Gymnema sylvestre R.Br. is an important medicinal plant which grows wild in the tropical forests of central, western and southern India and in the tropical areas of Africa, Australia and China. Due to increase in demand and destructive harvesting, the plant has become vulnerable. Field experiments were conducted during 2004 to 2007 to develop some important aspects of cultivation techniques of ...

Vernalization requirement is a key component in determining the overall fitness of developmental patterns of barley to its environment. We have used previously reported markers and spring-sown growth habit nursery to characterize the genotypes of barley germplasm in an applied barley breeding ground to establish a baseline of information required to understand the relationship between adaptatio...

10 cases . The histopathology laboratory of the UMTH provides referral services for all the hospitals and private clinics in Borno State as well as other neighbouring States in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide baseline data on the frequency of occurrence, age and parity of patients, clinical presentation, degenerative changes, diseases associated...

EditorIals authors state that they think the increase in responsiveness observed in their patients was simply the result of cigarette smoking, but they do not examine this question. Thus, the origin of the increase in responsiveness and its relationship to atopy and cigarette smoking are not clarified by their investigation. The major problem with all existing longitudinal work published on inc...

Hewletts Creek, in Wilmington, North Carolina, drains a large suburban watershed and as such is affected by high fecal bacteria loads and periodic algal blooms from nutrient loading. During 2007, a 3.1-ha wetland was constructed to treat stormwater runoff from a 238-ha watershed within the Hewletts Creek drainage. A rain event sampling program was performed in 2009-2010 to evaluate the efficacy...

The increasing range of Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, in the USA and the threat of chikungunya and dengue outbreaks vectored by this species have necessitated novel approaches to control this peridomestic mosquito. Conventional methods such as adulticiding provide temporary relief, but fail to manage this pest on a sustained basis. We explored the use of cold aerosol foggers and m...

To verify and up scale promising cold tolerant rice genotypes in the western hills, participatory variety selection (PVS) activities viz; coordinated farmer’s field trials (CFFTs), FFTs prepared from Lumle , farmers’ acceptance tests (FATs), larger plot demonstrations, and upscaling activities were conducted during 2008 to 2009. Yield and yield related parameters considering farmers’ preference...

The increased number of outbreaks of H5 and H7 LPAI and HPAI viruses in poultry has major public and animal health implications. The continuous rapid evolution of these subtypes and the emergence of new variants influence the ability to undertake effective surveillance. Retroviral pseudotypes bearing influenza haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) envelope glycoproteins represent a flexibl...

The Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina (Muscicapidae: Turdinae) was studied on wintering grounds in the rainforest of southern Veracruz, Mexico, using mist netting, radiotelemetry, and field observation. Data were collected during three boreal winters (primarily November-March), and 46 individuals received transmitters. All sex and age classes were present, but difficulties in aging and sexing di...