Russell's Viper Envenomation-Associated Addisonian Crisis     

Subramanian Senthilkumaran  Ritesh G. Menezes  Syed Ather Hussain  Sushil Allen Luis  Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian 《The Forestry Chronicle》2018,29(4):504-507

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Baseline sensitivity of lepidopteran corn pests in India to Cry1Ab insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis     

Sushil K Jalali  Yadavalli Lalitha  Subray P Kamath  Komarlingam S Mohan  Graham P Head 《Pest management science》2010,66(8):809-815

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Association of bovine KISS1 single nucleotide polymorphisms with reproductive traits in Indian Cattle     

Umesh Singh  Rani Alex  Sushil Kumar  Rajib Deb  Thiruvothur Venkatesan Raja  Shaily Singhal  Gyanendra Singh Sengar  Bharat Singh Rathod  Kotikalapudi Srirama Murthy  Nitin Vasant Rao Patil 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2020,55(8):922-930

Kisspeptins, a family of neuropeptide encoded by the Kiss1 gene, have emerged as crucial regulator of fertility and reproduction by regulating the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. The present study was aimed to identify and associate SNPs in the KISS1 gene with reproductive traits in cattle of Indian origin. DNA samples collected from 300 individual cows of three Indian dairy breeds (Gir, Kankrej and Frieswal) of cattle were used in the study. The SNPs of KISS1 gene were identified with PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis using two sets of primer pairs. A total of 5 SNPs were identified in the targeted region of which, two were selected for screening the population and association studies. The analysis revealed that genotypes of rs442633552G>A and rs42022871C>T had a significant association with dry period. The SNP rs42022871C>T also established significant role in milk production traits, and selection of TT-genotyped animals will improve the reproduction and production potential of the animals.  相似文献   

Influence, optimization, energy budgeting and monetary considerations of different time intervals between fungicidal seed treatment and sowing on Sclerotium blight of soybean     

G.K. Gupta  Sushil K. Sharma 《Crop Protection》2009,28(10):854-858

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is susceptible to the fungal pathogen, Sclerotium rolfsii from seedling emergence to pod fill. A few systemic and non-systemic fungicides have been recommended as pre-sowing seed treatment (ST) for the management of Sclerotium blight of soybean worldwide. But farmers, especially in developing countries do not utilize ST mainly on account of preoccupation in other practices considered by them essential for sowing. The possibility of ST applied well in advance of sowing was therefore investigated. Results indicated that ST on average increased field emergence by 26.19%, reduced post-emergence mortality (POM) by 49.03% and enhanced seed yield by 23.00%. Seed treatment with carboxin 37.5% + thiram 37.5% @ 0.2% was the best. Seed treatment 50 days prior to sowing was superior by increasing emergence, reducing POM and enhancing seed yield with high monetary returns and energy output.  相似文献   

Genomics,genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers     

Chris Ojiewo  Emmanuel Monyo  Haile Desmae  Ousmane Boukar  Clare Mukankusi‐Mugisha  Mahendar Thudi  Manish K. Pandey  Rachit K. Saxena  Pooran M. Gaur  Sushil K. Chaturvedi  Asnake Fikre  NPVR Ganga Rao  CV SameerKumar  Patrick Okori  Pasupuleti Janila  Jean Claude Rubyogo  Chigeza Godfree  Essegbemon Akpo  Lucky Omoigui  Stanley Nkalubo  Berhanu Fenta  Papias Binagwa  Michael Kilango  Magdalena Williams  Omari Mponda  David Okello  Mekasha Chichaybelu  Amos Miningou  Joseph Bationo  Dramane Sako  Sory Diallo  Candidus Echekwu  Muhammad Lawan Umar  Richard Oteng‐Frimpong  Haruna Mohammed  Rajeev K. Varshney 《Plant Breeding》2019,138(4):487-499

Legumes are important components of sustainable agricultural production, food, nutrition and income systems of developing countries. In spite of their importance, legume crop production is challenged by a number of biotic (diseases and pests) and abiotic stresses (heat, frost, drought and salinity), edaphic factors (associated with soil nutrient deficits) and policy issues (where less emphasis is put on legumes compared to priority starchy staples). Significant research and development work have been done in the past decade on important grain legumes through collaborative bilateral and multilateral projects as well as the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes (CRP‐GL). Through these initiatives, genomic resources and genomic tools such as draft genome sequence, resequencing data, large‐scale genomewide markers, dense genetic maps, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and diagnostic markers have been developed for further use in multiple genetic and breeding applications. Also, these mega‐initiatives facilitated release of a number of new varieties and also dissemination of on‐the‐shelf varieties to the farmers. More efforts are needed to enhance genetic gains by reducing the time required in cultivar development through integration of genomics‐assisted breeding approaches and rapid generation advancement.  相似文献   

Integrated breeding approaches for improving drought and heat adaptation in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)     

Pooran M. Gaur  Srinivasan Samineni  Mahendar Thudi  Shailesh Tripathi  Sobhan B. Sajja  Veera Jayalakshmi  Durdundappa M. Mannur  Adiveppa G. Vijayakumar  Nadigatla V. P. R. Ganga Rao  Chris Ojiewo  Asnake Fikre  Paul Kimurto  Robert O. Kileo  Nigusie Girma  Sushil K. Chaturvedi  Rajeev K. Varshney  Girish P. Dixit 《Plant Breeding》2019,138(4):389-400

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a dry season food legume largely grown on residual soil moisture after the rainy season. The crop often experiences moisture stress towards end of the crop season (terminal drought). The crop may also face heat stress at the reproductive stage if sowing is delayed. The breeding approaches for improving adaptation to these stresses include the development of varieties with early maturity and enhanced abiotic stress tolerance. Several varieties with improved drought tolerance have been developed by selecting for grain yield under moisture stress conditions. Similarly, selection for pod set in the crop subjected to heat stress during reproductive stage has helped in the development of heat‐tolerant varieties. A genomic region, called QTL‐hotspot, controlling several drought tolerance‐related traits has been introgressed into several popular cultivars using marker‐assisted backcrossing (MABC), and introgression lines giving significantly higher yield than the popular cultivars have been identified. Multiparent advanced generation intercross (MAGIC) approach has been found promising in enhancing genetic recombination and developing lines with enhanced tolerance to terminal drought and heat stresses.  相似文献   

Inter-relation between descriptors and morphine yield in Asian germplasm of opium poppy Papaver somniferum     

Suphla Bajpai  Ajai Prakash Gupta  M.M. Gupta  Srikant Sharma  C.M. Govil  Sushil Kumar 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2000,47(3):315-322

A set of 208 Indian and two Thai germplasm accessions of opium poppy Papaver somniferum were assessed for variation in 17 morphological characters, seed yield and content and yield of morphine from capsules and peduncles. The germplasm was found to be highly variable for all the characters evaluated. In the harvested peduncles and capsules, 13% was peduncle straw, 61% seeds and the rest capsule husk. The peduncle and capsule straw yields ranged between 0.6–2.2 and 1.4–5.3 g plant^-1, respectively. Morphine content in the peduncle varied between about 0.001–0.24% and that in the capsule from 0.02 to 1.05%. On average basis morphine content in the capsule husk was more than 9-fold higher than the peduncle straw. The plant morphine yields from peduncles and capsules ranged between 1.2 and 28.6 mg plant^-1. Four accessions yielded more than 20 mg of morphine plant^-1. Among these, in one of the accessions about 13% of the morphine was contributed by the peduncle. The plants of high morphine yielding accessions were generally small in height, and bore white flowers and large sized ungrooved capsules with a small number of seeds, on a large peduncle.  相似文献   

Low levels of genetic diversity detected by RAPD analysis in geographically distinct accessions of Bacopa monnieri     

Mahendra P. Darokar  Suman P. S. Khanuja  Ajit Kumar Shasany  Sushil Kumar 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2001,48(6):555-558

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is atraditional Indian medicinal plant known for its natural nootropicaction of saponins present in large amount in its shoots. Acollection of 24 B.monnieri accessions from differentagro-climatic zones of India and an introduction from Malaysiamaintained in the field genebank at CIMAP was analysed for RAPDvariation. Among the 40 random primers tested, 29 primers generatedone or more polymorphic bands. The number of polymorphic bandsgenerated was primer dependent, ranging from 2 to maximum of 8.Similarity matrices were generated from the RAPD data on the basis ofNei's estimates of similarity indices and dendrograms wereconstructed based on UPGMA clustering. All the accessions were foundto be in the range of 0.8–1.0 of similarity, which isindicative of a narrow genetic base among the various accessions witha medium level of polymorphism. It was possible to differentiateindividual accessions, showing differences in morphological andgrowth properties at DNA level. The observed low levels of geneticvariation were attributed to interplay of sexual and vegetative modesof reproduction and similarity of local environments in habitats ofB. monnieri.  相似文献   

Alkaloid profiles of the Indian land races of the opiumpoppy Papaver somniferum L.     

Seema Prajapati  Suphla Bajpai  Digvijay Singh  Rajesh Luthra  Madan M. Gupta  Sushil Kumar 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2002,49(2):183-188

The capsule husks of a set of 115 Indian land races of opium poppy Papaver somniferum L. obtained over two cropping seasons were screened for the percent contents of papaverine, reticuline, narcotine, thebaine, codeinone, codeine,morphine and oripavine. Among the accessions screened 36, 7 and 1 didnot accumulate papaverine, papaverine and narcotine and codeine and morphine, respectively. The alkaloid profiles and correlations between alkaloids in all the four classes of accessions showed thatin the Indian genetic resources of P.somniferum (a) morphine is synthesized from codeine rather than oripavine, (b) net alkaloid contents are low under narcotine deficiency, and (c)accumulation of morphine and codeine was limited upstream of codeine and morphine. The accessions identified to be harboring genetic blocks in the phenenthrine and benzylisoquinolinebiosynthetic pathways will be useful for understanding the genetic control of secondary metabolism in opium poppy.  相似文献   

Chrysophyte scales in lake sediments provide evidence of recent acidification in two Quebec (Canada) lakes     

Sushil S. Dixit  Aruna S. Dixit  R. Douglas Evans 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1988,38(1-2):97-104

Several lake surveys have indicated that many lakes in Quebec are sensitive to acidification, but no historical data are available to provide conclusive evidence of lake acidification. Paleolimnological studies can provide such evidence. Chrysophycean algal microfossils were analyzed from the sediments of Lake Bonneville and Lake Truite Rouge in Quebec. The chrysophyte flora in the study lakes was stable until 40 yr ago, but since then the taxa characteristic of acidic or slightly acidic waters increased in abundance. The study provides evidence of recent lake acidification in Quebec.  相似文献