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Endometrial thickness cut-off value by transvaginal ultrasonography for screening of endometrial pathology in postmenopausal women with bleeding Open

G Gill, Navdeep Kaur, Manjula K. Gupta, Uma Shankar · 2025

Background: Postmenopausal bleeding is defined as blood loss occurring at least 12 months after menopause. Aims and objectives were to assess the clinical usefulness and diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic measurement of endometrial th…

Entomopathogenic Fungi: Dual Role in Insect Control and Plant Disease Management Open

Sunita Yadav, Mamatha Thodusu, Uma Shankar, Anchala Nautiyal, Marvi Khajuria , et al. · 2025

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are important biological agents in modern agriculture, offering eco-friendly solutions for integrated pest and disease management. With their dual functionality, EPF target a wide range of insect pests while su…

Physiological and molecular insights into the allelopathic effects on agroecosystems under changing environmental conditions Open

Adil Rahim Magray, Latief Bashir, Azhar Mehmood, Arif Hassan, Suhail Ashraf , et al. · 2025

Chemical Characterization of Nagarmotha (Cyperus Scariosus R. Br.) Essential Oil from India: A Comparative Study Open

Munmun Kumar Singh, Swati Singh, Uma Shankar, Suyashi Mishra, Aransha Maurya , et al. · 2025

New additions to the flora of Nagaland, India from Wokha district Open

Rikertre Lytan, Nripemo Odyuo, Uma Shankar · 2024

Seven species of angiosperms, collected from Wokha district, form new distributional record for the flora of Nagaland. The data on phenology, distribution, updated nomenclature and specimens examined are provided along with a brief descrip…

First record of South American leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) from Jammu, India Open

SEHROSE SHARIEF, Uma Shankar, YOUSRA MUKHTAR · 2024

Tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917), is an invasive insect pest that was introduced to India from South America wherein its initial occurrence in India was recorded in tomato fields of Pune, Maharashtra in October 2014. Howeve…

Neuroinflammation and acetylcholinesterase inhibition potentials of acyclic monoterpenoids isolated from <i>Cymbopogon distans</i> (Nees ex Steud.) Will. Watson Open

Swati Singh, Divya Bhatt, Munmun Kumar Singh, Suyashi Mishra, Uma Shankar , et al. · 2024

Cymbopogon distans (Nees ex Steud.) Will. Watson (Poaceae) is a promising aromatic plant distributed in the Himalayas. In this study, five acyclic monoterpenoids, namely geranyl acetate (RS1), neral (RS2), geranial (RS3), citral (RS…

Study on farm structure, cropping pattern and cropping intensity of Lentil growing sample farms in Lakhimpur Kheri District of U.P., India Open

Uma Shankar, GP Singh, Pankaj Kumar, Pranav Kurmar Mishra, Sandeep Yadav , et al. · 2024

The study was conducted in Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.). The enquiry pertained to the agricultural year 2027-18. Lentil is an important crop with the view of food and nutritional v…

PERCEPTION IN JAINA PHILOSOPHY Open

Uma Shankar, Subir Gupta · 2024

The etymological meaning of the word ‘Pramāṇa’ is ‘Pramiyate anena tat Pramanan’ i.e., valid knowledge is that by means of which something is known. “Pramāṇa is definite valid knowledge of itself and of other things not proved before (PM 1…

Deciphering the Volatile Terpenes, Phytocannabinoids, Fatty Acid Compositions, and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Inhibitory Potential of the Non-Psychoactive Genotype of Cannabis Sativa L. From India Open

Munmun Kumar Singh, Sarita Sarita, Swati Singh, Suyashi Mishra, Uma Shankar , et al. · 2024

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (Lawsone) Derivatives Open

Ram Sagar, Uma Shankar, Ashish Khanna, Kavita Singh, Ghanshyam Tiwari · 2023

Lawsone, also known as 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, has been extensively studied and found to be a crucial precursor in the production of a diverse range of natural products such as molecular scaffolds, which are highly sought-after for b…

Integrated pest and pollinator management in India: A way forward to sustainable agriculture Open

YOUSRA MUKHTAR, Uma Shankar · 2023

Pollinators play a vital role in sustaining both cultivated and wild plants, thus ensuring the well-being of humanity. Unfortunately, the indiscriminate methods employed in pest-management have a detrimental impact on beneficial fauna, esp…

Prospects and Challenges of Emerging Insect Pest Problems vis-à-vis Climate Change Open

Yousra Mukhtar, Uma Shankar, Zahid Abass · 2023

Emerging insect pests are a constant threat to mankind and their sudden upsurge and outbreak not only affects the crop yield and biodiversity but also poses a constant threat to global trade in agriculture.According to an estimate, these p…

Extended distribution of Peliosanthes macrophylla var. assamensis N.Tanaka & D.Borah (Asparagaceae), from Wokha District of Nagaland in Northeast India Open

Rikertre Lytan, Nripemo Odyuo, Uma Shankar · 2023

Bio-efficacy of selected insecticides against population reduction of Thrips tabaci L. in onion Open

Bazla, Amit Kumar Singh, Uma Shankar, Yousra Mukhtar · 2023

A field experiment was conducted at Entomology farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) in rabi 2020-21 to evaluate the efficacy of selected insecticides against Thrips tabaci L. in onion.…

Effect of weather parameters on population dynamics of adults of Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura on bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Open

Zahid Abass Wazir, Uma Shankar, Amit Kumar Singh · 2023

Impact of pest management modules in mitigating the pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera Hubner) population on chickpea Open

Nalli Seema Suryanarayana, Uma Shankar, Yousra Mukhtar · 2022

A field experiment was carried out at Chatha Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST- J) during 2020-21 to evaluate the impact of pest management modules against H. armigera (Hubner) on chic…

Success Stories of Resource Utilization and IPM Interventions of Vegetable Growers Open

Uma Shankar · 2022

Indian diets, across states and in different income groups, are unhealthy as most of Indians consume excess amounts of cereals rather than enough proteins, fruits, and vegetables.Apart from these, our country is still lagging in terms of r…

Seasonal Incidence of Pea Leaf Miner Chromatomyia horticola Goureau Infesting Garden Pea Open

Nadeya Khaliq, Uma Shankar, Bashir Ahmad Rather, Yogesh Kumar · 2022

The seasonal incidence of pea leaf miner Chromatomyia horticola Goureau, on garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) was assessed during 2017 and 2018 at the research farm of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu,…

Reforms in Agriculture Sector and Paradigm Move in the Indian Banking towards Agriculture Open

Uma Shankar · 2021

Indian Banking sector have commitment to contribute loan to the rural India. India filling in populace needs more food to satisfy the need. It is basic since horticultural area has been pushed as auxiliary area as opposed to essential. The…

Role of Agroforestry in Apiculture Open

Dharam P. Abrol, Uma Shankar · 2021

Role of Agroforestry in Apiculture

Population dynamics of tomato leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii Burges on tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L. Open

Nadeya Khaliq, Uma Shankar · 2020

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of abiotic factors on the populations of leaf miner, Liriomyza trifolii Burges on Tomato, (Solanum lycopersicum L.) during 2017 and 2018 at research farm of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agric…

Primitive angiosperms in the Indian Subcontinent: taxonomic diversity and geographical distribution of Magnoliaceae Juss. (APG IV) Open

Uma Shankar · 2020

Some new insights in patterns of diversity and distribution of primitive angiospermic group led by the family Magnoliaceae in the Indian Subcontinent are presented in this article.The Subcontinent harbours nearly 10% of accepted taxa of Ma…

Comparative evaluation of some integrated pest management modules against <i>Leucinodes orbonalis</i> Guen. Open

Amit Kumar, Virender Kaul, Uma Shankar · 2020

Among the three modules, Module I (Recommended practices of SKUAST-J), Module II (Farmer's practices) and module III (Bio-intensive Integrated Pest Management), were evaluated against shoot and fruit borer of brinjal. The overall, the impa…

Children with intellectual disability, impact on caregivers: A cross-sectional study Open

Divija Bunga, HrishikeshGiriprasad Manchala, Nikhil Ravindranath, Uma Shankar · 2020

Background: In India, the magnitude of the problem of intellectual disability (ID) hardly needs any exaggeration. In India, the prevalence varies from 0.63% to 7.14%. Depending on the severity of the ID, children tend to be proportionately…

Trap catches of Helicoverpa armigera Hubner and Maruca vitrata fabricius and their natural enemies on black gram (Vigna mungo l. Hepper) Open

Bhumika Kapoor, Uma Shankar · 2019

A study of potentially toxic elements in potato and cabbage grown in different regions of Uttar Pradesh Open

A. P. Dwivedi, Uma Shankar · 2019

The study of heavy metals like lead, mercury, arsenic, zinc and copper has carried out in two different vegetable (cabbage and potatoes) of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The results of analysis revealed that all cabbage samples met Public Health Reg…

Study of farm structure, cropping pattern and cropping intensity on Lentil growing sample farms in Lakhimpur (Kheri) district of Uttar Pradesh, India Open

Uma Shankar, GP Singh, Riyaz Ahmad, Vikas Singh Sengar, Kamal Kishore , et al. · 2019

Lentil is an important crop with the view of food and nutritional value and income & employment generation ability, possibility to raise the cropping intensity due to its nature of best fit with food grain production system. Keeping in vie…

Seasonal incidence of Maruca vitrata Geyer and Helicoverpa armigera Hubner on black gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) Open

Bhumika Kapoor, Uma Shankar · 2019

The field experiment was conducted on the seasonal incidence of spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata Geyer and gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner on black gram at Chatha Farm, SKUAST- Jammu during summer 2018. The data on seasonal fl…

Seasonal incidence and management of red spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch on Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Open

Amit Kumar Singh, Kuldeep Kumar Koul, Uma Shankar, SK Singh, Amit Mondal , et al. · 2018

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