Erratum to: Methyl donors potentiates growth, metabolic status and neurotransmitter enzyme in Labeo rohita fingerlings exposed to endosulfan and temperature     

Neeraj Kumar  S. B. Jadhao  N. K. Chandan  Md. Aklakur  R. S. Rana 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2013,39(2):415-415

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Genetic resources of wild edible plants and their uses among tribal communities of cold arid region of India     

J. C. Rana  K. Pradheep  O. P. Chaurasia  Sarvesh Sood  R. M. Sharma  Archna Singh  Ranjna Negi 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2012,59(1):135-149

This paper analyzes the diversity, consumption and gathering patterns, and uses of wild edible plants among the tribal communities living in cold arid region of Indian Himalaya. Eco-geographically, extremely cold climate, open vegetation, strong afternoon winds and loose soils characterize the region. Wild edible plants have special significance in the livelihoods of tribal people particularly during harsh winters when nothing grows on field. We gathered information on 164 wild edible plant species belonging to 100 genera and 37 families sharing 14% of total plants species occurring here. Around 83% plant species were present in pure wild state while 17% were in semi wild state/cultivated occasionally. Wild plants are eaten more as vegetable and it was found that out of 101 plants used as vegetable, 57 are cooked and eaten and the rest (44) eaten raw. The species like Pinus gerardiana, Prunus armeniaca, Hippophae rhamnoides, Bunium persicum are harvested more for commerce in the downtown markets while Lepidium latifolium, Taraxacum officinale, Urtica hyperborea, Capparis spinosa, Fagopyrum tataricum, Malva verticillata, and Rhodiola heterodonta are preferred for their medicinal and nutritional properties locally. Infrastructure development, more tourists flow, agricultural intensification, more jobs and business opportunities have led to rapid changes in the life styles and food habits of the people. Consequently, the age-old tradition of gathering wild edible plants is fading particularly among younger generations. Nevertheless, people do realize the importance of wild edible plants, and therefore to harness the benefits of this unique diversity participatory management and conservation programs, investigations on nutritional and pharmacological attributes, and regulated market support for some important WEPs have taken up in the region.  相似文献   

Designing artificial anterior cruciate ligaments based on novel fibrous structures     

J. Cruz  S. Rana  R. Fangueiro  R. Guedes 《Fibers and Polymers》2014,15(1):181-186

The present paper reports the development of novel braided structures using polyamide 6.6 fibers for application as artificial anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs). The developed structures were circular braids, axially reinforced with either a number of core yarns or braided structures. Tensile behavior of these structures was characterized and the effects of number of axial yarns or braids and, the number of yarns used in the axial braids were thoroughly investigated. From the experimental results, it was observed that the braided structures with axial braids could mimic the load-elongation behaviour of native ACL. The average breaking extension and strain at toe region were 30 % and 4.3 % respectively, which are in the range of native ACLs. The maximum breaking force and stiffness achieved with 7 axial braids, each produced using 6 yarns were 274 N and 13.5 N/mm respectively and, both breaking force and stiffess showed linear increase with the number of axial braids as well as number of yarns used in the axial braids. Therefore, it is possible to design an artificial graft using these novel braided sturctures with mechanical properties similar to that of native ACLs, through adjustment of these structural parameters, as these braided structures have much smaller diameter (0.5 mm) than native ACLs (11 mm).  相似文献   

Diversity of Sodium Transporter HKT1;5 in Genus Oryza     

Shalini Pulipati  Suji Somasundaram  Nitika Rana  Kavitha Kumaresan  Mohamed Shafi  Peter Civ  &#x  Gothandapani Sellamuthu  Deepa Jaganathan  Prasanna Venkatesan Ramaravi  S. Punitha  Kalaimani Raju  Shrikant S. Mantri  R. Sowdhamini  Ajay Parida  Gayatri Venkataraman 《水稻科学》2022,29(1):31-46

Asian cultivated rice shows allelic variation in sodium transporter, OsHKT1;5, correlating with shoot sodium exclusion (salinity tolerance). These changes map to intra/extracellularly-oriented loops that occur between four transmembrane-P loop-transmembrane (MPM) motifs in OsHKT1;5. HKT1;5 sequences from more recently evolved Oryza species (O. sativa/O. officinalis complex species) contain two expansions that involve two intracellularly oriented loops/helical regions between MPM domains, potentially governing transport characteristics, while more ancestral HKT1;5 sequences have shorter intracellular loops. We compared homology models for homoeologous OcHKT1;5-K and OcHKT1;5-L from halophytic O. coarctata to identify complementary amino acid residues in OcHKT1;5-L that potentially enhance affinity for Na⁺. Using haplotyping, we showed that Asian cultivated rice accessions only have a fraction of HKT1;5 diversity available in progenitor wild rice species (O. nivara and O. rufipogon). Progenitor HKT1;5 haplotypes can thus be used as novel potential donors for enhancing cultivated rice salinity tolerance. Within Asian rice accessions, 10 non-synonymous HKT1;5 haplotypic groups occur. More HKT1;5 haplotypic diversities occur in cultivated indica gene pool compared to japonica. Predominant Haplotypes 2 and 10 occur in mutually exclusive japonica and indica groups, corresponding to haplotypes in O. sativa salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant landraces, respectively. This distinct haplotype partitioning may have originated in separate ancestral gene pools of indica and japonica, or from different haplotypes selected during domestication. Predominance of specific HKT1;5 haplotypes within the 3 000 rice dataset may relate to eco-physiological fitness in specific geo-climatic and/or edaphic contexts.  相似文献   

Screening techniques and sources of tolerance to salinity and mineral nutrient imbalances in cool season food legumes     

N. P. Saxena  M. C. Saxena  P. Ruckenbauer  R. S. Rana  M. M. El-Fouly  R. Shabana 《Euphytica》1993,73(1-2):85-93

A large global land area is affected by saline, alkali (sodic), and acid soil conditions. Cool season food legumes are important crops in many countries with such adverse soils. Tolerant genotypes have been identified in many crops, including legumes. However, very little has been published on selection of tolerant cool season food legume crops. The inadequate knowledge and understanding of the responses of cool season food legume crops to these abiotic stresses, necessitates action by a collaborative network of interdisciplinary teams to make rapid progress in identifying tolerant germplasm and developing cultivars better adapted to unfavorable soil conditions.  相似文献   

Characterisation of 4274 accessions of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm conserved in the Indian gene bank for phenological,morphological and agricultural traits     

J. C. Rana  T. R. Sharma  R. K. Tyagi  R. K. Chahota  N. K. Gautam  Mohar Singh  P. N. Sharma  S. N. Ojha 《Euphytica》2015,205(2):441-457

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The use of risk aversion in plant breeding; Concept and application   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

B. C. Barah  H. P. Binswanger  B. S. Rana  N. G. P. Rao 《Euphytica》1981,30(2):451-458

Summary Variance analysis is used to measure stability (inter-temporal) and adaptability (over space) components of variance with multilocation-multiyear sorghum yield data from India. Adaptability and stability were highly correlated. Only the stability component is relevant for farmers in their adoption decision. Measures of farmer's risk aversion are used to rank genotypes according to preferences which take account both of yield and stability. Since yield differences were large and risk aversion moderate, preference based rankings did not differ markedly from yield based rankings.  相似文献   

Increasing genetic diversity by participatory varietal selection in high potential production systems in Nepal and India     

J.R. Witcombe  K.D. Joshi  R.B. Rana  D.S. Virk 《Euphytica》2001,122(3):575-588

On-farm varietal biodiversity was studied through household surveys in two high potential production systems in Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts of the Nepal Terai and in Lunawada sub-district, Gujarat, India. Diversity was extremely low in Chaite rice in the Nepal study area (weighted diversity 0.04) and low in main season rice in the India study area (weighted diversity 0.34). In both areas, one cultivar dominated, CH 45 in Nepal and GR11 in India. In the India study area, biodiversity varied with the socio-economic group and better-off farmers had a greater varietal diversity. Participatory varietal selection (PVS) identified new varieties that farmers preferred. Their adoption by farmers increased on-farm varietal biodiversity within the three cropping seasons studied. Despite the commonly assumed uniformity of high potential production systems, the new varieties occupied specific niches in the farming system. Farmers' preferences for different varieties – there were large differences in quality traits and maturity period among the new varieties – should help to maintain biodiversity. Overall production is expected to increase as each niche becomes occupied increasingly by the best-adapted variety. PVS is a simple and powerful method of increasing food production in the high potential production systems that produce most of the developing world's grain. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

Assessment of the efficacy of various mulch materials on improving the growth and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale) under bamboo-based agroforestry system in NW-Himalaya     

Sharma  Umesh  Bhardwaj  Daulat Ram  Sharma  Sunny  Sankhyan  Neeraj  Thakur  Chaman Lal  Rana  Neerja  Sharma  Subhash 《Agroforestry Systems》2022,96(5-6):925-940

Agroforestry Systems - Agroforestry as a smart agriculture practice has started to get global attention nowadays. The present investigation is based on bamboo-ginger intercropping research carried...  相似文献   

Identification and development of key descriptors for phenotypic characterization of tuber cowpea [Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich.]     

Tripathi  Kuldeep  Pamarthi  R. K.  Gore  Padmavati G.  Nagaraju  S.  Madhavan  Latha  Gayacharan  C.  Singh  Neeta  Ahlawat  S. P.  Rana  J. C.  Pratap  Aditya  Kumar  Ashok 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2022,69(3):1375-1389

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