the witches’ broom disease of lime trees is a destructing disease caused by the bacterium candidatus phytoplasma aurantofolia (1). the disease is prevalent in oman,united arab emirates and iran. to restrict the spread ofthe infected trees, detection of the causative bacteriumis crucial. besides pcr-based methods, antibodies can beapplied for detection of pathogen-infected cells.recently shahrya...

Sicana odorifera also known as cassabanana, sikana or musk cucumber, is naturally grown from Mexico to Brazil and the west Indies. Fruits are edible, the pulp and the seeds have a medicinal use, and the whole plant is used as an ornamental. In the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, naturally diseased sikana plants were observed, for the first time, with witches’ broom growths and other symptoms c...

This article revisits a much-debated question: Why are women popular targets during witch hunts? By using in-depth interviews this article provides an answer. Women are easy targets or scapegoats for two reasons. First, it is widely believed in the community that was studied that witches do, in fact, exist, and the images of witches are always female. Second, tribal women hold lower positions t...

Phytoplasma is an insect-transmitted pathogen that causes witches' broom disease in many plants. Paulownia witches' broom is one of the most destructive diseases threatening Paulownia production. The molecular mechanisms associated with this disease have been investigated by transcriptome sequencing, but changes in protein abundance have not been investigated with isobaric tags for relative and...

Many scholars have written about how Terry Pratchett has represented the witches in his novel, Wyrd Sisters (1989), that were originally used Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth (1623). However, their studies of two works, many these illustrate both Shakespeare and present witches’ personalities outward appearances. Additionally, there also been some literature on representation Pratchett’s compared...

There are many publications on witches both in children’s literature and scholarly essays. Mona Chollet’s Witches, the Undefeated Power of Women explains that word has become an emblem feminism. This article offers a comparative analysis several recent novels, based latter’s thesis, whose aim is to examine how witch character constructed, authors treat historical data (healer witch, witch-hunt,...

In the present study 14 bacterial strains were isolated from root nodule of Crotolaria junceae L. from 4 different sites of Assam. The isolates were investigated for their morphological characteristics. Three different confirmatory tests were performed with the isolates. The isolates were also investigated for their biochemical characteristics and compared with biochemical characteristics of re...

The quantum density of states of the Henon-Heiles potential displays a pronounced beating pattern. This has been explained by the interference of three isolated classical periodic orbits with nearby actions and periods. A singular magnetic flux line, passing through the origin, drastically alters the beats even though the classical Lagrangian equations of motion remain unchanged. Some of the ch...