The present contribution provides a study of calcareous nannofossils and siliceous microfossils from the Sawai Bay Formation on Car Nicobar Island, northern Indian Ocean. Two stratigraphically short sediment intervals near have been examined. Qualitative quantitative microfossil analyses show ‘A’ Section to be devoid microfossils, while 24 well-preserved nannofossil taxa are identified. ‘B’ yie...

Areca catechu L. (areca) belongs to the Arecaceae family, which is composed of 181 genera and 2,600 species (Christenhusz Byng 2016), cultivated extensively in Southern Southeastern Asia (Peng et al. 2015). has a long history for its important economic medicinal benefits one most commercial crops Hainan province, China. In recent years, root rot stem diseases have occurred, causing areca plants...

Andrographis lineata Nees (Acanthaceae) is an endemic herb rich in flavonoids and diterpenoids which have pharmaceutical importance. Seedling explants source has not been studied for micropropagation and hence the present investigation has been taken up. An efficient protocol was developed for aseptic seed germination and in vitro shoot multiplication from different aseptic seedling explants. 3...

The status of fishery resources in the Yangtze estuary and its adjacent waters is still unclear for effective implementation management strategies. To help address this gap, a new method especially data-limited fish stocks (LBB) was applied to assess seven commercially ecotrophically important stocks. Fish specimens were collected by bottom trawling quarterly from May 2018 February 2019. Two hi...