{"title":"PARTICIPATION AND TIME UTILIZATION PATTERN OF RURAL WOMEN","authors":"Arti Pandey, J. Kumar, A. Pandey","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V52I0.108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V52I0.108","url":null,"abstract":"The present investigation was carried out to analyze the participation and time utilization of rural women in agricultural activities of district Faizabad (Kumarganj), Uttar Pradesh during the year 2010-11 with covering a total of 150 respondents. Pre-tested interview schedule was used for collection of the information from Rural Women. During the study period, three villages were selected in one block and 50 respondents were selected from each village. The result of the study reviled that out of total respondents, 46.67 percent of respondents belonged to 31-40 years of age group and 40 percent of respondents were illiterate. In agricultural activity, the maximum percent of rural women participated in land preparation (62%) and maximum time spent by them mainly in irrigation process (5 hrs). The study revealed that the participation and time utilization of rural women in Agricultural activities could be improved by the adoption of improved by imparting education, mass media participation and contact with extension agencies.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74720024","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":"KARRIKIN: A SEED GERMINATION STIMULANT","authors":"S. Maurya, Alok Srivastava, S. K. Garg","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V57I0.178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V57I0.178","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: Karrikins are a chemically defined group of plant growth regulators of the butenolide class found in smoke of burning plant material. Karrikins are effective in breaking the dormancy of seeds and also control the seedling growth of the plant. F-box gene MAX2 and an α/β hydrolase fold protein KAI2 or DAD2 play important role in the signaling pathway for signal transduction of karrikins. The discovery of karrikins set up an interesting new nexus among fire ecology, plant evolution and molecular plant physiology.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74831768","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":"CERTAIN ETHNO-MEDICINAL PLANTS USED TO TREAT GYNAECOLOGICAL DISORDERS BY TRIBAL PEOPLE OF JHALODTALUKA OF DAHOD DISTRICT, GUJARAT, INDIA","authors":"R. S. Patel","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V58I0.187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V58I0.187","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT: This paper describes the significant role of indigenous women who are utilizing the angiospermic plants for treatment of various gynaecological disorders and conserving their natural habitat in Jhalod area. The present study revealed that 23 species of angiospermic plants belonging to 17 families and 13 genera are traditionally used for gynaecological problems by tribal women of machhaar, sangoda, baria, ninama, vasaiya,vasava, parmar, and chauhan communities in Jhalod Dahod district. Dahod is one of the tribal district of the Gujarat state. It is situated in the north-east fringe of the Gujarat state, adjoins with Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh state. Total forest area of Jhalod taluka is 788.39 sq. Km. Area. Jhalod taluka is located between 23˚.6˚.07΄ N and 74˚.9΄ to 74.46˚ E in the district Dahod, Gujarat state. Average rain fall of the taluka is 716.7 mm. Total populations is 360553 in the Jhalod taluka, from them 319443 is Tribal population. Total tribal population of the Jhalod Taluka is 91.80 %. During this study a number of group discussions were also conducted during the period of investigation. The collection of data for the purpose of documenting the information prevailing amongst tribes and the rural tribal communities. In the following enumeration, plant botanical names; have been arranged alphabetically in disease wise vernacular names, family, the locality of occurrence, their habit and habitats.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76508543","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":"ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF TREES IN PABBAR VALLEY, DISTT. SHIMLA, HIMACHAL PRADESH","authors":"P. Chauhan, Amrita Nigam, V. K. Santvan","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V53I0.114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V53I0.114","url":null,"abstract":"Present study was carried out to document the ethnobotanical knowledge of local people about trees of Pabbar Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Indigenous knowledge of local inhabitants about the use of native plants was collected during field visits through semi structured questionnaire and interview method. In this paper a list of 34 plants belonging to 14 families has been presented. This paper explores the uses of trees by indigenous people for various purposes; Timber, fruit, fodder, fuel, medicine, religious and agricultural tools. The ethnobotanical studies on herbaceous plants of the area are available, but little work has been done to document the trees. The present work is compilation of information gathered through field survey, plant collected, identified and mounted on herbarium sheets. Photographs of plants were also taken.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"1 1","pages":"24-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81646860","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":"ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY RECORDED AT HAMIRSAR LAKE, BHUJ, KACHCHH, GUJARAT","authors":"Navinkumar K. Gupte","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V57I0.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V57I0.181","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we have tried to study the micro fauna of the Himirsar lake situated at Bhuj, Kachchh, India. The Lake supports diverse forms of Biota in itself. One can find diversity of Zooplanktons and Phytoplanktons in the lake. We have studied the samples of water that were collected from the Hamirsar to identify the zooplankton diversity.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72687384","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":"EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ROLE OF ETHNOBOTANY","authors":"K. D. S. A. .. M. Baldania","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V53I0.113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V53I0.113","url":null,"abstract":"Education for sustainable development is highly essential for our present and future. This is the only way of betterment and perhaps survival of not only human but also of environment as a whole. The knowledge, cultural practices & customs of indigenous & ethnic people can be helpful for conservation of environment and socio-economic gain. It will be helpful for betterment of civilization & environment.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81965835","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":"Phytosociology of invasive alien therophytic flora of Peddagattu, the proposed site for uranium mining in Nalgonda district, Telangana, India.","authors":"A. B. Reddy, V. H. Rao, V. V. Rao","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V57I0.169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V57I0.169","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT:The present investigation reflects the findings of invasive alien species and phytosociological attributes at Peddagattu (Lambapur), Nalgonda district, Telangana, India. Phytosociology studies on Invasive alien species were collected during 2010-2012. Of 30 species of taxa are belonging to 29 genera and 17 families. Compositae is the most dominant family representing  with 6 species (20%) followed by Malvaceae 4 species (13%), Solanaceae 3 species (10%), Amaranthaceae and Leguminaceae with 2 species (7% each). About 60% of these alien species were introduced from Tropical America followed by Tropical Africa (13%), and Trop. C. America (7%). Among the species, Tridax procumbens shows the highest IVI value (12.94) and followed by Cleome viscose (7.12), Waltheria indica (6.13) and Parthenium hysterophorus (5.57) and Typha angustata (5.22).","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"49 1","pages":"18-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73229991","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 DEVASTATING PHYTOPATHOGEN RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM FROM WILT INFECTED BRINJAL PLANTS FROM MIZORAM, INDIA","authors":"Selastin Antony, G. Senthilkumar","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V55I0.147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V55I0.147","url":null,"abstract":"Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne gram-negative bacterium that causes bacterial wilt disease in more than 250 plant species belonging to botanical families. Over the last decades, R. solanacearum infestation has increasingly been observed in temperate climate regions. Three R. solanacearum isolates have been obtained from wilt infected brinjal (eggplant) plant from Mizoram, North East India. Different morphological and biochemical testes confirmed the typical characteristic features of bacterial wilt pathogen. Amplification of 280bp DNA fragment in PCR with (759,760) egl gene primer, further confirmed the existence of Ralstonia solanacearum pathogen in North East India.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87291321","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":"MYCOFLORA ASSOCIATED WITH SOME STORED SEEDS AND THEIR CONTROL BY AQUEOUS EXTRACT FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS","authors":"Z. Baka, M. Serag, Tarek A. Kardosha","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V57I0.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V57I0.173","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to isolate and identify seed-borne fungi associated with some seeds collected from Egypt markets during storage and the possibility of their control by medicinal plant extracts. The studied seeds were Sorghum bicolor, Triticum aestivum, Oryza sativa, Lens esculentus, Vigna sinensis, Arachis hypogea and Vicia faba. Thirteen fungal species were isolated from those Aspergillus niger, A. flavus and Penicillium chrysogenum were the most prevalent. Sixteen medicinal plants named Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Mentha basilicum, Musa acuminate, Eucalptus rostrata, Datura stramonium, Zingiber officinale, Azadirachta indica, Jatropha curcas, Euphorbia peplis, Ocimum basilicum, Carum carvi, Rosmarinus officinalis, Nigella sativa, Cuminum cyminum and Citrullus colocynthis were screened for their antifungal activities. Aqueous plant extracts of all mentioned plants were tested against the most prodomonant fungal species. Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, Datura stramonium and Citrullus colocynthis exhibited the highest antifungal activity within all plants tested. Treated seeds by plant extracts showed an increase of the percentage of their germination and reduction of seed-borne fungal infection. Mycotoxins of infected seeds and fungal pathogens were also determined.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"187 1","pages":"49-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72731999","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":"REPORT OF KERALA MUD SNAKE DIEUROSTUS DUSSUMIERII FROM A BEACH IN KOCHI, KERALA","authors":"D. Adimallaiah","doi":"10.1234/LSL.V48I0.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1234/LSL.V48I0.42","url":null,"abstract":"The Kerala mud snake Dieurostus dussumierii (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) is a little-known Homalopsid water snake endemic to southwestern Indian coastal plains (Chandramouli et al., 2012; Kumar & Captain, 2011; Kumar et al ., 2012). Precise locality records are from Thrissur to Thiruvananthapuram. Based on a recent molecular study (Kumar et al ., 2012), its generic allocation was reassessed and was changed from Enhydris to Dieurostus . It is locally known as “kanda pampu” (paddy snake) in southern Kerala and “cheli kutta” (mud snake) in the north, suggesting its affinity towards inhabiting freshwater marshlands and water-logged paddy fields (Chandramouli et al., 2012; Kumar & Captain, 2011). In this note, I report my record of Kerala mud snake from a sandy beach stretch adjoining the seacoast in Kochi, Kerala.","PeriodicalId":18074,"journal":{"name":"LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80837637","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}