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Seed maturity indices of Populus ciliata were investigated in collections from Sukhatal and Bhowali. Across both seed sources, mean capsule size varied from 68.0±1.5 mm2 to 72.0±0.9 mm2, while mean number of capsules/100 grams varied from 268±8 to 295±12. Mean weight of 100 capsules varied from 25.0±1.4 g to 27.0±1.4 g. Weight of 100 capsules among sources and individual trees differed significantly (P < 0.05), while number of capsules/100 grams and weight of 100 capsules was negatively correlated (r2 = 0.69). As capsules matured moisture content decreased from 83.2±1.1% to 54.3±0.3% at Sukhatal and from 77.7±0.4% to 46.4±0.3% at Bhowali. The optimum germination was at 58–60% moisture content. Maturation was related to capsule colour changes as well as moisture content. These parameters were judged to be good indicators of when to collect P. ciliata seeds. 相似文献
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Nora Denk Vikram Misra Lynne S. Sandmeyer Bianca B. Bauer Jaswant Singh George W. Forsyth Bruce H. Grahn 《Canadian journal of veterinary research》2015,79(1):31-38
The objective of this study was to develop a murine retinal/choroidal/scleral explant culture system to facilitate the intravitreous delivery of vectors. Posterior segment explants from adult mice of 2 different age groups (4 wk and 15 wk) were cultured in serum-free medium for variable time periods. Tissue viability was assessed by gross morphology, cell survival quantification, activated caspase-3 expression, and immunohistochemistry. To model ocular gene therapy, explants were exposed to varying transducing units of a lentiviral vector expressing the gene for green fluorescent protein for 48 h. Explant retinal cells remained viable for approximately 1 wk, although the ganglion cell layer developed apoptosis between 4 and 7 d. Following vector infusion into the posterior segment cups, viral transduction was noted in multiple retinal layers in both age groups. An age of donor mouse influence was noted and older mice did not transduce as well as younger mice. This explant offers an easily managed posterior segment ocular culture with minimum disturbance of the tissue, and may be useful for investigating methods of enhancing retinal gene therapy under controlled conditions. 相似文献
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M. Vikram Reddy V. P. Kiran Kumar V. Ravinder Reddy P. Balashouri D. F. Yule A. L. Cogle L. S. Jangawad 《Biology and Fertility of Soils》1995,19(4):317-321
Earthworms recorded during 1989–1993 across 15 soil management treatments, comprising three different tillagexthree organic amendments (bare, farmyard manure, and rice straw) and six perennial ley treatments, belonged to two endogeic species, Octochaetona phillotti (Michaelsen) and Lampito mauritii Kinberg, while in a nearby undisturbed natural revegetation area three species were found, including the above two and Octonochaeta rosea (Stephenson). The earthworm biomass showed significant temporal and spatial variations and was higher during the post monsoon period than in the early rainy season. No worm biomass was recorded during the dry season. In the tillage and organic amendment treatments, the biomass was drastically reduced from September 1989 to September 1991 after the application of carbofuran and some herbicides, and was significantly reduced during these two years compared to that of 1992. The maximum monthly earthworm biomass ranged between 2.5 and 17.9 g m-2 across the treatments and increased several-fold in the nearby natural revegetation area (75.9 g m-2). It significantly increased in perennial ley treatments compared to annual treatments with organic amendments. Thus the earthworm biomass varied significantly (P<0.01) across the 15 treatments, indicating discernible effects of soil management.Visiting Scientist (under the Rockefeller Foundation Environmental Research Fellowship in International Agriculture) 相似文献
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B. Prithiviraj A. Vikram A.C. Kushalappa V. Yaylayan 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2004,110(4):371-377
The volatile metabolites of the headspace gas of onion bulbs inoculated with three different pathogens, Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora, Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis allii, were profiled using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Differences in the number and amount of volatile metabolites were observed. Two hundred and fifty three volatile metabolites were detected in bulbs inoculated with three pathogens or sterile distilled water. On day three, 202 volatile metabolites were observed, compared to 166 on day six. Of the 253 compounds, however, only 59 occurred relatively consistently over replications, of which 25 compounds were specific to one or more pathogens, including 10 that were unique to a pathogen. Metabolites such as 1-Oxa-4,6-diazacyclooctane-5-thione and 4-mercapto-3-(methylthio)--(thio-lactone)-crotonic acid were exclusive to onions inoculated with F. oxysporum. Acetone, acetic acid-hydrazide, propylcarbamate, 1-bromo-1-propene, thiirane, 1-(methylthio)-E-1-propene and 1-ethenyl-4-ethyl-benzene were specific to B. allii. 3-bromo-furan was specific to E. carotovora ssp. carotovora. Sterile water-inoculated bulbs produced 3,3-dioxy-1,2-propanediol-tetranitrate. Highest amount of sulfurs was found in pathogen-inoculated, while highest amounts of terpenes, aromatics and aliphatics were found in sterile distilled water-inoculated bulbs. The possible use of these differences in the volatile metabolites for detecting and discriminating diseases of onion in storage is discussed. 相似文献
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Ranjan Bhattacharyya Arti Bhatia Birendra N. Ghosh Priyabrata Santra Debashis Mandal Gopal Kumar Raman Jeet Singh Madegowda Madhu Avijit Ghosh Arup K. Mandal Ranjan Paul Ashim Datta Parbodh C. Sharma Uttam K. Mandal Pramod Jha Kokkuvayil S. Anil Manickam Lalitha Mahesh Kumar Nav R. Panwar Dibyendu Sarkar Ashok K. Patra Sumanta Kundu Michael A. Fullen Jean Poesen Bhabani Sankar Das Nagarjuna N. Reddy Suresh K. Chaudhari 《European Journal of Soil Science》2023,74(4):e13388
Current widespread and intensive soil degradation in India has been driven by unprecedented levels of population growth, large-scale industrialization, high-yield agriculture, urban sprawl and the spread of human infrastructure. The damage caused to managed and natural systems by soil degradation threatens livelihoods and local services and leads to national socio-economic disruption. Human-induced soil degradation results from land clearing and deforestation, inappropriate agricultural practices, improper management of industrial effluents and wastes, careless management of forests, surface mining, urban sprawl, and ill-planned commercial and industrial development. Of these, inappropriate agricultural practices, including excessive tillage and use of heavy machinery, over-grazing, excessive and unbalanced use of inorganic fertilizers, poor irrigation and water management techniques, pesticide overuse, inadequate crop residue and/or organic carbon inputs, and poor crop cycle planning, account for nearly 40% (121 Mha) of land degradation across India. Globally, human activities related to agriculture contribute to the transgression of four of the nine Planetary Boundaries proposed by Rockström et al. (2009): Climate Change, Biodiversity Integrity, Land-system Change, and altered Phosphorus and Nitrogen Biogeochemical Flows. This review focuses on how knowledge of soil processes in agriculture has developed in India over the past 10 years, and the potential of soil science to meet the objectives of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (End hunger, achieve food security, improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), using the context of the four most relevant Planetary Boundaries as a framework. Solutions to mitigate soil degradation and improve soil health in different regions using conservation agricultural approaches have been proposed. Thus, in this review we (1) summarize the outputs of recent innovative research in India that has explored the impacts of soil degradation on four Planetary Boundaries (Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Land-system Change, and altered Biogeochemical Flows of Phosphorus and Nitrogen) and vice-versa; and (2) identify the knowledge gaps that require urgent attention to inform developing soil science research agendas in India, to advise policy makers, and to support those whose livelihoods rely on the land. 相似文献
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Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego Vikram Yadama Eini Lowell Raul Espinoza-Herrera 《Wood Science and Technology》2013,47(6):1285-1319
The objective of this paper is to review the published literature on improving properties of wood composites through thermal pretreatment of wood. Thermal pretreatment has been conducted in moist environments using hot water or steam at temperatures up to 180 and 230 °C, respectively, or in dry environments using inert gases at temperatures up to 240 °C. In these conditions, hemicelluloses are removed, crystallinity index of cellulose is increased, and cellulose degree of polymerization is reduced, while lignin is not considerably affected. Thermally modified wood has been used to manufacture wood–plastic composites, particleboard, oriented strand board, binderless panels, fiberboard, waferboard, and flakeboard. Thermal pretreatment considerably reduced water absorption and thickness swelling of wood composites, which has been attributed mainly to the removal of hemicelluloses. Mechanical properties have been increased or sometimes reduced, depending on the product and the conditions of the pretreatment. Thermal pretreatment has also shown to improve the resistance of composites to decay. 相似文献
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Anil Kumar Nidhi Gupta Atul Kumar Gupta Vikram Singh Gaur 《Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology》2009,12(4):183-194
Worldwide, the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) for crop plants is of great concern. The burgeoning world population needs crop genotypes that respond to higher nitrogen and show a direct relationship to yield with use of nitrogen inputs, i.e. high nitrogen-responsive genotypes. However, for fulfilling the high global demand of organic produce, it requires the low nitrogen responsive genotypes with greater NUE and grain yields. The lack of knowledge about precise regulatory mechanisms to explain NUE in crop plants hampers the goal of agricultural productivity. Understanding the molecular basis of NUE will enable to provide handle for crop improvement through biotechnological means. With the advent of modern genomics and proteomics approaches such as subtractive hybridization, differential display, and microarray techniques are revolutionizing to identify the candidate genes which play a pivotal role in the regulation of NUE. Beside it, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction technology is also being used to establish marker-trait association for NUE. The identification of potential candidate genes/proteins in the regulation of NUE will serve as biomarker(s) for screening genotypes for their nitrogen responsiveness for optimization of nitrogen input in agriculture. This paper describes the molecular basis of NUE with respect to nitrogen metabolism and its intimate relationship with carbon metabolism, use of molecular-physiological-genetics approaches for understanding the role of various genes/proteins, and their validation to use as biomarker(s) for determining genotypic potential for NUE. Since NUE in plants is a complex trait which not only involves the primary process of nitrogen uptake and assimilatory pathways but also a series of events, including metabolite partitioning, secondary remobilization, C-N interactions, as well as molecular signalling pathways and regulatory control outside the metabolic cascades. Therefore, identification of novel nitrogen responsive genes and their cis- and trans-acting gene elements is essential. Thus, fishing out a single gene, biomarker or a master regulator controlling complex trait of NUE could serve as an appropriate strategy for nitrogen management in agriculture. 相似文献
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L. H. Lui A. Vikram Y. Abu-Nada A. C. Kushalappa G. S. V. Raghavan K. Al-Mughrabi 《American Journal of Potato Research》2005,82(1):1-8
Volatile metabolites from ‘Russet Burbank’ potatoes inoculated withErwinia carotovora ssp.carotovora (ECC),Erwinia carotovora ssp.atroseptica (ECA), andFusarium sambucinum (FSA) were analyzed by sampling the headspace at 3 and 6 days after inoculation and then using a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) to identify the compounds. Non-wounded noninoculated and wounded non-inoculated tubers served as checks. Compounds with an abundance of ≥105 and with frequency of ≥3 out of 20 replicates (10 replicates × 2 incubation times) were subjected to further analysis. A total of 81 volatile metabolites were detected, of which 58 were specific to one or common to a few, but not to all inoculations/diseases. Acetic acid ethenyl ester was unique to ECA, while cyclohexene, diazene, and methoxy-(1,1-dimethyl-2-dihydroxy-ethyl)-amine were unique to ECC, and 2,5-norbornadiene and styrene were unique to FSA. Several metabolites were common only to tubers inoculated with ECC and ECA and were not detected in fungus-inoculated or in control tubers. High abundances of acetone and butane were detected in ECC- and ECA-inoculated tubers, respectively. The possible use of differences in volatile metabolic profiles to discriminate diseases of potato tubers in storage is discussed. 相似文献