Janakiraman Narayanan

Manonmaniam Sundarnar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

[ 1 ] - Larvicidal potential of Cyathea species against Culex quinquefasciatus

Resistance to insecticides has persuaded researchers to find new methods to control Culex quinquefasciatus proliferation. Plants may be a source of alternative agents for mosquito control due to ever-growing insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors and environmental imbalance caused by synthetic insecticides. The present study was intended to study the larvicidal activity of selected Cyathea ...

[ 2 ] - Studies on Antioxidant and Phytochemical Profiles of Leptochloa uniflora Hochst

Grasses are natural homogenous group of plants and belong to the Gramineae family (Poaceae). The value of grasses to mankind has been recognized since the dawn of human civilization and culture of cereal grasses. In the present study, Leptochloa uniflora Hochst (Poaceae) was subjected to antioxidant and phytochemical profiles using UV-Vis, FTIR and HPTLC. Antioxidant assays were studied using D...