accessions RC34, RC185 and RC195 (cluster III) and RC53 (cluster VIII) w...
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The reaction of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-mercapto-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 1 with b... more The reaction of 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-mercapto-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile 1 with benzylidenemalononitrile and/or methyl iodide has yielded dihydropyrimido[1,2a]pyrimidine derivative 5 and methylthio derivative 6 respectively. Thiated product 7 was cyclized with chloroacetonitrile to give thienopyrimidine derivative 9. Compound 6 was reacted with hydrazine hydrate to give diaminopyrimidine derivative 10. Reaction of 10 with different reagents afforded tetrazolopyrimidine, triazolopyrimidine and pyrimidotriazepine derivatives 11-22. The antimicrobial activity was studied against examples of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using Tetracycline (Antibacterial agent) and Amphotericin B (Antifungal agent) as standard.
APSP journal of case reports, 2012
A heterotopic pancreas as the lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception is extremely rare. A 12-ye... more A heterotopic pancreas as the lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception is extremely rare. A 12-year-old previously healthy boy, presented to the emergency room with the complaint of severe abdominal pain for the last 6-8 hours. A preoperative diagnosis of ileo-ileal intussusception was made on ultrasound and an emergency exploratory laparotomy was done. At laparotomy an ileo-ileal intussusception was found and a polyp noted as a lead point. On histopathology this polyp was found to be heterotopic pancreas.