the fish assemblage and diversity in relation to water quality of three coastal rivers sita, swarna and varahi of udupi district, karnataka, india was studied. 71 species representing 7 orders, 20 families and 41 genera were recorded from 21 sites along the three rivers. species composition varied longitudinally in relation to the environmental factors of the habitat. the downstream change in t...

The present review of Michelia champaca L. includes its traditional uses, pharmacological activities and presence of various phytochemicals. The essential oil obtained from the flowers has useful application in perfumery and pharmaceutical industries. The plant is traditionally used for the treatment of fever, colic, leprosy and for curing cough and rheumatism. Bark is stimulant, diuretic and u...

In input intensive agriculture, weeds are major biotic constraints which likely to increase and become more complex. Overreliance on single weed management practice may further exaggerate severity also invite adverse effect, therefore, urgent technological intervention adopted eco-friendly integrated improve control sustaining the productivity in transplanted rice. The aim of study was compare ...

Swarna makshika (chalcopyrite) bhasma (SMB) has been used for different therapeutic purposes since long in Ayurveda. The present study is conducted to evaluate the effect of conventionally prepared SMB on different bio-chemical parameters in experimental animals, for providing scientific data base for its logical use in clinical practice. The genuine SMB was prepared by following classical tech...

Homozygous Golden Rice lines developed in the background of Swarna through marker assisted backcross breeding (MABB) using transgenic GR2-R1 event as a donor for the provitamin A trait have high levels of provitamin A (up to 20 ppm) but are dwarf with pale green leaves and drastically reduced panicle size, grain number and yield as compared to the recurrent parent, Swarna. In this study, we car...

Backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from elite x wild crosses are very useful for basic studies and breeding. The aim of this study was to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with yield and related traits and to identify chromosomal segment substitution lines (CSSLs) from unselected BC2F8 BILs of Swarna/Oryza nivara IRGC81848. In all, 94 BILs were field evaluated in 2 years (wet sea...

Ayurveda being the science of life, primarily focuses on enhancing health healthy individuals and removal disease causing entities in a diseased person. Swarna (gold) has substantial therapeutic value, which been indicated different classics Ayurveda. is desired by every human for many centuries. The desire not only its ornamental or commercial value but also because great medicinal it increase...

n this study on "Madhumeha" (Prameha) the authors discuss of minerlometallic preparations and its effect either as curative or as palliative measures in Prameha.