Increased use of chemical pesticide results in the excess inflow of toxic chemicals, mainly into the aquatic ecosystem (Baskaran et al., 1989; Kalavathy et al., 2001). The aquatic flora and fauna are affected by the toxic substances which eventually enter in to their systems or bring about external damages (Pant and Singh, 1983; Hodson, 1988; Johal and Dua, 1995). Several species of fish are su...

Cancer is a multifactorial disease and hence can be effectively overcome by a multi-constituently therapeutic strategy. Medicinal plant extracts represent a perfect example of such stratagem. However, minimal studies have been done till date that portray the effect of extraction techniques on the phyto-constituent profile of plant extracts and its impact on anticancer activity. In the present s...

Huanglongbing (HLB) is a disease associated with the bacteria "Candidatus Liberibacter spp." and has been devastating citrus orchards around the world. Its management involves control of the insect vector, the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. However, the indiscriminate use of chemicals has caused pest outbreaks and eliminated the natural enemies of the vector, such as the parasi...