Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/115-122
Priyanka Dupatne, T. Venkatesan, O. Navik, Minu P. Mohan, K. Venugopal, B. ..., V. Linga, Y. Lalitha, G. Sivakumar, M. Ashwini
{"title":"Cross-resistance and biochemical mechanism in an insecticide-resistant population of Trichogramma chilonis Ishii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and its parasitizing efficiency against invasive fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)","authors":"Priyanka Dupatne, T. Venkatesan, O. Navik, Minu P. Mohan, K. Venugopal, B. ..., V. Linga, Y. Lalitha, G. Sivakumar, M. Ashwini","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/115-122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/115-122","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80649637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/50-55
Mandeep Kaur, K. Kaur
{"title":"Association between hypertension and obesity: an empirical study of Lahaul valley, Himachal Pradesh, India","authors":"Mandeep Kaur, K. Kaur","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/50-55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/50-55","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78397487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/108-114
R. Christiane, U. Ramesh, T. Karuppudurai
{"title":"Genetic diversity within and among populations of the fulvous fruit bat Rousettus leschenaulti using RAPD analysis","authors":"R. Christiane, U. Ramesh, T. Karuppudurai","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/108-114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/108-114","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"227 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80174047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/38-49
H. N. Kumara, Santanu Mahato, Mewa Singh, S. Molur, A. D. Velankar
{"title":"Mammalian diversity, distribution and potential key conservation areas in the Western Ghats","authors":"H. N. Kumara, Santanu Mahato, Mewa Singh, S. Molur, A. D. Velankar","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/38-49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/38-49","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74582994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/26-37
P. Srivastava, P. Sanyal, S. Bhattacharya, P. Mishra, S. Dutta, R. Chakravarti, N. Rai, N. Navani, A. Ambili, K. Karanth, Jahanavi Joshi, Sushmita Singh, S. Sadasivam
{"title":"A need to integrate metagenomics and metabolomics in geosciences and develop the deep-time digital earth-biome database of India","authors":"P. Srivastava, P. Sanyal, S. Bhattacharya, P. Mishra, S. Dutta, R. Chakravarti, N. Rai, N. Navani, A. Ambili, K. Karanth, Jahanavi Joshi, Sushmita Singh, S. Sadasivam","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/26-37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/26-37","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78201070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/18-25
N. Kumar, Shilpi Kapoor, S. K. Srivastava, Naveen P Singh
{"title":"Observed vis-à-vis projected crops yield in India in the context of climate change","authors":"N. Kumar, Shilpi Kapoor, S. K. Srivastava, Naveen P Singh","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/18-25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/18-25","url":null,"abstract":"Agriculture is the most weather-dependent human activity and hence climate change significantly impacts agricultural productivity. In the present study, an attempt has been made to review the existing literature to document and assess the projected crops yield vis-à-vis actual yield of various crops in India. It has been found that most of the studies have projected decline in yield of crops due to climate change up to 2020 and in future. However, actual yield of various crops in India has shown increasing trend till date. Adaptation measures like the release and adoption of new varieties of crops and increase in area under irrigation, use of more chemicals and fertilizers, improved mechanization of agricultural operations, etc. have contributed in enhancing the crop yield. Thus, such measures should be strengthened by the Government for sustainable agriculture.","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83852977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/56-62
Supriya Mondal, Saurodeep Chatterjee, R. Maity, Debesh Gain, D. Mazumdar
{"title":"Imprints of vehicular pollution in roadside dust from Kolkata, India: insights from magnetic susceptibility, geo-statistical and SEM studies","authors":"Supriya Mondal, Saurodeep Chatterjee, R. Maity, Debesh Gain, D. Mazumdar","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/56-62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/56-62","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aimed to determine the magnetic susceptibility of roadside dust collected from different parts of Kolkata city, West Bengal, India. The average value of susceptibility was 4.96 × 10 –6 m 3 /kg, the highest being 19.6 × 10 –6 m 3 /kg and the lowest being 1.2 × 10 –6 m 3 /kg. The frequency-dependent susceptibility value (average = 2.19) indicated the dominance of stable-single domain grains with a low concentration of superparamagnetic grains at a few locations. SEM analysis showed morphological diversity of road dust – irregular, aggregate, angular and cloudy. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis of the dust particles revealed that Ca-rich, Na-rich and Fe-rich particles were abundant. Compositions were variable with the morphology. The mapping of magnetic susceptibility indicated that the susceptibility values were higher in areas with heavy vehicular traffic and other polluting sources. However, some areas with high pollution had open spaces, indicating the dispersion of magnetic pollutants. The study indicated the degradation of the environment due to anthropogenic activities.","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78950461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/87-93
Pronoy Roy, G. Parthasarathy, B. Sreenivas
{"title":"Clay minerals and the adsorption of fullerenes: clues from iridium-enriched Cretaceous–Palaeogene Anjar intertrappean beds, Kachchh district, Gujarat, India","authors":"Pronoy Roy, G. Parthasarathy, B. Sreenivas","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/87-93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/87-93","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85954865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/79-86
Harsh D. Patel, G. Jain, Suvarna D. Shah
{"title":"Urban flood vulnerability assessment of Vadodara city using rainfall–run-off simulations","authors":"Harsh D. Patel, G. Jain, Suvarna D. Shah","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/79-86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/79-86","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we demonstrate an approach for citywide urban flood vulnerability assessment based on the capability of storm-water drainage network. The daily rainfall data of 45 years was used for generating Intensity Duration Frequency (IDF) curves of 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 year return period. The performance of the storm-water drainage network was subsequently evaluated for each of these probable storms using rainfall-runoff simulations in US-EPA's SWMM software. The duration of flooding at drainage nodes under storms of different return period was considered for identifying flood-prone regions in the city. It was observed that about 21% of the city is currently under high and very high urban flood severity zones.","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"445 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72550932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Current SciencePub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.18520/cs/v124/i1/63-72
B. Mala, S. Krishnamoorthy, P. Kumar, T. Singh, K. S. Shivashanakara, P. Jayanthi
{"title":"Wild Solanum species exhibit feeding antixenosis against ash weevil, Myllocerus subfasciatus Guerin-Meneville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)","authors":"B. Mala, S. Krishnamoorthy, P. Kumar, T. Singh, K. S. Shivashanakara, P. Jayanthi","doi":"10.18520/cs/v124/i1/63-72","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v124/i1/63-72","url":null,"abstract":"This study was aimed at identifying host plant resistance sources of Solanum species against the dreaded brinjal pest, ash weevil. Myllocerus subfasciatus Guerin-Mene-ville. A total of 84 brinjal genotypes (both cultivated a nd wild) were screened for feeding preference/non-pre-ference against the ash weevil under field as well as in vitro conditions. All the cultivated and five wild genotypes (bitter brinjal, Solanum gilo Raddi; black nightshade, Solanum indicum L.; African eggplant, Solanum macro-carpon L.; Ethiopian eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum L. and Dutch eggplant, Solanum acculeatissimum Jacq.) were found highly susceptible to the ash weevil. The other wild species, namely tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum Dunal; nipple fruit (= cow’s udder) Solanum mammosum L.; European nightshade, Solanum nigrum L.; cockroach berry, Solanum capsicoides Allioni; Brazilian nightshade, Solanum seaforthianum Andrews","PeriodicalId":11194,"journal":{"name":"Current Science","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83056269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}