Life Sciences

An investigation was carried out in JF-55 (Male parent) & Pusa Sawani (Female parent) to find out the effect of emasculation and bud pollination in comparison with emasculation and conventional pollination technique. The Crossing Techniques (CT) were evaluated for the crossing period of seven weeks and analysed for fruit set, seed yield and seed quality characters at weekly intervals. The results revealed that irrespective of the crossing period, bud pollination recorded 6% higher fruit set than conventional pollination.

Studies were initiated to evaluate the influence of seed priming technique (Humic acid 20%, Carbendazim 2%, Imidachlobrid 3% and hydro priming technique) in conjunction with crop management techniques along with NPK application in Maize COHM 6. Seeds primed with Humic acid 20%, maintained the germination above the seed certification standard with higher seedling quality characters and lesser deteriorative observations compared to unprimed seed of COHM 6.

Ageing is a normal process in all living organisms including human. With the progress of ageing physiological functions of different organs of the body become slower leading to many age-related diseases that are responsible for shortening of longevity. But this reduction of ageing varies from individual to individual. This diversity of changes in ageing process has come to the mind of scientists to find out some factors that regulate ageing both at the cellular and genetic levels.

Post-COVID conditions are wide range of new, returning or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus during epidemic [COVID-19]. Most people with COVID-19 presented with different health problems noted in different opd clinics. Anyone who as infected can experience post-COVID conditions. Most people with post-COVID conditions experience symptoms days after first learning they had COVID-19, but some people who later experienced post-COVID conditions didnot know when they got infected.

This study was undertaken to generate useful information regarding the physical properties of parboiled rice. Under this study, three parboiled rice varieties, namely IR1010, Mahamaya and Swarna were selected, which are commonly used for the preparation of puffed rice in the Chhattisgarh state of India.

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Asan Barrage has become first wetland from Uttarakhand, which is included in the prestigious Ramsar site list. This wetland is well known as a home of migratory birds and the present communication deals with some important of them.

Aloe vera is a plant that resembles a cactus but is actually a member of the lily family. The Aloe plant comes in more than 300 different types, but Aloe barbadensis has the finest medical qualities. It possesses potent antibacterial, fungicidal, virucidal, and antiseptic effects. It stimulates cell development, calms the nervous system, and detoxifies the body. Others offer nutritional assistance, others boost tissues' capacity for regeneration, while yet others have anti-inflammatory effects.

In this study, to confirm the antiobesity efficacy of wheat germ hot-water extract, hot-water extraction with 20%, 50%, and 80% ethanol content was used to analyze antioxidant efficacy, Staphylococcus aureus antibacterial activity, lipase inhibitory activity, and α-glucosidase activity inhibitory activity. As a result of the antioxidant test of wheat germ extracts, the IC50 values of ascorbic acid used as a control was 2.16, whereas the values for 20%, 50%, and 80% ethanol of wheat germ extracts were 3.13, 2.91, and 2.64, respectively.

A field experiment on studies on Stenting Techniques in Plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) was carried out at Horticulture Research Farm, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda (Punjab) during January to June 2021. The experimental material consisted of plum 15-20 cm long and 1.0 to 1.25 cm thick stem cuttings with 3-5 nodes, taken from the middle basal portion of 9-10 month old dormant shoots. Cuttings were taken from seven year old mother plants of Plum cv. Kala Amritsari root stock by using Satluj purple scion on 23rd January and 3rd February 2021.