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Effects of Fungicides and Bioagents on Seed Mycoflora, Growth and Yield of Watermelon

  • Bharath, B.G.;Lokesh, S.;Shetty, H.S.
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.75-78
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    • 2005
  • Fungicides and antagonists were tested for their efficacy in the management of fungal pathogens of watermelon. The fungal species in different genera were isolated from the seeds of watermelon and their vulnerability was assessed against an array of chemicals and bioagents. Among the fungal pathogens, Fusarium species were effectively controlled by Bavistin. Topsin also showed the promising effects against all the fungal pathogens, and Dithane M-45 effectively controlled Didymella bryoniae. Seed treatment with antagonists like Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride improved the seed germination, seedling vigour and reduced the incidence of seed-borne fungal pathogens. Bavistin and Topsin among chemicals increased significantly the seed germination and vigour index. Trichoderma harzianum showed its efficacy against all Fusarium species and even stood effective than Captan and Blitox. However, Pseudomonas fIuorescens also showed promising effect against Didymella bryoniae over fungicides. Under field condition, Topsin and Dithane M-45 showed better yield than Bioagents.

Angiospermic Plant Diversity of Southeast Offshore Islands in Bangladesh

  • Sajib, Noor Hassan;Pasha, Mostafa Kamal;Uddin, Shaikh Bokhtear
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2016
  • A total of 680 angiosperm plant species under 433 genera of 115 families have been recorded from the Southeast offshore Islands of Bangladesh including Nijhum Dwip, Hatiya, Sandwip, Kutubdia, Maheshkhali, Sonadia and Saint Martin's. Magnoliopsida is represented by 92 families, 344 genera and 546 species, whereas Liliopsida is represented by 23 families, 89 genera and 134 species. Habit analysis shows that herbs, shrubs, trees and climbers were represented by 331, 117, 169 and 63 species respectively. The plant diversity of the southeast offshore islands is under great risk because of many threats including natural and manmade. The aims of the present study are investigation, accumulation and documentation of the angiosperm plants of the area.

The Constituents of Siegesbeckia orientalis

  • Xiong, Jiang;Ma, Yunbao;Xu, Yunlong
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.14-18
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    • 1997
  • Two new diterpenoids, orientalin A (1), and B (2), have been isolated together with six known compounds, kirenol (3), $ent-16{\beta},17-dihydroxykauran-19-oic$ acid (4), $ent-16{\beta},17-dihydroxykauran-19-oic$ $acid-16{\beta},l7-acetonide$ (5), $3,7-dimethylquercetin$ (6), ${\beta}-sitosterol$ (7), and daucosterol (8) from the ethanol extract of Siegesbeckia orientalis (Compositae). Their chemical structures have been elucidated as $ent-15-acetoxy-2{\alpha},16,19-trihydroxypimar-8(14)-ene$ (1), $ent-16-acetoxy-2{\alpha},15,19-trihydroxypimar-8(14)-ene$ (2), respectively, on the basis of chemical and spectral evidence.

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Impact of Surface Fire on the Dynamics of$N_2$- Fixing and P - Solubilizing Microbial Population in Natural Grassland Soils, Southern India

  • Manian, S.;S. Paulsamy;K. Senthilkumar;Kil, Bong-Seop
    • 한국생태학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2002
  • Dynamics of certain $N_2$fixing bacteria such as Rhizobium, Azospirillum and Azotobactor, nodule number in dominant legume, Atylosia trinervia, P-solubilizing bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi were studied in unburned and burned site of natural grassland, southern India. Population of $N_2$- fixing bacteria, P-solubilizing bacteria, fungi and nodule number in legume increased significantly in burned sites. On the other hand, the actinomycetes population remained unchanged. Thirty six species of fungi with tricalcium phosphate solubilizing ability were recorded. The most efficient P-solubilizing fungi recognised in the soils of the study sites are Absidia ramosa, Gongronella butlerii, Mortieralla spinosa, Mucor racemosus, Rhizopus nigricans, R. stolonifer, R. oryzae, Aspergillus fumigatus, A. nidulans, A. niger Theilavia terricola and Cheatomium lunasporium.

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Allelopathic Effects of Extracts from Ficus Bengalensis L. (Ficus bengalensis L.의 알레로파시 효과)

  • Jayakumar, M.;Manikandan, M.;Eyini, M.
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.133-137
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    • 1998
  • Well grown trees of ficus bengalensis produce one or more potential inhibitors of seed germination and seedling growth. The aqueous extract of ficus leaf and bark enhanced the shoot length aqueous leaf extract of F. bengalensis. Bark extract of F. bengalensis inhibited the shoot length and root length of the plant at high concentration. Both the bark and leaf extract inhibited the seed germination. The postemergence and preemergence treatment of bark and leaf extract of F. bengalensis reduced the shoot biomass. The result suggest that F. bengalensis may have potential allelochemicals which may be developed as natural herbicides.

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Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from Orissa State and Neighbouring Regions, India

  • Jena, Mrutyunjay;Ratha, Sachitra Kumar;Adhikary, Siba Prasad
    • ALGAE
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.377-392
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    • 2006
  • Seventy eight taxa of Bacillariophyceae belonging to 1 species of Aulacoseira, 1 species of Cyclotella, 1 species of Tabellaria, 1species of Diatoma, 1 species of Thallasionema, 1 species of Grammatophora, 1 species of Fragilaria, 8 species of Synedra, 2 species of Achnanthes, 1 species of Cocconeis, 1 species of Diadesmis, 1 species of Diplonies, 2 species of Gyrosigma, 3 species of Pleurosigma, 15 species of Navicula, 4 species of Pinnularia, 3 species of Stauroneis, 1 species of Eunotia, 2 species of Himantidium, 11 species Gomphonema, 5 species of Cymbella, 1 species of Cocconema, 4 species of Amphora, 1 species of Rhopalodia, 5 species of Nitzschia and 1 species of Surirella were reported from different fresh water habitats of Orissa state and its neighbouring regions of India. All the taxa were recorded for the first time from this region.

Diversity of Keratinophilic Fungi on Human Hairs and Nails at Four Governorates in Upper Egypt

  • Gherbawy Youssuf A.M.H.;Maghraby Thanaa A.;El-Sharony Hassan M.;Hussein Mohmaed A.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.180-184
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    • 2006
  • The mycobiota of 160 hair and nail samples collected from 4 different governorates in upper Egypt were estimated using soil plate method for isolating keratinophilic and dermatophytic fungi. Twenty-three fungi were recorded on both hair and nail samples collected from the four governorates. Highest fungal diversity (20) was collected from Red Sea samples followed by Qena (18) and Aswan (17) while lowest fungal diversity was recorded from Sohage samples. The common genera were Aphanoascus, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Paecilomyces and Chrysosporium. The most prevalent species belonging to these genera were: A. fulvescens, Aphanoascus sp. A. flavus link, A. flavus var. columnaris, P. chrysogenium. P. lilacinus and C. sulfureum. True dermatophytes such as Nannizzia fulva appeared in $20{\sim}30%$ of the male samples.

Pathogenicity of Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium verticilloides in Okra

  • Begum Mashooda;Lokesh S.;Kumar T. Vasanth
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.37-40
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    • 2005
  • In okra Macrophomina phaseolina and Furasium verticilloides cause collar-rot, seedling-rot and other severe diseases at fruit maturing stages. These stages were located in all the components of the seeds. The seeds collected from seeds infected with Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium verticilloides revealed 100% infection. Such seeds resulted in pre- and post-emergence mortalities. Inoculated seeds also showed pre- and post-emergence death of the seedlings. The fungi seed-transmitted showed disease symptoms at different growth of okra plant. Fusarium verticilloides causes the wilt and Macrophomina phaseolina causes the collar-rot. Until now seed transmission of these fungi have not been studied. Hence, in the present study an attempt has been made to fill this lacunae.

Potentially Cytotoxic Triterpenoids from the Root Bark of Siphonodon celastrineus Griff.

  • Niampoka, Chokchai;Suttisri, Rutt;Bavovada, Rapepol;Takayama, Hiromitsu;Aimi, Norio
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.546-549
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    • 2005
  • A new oleanane-triterpene, 3${\beta}$-acetoxy-11${\alpha}$-benzoyloxy-13${\beta}$-hydroxyolean-1 2-one (1), was isolated along with a known quinone-methide triterpene, pristimerin (2), from the root bark of Siphonodon celastrinneus Griff., a Thai medicinal plant of the family Celastraceae. Their structures were determined based on spectroscopic analysis.