{"title":"Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis and Quantification of Antioxidant Phenolics in Commelina benghalensis Using HPLC","authors":"Arti Manhas, Veenu Kaul","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01257-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01257-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Commelina benghalensis</i> L. a monocot species of family Commelinaceae is amphicarpic. All plants differentiate two types of shoot systems, aerial and subterranean. On both the shoots, flowers are formed which transform into fruits after pollination. Seeds are also set in the two fruit types. Preliminary colour tests were performed to determine if there were any differences between the two types of shoot systems with respect to their biochemical contents, and results initially indicated that there were. Additionally, the total phenol and flavonoid concentrations (TPC and TFC, respectively) were determined using spectrophotometer. Highest TPC and TFC contents (1.55 ± 0.014 mg/GAE, 4.147 ± 0.001 mg/RHE) were observed in aerial shoots in comparison with their quantities(0.82 ± 0.012 mg/GAE, 0.677 ± 0.0008 mg/RHE) in their subterranean counterparts. Two antioxidant phenolics namely Kaempferol and Apigenin were quantified using HPLC in the shoots, flowers, and seeds of both the shoot systems. Comparatively, Kaempferol content was more in the aerial parts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"305 - 310"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4432424","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}
B. M. Muralidhara, Siddanna Savadi, J. D. Adiga, K. Manjunatha, A. N. Lokesha, G. L. Veena, V. Thondaiman, G. N. Manjesh
{"title":"A First Report on Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of a Rare CNSL Free Cashew Mutant","authors":"B. M. Muralidhara, Siddanna Savadi, J. D. Adiga, K. Manjunatha, A. N. Lokesha, G. L. Veena, V. Thondaiman, G. N. Manjesh","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01262-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01262-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cashew is the third most important edible tree nut in the global market. The edible portion of cashew nut (kernel) is covered by cashew nutshell. Cashew nutshell contains dark brown viscous oil called cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL). Interestingly, we observed rare CNSL free mutant in our germplasm. Hence, the present study was carried out to understand the morphological and biochemical differences between the CNSL free mutant (NRC-116) and CNSL containing (Bhaskara) genotype. Morphologically, NRC-116 differed from Bhaskara in leaf shape and dimensions, and reproductive characteristics like sex ratio and yield-related traits. The nutshell thickness of NRC-116 was significantly less compared to Bhaskara. Biochemical analysis showed that NRC-116 is absolutely free of CNSL and significantly differed from Bhaskara in kernel FAs, proteins, oils and phenolics. Thus, the CNSL free nature of NRC-116 presents it as a unique genetic material for understanding CNSL biosynthetic pathway.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"285 - 288"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399360","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}
{"title":"Probabilistic Risk Assessment Due to Ingestion of Arsenic Contaminated Water in Maner, Bihar","authors":"Astha Kumari, Nityanand Singh Maurya","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01253-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01253-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Presence of arsenic in drinking water sources is a major concern in more than 100 countries due to its negative health impact on human even at a low concentration. Groundwater is a main source of drinking water worldwide. More than 13 districts of Bihar (India) is experiencing elevated arsenic concentration in groundwater. Probabilistic risk assessment study was carried out to evaluate non-carcinogenic as well carcinogenic risk among children, teens and adults residing in Maner nagar panchayat locality of Patna district, Bihar. Total 17 numbers of bore-wells, source of drinking water to 439 residents, were analyzed for arsenic concentration. More than 0.01 mg/L arsenic concentration were observed in the bore-wells. However, 4 bore-wells had more 0.05 mg/L. Probabilistic risk assessment analysis indicated that adults are at the highest health risk for the both categories namely non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic followed by the children and teens. The higher health risk in the adults may be attributed to prolong consumption of arsenic contaminated water. However, in case of the lowest risk among teens may be due to high body weight and less consumption of water.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"343 - 346"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399032","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}
{"title":"Migration of Electrode Material During Electro Discharge Machining","authors":"Syed Asghar Husain Rizvi, Sanjay Agarwal","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01254-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01254-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During the spark transfer from tool to workpiece, the negative ions from tool strike the work surface while the positive ions from work strike the tool surface. The present research elucidates the migration of tool and work material while performing the machining on EDM. The energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy shows the relocation of component of tool material onto the work surface and vice versa. The present investigation depicted that higher discharge energy resulting due to elevated temperature makes the element loosen, and their migration is caused by the positive and negative ions upon the respective surfaces.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"333 - 335"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399031","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}
{"title":"Cyclone Yaas: A Curse to Coastal People of Odisha and West Bengal (India)","authors":"Soumen Chatterjee, Biplab Biswas","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01251-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01251-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present article describes the intensification of cyclonic storm Yaas from a Depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal (BoB) to a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm over the north-west BoB (Odisha coast), its decay as a depression over the central parts of Jharkhand, and the role of windswept rain and storm surge in flooding with other devastations. For the visualization of flooded areas over the coastal tract of Odisha and West Bengal, the Sentinel-1 SAR dataset has been analysed in the Google Earth Engine (GEE) environment. The results from the pixel-based analysis claim with 96.33% overall accuracy that nearly 1593.06 km<sup>2</sup> of coastal land has been inundated due to intense rainfall and storm surges. So, this paper helps to understand how a cyclonic storm like Yaas can also cause significant damage to the Coastal People of Odisha and West Bengal and make their lives miserable.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"321 - 324"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4396838","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}
{"title":"Preliminary Report on Avifaunal Diversity of Poonch District in Pir Panjal Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India","authors":"Dhania Sharma, Raman Jasrotia","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01252-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01252-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An avifaunal survey was conducted in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir for five months starting from June to October 2022. The investigation revealed a rich avian diversity with a total of 36 species belonging to 11 orders and 24 families. Most of the birds were either perching or passerine type. Due to its distinct climatic and dense forest cover, Poonch has been home to many native as well as migratory birds. The area offers protection to the avian species, and the weather conditions are ideal for several migratory birds. The common species observed in this region are Himalayan bulbul, Brown rock chat, Bush chat, Egret and many more. Increased anthropogenic influence has led to decline in the native as well as migratory species in this area. Bird’s protection and management practices at the ground level need to be imposed for their conservation in this area.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"299 - 303"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399541","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}
Kuldeep K. Shukla, Kundan Kishore, Ankita Sahu, K. Pradhan, R. K. Nayak, S. N. Dash, Gautam Pratap Singh
{"title":"Influence of Chemical Mutagen on Germinability, Growth and Biochemical Attributes of Dragon Fruit (Selenicereus undatus)","authors":"Kuldeep K. Shukla, Kundan Kishore, Ankita Sahu, K. Pradhan, R. K. Nayak, S. N. Dash, Gautam Pratap Singh","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01259-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01259-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present study was conducted to assess the impact of ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) on germination and growth attributes of dragon fruit. Seeds of white-fleshed dragon fruit (<i>Selenicereus undatus</i>) were treated with 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0% EMS for 2 and 4 h treatment time, respectively. Germination and survival rate declined collinearly with the concomitant increase in EMS concentration. The LD<sub>50</sub> for dragon fruit was estimated to be 0.72% and 0.54% EMS for 2 h and 4 h treatment time, respectively. The lower concentration of EMS (0.1%) and short treatment time (2 h) exhibited stimulatory effect on seedling growth, biomass accumulation, root growth, absolute growth rate, nutrient uptake, chlorophyll content, total carbohydrate and protein content. However, higher concentration (0.5% and 1.0%) significantly affected growth attributing traits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"281 - 284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4398724","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}
{"title":"A Compact Super Wideband Planar Monopole Antenna for Microwave Imaging Applications","authors":"Surajit Kundu","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01256-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01256-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, a small planar super wideband monopole antenna of dimension 35 mm × 30 mm × 0.8 mm is designed to offer the 37.2 GHz bandwidth in the 2.8–40 GHz (14.28:1) frequency range. An extensive relative bandwidth that is greater than 173%, bandwidth to dimension ratio of 1904, highest gain of 6.1dBi and radiation efficiency almost equal to 80% are realized from this antenna. Several contemporary and futuristic wireless technologies such as commercial ultra-wideband (3.1–10.6 GHz), ISM bands (5.725–5.875 GHz, 24–24.25 GHz), WiMAX (3.3–3.8 GHz, 5.25–5.825 GHz), WLAN (5.15–5.35 GHz, 5.725–5.825 GHz), S(2–4 GHz)-C(4–8 GHz)-X(8–12 GHz)-Ku(12–18 GHz)-Ka(27–40 GHz) bands, and 5G NR bands (n77, n78, n79, n102, n104, n257, n258, n260, n261) are within the antenna’s spectrum range (2.8–40 GHz). The applicability of this bulb-alike antenna for microwave imaging is tested experimentally by studying the antenna’s impedance band, transfer function and group delay responses in vicinity of soil and wood exteriors of varying thicknesses. Moreover, C-scan result is incorporated for justifying the antenna’s applicability in microwave imaging application.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"337 - 341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399550","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}
{"title":"Frequency of Conjugal Transfer of Genes Between Non-pathogenic and Pathogenic Agrobacteria","authors":"Aditi Sharma, A. K. Gupta","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01255-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01255-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present study, a detailed investigation was done on bioefficacy, transconjugant formation and virulence gene acquisition of UHFBA-218 against pathogenic agrobacteria <i>in planta</i>. Antagonistic (UHFBA-218 and K84) and pathogenic agrobacteria were co-inoculated on tomato stems at a 1:1 cell ratio. A total of 240 transconjugants were recovered; 36 from UHFBA-218 and 55 from K84-inoculated plants showed an agrocin activity and were immune to it. Four transconjugants of UHFBA-218 showed amplification with <i>Vir D2</i> and <i>ipt</i> genes. The overall results suggest that strain UHFBA-218 is a good candidate for suppressing gall formation as it does not acquire the virulence genes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"351 - 354"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4399551","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}
Moulitharan Nallathambi, Jayakumar Natarajan, Uma Arumugam, Baboonsundaram Ahilan
{"title":"New Distributional Record of Mugilogobius Tigrinus Larson, 2001 and Mangarinus Waterousi Herre, 1943 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae) From Indian Waters","authors":"Moulitharan Nallathambi, Jayakumar Natarajan, Uma Arumugam, Baboonsundaram Ahilan","doi":"10.1007/s40009-023-01245-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-023-01245-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present work reports new distributional record of two Gobiid fishes, <i>Mugilogobius tigrinus</i> and <i>Mangarinus waterousi</i> with new maximum length from the Indian coastal waters. Data on taxonomic characters, occurrence and distribution of two gobiid fish species were provided herein. Two specimens of each <i>M. tigrinus</i> and <i>M. waterousi</i> were collected from the mangrove habitats in Ennore estuary on the east coast, and multiple specimens of <i>M. tigrinus</i> were collected from mangrove habitats in the Airoli estuary on the west coast of India. This study documents the occurrence of <i>M. tigrinus</i> from the west coast for the first time and extended distribution of <i>M. tigrinus</i> and <i>M. waterousi</i> in the east coast.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 4","pages":"295 - 298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4371441","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}