{"title":"Morpho-Phenological Characterization and Yield Attributes of Different Primary Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Genotypes Under Bihar Condition","authors":"Ankur Kumar Rai, Samik Sengupta, Ravindra Kumar, Manoj Kundu, Sanjay Sahay, Suman Kumari, Roopendra Kumar, Gautam Pratap Singh","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01477-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01477-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i>) is one of the most important tropical fruit crops cultivated across the world, including India. Morphological and phenotypic variations among the existing cultivars are essential parameters for assessing the genetic diversity of any crop for their further use in any systematic breeding programme. In this experiment, twenty five mango genotypes were assessed for different morpho-phenological attributes. Maximum male flower (95.51%) was recorded in G-37 genotype while maximum hermaphrodite flower (17.38%) with highest fruit retention (50.00%) was observed in G-03 genotype. However, highest sex ratio (31.83) was calculated in G-22 followed by G-11 (22.08) genotypes. The highest fruit set per panicle (8.00) was registered in G-18 followed by G-22 and G-12 genotypes. Consequently, maximum number of fruits per plant (140.00) was recorded in G-18 followed by G-22 (125.00). While maximum peel, pulp and stone weight were noticed in G-44 with highest pulp: stone ratio (7.27) in G-12 genotypes. Accordingly, the results of the present investigation recommends that G-18 and G-22 are the best suited genotypes for their utilization in the future mango breeding programme for improving the yield of the hybrids under the environmental conditions of Bihar, India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"161 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856686","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":"Typification of Two Names of Himalayan taxa Collected from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayas of India","authors":"Vinay Ranjan, Anant Kumar, Gopal Krishna","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01495-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01495-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Himalayan taxa <i>Begonia gemmipara</i> Hook.f. & Thomson and <i>Celastrus hookeri</i> Prain are collected after a long gap from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalayan range of India during the floristic assessment of Neora Valley National Park. During identification, it has been noticed that both the names warrant typification for the correct application of name. Hence, the both names are lectotypified here.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"227 - 230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856551","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":"On the Occurrence of Comastoma urnigera (E.Aitken & D.G.Long) Holub (Gentianaceae) in Western Himalaya, India","authors":"Sunit Singh, J. P. Mehta, Anant Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01448-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01448-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During the study of the alpine flora of Roopkund of Chamoli district which lies in lap of Trishul massif, and a part of Indian Western Himalaya, collected many rare, threatened and botanically interesting species of highly biodiverse himalayan hot spot. In the present communication, authors deals the occurrence of Himalayan gentian, <i>Comastoma urnigera</i> first time from Indian Western Himalaya. Earlier, it was reported from Sikkim, a part of Indian Eastern Himalaya. A well detailed morphology, distribution map and photo-plate is provided for easy identification in the field for future taxonomists and students.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"209 - 212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856572","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}
Rajan Kumar, Shikha Rahangdale, Vinaya Kumar Vase, R. Ratheesh Kumar
{"title":"Accounting Variation in Abundance of Coilia dussumieri due to Environmental Covariates while Estimating Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)","authors":"Rajan Kumar, Shikha Rahangdale, Vinaya Kumar Vase, R. Ratheesh Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01445-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01445-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Golden anchovy, <i>Coilia dussumieri</i> is a unique fishery with characteristic discrete distribution. The distribution and its abundance are known to be linked with environmental variables. Three of the five selected environmental variables were found to significantly correlate with its abundance along the Gujarat coast. Sea Surface Height (SSH) was the most significantly correlated (<i>r</i> = -0.63; <i>p</i> < 0.05) environmental variable with the Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) of the golden anchovies. The SSH was used as a covariate in the surplus production model to arrive at maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The estimated MSY was much less than what is estimated using a conventional model without environmental variables. Further, the incorporation of environmental covariates improves the model fit significantly. Considering the importance of environmental variables, especially in the climate change scenario, a more conservative estimates from the present study would be adopted for formulating its harvest strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 1","pages":"13 - 16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423144","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}
Narayan Lal, Abhay Kumar, ES Marboh, AK Gupta, SD Pandey, Vishal Nath
{"title":"Effect of Temperature and Duration of Storage on Seed Germination in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)","authors":"Narayan Lal, Abhay Kumar, ES Marboh, AK Gupta, SD Pandey, Vishal Nath","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01468-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01468-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Litchi produces difficult-to-store seeds, which is generally thought to be limited by desiccation sensitivity and cold intolerance. Experiments on effect of storage conditions on germination of Shahi, China and Bedana cultivar were conducted at ICAR- National Research Centre on Litchi in 2018 and 2019. Fruits of each cultivar were harvested at maturity and separated into three sub-lots: freshly extracted seeds which were sown immediately; the second and third lots comprised extracted and non-extracted seeds respectively, which were further divided into four sub-lots and stored at room temperature, 4 °C, 0 °C and − 20 °C. Stored seeds were sown for germination at weekly intervals. Fresh seeds exhibited more than 90% germination. More than 50% seeds were viable after 15 days at room temperature and at 4 °C. Freezing temperature storage, on the contrary, resulted in total loss of viability. Intact litchi seeds after 2 weeks fail to germinate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"157 - 159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856598","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":"Eco-friendly High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography Technique for Quantification of Kojic Acid in Bulk and Formulations","authors":"Esha Jain, Amruta Balekundri","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01453-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01453-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study presents an innovative High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) method for quantifying Kojic Acid (KA) in bulk and formulated products. Derived from various fungi, KA is widely used across industries, driving the need for efficient, eco-friendly analysis. The method, validated according to ICH guidelines, uses pre-coated silica gel 60F254 plates and a specific mobile phase, demonstrating excellent linearity (Y = 0.008x - 0.005, R² = 0.995) and high sensitivity (LOD: 0.48 μg/band, LOQ: 1.46 μg/band). It accurately quantifies KA in gel formulations with a concentration of 0.051 ± 0.056 μg/mL. Achieving a high greenness score of 0.81 on the Analytical GREEnness (AGREE) scale, this method is cost-effective, precise, and environmentally sustainable, ideal for routine industrial applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"191 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856578","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":"Comparative Study of Volatile Components in Zingiber Officinale Rosc. From Different Locations of Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand with GC-MS","authors":"Ajay Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01450-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01450-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A comparative study of the volatile components of <i>Zingiber officinale</i> Rosc. collected from 12 different geographical locations of 5 districts of Kumaun region of Uttarakhand has been conducted for the first time. Essential oils were extracted via hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus, and their chemical composition was examined using a GC-MS instrument. GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of 90 compounds, of which the primary compounds were α-zingiberene (4.66–21.89%), α-curcumene (4.05–14.83%), β-phellandrene (5.13–13.32%), α-farnesene (6.01–11.80%), neral (0.44–11.02%), geranial (0.65–15.41%), β-sesquiphellandrene (1.47–11.97%), eucalyptol (1.70-13.66%), camphene (2.83–10.44%), and γ-cadinene (0.72–9.21%).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"185 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856580","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 Multi-Factor Monitoring Fault Tolerance Model Based on a CNN Algorithm for Data Recovery","authors":"Sonika A. Chorey, Neeraj Sahu","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01446-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01446-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel CNN-based Data Restoration System is proposed to address the challenges of data recovery in various applications. Data loss or corruption can result from factors like hardware failures, file system errors, or accidental deletion. Traditional data recovery methods often struggle with complex data structures or large-scale datasets. To overcome these challenges, convolution neural networks (CNNs) are leveraged for data restoration. The system utilizes a deep learning framework that takes advantage of CNNs’ spatial understanding to recover lost or corrupted data. By training the CNN on a large dataset of intact data samples, it learns to identify essential patterns and features crucial for successful recovery. The system employs a multi-stage approach. Initially, the CNN model is trained with labeled examples of intact and corrupted data, allowing the network to learn the underlying relationships between input data and the corresponding restored output. During the restoration phase, the trained CNN is applied to corrupted or lost data, extracting relevant features and using its learned knowledge to estimate the original data. By utilizing spatial information from the CNN’s convolutional layers, the system effectively restores data with high accuracy and efficiency. Experimental results on diverse datasets demonstrate that this CNN-based Data Restoration System outperforms traditional methods in both recovery accuracy and speed, highlighting its potential for real-world applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"205 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856577","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":"First Report of Phytophthora Capsici Causing Phytophthora Blight on Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) from Haryana, India","authors":"Rajeev Kumar, Seweta Srivastava, Menakshi Rana, Nowsheen Shameem, Javid A. Parray, Rajeshwari Negi, Ajar Nath Yadav","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01459-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01459-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Phytophthora</i> blight, caused by <i>Phytophthora capsici</i>, is a devastating disease threatening the bell pepper industry. This pathogen affects all parts of plants including causing rot, blight, significant harm and losses the <i>Capsicum</i> species. In the present study, symptoms of blight and damping off were noted during two years of field surveys, February–November 2021–2022. Seventy-two isolates were obtained from rhizosphere soil samples of the infected bell pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) plants. <i>Phytophthora capsici</i> Leonian was identified on the basis of morphological and cultural characteristics and culture being deposited in the Indian Type Culture Collection (ITCC) in New Delhi. The 18S rRNA ITS region was undertaken to confirm species identity. A phylogenetic tree confirmed that the obtained ITS region sequences were identical to <i>Phytophthora capsici</i> isolates. This is the first report of <i>Phytophthora</i> blight on bell peppers from the Haryana region of India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 2","pages":"153 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143856597","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 Scientific Note on Grote Tussock Moth, Calliteara grotei (Moore) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Infestation on Sal (Shorea robusta Roth) from Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam, India","authors":"Prasun Karmakar, Rajib Kumar Borah, Bijumoni Kalita Dutta, Akshay Mishra, Arabinda Deka, Gurpreet Kaur Bhamra, Nimisha Baruah","doi":"10.1007/s40009-024-01432-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-024-01432-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This short communication is the first scientific note on the Grote Tussock Moth, <i>Calliteara grotei</i> (Moore, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) infestation on Sal (<i>Shorea robusta</i> Roth) from Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam, India. <i>Calliteara grotei</i> infested 72.75, 67.80, 53.23, 87.56, 82.33 and 63.75 per cent of <i>S. robusta</i> trees in Magurmari Protected Reserve Forests, Elashijhar Reserve Forest, Choraikhola area of Nayekgaon PRF, Paroura and Koraitola of Paroura Reserve Forest and Harinaguri-I of Kokrajhar District, respectively. <i>Calliteara grotei</i> infestations defoliated the infested <i>S. robusta</i> trees, leaving just the central midribs and the bare rachis. The larval period varied from 35 to 40 days, with five larval instars. The early instar larva has orangish head and thorax with distinct blackish bands on the dorsum of the abdomen. The final instar larvae gradually turned yellowish with a prominent black patch between the dorsum of 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> abdominal segments. The larval body is covered with long yellowish hairs and thick tuft of hairs projecting from the dorsum of 1-4<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> abdominal segments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"48 1","pages":"95 - 98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423499","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}