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Isolation, Purification And Biochemical Characterization Of Lectin From Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus Sajor-Caju., Rajesh Pati Oct 2009

Isolation, Purification And Biochemical Characterization Of Lectin From Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus Sajor-Caju., Rajesh Pati

Rajesh Pati

No abstract provided.


First Report Of Sweet Wormwood Leaf Blight Disease In India, Kunal Mandal Jan 2009

First Report Of Sweet Wormwood Leaf Blight Disease In India, Kunal Mandal

Kunal Mandal

Artemisia annua is an important drug plant yielding antimalarial compounds. It was found to be infected by Alternaria alternata in India. The pathogen reduces active leaf area and is also known to produce mycotoxins. Hence, the disease demands serious attention to ensure the availability of a safe drug.


Growth, Chlorophyll Fluorescence And Biochemical Markers In Clonal Ramets Of Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb.) At Nursery Stage, Azamal Husen Dr. Jan 2009

Growth, Chlorophyll Fluorescence And Biochemical Markers In Clonal Ramets Of Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb.) At Nursery Stage, Azamal Husen Dr.

Dr. Azamal Husen

No abstract provided.


Screening Of 40 Triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) Genotypes Under Sandy Soil Conditions, Omar Maghawri Ibrahim Hassan Jan 2009

Screening Of 40 Triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) Genotypes Under Sandy Soil Conditions, Omar Maghawri Ibrahim Hassan

Dr. Omar Maghawri Ibrahim

No abstract provided.


Chemistry And Metallurgy In The Great Empires, Fathi Habashi Jan 2009

Chemistry And Metallurgy In The Great Empires, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

It is remarkable that certain countries expand to become great empires then as time goes by they gradually decline while others rise. This book attempts to briefly trace the history of chemistry and metallurgy through the different empires that became at one time great and then faded away. In 272 pages 21.5 x 28 cm, the author outlines the inter-relation of chemistry, metallurgy, mining, and medicine, the idea of the divinity of kings and the formation of nations, and finally the rise and fall of the empires. He then covers the ancient and medieval empires, followed by the empires from …


Science, Technology, And Society, Fathi Habashi Jan 2009

Science, Technology, And Society, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

Science, technology, and society is a vast and complex question. It is discussed here from five points: social responsibility of scientists, migration and movement of scholars, philanthropy and its role in education and culture, enlightened despots and their influence on science and culture, and finally the social aspects of mining. The book is meant for the general reader but can benefit scientists as well. It is fully illustrated with colored pictures. It is hoped that it will serve as an introduction to this field to the young generation and inspire them to serve society.


Adiantum Viridimontanum, Aspidotis Densa, Minuartia Marcescens, And Symphyotrichum Rhiannon: Additional Serpentine Endemics From Eastern North America, T B. Harris, N Rajakaruna Jan 2009

Adiantum Viridimontanum, Aspidotis Densa, Minuartia Marcescens, And Symphyotrichum Rhiannon: Additional Serpentine Endemics From Eastern North America, T B. Harris, N Rajakaruna

Nishanta Rajakaruna

Serpentine outcrops around the world are known to harbor disproportionately high rates of plant endemism. Remarkable cases of serpentine endemism occur in New Caledonia and Cuba, with 3178 and 920 endemic taxa, respectively, found solely on serpentine. Despite the patchy occurrence of serpentine in eastern North America from Québec and Newfoundland south to Alabama, only one taxon, Cerastium velutinum var. villosissimum, has been broadly recognized as a serpentine endemic for the region. Based on reports in the literature, we suggest that Adiantum viridimontanum, Minuartia marcescens, and Symphyotrichum rhiannon be considered endemic to serpentine soils from the east coast of North …


Biology Of Ultramafic Rocks And Soils: Research Goals For The Future, R S. Boyd, A R. Kruckeberg, N Rajakaruna Jan 2009

Biology Of Ultramafic Rocks And Soils: Research Goals For The Future, R S. Boyd, A R. Kruckeberg, N Rajakaruna

Nishanta Rajakaruna

At this, the 6th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology, it seems timely to review briefly the present status of the field and to project the needs for future research. Although a great deal of serpentine research was done prior to 1960, as summarized by Krause (1958) and discussed briefly by Brooks (1987), much of our progress in learning how serpentine geology affects plant and animal life occurred in the mid- to late 20th century. In that era, it was the landmark studies of several scientists worldwide that initiated a meteoric increase in published serpentine research. Key players in setting the …


Advances In Serpentine Geoecology: A Retrospective, N Rajakaruna, R S. Boyd Jan 2009

Advances In Serpentine Geoecology: A Retrospective, N Rajakaruna, R S. Boyd

Nishanta Rajakaruna

No abstract provided.