ID: 55732
Title: Physico-chemical parameters and phytoplankton in the Parappar reservoir, Kerala
Author: S Synudeen Sahib
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Parappar reservoir, phyto plankton, organic matter, physico-chemical parameters
Abstract: Parappar reservoir is located between latitude 80 49 ' and longitude 77016 ' and 76024 ' and Thenmala dam built across Kallada river has created the Parappar reservior commissioned durign 1987-1988 in Kerala. The physico-chemical parameters showed only slight variations. Out of 35 species of phytoplankton recorded, 10 belonged to Bacillariophyceae, 15 Cholorphyceae, 9Cyanophyceae and 1 Desmidaceae. The Chlorophyceae represented the maximum density throughout the period of the study. It was maximum during November to April and minimum during June to September. The Cyanophyceae was noticed only during March and April. The observations showed the maximum density of phytoplankton in winter and the minimum density during rainy periods. The low temperature and velocity coupled with good transparency of water may be considered as the factors that favoured optimum growth of the phytoplankton of the Parappar reservoir during winter.
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ID: 55731
Title: Influence of organic and inorganic manures on tissue composition, uptake of nutrients and yield of turmeric
Author: Y C Vishwanath, S I Hanamashetti and K H Natraja
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: curcuma longa, farm yard, yield, NPK manure
Abstract: Field experiment was conducted to study the influence of organic and inorganic manures on Tissue composition, uptake of nutrients and yield of turmeric during 2001-02 at Agricultural Research Station, Arabhavi. The experiment consisted of eight treatments with three replications of turmeric cv. Salem, among them treatment supplied with RDF+FYM 25 t/ha had higher content of N (1.9%), P2 O5 (0.7%) and K2O (3.1%) in rhizomes and maximum uptake of 149.9 kg N/ha, 49.2 kg P2O5/ha, 251.2 kg K2O /ha by the plants.
Location: 241
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ID: 55730
Title: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in economically important fish species from different lakes of Thanjavur
Author: K Karpagam and V Mariappan
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: heavy metals, lakes, fishes, bioaccumulation
Abstract: This study reports the bioaccumualtion of heavy metals in various organs including muscle, gill, liver, kidney, skin, scales and flesh of the freshwater fishes were exposed to heavy metal contaminated water system. The determination of heavy metals like cadmium and lead concentrations in gills, kidneys, liver, skin, muscles and scales of selected fish species like Cyprinus carpio var communis, Oreochromis niloticus and Catla catla from the three locations viz. Ammani lake, Red lake and Varan lake, Thenamandu, Thanjavur. The concentrations of heavy metals were varied in depending upon the type of fish tissues and locations. The heavy metal concentration was highly reported in Red lake due to different industries are located in and arouind the Red lake. The heavy metal cadmium concentration was higher in liver and lower concentration in gills in all the fishes. Cyprinus carpio var communis showed higher levels of metal concentrations than Oreochromis niloticus (Tilapia & Catla catla).
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ID: 55729
Title: Physico-chemical parameters of ground water, of Parli-Vaijnath dist. Beed, Maharashtra
Author: V D Gulbhile and P D Deshmukh
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Ground water, physico-chemical parameters, Parli-Vaijinath
Abstract: The study deals with assessment of the ground water quality of borewells of Parli-Vaijinath (Maharashtra) during January-December 2008. Thermal Power Station and some small scale industries are located in this city. Water samples were collected from four different sites i.e. from Vidyanagar, L L D M College, Bank Colony and Thermal Colony. Different physico-chemical parameters such as pH, DO, Chlorides, salinity and total hardness were analyzed seasonally. The result show that DO, chloride,total hardness and salinity parameters were beyound the permissible limit according to WHO and ISI standards for drinking purpose. It may be due to industrial effluent and thermal effluent in ground water. To improve suitable quality of ground water for drinking purpose there should be continuous monitoring of pollution level.
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ID: 55728
Title: Bioefficacy of imidacloprid as seed treatment and foliar application against suckling pests of cotton
Author: K Kumar, G Santharam and A Regupathy
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Imidacloprid, cotton, sucking pests bioefficacy
Abstract: Cotton crop is severely damaged by aphids, thrips and leafhoppers in the early stage. Two field experiments were conducted to control these pests with a new insecticide molecule, imidacloprid. Seed treatment of imidacloprid 70 WS at 79 per kg of seed protected the crop for 9 weeks after sowing and the foliar application of imidacloprid 200 SL at 100 ml per ha protected the crop for 2 weeks after application. There was also an increase in plant height and number of fruiting bodies per plant. These effects resulted in increased seed cotton yield by more than 150 percent in seed treatment and the foliar application increased the yeild by 100 percent over the untreated check.
Location: 241
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ID: 55727
Title: Worship and possible conservation of plants with special reference to Hindu cult
Author: R Raji and K Raveendran
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Theyyam, Kannur district, Kundor chamundi, conservation
Abstract: Theyyam (ritualart) is a scared Hindu cult in North Kerala. Kundor chamundi is a special Theyyam performed by the Velan tribes of Kannur District. This Theyyam is very much associated with possible conservation of plants by worship. Theyyam performers directly depend on nature for obtaining the essential commodities to make the Theyyam attires and prasadam. Close observation of this Theyyam reveals the use of 17 plants for performance. Devotees believe that these plants are sacred due to the use by diety. Due to this belief they do not pluck the plants so plant worship through Theyyam performance play an important role in the conservation of our medicinal plant diversity. Here correct botanical identity, family, vernacular name and uses in Theyyam were explored. These plants used as common remedies for various diseases in our household also.
Location: 241
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ID: 55726
Title: Effect of DMF on phospholipid metabolism of rats
Author: R Geetha
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Rats, N, N-dimethyl formamide, phospholipid metabolism, toxicity
Abstract: This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) by estimating the activity of liver enzymes of rats. Intraperitonial Administration of DMF shows significant elevations in Serum hepatic marker such as Serum Glutamate oxaloacetate Transaminase (SGOT) (23.8, 29.4, 34.3), Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT) (23.9, 26.8, 27.8) and also alters the phospholipid (33.7, 25.3, 15.0) metabolism in kidney. The results suggest that the Administration of DMF induces the kidney toxicity and strongly interferes with the phospholipid metabolism.
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ID: 55725
Title: Survey on plant associated predatory mites of Kerala
Author: Mary Anithalatha Sadanandan
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Predatory mites, phytoseiidae, Kerala
Abstract: A survey was conducted on the predatory mite (Family: Phytoseiidae) associated with 52 species of economically important plants belonging to 47 genera and 35 families grown in Kerala. The survey yielded 32 species of predatory mites belonging to 3 genera viz., Amblyseius, Platyseiella and Typhlodromus. The sub genera recorded were Amblyseius, Euseius, Neoseiulus, Paraphytoseius, Typhlodromalus, Typhlodromips and Amblydromella under the sub order Mesostigmata. Of these, one species viz., Amblyseius (Typhlodromalus) sativae sp. nov is recognized as new to science.
Location: 241
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ID: 55724
Title: Antimicrobial activity of green pigment producing actinomycetes on Bacillus species
Author: K R Mohanapriya and B Thamaraiselvi
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Actinomycetes, green pigment, antimicrobial activity, Bacillus species
Abstract: Green pigment producing actinomycetes were isolated from different soil samples. The pigmented actinomycetes were identified by colony morphology and Gram ' s staining. Different parameters affecting the pigments production and growth of organims were characterized. The green pigment were extracted using different solvents. The green pigments have antimicrobial activity agianst Bacillus species.
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ID: 55723
Title: Evaluation of F1 hybrids and lines for growth and earliness in Okra (Abelmoschus esculants)
Author: Namita B Raut, Arunkumar Kamble, Kirankumar Upale and R C Patil
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Stability, F1 hybrid, growth, earliness, Okra
Abstract: Fifty-three genotypes of okra (Abelmoschus esculantus L Moench) were evaluated for growth and earliness under three environments. Variance due to genotype, environments and g x e interactions were highly significant for plant height, number of leaves per plant, internodal length, days to first flowering, days to 50 percent flowering, and days to first fruit maturity, whereas g x e interaction was not significant for number of primary branches. The genotype Arka Abhay was found promising and stable for plant height, number of leaves, internodal length, while genotypes KAOH15 and KAO67 were stable for both days to first flowering and days to 50 percent flowering. The genotype KAO62 was found stable for days to firest fruit maturity.
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ID: 55722
Title: Mass culturing of cyanobacterial using flexi-bioreactors
Author: G Suresh, S Suguna, S Shanmugasundaram and C Thangavel
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Bioreactor, biofertilizer, mass culture, cyanobacteria
Abstract: Rice cultivating tropical countries require pure cultures of cyanobacterial biofertilizers in order to maintain soil fertility texture and reduce water evaporation in the rice field. Among few available cyanobacterial culturing techniques in practice are open field cultivation and open air tanks which cannot help to produce pure cyanobacterial biofertilizers, while there is a need to produce large scales of such cyanobacterial biofertilizers with less expensive inputs. A new inexpensive, using natural light utilizing and an affordable flexi bioreactor has been devised for mass culturing of cyanobacterial strains (biofertilizers). Growth performance was evaluated by growing fifteen different nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria which are very common in rice fields. The total biomass yield ranged from 17.3 to 25.2g and 21.2 to 40.5 g in circular and flat bed poly bag bioreactors, respectively. The overall average total biomass yield was 21.5 and 30.7 g in cicular and flat bed bioreactors, respectively. Among the cyanobacterial strains tested, Anabaena and Nostoc recorded high biomass yield. The flat bed poly Flexi bioreactor was found to be better in terms of higher biomass yield (6.1 g/l) than the circualr poly bag bioreactor (4.3 g/l).
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ID: 55721
Title: Allelopathic effects of weed plants on germination of herbaceous plant seeds
Author: S J Deka, G C Sarma, R B Sarma and S P Deka
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Allelopathy, herbaceous plants, weed plants, germination, inhibition
Abstract: This paper deals with the allelopathic effects of weed plants on germination of herbaceous plant seeds. It was observed that the rate of germination of Amaranthus spinosus, Alternanthera sessilis, Brassica campestris and Cassia tora are affected by the allelopathic compounds secreted by the weed plant extracts and leachates of Mikania micrantha, Chromolaena odorata and Xanthium strumarium. The rate of germination by leaf water extract of Xanthium strumarium was more than that of the Mikania micrantha and Chromolaena odorata. In case of leachate X. strumarium was also more affective than that of Mikania micrantha and Chromolaena odorata in the germination of seeds of herbaceous plants.
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ID: 55720
Title: Effect of treatments and method of drying on time taken for drying fig fruits
Author: Kirankumar Upale, R C Patil, A K Kamble, N B Raut and Laxman Kuknoor
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Figs, chemical treatments, drying methods
Abstract: The highest recovery (27.1%) and the lowest dehydration ration (3.7) were observed in fruits blanched in two percent K2CO3 and the lowest recovery (24.2%) and the highest dehydration ratio (4.1) were observed in the fruits blanched in two percent citric acid for four minutes. The time required for drying of fig was minimum (52 hours) in fruits blanched in three percent K2CO3 and three percent citric acid for four minutes followed by spraying with 0.5 percent dip oil, whereas maximum time (54.7 h) was required for the fruits blanched in one percent K2CO3. Significantly low time (46.5 h) for drying was recorded in electric drying compared to solar drying (60.8h).
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ID: 55719
Title: Ethno medicinal plants used by the Karimbalan tribes of Kannur district, Kerala
Author: R Raji and K Raveendran
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Karimbalan tribe, culture, wild plants, ethno medicine
Abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the species of wild plants that are used for the treatment of various ailments by the Karmibalan tribes of Kannur district. There were 41 medicinally important plants which belong to 29 families are often used as ethnomedicine. The study describes details of botanical identity, family, local name, parts of the plant used and medicinal uses. According to the results leaf, stem, fruit, latex and root are identified to cure various diseases ranging from leprosy to simple application for hair growth.
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ID: 55718
Title: Production estimation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) in Pseudomonas sp (MTCC) and its application in aquaculture
Author: D Latha and K Jeyachitra
Editor: Prof Dr S Palanichamy
Year: 2011
Publisher: Palani Paramount Publications, Vol 28, Nos 1 & 2, Feb & March 2011
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: None
Subject: Journal of Ecobiology - An International Journal for Scientific Research on Environmental biology, toxicology and inter relations
Keywords: Poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate, Bagasse, activated sludge, whey, aquaculture, Pseudomonas sp
Abstract: Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is an intracellular biopolymer that accumulates in the cytosol of microbial cell as granules, under unbalanced growth conditions. In this study five species of Pseudomonas (MTCC) were obtained and the cultures screened for PHB production by standard phenotypic methods. Among the 5 different Pseudomonas sp, maximum PHB accumulating species was identified by estimating PHB by biochemical method. Further study included the formulation of less expensive substrates are used as a carbon source to estimate the PHB accumulation. Among the 5 species, intracellular accumulation of PHB was maximum in P.aeruginosa at 48 h in whey. Further study also included the addition of extracted PHB directly into the water which protected the aquaculture Catla catla (Catla) a fresh wter fish and Scomber japonicus (Vanjiram), a marine fish from Aeromonas sp and Vibrio sp infection by an in vivo challenge test.
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