{"title":"Exploring the role of elevated antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes in conferring resistance against Alternaria porri in onion germplasm","authors":"S.S.A. Chauhan, Sabina Islam, Lakshman Prasad, Shrawan Singh, None R. Ellur, B.M. Rout, B.S. Tomar","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.008","url":null,"abstract":"The antioxidants and defense associated antioxidant enzymes associated with the entry of foreign bodies signal the first line of defense. In the present study, onion germplasm was analyzed for various biochemical parameters in response to inoculation Alternaria. porri for establishing role of antioxidant defense mechanism in onion for understanding their role in antioxidant-associated defense mechanism. The genotypes were categorized as resistant, moderately susceptible, susceptible and highly susceptible based on percent disease index (PDI). There were significant differences for all the parameters studied before and after inoculation. As compared to resistant genotypes, the susceptible and highly susceptible genotypes showed minimum total chlorophyll content at 3 weeks post-inoculation. The total phenol content in the leaf of resistant genotypes was high (246.4 mg GAE/100g FW) as compared to moderate susceptible (115.99 mg GAE/100g FW), susceptible (151.14 mg GAE/100g FW) and highly susceptible (146.60 mg GAE/100g FW) genotypes at 3 weeks post-inoculation (WPI). The antioxidant enzymes namely catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase production increased upto 3 WPI. The activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase) was significantly high in resistant genotypes (9.80, 12.80 & 9.39 µmole/min/mg protein, respectively) as compared to moderately susceptible, susceptible and highly susceptible genotypes at 3 WPI. The study supports that antioxidant enzymes play a significant role in defense mechanism in conferring resistance against purple blotch and can be used as an effective bio-marker in resistance breeding against Alternaria porri .","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135562479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
None S. Dutta, None S.A. Dhan, Sk. Najim Uddin, None B. Saha
{"title":"Phytoplankton as an indicator of Eutrophication","authors":"None S. Dutta, None S.A. Dhan, Sk. Najim Uddin, None B. Saha","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.004","url":null,"abstract":"In modern days the major problem faced during aquaculture including pisciculture and prawn culture is nutrient pollution. The Nitrate and Phosphate ratio, normally present in pond, with respect to O 2 is 106:16:1, i.e. the red field ratio. As a result of increasing nutrients, aquatic algae, especially the major population of phytoplankton is richly supplied with nutrients. Therefore, it leads to a huge amount of their growth those results in reduction in BOD level of aquatic ecosystems like pond, lake, coastal sea and estuaries leading to eutrophication. This event can easily be understood through the presence of phytoplankton in water. High amounts of phytoplankton are present in eutrophic water. Therefore, we can say that phytoplankton intensity is the indicator of Eutrophication.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135562483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.P. Claude, None P. Joseph, None Y. Abati, None P. Major, None Y. Jean-Francois, None S. Ely-Marius, None S. Sophie
{"title":"Considerations on the ecology of Rubiaceae in Martinique (Lesser Antilles)","authors":"J.P. Claude, None P. Joseph, None Y. Abati, None P. Major, None Y. Jean-Francois, None S. Ely-Marius, None S. Sophie","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i03.001","url":null,"abstract":"The Rubiaceae family is an essential component of the flora of the Lesser Antilles archipelago located in the Caribbean. There are 129 species of Rubiaceae divided into 54 genera, including 20 endemic species. Martinique, a mountainous island occupying a central position in the archipelago, is home to 89 species of the family divided into 41 genera, including 2 endemic species. More than twenty species are grown or used as decorations, but the diversity of Rubiaceae found naturally in natural vegetation is significant, in terms of the number of species, genera or physiognomic types. As part of a doctoral thesis carried out in Martinique between 2015 and 2020, our knowledge about the ecology of this family has been enriched. In total, 120 floristic inventories were carried out in various natural plant formations. These data have undergone multivariate statistical processing, in particular using EXCEL and XLSTAT software. In total, 27 Rubiaceae species divided into 18 genera were observed (trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and epiphytes). Although the diversity and abundance of Rubiaceae vary according to the bioclimatic and therefore altitudinal gradient of the island, they are nevertheless rarely part of the dominant species assemblages. Due to the new climatic constraints of the 21st century, the current chorology of these species will evolve","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135562813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Application of Nano-nutrients on Crop Growth and Seed Yield in Black Gram (Vigna mungo)","authors":"Anna Joy, Vandna Chhabra","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.056","url":null,"abstract":"Being one of the important pulse crops grown throughout India, Black gram requires several nutrients for optimum growth. The use of chemical fertilizers to add these nutrients has been known to boost production but at a cost of harming the soil, air, water, and living organisms. To address this issue, nano formulations have been proposed as a potential solution. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of applying nano-nutrients, N and Zn on the morphological and yield-related characteristics of black gram. The experiment was conducted with Randomized Complete Block Design having 8 treatments and replicated thrice. Among various treatments, the highest germination percentage and seedling vigour were observed in treatment T5 (50% RDN+ Seed priming with nano-Zn+ Foliar spray of nano-urea at 45 DAS), whereas the higher yield parameters viz., test weight, pods, seeds per pod, pods per plant, biological yield and grain yield observed in T8 (Seed priming with nano-Zn+ Foliar spray of nano-urea at 30 DAS+45 DAS).","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136201932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Circular Economy in Fashion and Textile Industry Via Different Stakeholders: A System Towards the Environment Sustainability","authors":"Deepti Pargai, None Krishma, Sharina Mahajan","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.047","url":null,"abstract":"Fashion industry has been working on a linear economy model since its inception. Linear economy model leads to generate a lot of waste and creating pollution. Fashion industry needs to be slow and circular in order to maintain its sustainability. The transition from linear to circular economy can neither happen immediately nor individually. There is need of strong will, out of box researches, technological advancement, effective industrial collaboration, strict governmental policies and appropriate awareness among consumers to make this transition easier. There is a dire need of multidisciplinary approach as well as inter industry collaboration for gaining complete circular economy in fashion industry. This paper discusses about how each stakeholder from manufactures to consumer are responding and taking action towards this transition from linear to circular. This paper also analyses the challenges and the way ahead for these challenges.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136201946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contribution of Herbaceous plants diversity in the Ethnomedicine of Surgana and Kalwan tehsils of Nasik district (MS) Ind","authors":"N. D. Shelake, P.B. Cholake","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.001","url":null,"abstract":"The study concerns the first –hand information on 42 ethnomedicinal herbaceous plants traditionally used by aborigines and rural folks of Surgana and Kalwan tehsils of Nasik district, Maharashtra, for the treatment of various human ailments and disorders. The paper gives botanical identity, local name, family, and mode of administration of herbaceous medicinal diversity of Nasik district.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136006078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Zothansanga, Bobby Beingachhi, None Lawmsangpuii
{"title":"Distribution and Availabity of Rural Water Supply in Champhai District of Mizoram, India","authors":"David Zothansanga, Bobby Beingachhi, None Lawmsangpuii","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i04s.028","url":null,"abstract":"Champhai District is dependent on agriculture since time immemorial apart from border trade. Being an agrarian society, lots of plantations, farming, and animal husbandry were practiced within the district in which water is a key role in this field. Water plays a very important role in everyday life, especially where the main occupation of people is agriculture. The infrastructure needed to collect, transmit, treat, store, and distribute water is known as the water supply system. This system may also include storage facilities. The following components are often included in a water supply system: a drainage basis, a point at which raw water is collected, water purification facilities, water storage facilities such as reservoirs, a pipe network for water distribution, connections to sewers, etc.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136054155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Nalini, K. Sadaiah, V. Rani, G. Neelima, G. Maduri, Ch. Durga Rani, M. Sujatha, G. D. Sathish, M. .. Ramana, K. A. Kumar, M. D. Raju, M. Goverdhan
{"title":"Enhancement of farmers profitabity through front line demonstrations on rabi castor in Nagarkurnool districts of Southern Telanagana Zone","authors":"N. Nalini, K. Sadaiah, V. Rani, G. Neelima, G. Maduri, Ch. Durga Rani, M. Sujatha, G. D. Sathish, M. .. Ramana, K. A. Kumar, M. D. Raju, M. Goverdhan","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i01s.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i01s.034","url":null,"abstract":"Castor is a one of the major oilseed crop in rainfed conditions but due to gray mold disease, farmers are shifted to other crops. To promote castor in rabi season front line demonstrations were conducted at different locations like Kummera, Gummakonda, Nandivaddeman villages of Nagarkurnool district by AICRP on castor, RARS, Palem to promote castor in rabi season with integrated crop management practices. The increase in mean seed yield 18 % with increasing higher seed yield of every individual year of 2018 to 2020 and additional net returns Rs. 22001 ha-1 were recorded with improved production technologies compared to farmers practice.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73551318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of fungi isolated from cattle dung with potential lignocellulolytic activities","authors":"P. Yadav, S. Singh, M. Trivedi","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i02s.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i02s.027","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural wastes not only serve as sources of environmental pollutions, but also serve as magnificent source of plant nutrients and natural repositories of bio-tools especially fungi of industrial interest for lignocellulolytic enzymes production. However, residues management particularly in rice–wheat system is a tedious phenomenon due to narrow gap between harvesting and sowing of these two crops. Hence, microbial intervention is one of the key options that may use successfully for their management. Thus, cellulolytic fungi were isolated from the cattle dung collected from various locations for cellulose manufacturing. The cellulolytic property of fungal isolates was confirmed by plate screening assay based on yellow zone formation surrounding of fungal culture on Congo red agar medium plate owing to production of cellulase enzyme. The colony diameter, clear zone diameter and cellulolytic index showing in descending order of CRD3, CRD5, CRD6 and CRD10 isolates, but –glucosidase activity was greater in CRD3 and CRD5 while, the lowest was in CRD9. However, isolates CRD7, CRD8 and CRD10 exhibited greater biochemical and enzymatic activity than rest of the promising fungal isolates. Similarly, isolates CRD1 and CRD2 utilized most of carbon sources as carbon substrate, but CRD7, CRD8 and CRD10 could not utilized mannitol and cellulose as carbon substrate. Overall, isolate CRD10 showed as a promising isolate in respect of biochemical, carbon utilization pattern and enzymatic activity than rest of the promising isolates.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78212083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Nesting site preferences of Ratufa indica indica in Umblebyle Range Forest 2021 and 2022","authors":"Hamsa Rekha V, Shwetha A","doi":"10.53550/eec.2023.v29i02s.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2023.v29i02s.023","url":null,"abstract":"Ratufa indica indica is a gaint arboreal squirrel species endemic to India, common to Western Ghats. The study is designed to compare Nesting site preferences of Ratufa indica indica conducted in 2022 with the studies from 2021 in the Umblebyle range forest of Shimoga. The study uses Line transect methodology which was plotted using Arc GIS that includes 20 line transects of 47.7 kms covering a total area of 8350.89ha. Study from 2021 showed a total of 406 dreys (nests) constructed on 385 trees while the one from 2022 showed a total of 455 dreys constructed on 415 trees. The nest trees from 2021 belonged to 20 families and 41 species while the one from 2022 belonged to 22 families and 36 species with highest preference Family Fabaceae that included 12 tree species in 2021 and 8 tree species in 2022 respectively. Terminalia paniculata was most preferred tree species that included 84 and 85 trees in 2021 and 2022 respectively.The study also showed the animal preferred average tree height of 16.18 ± 3.43 (2021) and 18.05 ± 3.485m (2022). The studies further showed preference of Ratufa indica indica for deciduous trees over semi-evergreen and evergreen trees.","PeriodicalId":11458,"journal":{"name":"Ecology, Environment and Conservation","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75005845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}