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View article: Higher transpiration in plant invasive species impacts soil water
Higher transpiration in plant invasive species impacts soil water Open
Studies on plant invasives are largely focused on their impacts on plant community structure, native biodiversity, ecosystem services, and economy, but their ecosystem effects as high water-spenders are underestimated. Here, we report cont…
View article: Biochar-Induced Microbial Shifts: Advancing Soil Sustainability
Biochar-Induced Microbial Shifts: Advancing Soil Sustainability Open
Biochar utilisation as a soil enhancer has gathered considerable interest owing to its notable capacity to boost soil productivity, enhance carbon sequestration, and improve agricultural sustainability. Nonetheless, how biochar affects the…
View article: Conservation diplomacy as part of multilateral strategies for global peace and sustainability
Conservation diplomacy as part of multilateral strategies for global peace and sustainability Open
View article: Effect of climate change on the flowering phenology of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. in the Western Himalaya
Effect of climate change on the flowering phenology of Rhododendron arboreum Sm. in the Western Himalaya Open
Climate change poses a potent and immediate threat to global biodiversity. Increasing global temperatures have severe effects on the ecological dynamics of organisms. While temperature is a key factor in influencing the phenology of organi…
View article: Changes in vegetation composition and structure following landslide-induced disturbance in the Himalaya
Changes in vegetation composition and structure following landslide-induced disturbance in the Himalaya Open
The Himalaya cover 12% of India's landmass and are prone to approximately one-seventh of global rainfall-triggered landslides. Still, very few studies have examined the after-effects of landslides on native vegetation structure and composi…
View article: Conservation of Plant Diversity : Herbarium and Systematics
Conservation of Plant Diversity : Herbarium and Systematics Open
Herbarium studies coupled with field investigations of species diversity are central to the conversation of plant diversity. Such investigations in two endangered taxa (Coptis and Meconopsis), of Eastern Himalaya, having potential economic…
View article: Genome size data for eight endemic plant species from the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Western Himalaya)
Genome size data for eight endemic plant species from the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Western Himalaya) Open
View article: Adoption Status of Improved Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i>) Production Technology in Syangja, Nepal
Adoption Status of Improved Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i>) Production Technology in Syangja, Nepal Open
View article: Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India
Hydropower: A low-hanging sour-sweet energy option for India Open
View article: Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community
Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community Open
Background Soil microbial communities affect above-ground plant diversity and community composition by influencing plant growth performance. Several studies have tested the effect of soil bacterial microbiome on growth performance of nativ…
View article: Moving Toward Global Strategies for Managing Invasive Alien Species
Moving Toward Global Strategies for Managing Invasive Alien Species Open
View article: Increasing collaboration between China and India in the environmental sciences to foster global sustainability
Increasing collaboration between China and India in the environmental sciences to foster global sustainability Open
View article: Contrasting Composition, Diversity and Predictive Metabolic Potential of the Rhizobacterial Microbiomes Associated with Native and Invasive Prosopis Congeners
Contrasting Composition, Diversity and Predictive Metabolic Potential of the Rhizobacterial Microbiomes Associated with Native and Invasive Prosopis Congeners Open
View article: <scp>IAPT</scp> chromosome data 33
<span>IAPT</span> chromosome data 33 Open
KM, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-0844; JK, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-7630; CAA, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-086X; JAA, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-8075; EMdA, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-5334; MVA, https://orcid.o…
View article: Phenology and Yield of Baby Corn (Zea mays var. rugosa) as Influenced by Thermal Regime
Phenology and Yield of Baby Corn (Zea mays var. rugosa) as Influenced by Thermal Regime Open
Baby corn is the ear and diversified product of maize plant harvested young, especially when the silks have either not emerged or just emerged, and no fertilization has taken place.Field experiments were conducted during October-March, 201…
View article: Heterosis Studies for Earliness and Yield Related Traits in Sponge Gourd [Luffa cylindrica (Roem.) L.]
Heterosis Studies for Earliness and Yield Related Traits in Sponge Gourd [Luffa cylindrica (Roem.) L.] Open
The present study was carried out for development of hybrids in sponge gourd for earliness and yield traits. Twenty eight crosses were developed by crossing 8 × 8 diallel mating design (excluding reciprocal). Evaluated the crosses and alon…
View article: Genetic Characterization for Quantitative and Qualitative Traits and Its Relationship in Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.)
Genetic Characterization for Quantitative and Qualitative Traits and Its Relationship in Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) Open
An experiment comprising of twenty four diverse Faba bean genotypes were evaluated for genetic variability, correlation and path coefficient analysis for pod yield and its contributing traits. Phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variat…
View article: Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Snake Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) Mutant Lines
Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization of Snake Gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) Mutant Lines Open
Advanced mutant lines have been selected from M4 generation and its qualitative and quantitative characters were evaluated in spring-summer season at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal, during 2016. Different qualitative cha…
View article: Genetic Variability, Diversity and Character Association in Sponge Gourd [Luffacylindrica (Roem.) L.]
Genetic Variability, Diversity and Character Association in Sponge Gourd [Luffacylindrica (Roem.) L.] Open
The present study was conducted to determine phenotypic performance, genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance, diversity, correlation and path analysis for yield and seventeen yield attributing characters of forty five sponge gou…
View article: Gherkin Downy Mildew Disease and Its Response to Different Fungicides
Gherkin Downy Mildew Disease and Its Response to Different Fungicides Open
Gherkin (Cucumis sativus var. anguria) is a vine type cucumber, which is a cucurbit. Gherkin differs from cucumber by its morphology. Downy Mildew is a devastating disease of gherkin, caused by the pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis and t…
View article: Local hunting practices and wildlife conservation in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Local hunting practices and wildlife conservation in Arunachal Pradesh, India Open
Food is the main reason why people resort to hunting in the easternmost Himalayan Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. Hunting, by the local tribal population, is also closely linked with poverty, commerce, cultural and customary practices, …
View article: Multivariate analysis of fruit quality traits in brinjal
Multivariate analysis of fruit quality traits in brinjal Open
An experiment was conducted to study the differences of various fruit quality parameters between the Spring-Summer (February-June) and Autumn-Winter (September-March) seasons and the extent of variation contributed by the fruit quality par…
View article: Geophysical upheavals and evolutionary diversification of plant species in the Himalaya
Geophysical upheavals and evolutionary diversification of plant species in the Himalaya Open
The Himalaya is one of the youngest and the loftiest mountain chains of the world; it is also referred to as the water tower of Asia. The Himalayan region harbors nearly 10,000 plant species constituting approximately 2.5% of the global an…
View article: Phylogenetic diversity, structure and diversification patterns of endemic plants along the elevational gradient in the Eastern Himalaya
Phylogenetic diversity, structure and diversification patterns of endemic plants along the elevational gradient in the Eastern Himalaya Open
Background: Several studies have documented the variation in species diversity patterns along elevational gradients in the Himalaya, but few have reported the evolutionary and biogeographic processes behind these patterns. Aims
View article: Genetic variability, characters association and path analysis for yield and fruit quality components in Brinjal
Genetic variability, characters association and path analysis for yield and fruit quality components in Brinjal Open
The experiment was done at AB District Seed Farm, BCKV, Kalyani Simanta, West-Bengal, India during autumn-winter 2013-14 and 2014-15. The characters that exhibited higher Phenotypic and Genotypic Co-efficient of variation values were numbe…
View article: Profiling of Growth and Yield Parameters of Eggplant as Influenced by the Cropping Season
Profiling of Growth and Yield Parameters of Eggplant as Influenced by the Cropping Season Open
The present study was carried out at AB District Seed Farm, BCKV, Kalyani Simanta, West Bengal, India during spring-summer 2012-13 and 2013-14, autumn-winter 2013-14 and 2014-15 with 40 brinjal genotypes in Randomized Block Design with two…
View article: Modelling the impacts of future climate change on plant communities in the Himalaya: a case study from Eastern Himalaya, India
Modelling the impacts of future climate change on plant communities in the Himalaya: a case study from Eastern Himalaya, India Open
View article: Monitoring land use change and its drivers in Delhi, India using multi-temporal satellite data
Monitoring land use change and its drivers in Delhi, India using multi-temporal satellite data Open
View article: Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays in snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina l.)
Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays in snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina l.) Open
The present experiment was undertaken to determine the mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays on different biological parameters in snake gourd. The research was conducted in two generations namely M1 and M2 during spring-sum…
View article: The Big Question: Climate’s Biggest Losers
The Big Question: Climate’s Biggest Losers Open
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