{"title":"One step pre-hardening micropropagation of Bambusa balcooa Roxb.","authors":"B. Patel, B. Gami, N. Patel, Vipul Bariya.","doi":"10.5455/JP.2015-06-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JP.2015-06-02","url":null,"abstract":"Bamboo’s fast growth and ability to sequester atmospheric carbon consequently mitigate climate change.Abellon’s mission is to reduce CO2 from the environment by growing bamboo on marginal land and using this biomass for bioenergy. Bambusa balcooa Roxb. micropropagation protocol is established for a consistent supply of quality plantlets. Surface sterilization of nodal explants using 0.1% mercuric chloride followed by initiation in liquid and solid media with and without Gentamycin (3.0-8.0 mg/L) containing Murashige and Skoog (MS) media supplemented with 0.01% myo-inositol, 3% sugar, 25 mg/L citrate 50 mg/L ascorbate, and 3.5 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) as growth regulator. Shoots were multiplied using MS medium augmented with 3% sugar, 6% agar, 0.01% myo-inositol with 3 mg/L BAP and 0.5 mg/L naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). Shoot clusters were rooted in MS supplemented with 4 mg/L NAA, pre-hardened in half MS, acclimatized using coco peat, and vermicompost while at net house using vermicompost, soil, sand, and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza (VAM) culture. 97% bud break was achieved from initiation while overall success ratio for establishment was 85%. Sub-culturing shoots showed proliferation rate of 3.5-fold. Rooting was successfully achieved with 83% rate.Acclimatization rate at primary and secondary hardening was 72%. The uniqueness of the study lies as bamboo confines to tropical region, however; we have described B. balcooa mass multiplication protocol using explants from arid region with one step pre-hardening process. The protocol achieved multiplication rate of 3.5-fold, overall survival rate 74.66% using vermicompost and VAM for acclimatization of B. balcooa.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81571960","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":"Distribution pattern of freshwater cyanobacteria in Kaiga region of Western Ghats of Karnataka","authors":"K. Chandra, M. Rajashekhar","doi":"10.5455/JP-2015-09-017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/JP-2015-09-017","url":null,"abstract":"This study deals with the identification of 59 cyanobacterial species belonging to 27 genera from different freshwater habitats of Kaiga in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka during the period from June 2009 to May 2011. Samplings were made during pre-monsoon; monsoon and post-monsoon sampling have been carried out for the duration of 2 years. The study deals with the occurrence of cyanobacterial species in five different aquatic habitats in Kaiga region, with respect to a change in the physico-chemical properties of water. The cyanobacterial diversity is maximum in monsoon season compared to post-monsoon; it was least during pre-monsoon. Among cyanobacteria non-heterocystous filamentous forms were dominant followed by unicellular forms, whereas heterocystous forms were least in number. It was also found that the physicho-chemical properties of water have the influence on the richness of cyanobacterial community. This study indicates the maximum occurrence and abundance of Chroococaceae (23.73%) and Phormidaceae (18.64%) members in all the sites, whereas Stigonemataceae (1.7%) shows very less occurrence. Among the cyanobacteria identified non-heterocystous filamentous forms were dominant followed by unicellular forms; whereas heterocystous forms were least in number.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"67 5 1","pages":"10-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88472824","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":"Influence of long-term use of organic and inorganic nutrients on HLB disease of wheat under rice-wheat cropping pattern.","authors":"D. Bhandari","doi":"10.3126/NARJ.V9I0.11644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/NARJ.V9I0.11644","url":null,"abstract":"SUMMARY Helminthosporium leaf blight (HLB) is one of the most destructive diseases of wheat in terai (plain) region of Nepal. This study was conducted to determine the effect of long-term application of various levels of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) and organic nutrients on HLB disease of wheat. The experiment was super imposed on long-term fertility experiment conducted in RCB design with three replications under rice- wheat cropping pattern at National wheat research program (NWRP), Bhairahawa, Nepal. The treatments include various combinations of 100 kg Nitrogen/ha, 0 and 60 kg Phosphorus/ha and 0, 50 and 100 kg Potash /ha with or without Sesbania ( Sesbania cannabina ) and Farm Yard Manure (FYM). Area under disease progress curve was calculated using the disease scores and yield parameters were recorded. Among the inorganic nutrients, long-term deficiency of potash in the field markedly enhances the HLB disease. Application of phosphorus in various doses increased the HLB severity in absence of potash. Regular application of at least 50 kg potash/ha in wheat noticeably reduced the HLB disease. Regular use of FYM 10 ton/ha for long term considerably reduced the HLB disease but long term use of Sesbania as green manure hadn’t any impact on HLB severity. Inclusion of potash in nutrients considerably increased the yield and thousand-grain weight (TGW) of wheat. In long term, balanced use of inorganic and organic nutrients with special attention on regular inclusion of potash and FYM in the nutrient combinations is vital in suppression of HLB disease under rice-wheat cropping pattern. Key words: AUDPC, FYM, Helminthosporium leaf blight, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sesbania Deepak Bhandari. Influence of Long-term Use of Organic and Inorganic Nutrients on HLB Disease of Wheat under Rice-wheat Cropping Pattern. J Phytol 2/2 (2010) 73-79.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"116 1","pages":"73-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77086296","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":"Root morphology and root characters of different cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) types at 100 and 50 percent field capacity under water deficit condition","authors":"V. Jegadeeswari, K. Arunkumar, B. G. B. Santhini","doi":"10.25081/JP.2019.V11.3786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2019.V11.3786","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"66 1","pages":"10-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74597389","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":"Mutagenic effect of EMS and DES on Tenai (Setaria italica) in M1 generation","authors":"I. Anittha, L. Mullainathan","doi":"10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3406","url":null,"abstract":"Mutation breeding gives better results for crop improvement through genetic manipulations when compared to other conventional breeding techniques. The present work focused in order to find out the effect of chemical mutagens; EMS and DES on Setaria italica in M1 generation. The seeds of Tenai, variety CO(Te)7 treated with different concentration of EMS and DES. The LD50 was observed at 30 mmol in EMS and 40 mmol in DES. Selection studies were conducted to improve the yield and to generate genetic variability in different quantitative traits such as days to first bloom, plant height, number of leaves, number of nodes, length and breadth of ear head, 1000 seed weight and yield per plant. The results revealed that, all the parameters were decreased with increasing concentration in both EMS and DES, while days to first bloom was increasing with increasing concentration. According to the result all the parameters studied shows a negative direction towards crop improvement in M1 generation because of the stress caused by mutagenic treatment.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"5 1","pages":"06-08"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78561705","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":"Variation in nutritional value of Grewia tenax fruits from different regions of Rajasthan, India","authors":"Mala Rathore","doi":"10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3420","url":null,"abstract":"In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to identify the variation in nutritional value of Grewia tenax fruits from different regions of Rajasthan, India. Fruits were collected from Jodhpur (Kailana, Bilara) and Barmer (Siwana) region and analyzed nutritionally. Maximum ash and vitamin C content was obtained in samples from Siwana (4.73% and 56.47% respectively). Maximum fat content (2.66 %) was obtained in samples from Bilara. Maximum sugar and protein content was obtained in samples from Kailana (35.51% and 8.4% respectively). They are rich in vitamin C (39 mg/100 gm) content. The fruits are also rich sources of minerals such as Ca (0.32±0.03 g/100g), K (1.26±0.31g/100 g) and Na (1.49±0.32 g/100g) than the cultivated crop plants. Trace elements such as Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and Mg were also analyzed. These results of nutritional composition were compared with those collected from Bilara and Siwana area of Jodhpur region. Many medicinal applications of G. tenax viz. as remedy for colds and chest complaints have also been reported. Thus, the importance of G. tenax in the rural economy is highly significant.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"35 1","pages":"12-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72965837","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":"Application of machine learning in detection of blast disease in South Indian rice crops","authors":"S. Ramesh, D. Vydeki","doi":"10.25081/JP.2019.V11.5476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2019.V11.5476","url":null,"abstract":"It is a well-known fact that the quality and quantity of the rice crop is reduced due to plant disease. This paper proposes rice blast disease detection mechanism using Machine learning algorithm, to identify the disease in the early stage of the crop cultivation. The proposed method would find the blast disease and reduce the crop loss and hence increase the rice agriculture production in an effective manner. The images of the paddy field are captured and eight features are extracted to distinguish the healthy and the disease affected leaves. The proposed machine learning based classification methodology includes KNN and ANN. The performance of these two classification techniques is compared using an appropriate confusion matrix. The simulation results show that KNN based classification method provides an accuracy of 85% for the blast affected leaf images and 86% for the normal leaf images. The accuracy is improved to 99% and 100% respectively for the ANN based classification mechanisms.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"16 1","pages":"31-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83331868","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":"Organic nutrient management technique for enhancing growth and physiological parameters in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)","authors":"A. Mani, A. Anburani","doi":"10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3461","url":null,"abstract":"Among the various technologies that boost the production of crop, nutrient management has got an important impact in maximizing the yield. Application of balanced fertilizers alone is not only the solution for this problem, application of residue free nutrients that protects the soil health and environment is very important. Here comes the concept of organic farming. Hence, a field experiment was conducted in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar to study the effect of organic nutrients on growth and physiological parameters of radish. The experiment was conducted with eighteen treatments in three replications and laid out in FRBD design. The treatment includes various sources of organic manures viz., FYM, vermicompost, enriched manure along with and without use of consortium biofertilizer. Biostimulants viz., buttermilk solution and EMI were given as foliar spray at 15 d interval as 2 sprays. The intercultural operations and plant protection measures were carried out as per the recommendation. The results of the experiment revealed that application of farm yard manure @ 25 t ha-1 along with consortium biofertilizer @ 2 Kg ha-1 and EMI @ 1:1000 dilution ha1 as foliar application recorded the highest growth parameters viz., shoot length, number of leaves and shoot weight. The physiological parameters viz., leaf area and chlorophyll content were recorded the highest in the same treatment T6.","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"53 1","pages":"40-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82280286","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":"Seed priming technology in spice crops: A review","authors":"K. Arunkumar, V. Jegadeeswari, C. Ushamalini","doi":"10.25081/JP.2019.V11.3787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2019.V11.3787","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"134 1","pages":"21-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87704187","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 MUTAGENS ON QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN M3 GENERATION OF PEARL MILLET (PENNISETUM TYPHOIDES (BURN.F) STAPF. AND C.E. HUBB.)","authors":"K. Ambli, L. Mullainathan","doi":"10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25081/JP.2018.V10.3404","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22829,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Phytology","volume":"31 1","pages":"01-05"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1970-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79836064","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}