Volume 5, Issue 2

Research Article

1. Article

   Myllocerus discolor - a pest of ber (Ziziphus jujube) in Tripura, India

   Jhuma Das, Ashok Das

   pp. 103–104 · DOI: · Published 1 May 2016

   in the state of Tripura, northeast India. It is a severe pest of Ziziphus jujube which is an economically important crop in Tripura.

2. Article

   Phytochemical analysis and in vivo toxicity evaluation of green vegetable Tetrastigma angustifolia (Roxb.) leaves

   Julfikar Ali Junejo, Kh.Herojit Singh, Johirul Islam, Prodyut Mondal, Nazim Hussan, Kamaruz Zaman

   pp. 105–111 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   T. angustifolia (Vitaceae) is a Green vegetable and valuable ethnomedicinal plant in India and inflorescence has been reported for the treatment of antioxidant in Indian literatures. The present study intended with vario…

3. Article

   Water-borne coccidians in Philippine water sheds: A national inceptive study

   Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Milanez, Natasha Elouise R. Chua, Frances Michelle N. Angulo, Precious Diane M. Aquino, Daryce Nicole D. Calucin, Gen-Ghis Ramil O. Urtal

   pp. 112–119 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   Water-borne coccidians, one of few emerging pathogens, are not entirely known in developing countries. It has caused illnesses mainly on immunocompromised hosts but can also cause pathology in immunocompetent individuals…

4. Article

   Bhendi Growth and Biochemical Characteristics in Response to Foliar Application of Plant Growth Regulators

   Neeldurai Tensingh Baliah, Pitchaikani Muthulakshmi, Dharmaraj D

   pp. 120–124 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   The present study was aimed to find the stimulatory effect of certain plant growth regulators such as IAA, BAP, GA, Spic Cytozyme, and Aminos on the growth and biochemical characteristics of bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentu…

5. Article

   Development of a Recombinant S1 Domain of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Spike Protein Based ELISA for Virus Detection

   Nguyen Van Noi, Yao-Chi Chung, Ta-Chih Cheng

   pp. 125–130 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   A recombinant S1 domain of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus spike protein (S1), protein-based ELISA was developed to detect porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The S1 gene of PEDV was expressed in Escherichia coli…

6. Article

   Ladybird Larvae, Coelophora Bisselata Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinelladae) as a Source of Fibrinolytic Enzyme

   Parichita Ray Choudhury, Susmita Saha, Samir Kumar Sil

   pp. 131–134 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   The combination of traditional knowledge and advanced biotechnology can explore the bio-prospects of biological resources as a new source of drug or medicine and thus can promote the sustainable utilization of biodiversi…

7. Article

   Effects of in Situ Firecrackers Explosion on Copepods (Crustacea, Copepoda) and Siganusguttatus (Pisces, Siganidae) Larvae

   Ephrime B. Metillo, Sheldon Rey E. Boco, Mac Euan D. Malugao

   pp. 135–140 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   Underwater explosives are used in illegal fishing,military operations, harbor construction and seismic exploration for oil and gas. However, very little is known about the impact of underwater explosions on fish larvae a…

8. Article

   Identification of the Breeding-sites of important Species of Butterflies and their Natural Habitats for Future conservation in Gujarat and Rajasthan

   Syed Irfan Ahmed, Anchal Sharma†, Sunita Rani, Hina Anjum, Mohammed Sadique

   pp. 141–146 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   Studies were conducted on identification of the breeding sites of ten species of butterflies (Papilio demoleus, Eurema hecabe , Catopsilia pomona , Colias fieldii, Hypolimnas missipus, Danaus chrysipuss, E.core, Euchryso…

9. Article

   Influence of Abiotic Factors, Causing changes in Natural Population of Butterflies, with Particular Reference to Climate changes, Food Habits and Habitat in Gir Protected Areas of Gujarat

   Syed Irfan Ahmed, Anchal Sharma†, Hina Anjum, Mohammed Sadique, Sunita Rani

   pp. 147–153 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

   A maximum of 4693 individuals belonging to all the four families of butterflies were collected during the months September to November when the temperature and relative humidity ranged from 27oC to 34oC and 63 to 84 % re…

10. Article

    Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Medicinally important Aromatic plant Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. and Antimicrobial activity of selected Endophytic Fungi against Rhizoctonia solani

    Sarma Parismita, Kumar Manoj, Dkhar Mamtaj S, Kayang Highland, Laldinthar Ruth, Dubey Nawal K, Raghuwanshi Richa

    pp. 154–160 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Endophytic fungi associated with the medicinally important aromatic plant Artemisia nilagirica (Clarke) Pamp. were isolated following the method of Suryanaryanan et al. [1]. The colonization frequency (% CF) of each endo…

11. Article

    Molecular Differentiation of Mitochondrial NADH Dehydrogenase Subunit-4 and Phylogeny of the Genus Pangshura

    Chittaranjan Baruah, Papari Devi, Dhirendra K. Sharma

    pp. 161–172 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    : The turtle family Geoemydidae comprising mostly of freshwater turtles includes several highly endangered Southeast Asian turtle species. The present study has been performed on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 4 (N…

12. Article

    A Novel α-Amylase producing Bacillus drentensis Isolated from Coastal Mud Samples

    Manohar Prasanth, Bulent Bozdogan, Kodiveri Muthukaliannan Gothandam, Karthikeyan Sivashanmugam, Ramesh Nachimuthu

    pp. 173–178 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Hydrolytic amylases produced from microorganisms are of high demand due to its larger industrial applications. In this study, α-amylase producing bacteria were isolated from the marine environment and produced enzyme was…

13. Article

    Lack of Association of MFN2 (rs1474868) Gene Polymorphism with Essential Hypertension in South Indian Population

    Vijayashree Priyadharsini Jayaseelan, Karthikeyan Muthusamy, Shridevi Venkatramani, Paramasivam Arumugam, Jayaraman Gopalswamy, SanthiyaSathiyavedu Thiagarajan

    pp. 179–184 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Essential hypertension (EH) is the most common condition which contributes to ~ 95% of cases and has no clear identifiable basis. Although, EH has a strong genetic basis, the identification of genes associated with it ha…

14. Article

    Impact of Leaf Roller (Diaphania pulverulentalis) Infestation on the Mineral Nutrition of Mulberry (Morus spp.) Varieties

    Ankaiah mahadeva

    pp. 185–189 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Mulberry (Morus spp.) foliage is the exclusive food for the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. The healthy growth of silkworm and its economic traits such as larval, cocoon and grainage parameters are known to be influenced largel…

15. Article

    Effect of Alchornea cordifolia Leaf Meal and Enzyme Supplementation on Growth, Haematological, Immunostimulatory and Serum Biochemical response of Rabbits

    OLORUNTOLA Olugbenga David, AYODELE Simeon Olugbenga, AGBEDE Johnson Oluwasola, OLORUNTOLA Deborah Adebukola, OGUNSIPE Muyiwa Hilarious, OMONIYI Idowu Samuel

    pp. 190–195 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    The chemical compositions of Alchornea cordifolia leaf meal (ACLM) were determined. Thereafter, the effect of ACLM inclusion with enzyme supplementation on rabbits’ growth and health status was carried out in an eight we…

16. Article

    Fumigant Toxicity of callistemon viminalis Essential Leaves Oils against Vinegar Fly, Drosophila melanogaster

    Hind Suhail Abdulhay

    pp. 196–200 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    The essential oils of Callistemon viminalis (Gaertn) were obtained using a Clevenger type apparatus through hydrodistillation. The essential oils were tested for fumigant toxicity against adults (1-3 day old) of Drosophi…

17. Article

    A Study on Documentation and Market Acceptability of Underutilized Wild Edible Crops of Kohima District, Nagaland, India

    Chitta Ranjan Deb, Neilazonuo Khruomo, Nangshimeren Saku Jamir

    pp. 201–206 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Underutilized Edible Crops (UEC) has the potential for contributing to food security (nutritional/medicinal), income generation yet they are under exploited. Underutilized crops play important role in the daily lives of …

18. Article

    Morphometric Differences between Male and Female Fish Oxyurichthys Tentacularis, Gobiidae (Valenciennes, 1837) from Ashtamudi Lake- Kollam, Kerala

    Remya Mohan, Sherly Williams. E

    pp. 207–210 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    The Oxyurichthys tentacularis, locally known as Koozhali, of the family Gobiidae is one of the important food fish of Ashtamudi lake. it is the first study, about morphometric differences between male and female fish spe…

19. Article

    Extraction and Application of Secondary Metabolites from Parmelia perlata

    Leela K, Priya Iyer

    pp. 211–216 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    Parmelia perlata is a lichen that is a symbiotic association between fungi and algae belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It is also consumed as an edible source in India.The present study was focussed on extracting and…

20. Article

    Genetic improvement of Traits in Khatooni Melon using Mass selection in Iran

    Alireza Sobhani, Ebrahim Bashtani, Ramin Rafezi

    pp. 217–223 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    High genetic diversity of Melon (Cucumismelo L.) in Iran and cross pollination of this product over the last years has led to serious genetic erosion.In order to improve average desirable traits of Iranian Khatooni melon…

21. Article

    Biotransformation of Succinodinitrile into Corresponding High Value Compounds using Nitrile Hydrolysing Enzyme from Microbacterium paraoxydans RS15

    Rohit Sharma, Madhu Smita, Aakash Kumar Singh

    pp. 224–231 · DOI: · Published May-Aug 2016

    A Gram-negative bacterial strain, identified as Microbacterium paraoxydans RS15 using 16S rRNA technique, has been used in the present study. Total 40 cultures screened through primary screening were further selected for…