Modern pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs along an altitudinal transect in Jammu and Kashmir (Western Himalaya), India

Bionomics of Anopheline species and malaria transmission dynamics along an altitudinal transect in Western Cameroon

BACKGROUND Highland areas of Africa are mostly malaria hypoendemic, due to climate which is not appropriate for anophelines development and their reproductive fitness. In view of designing a malaria control strategy in Western Cameroon highlands, baseline data on anopheline species bionomics were collected. METHODS Longitudinal entomological surveys were conducted in three localities at diffe...

Diversity of Wild Mushrooms from Jammu and Kashmir (india)

Jammu and Kashmir state is stretched between 32°17'-37°03' N latitude and 72°03'-80°20' E longitude, and covers a total area of 222,235 km2, with an average annual rainfall between 60-80 cm. It is bordered to the north and east by the main Himalayan ranges and Punjab plains to the south. The state exhibits varied climatic and topographic conditions and provide pleasant environment for the lavis...

Rainfall Climatology of Jammu and Kashmir State, India

Pollen-rain-vegetation relationships along a forest-savanna transect in southeastern Cameroon.

Modern soil and litter samples from southeastern Cameroon, collected along a continuous forest-savanna transect were analysed for pollen content to define modern pollen-vegetation relationships. The pollen results, completed and compared with botanical inventories, leaf area index and basal area measurements performed in the same area, clearly registered the physiognomy, the main floristic comp...

Cytomictic Anomalous Male Meiosis and 2n Pollen Grain Formation in Mertensia echioides Benth. (Boraginaceae) from Kashmir Himalaya

Presently Mertensia echioides Benth. (Boraginaceae) collected from Kashmir Himalaya, India, is cytologically analyzed for the first time revealing 2n = 2x = 24 (diploid). Interestingly we found 4.3-6.2% syncytic meiocytes/PMCs with 2n = 4x = 48 (tetraploid) in addition to normal meiocytes (2n = 24) during male meiosis. These comparatively larger PMCs (pollen mother cells) lead to the formation ...